diff --git a/backend/core/settings.py b/backend/core/settings.py
index 85978ae..5907635 100644
--- a/backend/core/settings.py
+++ b/backend/core/settings.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: keep the secret key used in production secret!
 SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('DJANGO_SECRET', 'default')
+STRIPE_SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('STRIPE_SECRET_KEY', 'default')
+STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET = os.environ.get('STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET', 'default')
 
 # SECURITY WARNING: don't run with debug turned on in production!
 DEBUG = True
diff --git a/backend/core/urls.py b/backend/core/urls.py
index 7e2404b..94019f9 100644
--- a/backend/core/urls.py
+++ b/backend/core/urls.py
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 from django.conf.urls.static import static
 from django.conf import settings
 
+from .views import stripe_webhook
+
 urlpatterns = [
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
     path('api/token/', include('auth.urls')),
     path('api/accounts/', include('accounts.urls')),
     path('api/events/', include('events.urls')),
     path('api/tickets/', include('tickets.urls')),
+    path('api/stripe/webhook/', stripe_webhook, name='stripe-webhook'),
 ]+ static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
diff --git a/backend/core/views.py b/backend/core/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..147d446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/core/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+import stripe
+
+from django.conf import settings
+from tickets.models import Ticket
+
+
+@csrf_exempt
+def stripe_webhook(request) :
+    payload = request.body
+    sig_header = request.META['HTTP_STRIPE_SIGNATURE']
+    event = None
+
+    try :
+        event = stripe.Webhook.construct_event(
+            payload, sig_header, settings.STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET
+        )
+    except ValueError as e:
+        return HttpResponse(status=400)
+    
+    except stripe.error.SignatureVerificationError as e:
+        return HttpResponse(status=400)
+    
+    if event['type'] == 'payment_intent.succeeded':
+        payment_intent = event['data']['object']
+        ticket_id = payment_intent['metadata']['ticket_id']
+        ticket = Ticket.objects.get(id=ticket_id)
+        ticket.update(status='purchased')
+        ticket.save()
+
+    return HttpResponse(status=200) 
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diff --git a/backend/events/models.py b/backend/events/models.py
index a2f1211..4eda937 100644
--- a/backend/events/models.py
+++ b/backend/events/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from django.db import models
+from products.models import ProductImage
 
 # Create your models here.
 
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class Event (models.Model) :
     )
     event_type = models.CharField(max_length=100,
                                   choices=event_type_choices)
-
+    cover_image = models.ImageField(upload_to='event_cover_images/', default='event_cover_images/default.jpg')
     location = models.CharField(max_length=200)
     ticket_price = models.DecimalField(max_digits=10, decimal_places=2)
     created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)
diff --git a/backend/events/serializers.py b/backend/events/serializers.py
index 2016b48..f080532 100644
--- a/backend/events/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/events/serializers.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Meta:
             'phone',
             'date',
             'time',
+            'cover_image',
             'event_type',
             'location',
             'ticket_price',
diff --git a/backend/requirements.txt b/backend/requirements.txt
index dea3ff6..165a3ce 100644
--- a/backend/requirements.txt
+++ b/backend/requirements.txt
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ sqlparse==0.4.4
 tomli==2.0.1
 typing_extensions==4.6.3
 tzdata==2022.6
+stripe
diff --git a/backend/tickets/models.py b/backend/tickets/models.py
index dbaf649..fa68e1c 100644
--- a/backend/tickets/models.py
+++ b/backend/tickets/models.py
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 status_enums = [
     ('pending','Pending'),
-    ('approved','Approved'),
-    ('rejected','Rejected'),
+    ('purchased','Purchased'),
+    ('failed','Purchase Failed'),
     ('cancelled','Cancelled'),
 ]
 
diff --git a/backend/tickets/urls.py b/backend/tickets/urls.py
index 5dc91cc..125faa5 100644
--- a/backend/tickets/urls.py
+++ b/backend/tickets/urls.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from django.urls import path,include
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
-from .views import TicketViewSet
+from .views import TicketViewSet, CreatePaymentIntent
 
 router = DefaultRouter()
 router.register('', TicketViewSet, basename='ticket')
 
 urlpatterns = [
+    path('create-payment-intent/', CreatePaymentIntent.as_view(), name='create-payment-intent'),
     path('', include(router.urls)),
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/backend/tickets/views.py b/backend/tickets/views.py
index 20851c4..edf86d6 100644
--- a/backend/tickets/views.py
+++ b/backend/tickets/views.py
@@ -1,9 +1,40 @@
-from rest_framework import viewsets
+from django.conf import settings
+from rest_framework import viewsets 
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from rest_framework.response import Response
+import stripe
 from .models import Ticket
 from .serializers import TicketSerializer
+from rest_framework import status
+
+stripe.api_key = settings.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY
+
 
 # Create your views here.
 
 class TicketViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     queryset = Ticket.objects.all()
-    serializer_class = TicketSerializer
\ No newline at end of file
+    serializer_class = TicketSerializer
+
+class CreatePaymentIntent(APIView):
+
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        amount = request.data.get('amount')
+        print(request.data)
+
+        try :
+            intent = stripe.PaymentIntent.create(
+                amount=amount,
+                currency='inr',
+                payment_method_types=['card','upi'],
+                metadata={
+                    'ticket_id': request.data.get('ticket_id')
+                }
+            )
+            return Response({
+                'clientSecret': intent['client_secret']
+            })
+        except Exception as e:
+            return Response({
+                'error': str(e)
+            }, status = status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST)