diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8bd530b..3ddca7e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6571,20 +6571,6 @@
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-      "dev": true,
-      "hasInstallScript": true,
-      "optional": true,
-      "os": [
-        "darwin"
-      ],
-      "engines": {
-        "node": "^8.16.0 || ^10.6.0 || >=11.0.0"
-      }
-    },
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diff --git a/server/api.js b/server/api.js
index b39e916..208ae9b 100644
--- a/server/api.js
+++ b/server/api.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { viewBookings } from "./controllers/viewBookings.js";
 import { getDepartments } from "./controllers/getDepartments.js";
 import {getDesks } from "./controllers/getDesks.js"
 import { cancelBooking } from "./controllers/cancelBooking.js";
+import { deskStatus } from "./controllers/deskStatus.js";
 
 const router = Router();
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ router.post("/bookings", auth, createBooking);
 router.get("/bookings", auth, viewBookings);
 router.get("/departments", getDepartments);
 router.get("/desks", getDesks);
+router.get("/desk/status", deskStatus)
 router.delete("/bookings/:bookingId", auth, cancelBooking);
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/server/controllers/dataAccess.js b/server/controllers/dataAccess.js
index cbcd644..a6e4880 100644
--- a/server/controllers/dataAccess.js
+++ b/server/controllers/dataAccess.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import { formatDate, formatTime } from "./validators.js";
  * @returns {string|null} - The desk ID if found, otherwise null.
  */
 const getDeskId = async (deskName) => {
-	console.log("deskName", deskName);
 	try {
 		const result = await db.query(
 			"SELECT desk_id FROM public.desks WHERE desk_name = $1",
@@ -137,4 +136,22 @@ export const getUserBookings = async (userId) => {
 	}));
 };
 
+// desks status
+export const getDeskStatus = async (date) => {
+	try {
+		const deskStatusResult = await db.query(
+			`
+			SELECT d.*,
+			CASE WHEN b.booking_id IS NULL THEN 'Open' ELSE 'Closed' END AS status
+			FROM desks d
+			LEFT JOIN bookings b ON d.desk_id = b.desk_id AND b.reservation_date = $1
+			`,
+			[date]
+		);
+		return deskStatusResult.rows;
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.error({ error: "Unable to retrieve desk status" });
+	}
+};
+
 export { checkAvailability, saveBooking };
diff --git a/server/controllers/deskStatus.js b/server/controllers/deskStatus.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1baec80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/controllers/deskStatus.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { getDeskStatus } from "./dataAccess";
+
+export const deskStatus = async(req, res) => {
+    try {
+        const { date } = req.body;
+       const deskStatusDetails = await getDeskStatus(date)
+       res.status(200).json(deskStatusDetails)  
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error(error);
+        res.status(500).json({ error: "Server error" });
+    }
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/controllers/viewBookings.js b/server/controllers/viewBookings.js
index 4d75df8..7f7ad8d 100644
--- a/server/controllers/viewBookings.js
+++ b/server/controllers/viewBookings.js
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ export const viewBookings = async (req, res) => {
 			
 		}
 
-		if (bookingDetails.length === 0) {
-			res.status(404).json({ message: "No bookings found" })
-		}
 		res.json(bookingDetails);
 	} catch (error) {
 		console.error(error);