diff --git a/src/tamagotchi-service/src/main/java/com/sap/tamagotchi/controller/DeviceController.java b/src/tamagotchi-service/src/main/java/com/sap/tamagotchi/controller/DeviceController.java
index 9173ca3..30596e9 100644
--- a/src/tamagotchi-service/src/main/java/com/sap/tamagotchi/controller/DeviceController.java
+++ b/src/tamagotchi-service/src/main/java/com/sap/tamagotchi/controller/DeviceController.java
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
 package com.sap.tamagotchi.controller;
 
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
-
+import com.sap.tamagotchi.model.CreateDevicePayload;
+import com.sap.tamagotchi.model.Device;
+import com.sap.tamagotchi.service.TamagotchiService;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PostMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestBody;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RestController;
 
-import com.sap.tamagotchi.model.Device;
-import com.sap.tamagotchi.service.TamagotchiService;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import static org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity.ok;
 
 @RestController
 public class DeviceController {
 
-    private static final String template = "Hello !!!!!, %s!";
-    private final AtomicLong counter = new AtomicLong();
     private final TamagotchiService tamagotchiService;
 
     @Autowired
@@ -22,17 +24,18 @@ public class DeviceController {
         this.tamagotchiService = tamagotchiService;
     }
 
-    @RequestMapping("devices/{deviceId}")
+    @RequestMapping("/devices/{deviceId}")
     public Device getDevice(String deviceId) {
         return tamagotchiService.getDevice(deviceId);
     }
 
-    @RequestMapping("devices")
+    @RequestMapping("/devices")
     public Collection<Device> getDevices() {
         return tamagotchiService.getDevices();
     }
-    // TODO postmapping create
-    // request payload
-    // owner String
-    // color
+
+    @PostMapping("/devices")
+    public ResponseEntity createDevice(@RequestBody CreateDevicePayload payload) {
+        return ok(tamagotchiService.createDevice(new Device(payload.getOwner(), payload.getColor())));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tamagotchi-service/src/main/java/com/sap/tamagotchi/model/CreateDevicePayload.java b/src/tamagotchi-service/src/main/java/com/sap/tamagotchi/model/CreateDevicePayload.java
index 3c891d3..fa9c81f 100644
--- a/src/tamagotchi-service/src/main/java/com/sap/tamagotchi/model/CreateDevicePayload.java
+++ b/src/tamagotchi-service/src/main/java/com/sap/tamagotchi/model/CreateDevicePayload.java
@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
 package com.sap.tamagotchi.model;
 
 public class CreateDevicePayload {
+    private final String owner;
+    private final Color color;
+
+    public CreateDevicePayload(String owner, Color color) {
+        this.owner = owner;
+        this.color = color;
+    }
+
+    public String getOwner() {
+        return owner;
+    }
+
+    public Color getColor() {
+        return color;
+    }
 }