diff --git a/ActionHandler.h.d1.bin b/ActionHandler.h.d1.bin
index 55e1446..8591d56 100644
Binary files a/ActionHandler.h.d1.bin and b/ActionHandler.h.d1.bin differ
diff --git a/ButtonHandler.h b/ButtonHandler.h
index 6d96016..8c2cc73 100644
--- a/ButtonHandler.h
+++ b/ButtonHandler.h
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ void handlePress(int keyNumber) {
         handleSocketCommand(buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["command_id"].as<String>());
       } else if (buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["type"].as<String>() == "apiCall") {
         if (buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1].containsKey("fingerprint")) {
-          handleApiCall(buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["url"].as<String>(), buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["fingerprint"].as<String>());
+          handleApiCall(buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["url"].as<String>(), buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["requestType"].as<String>(), buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["headers"].to<JsonArray>(), buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["body"].as<String>(), buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["fingerprint"].as<String>());
         } else {
-          handleApiCall(buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["url"].as<String>());
+          handleApiCall(buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["url"].as<String>(), buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["requestType"].as<String>(), buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["headers"].to<JsonArray>(), buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["body"].as<String>());
         }
       }else if(buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["type"].as<String>() == "mqtt"){
         callMqttCommand(buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["topic"].as<String>(), buttons["pages"][page]["buttons"][keyNumber - 1]["payload"].as<String>());
diff --git a/ExecutionHandler.h b/ExecutionHandler.h
index ffeca0f..c7b70f7 100644
--- a/ExecutionHandler.h
+++ b/ExecutionHandler.h
@@ -1,16 +1,62 @@
-//Executes the API call with a provided fingerprint
-void handleApiCall(String url, String fingerprint = configJson["fingerprint"]) {
+void addHeadersToCall(HTTPClient& http, JsonArray httpHeaders){
+  for(JsonVariant v : httpHeaders){
+    http.addHeader(v["headerKey"].as<String>(), v["headerValue"].as<String>());
+  }
+}
+
+
+void handleGETRequest(String url, JsonArray httpHeaders, String fingerprint){
   if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED) { //Check WiFi connection status
     HTTPClient http; //Declare an object of class HTTPClient
-    http.begin(url, fingerprint); //Specify request destination
+    if(fingerprint != ""){
+      http.begin(url, fingerprint); //Specify request destination
+    }
+    else{
+      http.begin(url); //Specify request destination
+    }
+    
+    if(httpHeaders.size() > 0){
+      addHeadersToCall(http, httpHeaders);
+    }
     int httpCode = http.GET(); //Send the request
     if (httpCode > 0) { //Check the returning code
       String payload = http.getString(); //Get the request response payload
     }
-    http.end(); //Close connection
+    http.end(); 
   }
 }
 
+void handlePOSTRequest(String url, String body, JsonArray httpHeaders, String fingerprint){
+  if (WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED) { //Check WiFi connection status
+    HTTPClient http; //Declare an object of class HTTPClient
+    if(fingerprint != ""){
+      http.begin(url, fingerprint); //Specify request destination
+    }
+    else{
+      http.begin(url); //Specify request destination
+    }
+    if(httpHeaders.size() > 0){
+      addHeadersToCall(http, httpHeaders);
+    }
+    int httpCode = http.POST(body); //Send the request
+    if (httpCode > 0) { //Check the returning code
+      String payload = http.getString(); //Get the request response payload
+    }
+    http.end(); 
+  }
+}
+
+
+
+//Executes the API call with a provided fingerprint
+void handleApiCall(String url, String requestType, JsonArray httpHeaders, String body, String fingerprint = configJson["fingerprint"]) {
+  if(requestType == "POST"){
+    handlePOSTRequest(url, body, httpHeaders, fingerprint);
+  }
+  else{
+    handleGETRequest(url, httpHeaders, fingerprint);
+  }
+}
 
 //Handles the changing of the pages
 void handleBoardChange(int keyNumber) {
diff --git a/SysVariables.h b/SysVariables.h
index 76d7061..f14bb95 100644
--- a/SysVariables.h
+++ b/SysVariables.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //All availables variables are here
 #define ServerVersion "1.0"
-#define FirmwareVersion "v 0.4"
+#define FirmwareVersion "v 0.5"
 String webpage = "";
 bool   SD_present = false;
 
diff --git a/macrodeck.ino b/macrodeck.ino
index b2809b0..ae6b31e 100644
--- a/macrodeck.ino
+++ b/macrodeck.ino
@@ -58,17 +58,22 @@ void setup() {
         buttons = doc.as<JsonObject>();
         if (!buttons.isNull()) {
           buttonConfigJson = buttonConfigDoc.as<JsonObject>();
-          client.begin(configJson["socketHost"].as<char*>(), configJson["socketPort"].as<int>(), path);
-          mqttClient.setServer(configJson["mqttBroker"].as<char*>(), configJson["mqttPort"].as<int>());
-          while (!mqttClient.connected()) {
-            String client_id = configJson["mqttClientID"].as<String>();
-            if (mqttClient.connect(client_id.c_str(), configJson["mqttUsername"].as<char*>(), configJson["mqttPassword"].as<char*>())) {
-            } else {
-              tft.print("failed with state ");
-              tft.print(mqttClient.state());
-              delay(2000);
+          if (configJson["deckboardConnection"].as<bool>()){
+            client.begin(configJson["socketHost"].as<char*>(), configJson["socketPort"].as<int>(), path);
+          }
+          if (configJson["mqttConnection"].as<bool>()){
+            mqttClient.setServer(configJson["mqttBroker"].as<char*>(), configJson["mqttPort"].as<int>());
+            while (!mqttClient.connected()) {
+              String client_id = configJson["mqttClientID"].as<String>();
+              if (mqttClient.connect(client_id.c_str(), configJson["mqttUsername"].as<char*>(), configJson["mqttPassword"].as<char*>())) {
+              } else {
+                tft.print("failed with state ");
+                tft.print(mqttClient.state());
+                delay(2000);
+              }
             }
           }
+          
           setCurrentBoard();
           interateOverButtonsOnPage();
         }
@@ -142,8 +147,12 @@ void loop() {
     tft.println("development is missing. Please update the configuration through the app");
   }
   delay(100);
-  client.loop();
-  mqttClient.loop();
+  if (configJson["deckboardConnection"].as<bool>()){
+    client.loop();
+  }
+  if (configJson["mqttConnection"].as<bool>()){
+    mqttClient.loop();
+  }
   webserver.handleClient();
   tft.setTextColor(TFT_WHITE, TFT_BLACK);