diff --git a/desktop/pages/store/index.vue b/desktop/pages/store/index.vue
index 27e0f695..02446b26 100644
--- a/desktop/pages/store/index.vue
+++ b/desktop/pages/store/index.vue
@@ -1,3 +1,26 @@
 <template>
-    
-</template>
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  <button class="w-full rounded-md p-4 bg-blue-600 text-white" @click="requestGameWrapper">
+    Load Data
+  </button>
+</template>
+<script setup lang="ts">
+definePageMeta({
+  layout: "mini",
+});
+
+import { invoke } from "@tauri-apps/api/core";
+
+async function requestGame() {
+  console.log("Requested game from FE");
+  await invoke("start_game_download", { gameId: "123", gameVersion: "1.2.3", maxThreads: 4 });
+}
+function requestGameWrapper() {
+  console.log("Wrapper started");
+  requestGame()
+      .then(() => {})
+      .catch((e) => {
+        console.log(e);
+      })
+}
+</script>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/downloads/game_download.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/downloads/game_download.rs
index 371af575..159f38a7 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/downloads/game_download.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/downloads/game_download.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 use std::future::Future;
+use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
+use log::info;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use versions::Version;
-use crate::AppState;
+use crate::{AppState, DB};
+use crate::auth::generate_authorization_header;
+use crate::db::DatabaseImpls;
 use crate::downloads::progress::ProgressChecker;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -32,6 +36,7 @@ pub enum GameDownloadError {
     ManifestAlreadyExists,
     ManifestDoesNotExist,
     ManifestDownloadError,
+    StatusError(u16)
 }
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Eq, PartialEq, Ord, PartialOrd)]
 #[serde(rename_all="camelCase")]
@@ -72,7 +77,39 @@ impl GameDownload {
         if self.manifest.is_some() {
             return Err(GameDownloadError::ManifestAlreadyExists);
         }
-        todo!() // Need to actually download the manifest
+
+        info!("Getting url components");
+        let base_url = DB.fetch_base_url();
+        let manifest_url = base_url
+            .join(
+                format!(
+                    "/api/v1/client/metadata/manifest?id={}&version={}",
+                    self.id,
+                    self.version.to_string()
+                )
+                .as_str()
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+
+        info!("Generating authorization header");
+        let header = generate_authorization_header();
+
+        info!("Generating & sending client");
+        let client = reqwest::blocking::Client::new();
+        let response = client
+            .get(manifest_url.to_string())
+            .header("Authorization", header)
+            .send()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        info!("Got status");
+        if response.status() != 200 {
+            return Err(GameDownloadError::StatusError(response.status().as_u16()));
+        }
+
+        info!("{:?}", response.text());
+
+        Ok(())
     }
     pub fn change_state(&self, state: GameDownloadState) {
         let mut lock = self.state.lock().unwrap();
@@ -92,16 +129,23 @@ fn download_game_chunk(ctx: GameChunkCtx) {
 #[tauri::command]
 pub async fn start_game_download(
     game_id: String,
-    game_version: Version,
+    game_version: String,
     max_threads: usize,
     state: tauri::State<'_, Mutex<AppState>>,
 ) -> Result<(), GameDownloadError> {
-    let mut download = Arc::new(GameDownload::new(game_id, game_version));
-    let mut app_state = state.lock().unwrap();
+
+    info!("Triggered Game Download");
+
+    let mut download = Arc::new(GameDownload::new(game_id, Version::from_str(&*game_version).unwrap()));
+    //let mut app_state = state.lock().unwrap();
 
     let tmp = download.clone();
-    let manifest = &tmp.manifest;
+    //let manifest = &tmp.manifest;
 
+    let res = download.download_manifest().await;
+
+    res
+    /*
     let Some(unlocked) = manifest else { return Err(GameDownloadError::ManifestDoesNotExist) };
     let lock = unlocked.lock().unwrap();
 
@@ -119,5 +163,7 @@ pub async fn start_game_download(
 
     app_state.game_downloads.push(download.clone());
     download.download(max_threads, chunks).await
+
+     */
 }
 
diff --git a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 3adba1a9..b4043c96 100644
--- a/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/desktop/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use std::{
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use tauri_plugin_deep_link::DeepLinkExt;
 use crate::db::DatabaseImpls;
-use crate::downloads::game_download::GameDownload;
+use crate::downloads::game_download::{start_game_download, GameDownload};
 
 #[derive(Clone, Copy, Serialize)]
 pub enum AppStatus {
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ pub fn run() {
             // Library
             fetch_library,
             fetch_game,
+            // Downloads
+            start_game_download
         ])
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_shell::init())
         .setup(|app| {