diff --git a/lib/chiya/notes/note.ex b/lib/chiya/notes/note.ex
index faf5f43..05f22d0 100644
--- a/lib/chiya/notes/note.ex
+++ b/lib/chiya/notes/note.ex
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ defmodule Chiya.Notes.Note do
     timestamps()
   end
 
+  def note_url(note) do
+    URI.merge(ChiyaWeb.Endpoint.url, note.slug) |> to_string()
+  end
+
   @doc false
   def changeset(note, attrs) do
     note
diff --git a/lib/chiya_web/indie/micropub_handler.ex b/lib/chiya_web/indie/micropub_handler.ex
index 99a748f..0797235 100644
--- a/lib/chiya_web/indie/micropub_handler.ex
+++ b/lib/chiya_web/indie/micropub_handler.ex
@@ -1,15 +1,33 @@
 defmodule ChiyaWeb.Indie.MicropubHandler do
+  require Logger
+
+
   @impl true
   def handle_create(type, properties, access_token) do
-    properties = handle_uploads(properties)
-    params = %{type: type, properties: properties}
-    # Chiya.Notes.create_note
-    id = 0
-    {:ok, :created, ""}
+    with :ok <- ChiyaWeb.Indie.Token.verify(access_token, "create", get_hostname()),
+         {:ok, note_attrs} <- note_attrs(type, properties),
+         {:ok, note} <- Chiya.Notes.create_note(note_attrs) do
+      # After token has been verified,
+      # note attrs have been created,
+      # we can create the note and return its url!
+      {:ok, :created, Chiya.Notes.Note.note_url(note)}
+    else
+      error ->
+        Logger.error("Error occurred while creating note from micropub:")
+        dbg(error)
+
+        {:error, :unhandled_error}
+    end
   end
 
   def handle_create(_, _, _), do: {:error, :insufficient_scope}
 
+  defp note_attrs(type, properties) do
+  end
+
   defp handle_uploads(props) do
   end
+
+  defp get_hostname(),
+    do: URI.parse(ChiyaWeb.Endpoint.url()).host
 end
diff --git a/lib/chiya_web/indie/properties.ex b/lib/chiya_web/indie/properties.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47ba5eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/chiya_web/indie/properties.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+defmodule ChiyaWeb.Indie.Properties do
+  def get_post_type(properties) do
+    cond do
+      Map.has_key?(properties, "like-of") ->
+        {:ok, :like}
+
+      Map.has_key?(properties, "bookmark-of") ->
+        {:ok, :bookmark}
+
+      Map.has_key?(properties, "content") ->
+        {:ok, :note}
+
+      true ->
+        {:error, :unsupported_posttype}
+    end
+  end
+
+  def get_tags(%{"category" => [""]} = _props), do: []
+  def get_tags(%{"category" => tags} = _props), do: tags
+  def get_tags(_props), do: []
+
+  def get_title(%{"name" => [title]} = _props), do: title
+  def get_title(_props), do: nil
+
+  def get_content(%{"content" => [%{"html" => content_html}]} = _props), do: content_html
+  def get_content(%{"content" => [content]} = _props), do: content
+  def get_content(_props), do: nil
+
+  def get_bookmarked_url(%{"bookmark-of" => [url]} = _props), do: url
+  def get_bookmarked_url(_props), do: nil
+
+  def get_reposted_url(%{"repost-of" => [url]} = _props), do: url
+  def get_reposted_url(_props), do: nil
+
+  def get_liked_url(%{"like-of" => [url]} = _props), do: url
+  def get_liked_url(_props), do: nil
+
+  def get_read_url(%{"read-of" => [url]} = _props), do: url
+  def get_read_url(_props), do: nil
+
+  def get_watched_url(%{"watch-of" => [url]} = _props), do: url
+  def get_watched_url(_props), do: nil
+
+  def get_listened_url(%{"listen-of" => [url]} = _props), do: url
+  def get_listened_url(_props), do: nil
+
+  def get_reply_to(%{"in-reply-to" => [reply_to]} = _props), do: reply_to
+  def get_reply_to(_props), do: nil
+
+  def is_published?(%{"post-status" => ["draft"]} = _props), do: false
+  def is_published?(_props), do: true
+
+  def get_photo(%{"photo" => [photo]} = _props), do: photo
+  def get_photo(_props), do: nil
+
+  def get_syndication_targets(%{"mp-syndicate-to" => targets} = _props), do: targets
+  def get_syndication_targets(_props), do: []
+
+  def get_channel(%{"mp-channel" => [channel]} = _props), do: channel
+  def get_channel(_props), do: nil
+
+  def has_target?(%{"mp-syndicate-to" => targets} = _props, name),
+    do: Enum.any?(targets, fn t -> t == name end)
+
+  def has_target?(_props, _name), do: false
+end