diff --git a/api/config.js b/api/config.js
index 8d45014..f1398b9 100644
--- a/api/config.js
+++ b/api/config.js
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@ import path from 'path'
 
 export const distPath = path.resolve(__dirname, 'dist')
 export const apiEndpoint = '/graphql'
+export const rethinkdb = {
+  host: 'localhost',
+  port: 28015,
+  db: 'test'
+}
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index 211041e..86ddda9 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     "koa-bodyparser": "^4.2.0",
     "koa-compress": "^2.0.0",
     "koa-router": "^7.1.1",
+    "rethinkdbdash": "^2.3.28",
     "source-map-support": "^0.4.14",
     "webpack": "^2.3.2",
     "zoo": "^0.1.9"
diff --git a/api/resolvers.js b/api/resolvers.js
index 9d64b08..b25f3c1 100644
--- a/api/resolvers.js
+++ b/api/resolvers.js
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+import getRethinkDB from './rethinkdb'
+
+const getNewVal = (result) => {
+  if (result.changes.length === 1) {
+    return result.changes[0].new_val
+  }
+  return result.changes.map((file) => file.new_val)
+}
+
 export default {
   Query: {
     ignore () {
@@ -5,13 +14,17 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   Mutation: {
-    singleUpload (root, {file}) {
-      console.log('Uploaded file:', file)
-      return file
+    async singleUpload (_, {file}) {
+      const db = getRethinkDB()
+      const result = await db.table('uploads')
+        .insert(file, {returnChanges: true})
+      return getNewVal(result)
     },
-    multiUpload (root, {files}) {
-      console.log('Uploaded files:', files)
-      return files
+    async multiUpload (_, {files}) {
+      const db = getRethinkDB()
+      const result = await db.table('uploads')
+        .insert(files, {returnChanges: true})
+      return getNewVal(result)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/api/rethinkdb.js b/api/rethinkdb.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43a9c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/rethinkdb.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import rethinkdbdash from 'rethinkdbdash'
+import {rethinkdb} from './config'
+
+let driver
+export default () => {
+  if (!driver) {
+    driver = rethinkdbdash(rethinkdb)
+  }
+  return driver
+}