diff --git a/src/main/java/de/hmmh/pmt/ApiController.java b/src/main/java/de/hmmh/pmt/ApiController.java
index 5031841..07b815d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/hmmh/pmt/ApiController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/hmmh/pmt/ApiController.java
@@ -1,29 +1,35 @@
 package de.hmmh.pmt;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
-import de.hmmh.pmt.employee.ApiClientFactory;
 import de.hmmh.pmt.db.Project;
 import de.hmmh.pmt.db.ProjectRepository;
-import de.hmmh.pmt.oas.DefaultApi;
+import de.hmmh.pmt.dtos.CreateProjectDTO;
+import de.hmmh.pmt.dtos.CreatedProjectDTO;
 import de.hmmh.pmt.dtos.GetAllProjectsDTO;
 import de.hmmh.pmt.dtos.ProjectInfo;
+import de.hmmh.pmt.employee.ApiClientFactory;
+import de.hmmh.pmt.oas.DefaultApi;
+import de.hmmh.pmt.util.Mapper;
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
+import org.springframework.web.client.HttpClientErrorException;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestClientException;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 @Controller
 @RequestMapping("${openapi.projectManagement.base-path:/api/v1}")
 public class ApiController implements DefaultApi {
+    @Autowired
+    private Mapper mapper;
     @Autowired
     private ApiClientFactory apiClientFactory;
     @Autowired
     private ProjectRepository projectRepository;
-    
-    // apiClientFactory.getEmployeeApi().findAll1()
 
     @Override
     public Optional<ObjectMapper> getObjectMapper() {
@@ -39,7 +45,7 @@ public class ApiController implements DefaultApi {
     public ResponseEntity<GetAllProjectsDTO> getAllProjects() {
         GetAllProjectsDTO response = new GetAllProjectsDTO();
 
-        for (Project project : this.projectRepository.findAll()){
+        for (Project project : this.projectRepository.findAll()) {
             ProjectInfo projectInfo = new ProjectInfo();
             projectInfo.setId(project.getId());
             projectInfo.setName(project.getName());
@@ -48,4 +54,32 @@ public class ApiController implements DefaultApi {
 
         return ResponseEntity.ok(response);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public ResponseEntity<CreatedProjectDTO> createProject(CreateProjectDTO body) {
+        if (projectRepository.existsByName(body.getName())) {
+            return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.CONFLICT);
+        }
+
+        try {
+            apiClientFactory.getEmployeeApi().findById(body.getAdministratorId());
+        } catch (HttpClientErrorException exception) {
+            return new ResponseEntity<>(
+                    exception.getStatusCode().equals(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)
+                            ? HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND
+                            : HttpStatus.SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE
+            );
+        } catch (RestClientException exception) {
+            return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
+        }
+
+        Project project = mapper.map(body);
+        if (!project.isValid()) {
+            return new ResponseEntity<>(HttpStatus.UNPROCESSABLE_ENTITY);
+        }
+        projectRepository.save(project);
+
+        CreatedProjectDTO response = mapper.map(project);
+        return new ResponseEntity<>(response, HttpStatus.CREATED);
+    }
 }