diff --git a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/core/engine/Engine.java b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/core/engine/Engine.java
index d5315ff0..27996b03 100644
--- a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/core/engine/Engine.java	
+++ b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/core/engine/Engine.java	
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ public Engine() {
 	// source: source of the local stream to initialize
 	public Response processSTRT(Packet packet) {
 		// start output processes:
-		Response out_response = send("OUT", "STRT");
-		if(out_response.code() != 200)
-			return out_response;
+		//TODO: RE-ENABLE
+//		Response out_response = send("OUT", "STRT");
+//		if(out_response.code() != 200)
+//			return out_response;
 		
 		// start local stream handler processes:
 		String lsh_type = Config.getProperty("stream", "local.stream.type");
diff --git a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/properties/Config.java b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/properties/Config.java
index fba63efd..9ac97dc8 100644
--- a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/properties/Config.java	
+++ b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/properties/Config.java	
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ public class Config {
 	Properties stream_properties = new Properties();
 	stream_properties.put("general.consumer.types", "socket_consumer");
 	stream_properties.put("general.producer.types", "socket_producer");
-	stream_properties.put("rest.socket.address", "DataEngine");
-	//stream_properties.put("rest.socket.address", "localhost");
+	//stream_properties.put("rest.socket.address", "DataEngine");
+	stream_properties.put("rest.socket.address", "localhost");
 	stream_properties.put("rest.socket.port", "61100");
 	stream_properties.put("rest.socket.key", "rest-key-reserved");
-	// stream_properties.put("output.socket.address", "defi-de.idea.rpi.edu");
-	stream_properties.put("output.socket.address", "RestApp");
-	// stream_properties.put("output.socket.address", "localhost");
+	//stream_properties.put("output.socket.address", "RestApp");
+	 stream_properties.put("output.socket.address", "localhost");
 	stream_properties.put("output.socket.port", "61200");
-	stream_properties.put("local.stream.type", "mongo_db");
+	//stream_properties.put("local.stream.type", "mongo_db");
+	stream_properties.put("local.stream.type", "null");
 	stream_properties.put("mongodb.properties.uri", "mongodb://MONGO:27017");
 	stream_properties.put("mongodb.database.state", "main-state-db");
 	stream_properties.put("mongodb.database.main", "main-db");
diff --git a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/stream/external/handler/ExternalStreamHandler.java b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/stream/external/handler/ExternalStreamHandler.java
index cf1053e2..763ea1c5 100644
--- a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/stream/external/handler/ExternalStreamHandler.java	
+++ b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/stream/external/handler/ExternalStreamHandler.java	
@@ -15,6 +15,41 @@ public ExternalStreamHandler() {
 		manager = new ExternalStreamManager(this);
 	}
 	
+	// type: type of data
+	public Response processEXSR(Packet packet) {
+		String validate;
+		if((validate = packet.validate("type")) != null)
+			return ResponseFactory.response500("ExternalStreamHandler", validate);
+		
+		return ResponseFactory.response200(String.format("%s", manager.containsType(packet.getData("type"))));
+	}
+	
+	// type: 			type of data
+	// url_path (opt): 	path of the url
+	// properties (opt):properties required for call
+	// headers (opt):	headers required for call
+	public Response processRQST(Packet packet) {
+		String validate;
+		if((validate = packet.validate("type")) != null)
+			return ResponseFactory.response500("ExternalStreamHandler", validate);
+		
+		Object[] response;
+		
+		// check to see if dated
+		// if not
+		if((validate = packet.validate("startDate", "endDate")) != null)
+			response = manager.request(packet.getData("type"), packet.getData());
+		
+		// if dated
+		else
+			response = manager.request(packet.getData("type"), packet.getData(), packet.getData("startDate"), packet.getData("endDate"));
+		
+		// check to see if valid
+		if(!((boolean)response[0])) {
+			
+		}
+	}
+	
 //	// source: source of data
 //	public Response processEXSR(Packet packet) {
 //		String validate;
diff --git a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/stream/external/handler/ExternalStreamManager.java b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/stream/external/handler/ExternalStreamManager.java
index a9d28480..b56c7ecf 100644
--- a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/stream/external/handler/ExternalStreamManager.java	
+++ b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/java/org/stream/external/handler/ExternalStreamManager.java	
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ protected ExternalStreamManager(ExternalStreamHandler handler) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public boolean containsType(String type) {
+		return manager.hasRequestFormat(type);
+	}
+	
 	protected Object[] request(String type, HashMap<String, String> data) {
 		return request(type, data, null, null);
 	}
@@ -86,6 +90,6 @@ public void processRequest(String collection, HashMap<String, String> data) {
 		if(data == null || data.isEmpty())
 			return;
 		
-		
+		// TODO: FINISH
 	}
 }
diff --git a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/resources/requests/template.properties b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/resources/requests/template.properties
index fcd8b2dc..8cd4bd82 100644
--- a/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/resources/requests/template.properties	
+++ b/DeFi-Data-Engine/DeFi Data Engine/src/main/resources/requests/template.properties	
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ data.path=			response,\
 # which have specific properties and handlers. Please review documentation to get a full
 # list of these tags. To default with no recursive call, set this property to <single>.
 # This property we will set to <parameterized> for a clearer example.
-recursion.type=		parameterized
+recursion.type=		rest
 
 # [OPTIONAL]:
 # - url.recursion.type = static