diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad6a497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import bottle
+from bottle import get, run, template
+
+import thesethreewords as these
+
+
+@get("/v1/hash/<lat:float>,<lng:float>.json")
+def latlng_to_hash(lat, lng):
+    try:
+        three = these.three_words((lat,lng))
+        six = these.six_words((lat,lng))
+        return {"three": three, "six": six}
+
+    except:
+        return template('index',
+                        err="Could not find location {}".format(threewords))
+
+@get('/v1/hash/<threewords>.json')
+def hash_to_latlng(threewords):
+    try:
+        lat,lng = these.decode(threewords)
+        return {"lat": lat, "lng": lng}
+        
+    except:
+        return template('index',
+                        err="Could not find location {}".format(threewords))
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 7264406..5c3c5c9 100755
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from bottle import (
 )
 
 import thesethreewords as these
+import api as json_api
 
 
 @get('/')