diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 521f630..33a4c4f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ libresplit_sources = files(
     'src/server.c',
     'src/shared.c',
     'src/timer.c',
+    'src/therun.c',
 
     # Settings
     'src/settings/definitions.c',
diff --git a/src/therun.c b/src/therun.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09416fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/therun.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "timer.h"
+#include <jansson.h>
+
+char* build_therun_live_payload(ls_timer *timer) {
+    printf("tesrt");
+    json_t *root = json_object();
+    json_t *metadata = json_object();
+    json_object_set_new(metadata, "game", json_string(timer->game->title));
+    json_object_set_new(root, "metadata", metadata);
+
+    char *payload = json_dumps(root, 0);
+    json_decref(root);
+    fprintf(stderr, payload);
+
+    return payload;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/therun.h b/src/therun.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4b0c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/therun.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef THERUN_H
+#define THERUN_H
+
+#include "timer.h" 
+char* build_therun_live_payload(ls_timer *timer);
+
+#endif // THERUN_H
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/timer.c b/src/timer.c
index 93afdbc..3bb8d7f 100644
--- a/src/timer.c
+++ b/src/timer.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "timer.h"
 #include "gui/dialogs.h"
 #include "settings/utils.h"
+#include "therun.h"
 
 #include "lasr/auto-splitter.h"
 
@@ -884,6 +885,9 @@ int ls_timer_split(ls_timer* timer)
                     ls_run_save(timer, "FINISHED");
                 }
             }
+            // char* therun;
+            build_therun_live_payload(timer);
+            // fprintf(stderr, therun);
             return timer->curr_split;
         }
     }