diff --git a/frontend/src/components/LoginForm.jsx b/frontend/src/components/LoginForm.jsx
index 35a91ea950..1c1421de13 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/LoginForm.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/LoginForm.jsx
@@ -1,15 +1,83 @@
 import styled from 'styled-components'
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { Link, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { apiUrl } from '../../api'
 
 export const LoginForm = () => {
+    // State variables to store form input values
+    const [name, setName] = useState('')
+    const [email, setEmail] = useState('')
+    const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
+  
+    // State to store and display error messages
+    const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+  
+    // Hook to navigate to different routes
+    const navigate = useNavigate()
+  
+    // When form is submitted, this function runs
+    const handleSubmit = async (event) => {
+      event.preventDefault()
+      setError(null)
+
+      try {
+        // send post request to signup endpoint with user data
+        const response = await fetch(apiUrl + '/login', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify({ name, email, password })
+        })
+  
+        const data = await response.json()
+        console.log('Server response data:', data)
+  
+        // check if response is unsuccessful
+        if (!response.ok) {
+          setError(data.message)
+          return
+        }
+  
+        console.log('Login successful:', data)
+  
+        // Store the access token in browser's localStorage for future requests
+        localStorage.setItem('accessToken', data.accessToken)
+        // Store the user ID
+        localStorage.setItem('userId', data.id)
+
+        // Clear the form inputs
+        setName('')
+        setEmail('')
+        setPassword('')
+  
+        // When signed up successfully -> redirect to profile page
+        navigate('/profile')
+  
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error:', error)
+        setError('Something went wrong. Please try again')
+      }
+    }
+
   return (
     <>
-      <Form>
-          <h4>Welcome Back! Log in now:</h4>
-          <input type="email" placeholder="email" />
-          <input type="password" placeholder="password" />
-          <button type="submit">Log in</button>
-          <Link to="/signup">Not a user? Sign up</Link>
+      <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+        <h4>Welcome Back! Log in now:</h4>
+        <label>
+          Username
+          <input type="text" placeholder="username" onChange={event => setName(event.target.value)}/>
+        </label>
+        <label>
+          email
+          <input type="email" placeholder="email" onChange={event => setEmail(event.target.value)}/>
+        </label>
+        <label>
+          Password
+          <input type="password" placeholder="password" onChange={event => setPassword(event.target.value)}/>
+        </label>
+        <button type="submit">Log in</button>
+        <Link to="/signup">Not a user? Sign up</Link>
       </Form>
     </>
   )
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SignupForm.jsx b/frontend/src/components/SignupForm.jsx
index bc0a86eb69..8234983758 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SignupForm.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SignupForm.jsx
@@ -1,16 +1,85 @@
 import styled from 'styled-components'
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { Link, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { apiUrl } from '../../api'
+
+
 
 export const SignupForm = () => {
+  // State variables to store form input values
+  const [name, setName] = useState('')
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState('')
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
+
+  // State to store and display error messages
+  const [error, setError] = useState(null)
+
+  // Hook to navigate to different routes
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
+
+  // When form is submitted, this function runs
+  const handleSubmit = async (event) => {
+    event.preventDefault()
+    setError(null)
+
+    try {
+      // send post request to signup endpoint with user data
+      const response = await fetch(apiUrl + '/signup', {
+        method: 'POST',
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ name, email, password })
+      })
+
+      const data = await response.json()
+      console.log('Server response data:', data)
+
+      // check if response is unsuccessful
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        setError(data.message)
+        return
+      }
+
+      console.log('Signup successful:', data)
+
+      // Store the access token in browser's localStorage for future requests
+      localStorage.setItem('accessToken', data.accessToken)
+      // Store the user ID
+      localStorage.setItem('userId', data.id)
+
+      // Clear the form inputs
+        setName('')
+        setEmail('')
+        setPassword('')
+
+      // When signed up successfully -> redirect to profile page
+      navigate('/profile')
+
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error:', error)
+      setError('Something went wrong. Please try again')
+    }
+  }
+
   return (
-      <Form>
-          <h4>Register new user</h4>
-          <input type="text" placeholder="Username" />
-          <input type="email" placeholder="email" />
-          <input type="password" placeholder="password" />
-          <button type="submit">Register</button>
-          <Link to="/login">I already have an account</Link>
-      </Form>
+    <Form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+      <h4>Sign up here</h4>
+      <label>
+        Username
+        <input type="text" placeholder="username" onChange={event => setName(event.target.value)}/>
+      </label>
+      <label>
+        email
+        <input type="email" placeholder="email" onChange={event => setEmail(event.target.value)}/>
+      </label>
+      <label>
+        Password
+        <input type="password" placeholder="password" onChange={event => setPassword(event.target.value)}/>
+      </label>
+      <button type="submit">Sign up</button>
+      <Link to="/login">I already have an account</Link>
+    </Form>
   )
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/UserProfilePage.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/UserProfilePage.jsx
index 929dae2a20..4d02f6cf4f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/UserProfilePage.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/UserProfilePage.jsx
@@ -33,3 +33,5 @@ const Div = styled.div`
   justify-content: center;
   align-items: center;
 `;
+
+// TODO: Only show this page after login