diff --git a/src/routes/api/newsletter/+server.ts b/src/routes/api/newsletter/+server.ts
index ff01efa..1fea22f 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/newsletter/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/newsletter/+server.ts
@@ -15,27 +15,27 @@ export const POST = (async ({ request, fetch }) => {
         throw error(400, { message: 'INVALID_EMAIL' })
     }
 
-    // return json(email)
+    return json(email)
 
     // Newsletter API request
-    const req = await fetch(`https://emailoctopus.com/api/1.6/lists/${NEWSLETTER_LIST_ID}/contacts`, {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-        body: JSON.stringify({
-            api_key: NEWSLETTER_API_TOKEN,
-            email_address: email,
-        })
-    })
-    const res = await req.json()
-    console.log('server API response:', res)
+    // const req = await fetch(`https://emailoctopus.com/api/1.6/lists/${NEWSLETTER_LIST_ID}/contacts`, {
+    //     method: 'POST',
+    //     headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+    //     body: JSON.stringify({
+    //         api_key: NEWSLETTER_API_TOKEN,
+    //         email_address: email,
+    //     })
+    // })
+    // const res = await req.json()
+    // console.log('server API response:', res)
 
-    // Other error
-    if (res && res.status !== 'PENDING') {
-        throw error(400, { message: res.error.code })
-    }
+    // // Other error
+    // if (res && res.status !== 'PENDING') {
+    //     throw error(400, { message: res.error.code })
+    // }
 
-    return json({
-        success: true,
-        message: res.status,
-    })
+    // return json({
+    //     success: true,
+    //     message: res.status,
+    // })
 }) satisfies RequestHandler
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