diff --git a/api/app.js b/api/app.js
index 94bc1f3b..4dfa5c72 100644
--- a/api/app.js
+++ b/api/app.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var express = require('express');
 var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
 
 var config = require('./config');
-var routes = require('./routes/index');
+var routes = require('./routes');
 
 
 function API(backend, opts) {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ API.prototype._initApp = function() {
   this.app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
 
   // install routes
-  this.app.use('/v1', routes);
+  this.app.use('/', routes);
 
   // catch 404 and forward to error handler
   this.app.use(function(req, res, next) {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ API.prototype._initApp = function() {
   // production error handler
   this.app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
       res.status(err.status || 500);
-      res.render('error', {
+      res.send({
           message: err.message,
           error: {}
       });
diff --git a/api/routes/index.js b/api/routes/index.js
index 3d220bc4..6f686d26 100644
--- a/api/routes/index.js
+++ b/api/routes/index.js
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@
 var express = require('express');
 var router = express.Router();
 
+var v1 = require('./v1');
+var v2 = require('./v2');
+
 /* GET home page. */
 router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
-  res.send('index');
+  res.send('bitcore node api');
 });
 
+router.use('/v1', v1);
+router.use('/v2', v2);
+
 module.exports = router;
diff --git a/api/routes/v1.js b/api/routes/v1.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80ca3e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/routes/v1.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var express = require('express');
+var router = express.Router();
+
+/* GET home page. */
+router.get('/blocks', function(req, res, next) {
+  res.send('blocks v1');
+});
+
+module.exports = router;
diff --git a/api/routes/v2.js b/api/routes/v2.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9897746e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/routes/v2.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var express = require('express');
+var router = express.Router();
+
+/* GET home page. */
+router.get('/blocks', function(req, res, next) {
+  res.send('blocks v2');
+});
+
+module.exports = router;