diff --git a/admin/admin.go b/admin/admin.go
index 79ddc5a..54dc065 100644
--- a/admin/admin.go
+++ b/admin/admin.go
@@ -1,37 +1,23 @@
 package admin
 
 import (
-	"json"
+  "context"
 	"net/http"
 	"nilfm.cc/git/felt/models"
+	"nilfm.cc/git/felt/mongodb"
+	"nilfm.cc/git/felt/admin/util"
 	"nilfm.cc/git/quartzgun/auth"
-	"nilfm.cc/git/quartzgun/cookie"
-	"nilfm.cc/git/quartzgun/indentalUserDB"
 	. "nilfm.cc/git/quartzgun/middleware"
 	"nilfm.cc/git/quartzgun/renderer"
 	"nilfm.cc/git/quartzgun/router"
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func getUserFromToken(req *http.Request) string {
-	authHeader := req.Header.Get("Authorization")
-	if strings.HasPrefix(authHeader, "Bearer ") {
-		authToken := strings.Split(authHeader, "Bearer ")[1]
-		data, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(token)
-		if err == nil {
-			parts := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
-			if len(parts) == 2 {
-				return parts[0]
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func apiGetTableData(next http.Handler, udb auth.UserStore) http.Handler {
+func apiGetTableList(next http.Handler, udb auth.UserStore) http.Handler {
 	handlerFunc := func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 
 		// get username from
+    user := util.GetUserFromToken(req)
 
 		rawTableData, err := udb.GetData(user, "tables")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -39,8 +25,8 @@ func apiGetTableData(next http.Handler, udb auth.UserStore) http.Handler {
 		}
 
 		// split rawTableData - tableName,passCode;tableName,passCode;
-		tables := strings.Split(rawTableData, ";")
-		self := make([]models.TableKey)
+		tables := strings.Split(rawTableData.(string), ";")
+		self := []models.TableKey{}
 		for _, t := range tables {
 			parts := strings.Split(t, ",")
 			if len(parts) == 2 {
@@ -51,21 +37,33 @@ func apiGetTableData(next http.Handler, udb auth.UserStore) http.Handler {
 			}
 		}
 
-		*req = *req.WithContext(context.WithValue(req.Context(), "tableData", self))
-		next.serveHTTP(w, req)
+		*req = *req.WithContext(context.WithValue(req.Context(), "tableList", self))
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, req)
 	}
 
-	return handlerFunc
+	return http.HandlerFunc(handlerFunc)
 }
 
-func CreateAdminInterface(udb auth.UserStore) http.Handler {
+func apiGetTableData(next http.Handler, udb auth.UserStore, dbAdapter mongodb.DbAdapter) http.Handler {
+  handlerFunc := func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+  
+    // tableName := req.Context().Value("Slug")
+    // get table entities from mongodb and store the data object in the context
+    next.ServeHTTP(w, req)
+  }
+  
+  return http.HandlerFunc(handlerFunc)
+}
+
+func CreateAdminInterface(udb auth.UserStore, dbAdapter mongodb.DbAdapter) http.Handler {
 	// create quartzgun router
 	rtr := &router.Router{}
+	
+	scopes := map[string]string{}
 
 	rtr.Post("api/auth", Provision(udb, 84))
+	rtr.Get(`api/table/`, Validate(apiGetTableList(renderer.JSON("tableList"), udb), udb, scopes))
+	rtr.Get(`api/table/(?P<Slug>\S+)`, Validate(apiGetTableData(renderer.JSON("tableData"), udb, dbAdapter), udb, scopes))
 
-  // initialize routes with admin interface
-	rtr.Get(`api/table/?P<Slug>\S+)`, Validate(apiGetTableData(renderer.JSON("tableData"), udb)))
-
-	return router.ServeHTTP
+	return http.HandlerFunc(rtr.ServeHTTP)
 }
diff --git a/admin/util/util.go b/admin/util/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab668ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/util/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+  "encoding/base64"
+  "net/http"
+  "strings"
+)
+
+func GetUserFromToken(req *http.Request) string {
+	authHeader := req.Header.Get("Authorization")
+	if strings.HasPrefix(authHeader, "Bearer ") {
+		authToken := strings.Split(authHeader, "Bearer ")[1]
+		data, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(authToken)
+		if err == nil {
+			parts := strings.Split(string(data), "\n")
+			if len(parts) == 2 {
+				return parts[0]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/gametable/server.go b/gametable/server.go
index 7b898b8..cff0581 100644
--- a/gametable/server.go
+++ b/gametable/server.go
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"nhooyr.io/websocket"
+	"nilfm.cc/git/felt/admin"
 	"nilfm.cc/git/felt/models"
 	"nilfm.cc/git/felt/mongodb"
 	"nilfm.cc/git/quartzgun/cookie"
+	"nilfm.cc/git/quartzgun/auth"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ type GameTableServer struct {
 	dbAdapter              mongodb.DbAdapter
 }
 
-func New(adapter mongodb.DbAdapter) *GameTableServer {
+func New(adapter mongodb.DbAdapter, udb auth.UserStore) *GameTableServer {
 	srvr := &GameTableServer{
 		subscribeMessageBuffer: 16,
 		logf:                   log.Printf,
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ func New(adapter mongodb.DbAdapter) *GameTableServer {
 		dbAdapter:              adapter,
 	}
 	srvr.serveMux.Handle("/table/", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./static")))
+	srvr.serveMux.Handle("/admin/", admin.CreateAdminInterface(udb, adapter))
 	srvr.serveMux.HandleFunc("/subscribe", srvr.subscribeHandler)
 	srvr.serveMux.HandleFunc("/publish", srvr.publishHandler)
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 4963adf..a565fcb 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"nilfm.cc/git/felt/gametable"
 	"nilfm.cc/git/felt/mongodb"
+	"nilfm.cc/git/quartzgun/indentalUserDB"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"time"
@@ -31,7 +32,10 @@ func run() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	gt := gametable.New(dbEngine)
+  udb := indentalUserDB.CreateIndentalUserDB(
+			"./user.db")
+
+	gt := gametable.New(dbEngine, udb)
 	s := &http.Server{
 		Handler:      gt,
 		ReadTimeout:  time.Second * 10,