diff --git a/app/controllers/apis_controller.rb b/app/controllers/apis_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..796af52aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/apis_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+class ApisController < ActionController::Metal
+  include ActionController::Rendering
+  include ActionController::Renderers::All
+  
+## posts
+  def posts_index
+    set_defaults
+    sm = StatusMessage.where(:public => true).includes(:photos, :author => :profile).paginate(:page => params[:page], :per_page => params[:per_page], :order => "#{params[:order]} DESC")
+    render :json => sm.to_json
+  end
+
+  def posts
+    sm = StatusMessage.where(:guid => params[:guid], :public => true).includes(:photos, :author => :profile).first
+    if sm
+      render :json => sm.to_json
+    else
+      render(:nothing => true, :status => 404) 
+    end
+  end
+
+  #tags
+  #
+  def tag_posts
+    set_defaults
+    posts = StatusMessage.where(:public => true, :pending => false)
+    posts = posts.tagged_with(params[:tag])
+    posts = posts.includes(:comments, :photos).paginate(:page => params[:page], :per_page => params[:per_page], :order => "#{params[:order]} DESC")
+    render :json => posts.as_json
+  end
+
+  def tag_people
+    set_defaults
+    profiles = Profile.tagged_with(params[:tag]).where(:searchable => true).select('profiles.id, profiles.person_id')
+    people = Person.where(:id => profiles.map{|p| p.person_id}).paginate(:page => params[:page], :per_page => params[:per_page], :order => "#{params[:order]} DESC")
+    render :json => people.as_json
+  end
+
+  ##people
+  def people_index
+    set_defaults
+    people = Person.search(params[:q]).paginate(:page => params[:page], :per_page => params[:per_page], :order => "#{params[:order]} DESC")
+    render :json => people.as_json
+  end
+
+  def people
+    person = Person.where(:diaspora_handle => params[:diaspora_handle]).first
+    if person
+        render :json => person.as_json
+    else
+      render(:nothing => true, :status => 404) 
+    end
+  end
+
+  protected
+
+  def set_defaults
+    params[:per_page] ||= 15
+    params[:order] ||= 'created_at'
+    params[:page] ||= 1
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/models/person.rb b/app/models/person.rb
index 94f0bee34..94074ee50 100644
--- a/app/models/person.rb
+++ b/app/models/person.rb
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class Person < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def as_json(opts={})
-   {:id => self.guid, :name => self.name, :avatar => self.profile.image_url(:thumb_small), :handle => self.diaspora_handle, :url => "/people/#{self.id}"}
+    super(:include => [:profile], :except => [:mongo_id, :owner_id, :serialized_public_key])
   end
 
   protected
diff --git a/app/models/status_message.rb b/app/models/status_message.rb
index 445819847..f86a50b90 100644
--- a/app/models/status_message.rb
+++ b/app/models/status_message.rb
@@ -96,6 +96,17 @@ class StatusMessage < Post
     identifiers.empty? ? [] : Person.where(:diaspora_handle => identifiers)
   end
 
+  def as_json(opts={})
+    {:guid => self.guid,
+     :id => self.id,
+     :author => self.author.as_json,
+     :photos => self.photos.as_json,
+     :created_at => self.created_at,
+     :updated_at => self.updated_at,
+     :raw_message => self.raw_message,
+     :text => self.text, }
+  end
+
   def to_activity
     <<-XML
   <entry>
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index a34d178e1..5f2182db9 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ Diaspora::Application.routes.draw do
   match 'receive/users/:guid',    :to => 'publics#receive'
   match 'hub',                  :to => 'publics#hub'
 
+  scope '/v-1' do
+    match '/posts', :to => 'apis#posts_index'
+    match '/posts/:guid', :to => 'apis#posts'
+    match '/tags_posts/:tag', :to => 'apis#tag_posts'
+    match '/tags_people/:tag', :to => 'apis#tag_people'
+    match '/people', :to => 'apis#people_index'
+    match '/person/:diaspora_handle', :to => 'apis#people'
+  end
+
   match'localize', :to => "localize#show"
   match 'mobile/toggle', :to => 'home#toggle_mobile', :as => 'toggle_mobile'
   #root
diff --git a/spec/controllers/apis_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/apis_controller_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..122c074f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/controllers/apis_controller_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+class ApisController
+  include ActionController::UrlFor
+  include ActionController::Testing
+  include Rails.application.routes.url_helpers
+  include ActionController::Compatibility
+end
+
+describe ApisController do
+   before :all do
+    @status_message1 = Factory(:status_message, :text => '#bobby #flay #sux', :public => true)
+
+    @status_message2 = Factory(:status_message, :public => true)
+    @status_message3 = Factory(:status_message) 
+    @person = Factory(:person, :profile => Factory.build(:profile,:first_name => 'bobby', :searchable => true, :tag_string => '#zord'))
+    @person.profile.save
+   end
+
+  describe '#posts' do
+
+    it 'returns all of the public posts' do
+      get :posts_index, :format => :json
+      @posts = JSON.parse(response.body)
+      @posts.count.should == 2
+    end
+
+    it 'accepts an order paramater' do
+      pending
+    end
+
+    it 'accpets a page paramater' do
+      pending
+    end
+
+    it 'accepts a per_page param' do
+      get :posts_index, :format => :json, :per_page=> 1
+      JSON.parse(response.body).count.should == 1
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#post' do
+    it 'returns a post' do
+      get :posts, :guid => @status_message1.guid, :format => :json
+      p = JSON.parse(response.body)
+      p['guid'].should == @status_message1.guid
+    end
+
+    it 'returns a 404 if does not exsist' do
+      get :posts, :guid => 999
+      response.code.should == '404'
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#tag_posts' do
+    it 'succeeds' do
+      get :tag_posts, :tag => 'flay'
+      p = JSON.parse(response.body).first
+      p['guid'].should == @status_message1.guid
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#tag_people' do
+    it 'succeeds' do
+      get :tag_people, :tag => 'zord'
+      p = JSON.parse(response.body).first
+      p['person']['id'].should == @person.id
+    end
+  end
+  
+  describe '#people_index' do
+    it 'succeeds' do
+      get :people_index, :q => 'bobby'
+      p = JSON.parse(response.body)
+      p.count.should_be 1
+      p.first['person']['id'].should == @person.id
+
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#people' do
+  end
+end