diff --git a/api/controllers/users.go b/api/controllers/users.go
index af1f5af..6e326be 100644
--- a/api/controllers/users.go
+++ b/api/controllers/users.go
@@ -333,3 +333,46 @@ func UpdateUser(c *gin.Context) {
 		"message": "User updated successfully",
 	})
 }
+
+// OnboardUser godoc
+// @Router /api/users/onboard [post]
+// @ID onboardUser
+// @Tags users
+// @Summary Onboard user
+// @Description Onboard user
+// @Accept json
+// @Produce json
+// @Param user body models.User true "User data"
+// @Success 201 {object} models.User
+// @Failure 400
+// @Failure 409
+// @Failure 500
+func OnboardUser(c *gin.Context) {
+	var user models.User
+	if err := c.ShouldBindJSON(&user); err != nil {
+		c.JSON(400, gin.H{
+			"error": "Invalid user data",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	err := database.OnboardUser(user)
+	if err != nil {
+		switch err {
+		case database.ErrUserAlreadyExists:
+			c.JSON(409, gin.H{
+				"error": "User already exists",
+			})
+		default:
+			c.JSON(500, gin.H{
+				"error": "Failed to add user",
+			})
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(201, gin.H{
+		"message": "User onboarded successfully",
+		"user":    user,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/api/database/file.go b/api/database/file.go
index b6e7058..6d44dd8 100644
--- a/api/database/file.go
+++ b/api/database/file.go
@@ -86,6 +86,18 @@ func UpdateUserFromFile(user models.User) error {
 	return errors.New("user not found")
 }
 
+func OnboardUserToFile(user models.User) error {
+	users := GetUsersFromFile()
+	for i, u := range users {
+		if u.Email == user.Email {
+			user.Status = "onboarded"
+			users[i] = user
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	return errors.New("user not found")
+}
+
 func GetLocationsFromFile() []models.Location {
 	locations := data.Locations
 	return locations
diff --git a/api/database/main.go b/api/database/main.go
index 2a15f56..b8c1040 100644
--- a/api/database/main.go
+++ b/api/database/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ func DeleteUser(id int) error {
 func UpdateUser(user models.User) error {
 	return UpdateUserFromFile(user)
 }
+func OnboardUser(user models.User) error {
+	return OnboardUserToFile(user)
+}
 func GetLocations() []models.Location {
 	return GetLocationsFromFile()
 }
diff --git a/api/routers/http/routes.go b/api/routers/http/routes.go
index c56fbf3..22fd4c7 100644
--- a/api/routers/http/routes.go
+++ b/api/routers/http/routes.go
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ func AddRoutes(r *gin.Engine, authMiddleware *jwt.GinJWTMiddleware) *gin.RouterG
 	{
 		api.POST("/login", authMiddleware.LoginHandler)
 
-		api.PATCH("/users/:id", func(c *gin.Context) {
-			controllers.UpdateUser(c)
+		api.POST("/users/onboard", func(c *gin.Context) {
+			controllers.OnboardUser(c)
 		})
 
 		// Secured endpoints..
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ func AddRoutes(r *gin.Engine, authMiddleware *jwt.GinJWTMiddleware) *gin.RouterG
 				controllers.DeleteUser(c)
 			})
 
+			api.PATCH("/users/:id", func(c *gin.Context) {
+				controllers.UpdateUser(c)
+			})
+
 			// Locations
 			api.GET("/locations", func(c *gin.Context) {
 				controllers.GetLocations(c)
diff --git a/ui/src/app/onboarding/page.tsx b/ui/src/app/onboarding/page.tsx
index 3e1d360..851f6fa 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/onboarding/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/app/onboarding/page.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import FormComponent from "./components/FormComponent";
 import { SubmitHandler } from "react-hook-form";
 import * as z from "zod";
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
-import { useUpdateUserMutation } from "@/lib/services/users/userApi";
+import { useOnboardUserMutation } from "@/lib/services/users/userApi";
 
 const schema = z.object({
   firstName: z.string().min(1, "First Name is required"),
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const Onboarding: React.FC = () => {
   const [isRecording, setIsRecording] = useState(false);
   const [videoFile, setVideoFile] = useState<Blob | null>(null);
   const [isSubmitted, setIsSubmitted] = useState(false);
-  const [updateUser] = useUpdateUserMutation();
+  const [onboardUser] = useOnboardUserMutation();
   
 
   const handleRecordingComplete = (recordedChunks: Blob[]) => {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const Onboarding: React.FC = () => {
       const formDataWithVideo = { ...data, video: videoFile };
 
       try {
-        await updateUser(formDataWithVideo).unwrap();
+        await onboardUser(formDataWithVideo).unwrap();
         console.log("User updated successfully");
         setIsSubmitted(true);
       } catch (error) {
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/services/users/userApi.ts b/ui/src/lib/services/users/userApi.ts
index ba91433..75efbd2 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/services/users/userApi.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/services/users/userApi.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ export const userApi = createApi({
       }),
       invalidatesTags: ["User"],
     }),
+    onboardUser: build.mutation({
+      query: (user) => ({
+        url: `users/onboard`,
+        method: "POST",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: user,
+      }),
+      invalidatesTags: ["User"],
+    }),
   }),
 });
 
@@ -64,4 +73,5 @@ export const {
   useUpdateUserMutation,
   useDeleteUserMutation,
   useInviteUserMutation,
+  useOnboardUserMutation
 } = userApi;