diff --git a/API/config.py b/API/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5823b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/API/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Configuration settings for database connections
+DB_CONFIG = {
+# URI for connecting to the local MongoDB instance
+    "local_uri": "mongodb://localhost:27017/",
+    "atlas_uri": "<Your MongoDB Atlas Connection String Here>",
+    "db_name": "ImageDB",
+    "USE_ATLAS": False
+}
+# URI for connecting to MongoDB Atlas - replace <Your MongoDB Atlas Connection String Here> with your actual connection string.
+# You can obtain this string from your MongoDB Atlas dashboard under the 'Connect' section of your cluster.
+# Name of the database to be used
+# Flag to toggle the use of MongoDB Atlas; set to True to use Atlas or False to use the local database
diff --git a/API/database.py b/API/database.py
index ccdfc98..eb1b4b8 100644
--- a/API/database.py
+++ b/API/database.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 from datetime import datetime
+from config import DB_CONFIG
 
 from pymongo import MongoClient
 
 
 class Database:
-    def __init__(self, uri="mongodb://localhost:27017/", db_name="ImageDB"):
+    def __init__(self, uri=None, db_name=None):
+        uri = DB_CONFIG['atlas_uri'] if DB_CONFIG['USE_ATLAS'] else DB_CONFIG['local_uri']
+        db_name = db_name or DB_CONFIG['db_name']
         self.client = MongoClient(uri)
         self.db = self.client[db_name]
 
diff --git a/API/route.py b/API/route.py
index 940015c..ba25114 100644
--- a/API/route.py
+++ b/API/route.py
@@ -267,3 +267,16 @@ async def delete_employees(EmployeeCode: int):
     client.find_one_and_delete(collection, {"EmployeeCode": EmployeeCode})
 
     return {"Message": "Successfully Deleted"}
+@router.post("/recognise_face")
+async def recognise_face():
+    """
+    Recognise a face using MongoDB Atlas regardless of the USE_ATLAS flag's value.
+
+    Returns:
+        dict: A dictionary containing the recognition result.
+    """
+    # Explicitly connect to MongoDB Atlas
+    atlas_client = Database(uri=DB_CONFIG['atlas_uri'])
+    # Perform database operations using atlas_client
+    # Example: atlas_client.find(...)
+    return {"message": "Face recognition completed"}