diff --git a/api/src/controllers/workshopController.ts b/api/src/controllers/workshopController.ts
index 8fd36c4..106955f 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/workshopController.ts
+++ b/api/src/controllers/workshopController.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,26 @@ export const getWorkshop = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   }
 };
 
+export const getWorkshopsByUserId = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const { userId } = req.params;
+
+    const workshops = await Workshop.find({
+      $or: [{ mentor: userId }, { mentee: userId }],
+    });
+
+    if (workshops.length === 0) {
+      return res
+        .status(404)
+        .json({ message: "No workshops found for this user" });
+    }
+
+    res.status(200).json(workshops);
+  } catch (error) {
+    res.status(500).json({ message: "Error retrieving workshops", error });
+  }
+};
+
 // POPULATE VERSION (if details of mentor/mentee objects are needed on the frontend like name or picture)
 
 // import { Request, Response } from 'express';
diff --git a/api/src/routes/workshop.ts b/api/src/routes/workshop.ts
index b392062..32094f1 100644
--- a/api/src/routes/workshop.ts
+++ b/api/src/routes/workshop.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import express from "express";
 import mongoose from "mongoose";
 import dbConnect from "../config/db"; // Import the dbConnect function
-// import { validateAccessToken } from "../controllers/auth0-middleware";
+
+import {
+  createWorkshop,
+  getWorkshop,
+  getWorkshopsByUserId,
+} from "../controllers/workshopController";
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -44,4 +49,33 @@ router.post("/create-workshop", async (req: any, res: any) => {
   }
 });
 
+// router.post("/workshops", createWorkshop)
+// router.get('/workshops/:id', getWorkshop);
+router.get(
+  "/workshops/:id",
+  async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
+    await getWorkshop(req, res);
+  },
+);
+
+// Route to get workshops by user ID
+router.get(
+  "/workshops/user/:userId",
+  async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
+    await getWorkshopsByUserId(req, res);
+  },
+);
+
+// POPULATE VERSION (if details of mentor/mentee objects are needed on the frontend like name or picture)
+
+// import express from 'express';
+// import { createWorkshop, getWorkshop } from '../controllers/workshopController';
+
+// const router = express.Router();
+
+// router.post('/workshops', createWorkshop);
+// router.get('/workshops/:id', getWorkshop);
+
+// export default router;
+
 export default router;