diff --git a/src/handlers/friendRequestHandler.js b/src/handlers/friendRequestHandler.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3c09331b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/handlers/friendRequestHandler.js
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+const { Supplier, FriendRequest } = require('../models/supplier');
+const { User } = require('../models/User')
+const boom = require("boom");
+const fastify = require("fastify")({
+  logger: true,
+});
+
+
+
+
+// Handle friend request creation
+exports.friendRequest = async (request, reply) => {
+  try {
+    const { senderId, receiverId } = request.body;
+
+    // Check if the sender and receiver exist in the database
+    const sender = await User.findById(senderId);
+    const receiver = await Supplier.findById(receiverId);
+    console.log("sender" , sender)
+    console.log("receiver" , receiver)
+
+
+    if (!sender || !receiver) {
+      throw new Error('Sender or receiver not found');
+    }
+
+    // Check if a friend request already exists between the two users
+    const existingRequest = await FriendRequest.findOne({ sender: senderId, receiver: receiverId });
+
+    if (existingRequest) {
+      throw new Error('Friend request already sent');
+    }
+
+    // Create a new friend request
+    const friendRequest = new FriendRequest({
+      sender: senderId,
+      receiver: receiverId
+    });
+
+    await friendRequest.save();
+    console.log("friendRequest", friendRequest)
+
+    reply.send({ message: 'Friend request sent' });
+  } catch (err) {
+    reply.status(400).send({ error: err.message });
+  }
+};
+
+// Handle friend request acceptance
+exports.friendRequestAccept =  async (request, reply) => {
+  try {
+    const {friendRequestId} = request.body;
+
+    // Update the friend request status to 'accepted'
+    const friendRequest = await FriendRequest.findByIdAndUpdate(friendRequestId, { status: 'accepted' });
+    console.log("friendRequest....---", friendRequest)
+
+
+    if (!friendRequest) {
+      throw new Error('Friend request not found');
+    }
+
+    reply.send({ message: 'Friend request accepted' });
+  } catch (err) {
+    reply.status(400).send({ error: err.message });
+  }
+};
+
+
+// Handle friend request rejection
+exports.friendRequestReject =  async (request, reply) => {
+  try {
+    const {friendRequestId} = request.body;
+
+    // Update the friend request status to 'rejected'
+    const friendRequest = await FriendRequest.findByIdAndUpdate(friendRequestId, { status: 'rejected' });
+    console.log("friendRequest....---", friendRequest)
+
+
+    if (!friendRequest) {
+      throw new Error('Friend request not found');
+    }
+
+    reply.send({ message: 'Friend request rejected' });
+  } catch (err) {
+    reply.status(400).send({ error: err.message });
+  }
+};
+
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 728230b1..31dda7cb 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ fastify.register(require("./routes/createConnectionsRoute"));
 fastify.register(require("./routes/tankersRoute.js"));
 fastify.register(require("./routes/supplierRoute"));
 fastify.register(require("./routes/supplierOrdersRoutes"));
-
+fastify.register(require("./routes/friendRequestRoute"));
 
 // Testing route allows for retrieving a user by phone so one can see what is the phone verification code sent for a given user's phone
 // Also allows deletion of a user with a given phone number
diff --git a/src/models/supplier.js b/src/models/supplier.js
index a9215d58..f2c270b5 100644
--- a/src/models/supplier.js
+++ b/src/models/supplier.js
@@ -80,8 +80,30 @@ const supplierSchema = new mongoose.Schema(
   );
 
 
+  // const deliveryAgent = new mongoose.Schema({
+  //   deliveryboyId : { type: String, default: null },
+  //   deliveryboyname : { type: String },
+  //   vechilenumber : { type: String, default: null },
+  //   bookingid : { type: String, default: null },
+  //   status: {
+  //     type: String,
+  //     enum: ['complete', 'pending'],
+  //     default: 'pending'
+  //   },
+
+  // })
+
+  const friendRequestSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
+    sender: { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'user' },
+    receiver: { type: mongoose.Schema.Types.ObjectId, ref: 'supplier' },
+    status: { type: String, default: "pending" },
+    timestamp: { type: Date, default: Date.now }
+  });
 
 const Supplier = mongoose.model("Supplier", supplierSchema);
+//const DeliveryAgent = mongoose.model("DeliveryAgent", deliveryAgent);
+const FriendRequest = mongoose.model('FriendRequest', friendRequestSchema);
+
+module.exports = { Supplier, generateSupplierId, FriendRequest}
 
 
-module.exports = { Supplier, generateSupplierId}
diff --git a/src/routes/friendRequestRoute.js b/src/routes/friendRequestRoute.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b92a2455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/routes/friendRequestRoute.js
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+const fastify = require("fastify");
+const validationHandler = require("../handlers/friendRequestHandler");
+
+
+
+module.exports = function (fastify, opts, next) {
+
+    fastify.route({
+        method: "POST",
+        url: "/api/users/friend-request",
+        schema: {
+          tags: ["Friend-Request"],
+          description: "This is for User Friend Request",
+          summary: "This is for User Friend Request",
+          body: {
+            type: "object",
+            //required: ["customerId"],
+            properties: {
+              senderId: { type: "string" },
+              receiverId : { type : "string"}
+            },
+          },
+          security: [
+            {
+              basicAuth: [],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        handler: validationHandler.friendRequest,
+      });
+
+
+      fastify.route({
+        method: "PUT",
+        url: "/api/friend-request/:id/accept",
+        schema: {
+          tags: ["Friend-Request"],
+          description: "This is for supplier accept the friend request",
+          summary: "This is for supplier accept the friend request",
+        body: {
+          type: "object",
+          properties: {
+            friendRequestId: { type: "string" },
+            
+          },
+        },
+          security: [
+            { 
+              basicAuth: [],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        handler: validationHandler.friendRequestAccept
+      });
+      fastify.route({
+        method: "PUT",
+        url: "/api/friend-request/:id/reject",
+        schema: {
+          tags: ["Friend-Request"],
+          description: "This is for supplier reject the friend request",
+          summary: "This is for supplier reject the friend request",
+
+        body: {
+          type: "object",
+          properties: {
+            friendRequestId: { type: "string" },
+            
+          },
+        },
+          security: [
+            { 
+              basicAuth: [],
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        handler: validationHandler.friendRequestReject
+      });
+    
+  next();
+}
+