diff --git a/packages/blog/blog.go b/packages/blog/blog.go
index b581bf2..e2029a4 100644
--- a/packages/blog/blog.go
+++ b/packages/blog/blog.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-chi/render"
 	"github.com/gosimple/slug"
 	"net/http"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -52,6 +51,10 @@ type ReturnSuccess struct {
 	ID      int    `json:"id"`
 }
 
+type ReferenceID struct {
+	LastID int `json:"last_id"`
+}
+
 func Init() {
 	createPostsTable := `
 	CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS posts
@@ -134,7 +137,7 @@ func createBlogPost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			returnError.Message = "something is super broken..."
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			render.JSON(w, r, returnError)
-		    fmt.Println(err)
+			fmt.Println(err)
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -149,7 +152,7 @@ func createBlogPost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			returnError.Message = "something is super broken..."
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			render.JSON(w, r, returnError)
-		    fmt.Println(err)
+			fmt.Println(err)
 			return
 		}
 		returnError.Message = "something is super broken..."
@@ -186,7 +189,7 @@ func updateBlogPostById(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			returnError.Message = "blog post requested for update not found"
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
 			render.JSON(w, r, returnError)
-		    fmt.Println(err)
+			fmt.Println(err)
 			return
 		}
 		returnError.Message = "something is super broken..."
@@ -232,12 +235,12 @@ func updateBlogPostById(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 // This will search by the last id seen, descending.
 func getBlogPosts(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	returnError := ReturnError{}
-	last_id := chi.URLParam(r, "last_id")
-	search_id, err := strconv.Atoi(last_id)
-    // hardcoding 9001 because i'm cool.
+	referenceID := &ReferenceID{}
+	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(referenceID)
 	if err != nil {
-		search_id = 9001
+		referenceID.LastID = 9001
 	}
+	search_id := referenceID.LastID
 	// if someone is cool and sends up a negative number...
 	if search_id < 1 {
 		search_id = 9001
@@ -275,7 +278,6 @@ func getBlogPosts(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	render.JSON(w, r, posts)
 	return
-
 }
 
 func getBlogPostBySlug(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {