diff --git a/core/lib/serde/__init__.py b/core/lib/serde/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/core/lib/serde/drakdoo.py b/core/lib/serde/drakdoo.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a1bb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/lib/serde/drakdoo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+from serde import Model, fields
+
+class Market(Model):
+    exchange = fields.Str()
+    item = fields.Str()
+    currency = fields.Str()
+    contract = fields.Str()
+
+class Timestamp(Model):
+    sent = fields.DateTime()
+    trade = fields.DateTime()
+
+class BaseDrakdoo(Model):
+    title = fields.Str()
+    message = fields.Str()
+    period = fields.Str()
+    market = fields.Nested(Market)
+    timestamp = fields.Nested(Timestamp)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/views/hooks.py b/core/views/hooks.py
index e7c8e78..aef3d0f 100644
--- a/core/views/hooks.py
+++ b/core/views/hooks.py
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ from rest_framework.views import APIView
 from core.forms import HookForm
 from core.models import Callback, Hook
 
+from core.lib.serde import drakdoo
+from serde import ValidationError
+from util import log
+
+log = log.get_logger(__name__)
 
 def get_hooks(user):
     hooks = Hook.objects.filter(user=user)
@@ -21,19 +26,36 @@ class HookAPI(APIView):
     parser_classes = [JSONParser]
 
     def post(self, request, hook_name):
-        print("DATA", request.data)
+        log.debug(f"HookAPI POST: {request.data}")
+
+        # Try loading the JSON
+        try:
+            loaded_json = orjson.loads(request.data)
+        except orjson.JSONDecodeError:
+            return HttpResponseBadRequest("Invalid JSON")
+
+        # Try validating the JSON
+        try:
+            hook_resp = drakdoo.BaseDrakdoo.from_dict(loaded_json)
+        except ValidationError as e:
+            log.error(f"HookAPI POST: {e}")
+            return HttpResponseBadRequest(e)
+
+        # Try getting the hook
         try:
             hook = Hook.objects.get(hook=hook_name)
         except Hook.DoesNotExist:
             return HttpResponseBadRequest("Hook does not exist.")
+
+        # Create the callback object
         callback = Callback.objects.create(
             hook=hook,
             data=request.data,
         )
         callback.save()
+        # Bump received count
         hook.received = hook.received + 1
         hook.save()
-        print("SAVED")
 
         return HttpResponse("OK")
 
diff --git a/docker/prod/requirements.prod.txt b/docker/prod/requirements.prod.txt
index 0bcdfce..242d4e9 100644
--- a/docker/prod/requirements.prod.txt
+++ b/docker/prod/requirements.prod.txt
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ django-debug-toolbar-template-profiler
 orjson
 django-otp
 qrcode
+serde[ext]