diff --git a/lib/script.js b/lib/script.js
index e69de29..e1d61c3 100644
--- a/lib/script.js
+++ b/lib/script.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+let catAPI = "https://api.thecatapi.com/v1/images/search"
+let randomCatButton = document.querySelector(".randomButton");
+let container = document.querySelector(".randomCatImage ");
+
+// fetch(catAPI) returns a random image, and passes it to display random cat as (randomCat) in part 2
+randomCatButton.addEventListener("click", displayRandomCat)
+console.log(randomCatButton); 
+//part2 -  WORKING - walked through via Noah
+async function displayRandomCat(){
+    //using await because the fetch is not instantaneous nor necessarily fast. It could take a while:
+    let request = await fetch(catAPI);
+    //using .json() to change the data being sent to a format js can interact with. must still use away as the original fetch may not be complete:
+    const randomCat = await request.json();
+    console.log(randomCat);
+    //accessing the image object in an array sent by the server: 
+    const imageURL = randomCat[0].url;
+    container.src = imageURL;
+    console.log('hi');
+}
+
diff --git a/lib/swapi_api_example b/lib/swapi_api_example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b15fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/swapi_api_example
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+const url = "https://swapi.dev/api/people";
+const form = document.querySelector("form");
+const h1 = document.querySelector("h1");
+const container = document.querySelector(".container");
+
+form.addEventListener("submit", handleSubmit);
+
+function handleSubmit(e) {
+  e.preventDefault();
+
+  const { id } = e.target.elements;
+
+  fetch(`${url}/${id.value}`)
+    .then((res) => res.json())
+    .then((data) => {
+      displayCharacters(data);
+    })
+    .catch((err) => console.log("oops something went wrong", err));
+}
+
+function displayCharacters(character) {
+  const characterHTML = `
+  <div>
+    <h1>${character.name}</h1>
+    <p>Hair color: ${character.hair_color}</p>
+    <p>Height: ${character.height}</p>
+  </div>
+  `;
+
+  container.insertAdjacentHTML("beforeend", characterHTML);
+}
+white_check_mark
+eyes
+raised_hands
+
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