diff --git a/src/commands.ts b/src/commands.ts
index 5d5f5db..10d03e3 100644
--- a/src/commands.ts
+++ b/src/commands.ts
@@ -45,8 +45,14 @@ const commands = [
 			{
 				name: 'year',
 				description: 'The year to view',
-				type: ApplicationCommandOptionType.Number,
+				type: ApplicationCommandOptionType.String,
 				required: true
+			},
+			{
+				name: 'state',
+				description: 'The state to view',
+				type: ApplicationCommandOptionType.String,
+				required: false
 			}
 		],
     },
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6a8515c..1a754e4 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,12 @@ if (!config.token) {
 					var country = i.options.get('country')?.value as string 
 					var election_type = i.options.get('type')?.value as string 
 					var year = Number(i.options.get('year')?.value)
-					let query = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/election/${country}/${election_type}/${year}`); // temp test url
+					var state = i.options.get('state')?.value as string  
+					// check if the state option exists when querying
+					const queryURL = state 
+						? `http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/election/${country}/${election_type}/${year}/${state}` 
+						: `http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/election/${country}/${election_type}/${year}`;
+					const query = await fetch(queryURL);
 					let results = await query.json();
 					
 					if (query.ok) {
@@ -110,13 +115,17 @@ if (!config.token) {
 								.setDescription("API test")
 								.addFields(Object.values(results[year][0].candidates).map((candidate: any) => ({
 									name: `${candidate.winner ? ":white_check_mark:" : ""} ${CandidateEmojis[candidate.party] ?? ""} ${candidate.name} ${candidate.incumbent ? "(I)" : ""} (${candidate.party})`,
-									value: `${results[year][0].election_type === "electoral" ? `${candidate.electoral_votes} electoral votes\n` : ""}${results[year][0].election_type === "parliament" ? `${candidate.seats_won} seats\n` : ""}${candidate.states_carried !== null && candidate.states_carried !== undefined ? `${candidate.states_carried} states carried\n` : ""}${candidate.delegates !== null && candidate.delegates !== undefined ? `${candidate.delegates} delegates\n` : ""}${candidate.votes !== null && candidate.votes !== undefined ? `${candidate.votes.toLocaleString()} votes (${candidate.percent}%)` : ""}`,
+									value: `${results[year][0].election_type === "electoral" ? `${candidate.electoral_votes} electoral votes\n` : ""}${results[year][0].election_type === "parliament" ? `${candidate.seats_won} seats\n` : ""}${candidate.states_carried !== null && candidate.states_carried !== undefined ? `${candidate.states_carried} states carried\n` : ""}${candidate.delegates !== null && candidate.delegates !== undefined ? `${candidate.delegates.toLocaleString()} delegates\n` : ""}${candidate.delegates !== null && candidate.contests_won !== undefined ? `${candidate.contests_won} contests won\n` : ""}${candidate.votes !== null && candidate.votes !== undefined ? `${candidate.votes.toLocaleString()} votes (${candidate.percent}%)` : ""}`,
 									inline: true
 								})))
 								.setTimestamp();
 							
 							if(results[year][0].has_map === true) {
-								const map = await fetch(`http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/election/${country}/${election_type}/${year}/map`); // temp test url
+								const mapUrl = state 
+									? `http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/election/${country}/${election_type}/${year}/${state}/map` 
+									: `http://127.0.0.1:3000/api/v1/election/${country}/${election_type}/${year}/map`;
+
+								const map = await fetch(mapUrl); 
 								if (map.ok) {
 									const arrayBuffer = await map.arrayBuffer();
 									const buffer = Buffer.from(arrayBuffer);