diff --git a/api/app.js b/api/app.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ca81b93..00000000
--- a/api/app.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-
-var cors = require('cors')
-var express = require('express');
-var compress = require('compression');
-var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
-
-var routes = require('./routes');
-
-function init(backend) {
-  var app = express();
-
-  // parse POST data
-  app.use(cors());
-  app.use(compress());
-  app.use(bodyParser.json());
-  app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: false }));
-
-  // install routes
-  app.use('/', routes(backend));
-
-  // catch 404 and forward to error handler
-  app.use(function(req, res, next) {
-      var err = new Error('Not Found');
-      err.status = 404;
-      next(err);
-  });
-
-  // production error handler
-  app.use(function(err, req, res, next) {
-      res.status(err.status || 500);
-      res.send({
-          message: err.message,
-          error: {}
-      });
-  });
-
-  return app;
-}
-
-module.exports = init;
diff --git a/api/bin/www b/api/bin/www
deleted file mode 100755
index 55d52e15..00000000
--- a/api/bin/www
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env node
-
-/**
- * Module dependencies.
- */
-
-var API = require('../app');
-var http = require('http');
-
-/**
- * Init api with backing services
- */
-
-var Node = {
-  status: 'live',
-  nodes: 123
-}
-var app = new API(Node);
-
-/**
- * Get port from environment and store in Express.
- */
-
-var port = normalizePort(process.env.PORT || '8000');
-app.set('port', port);
-
-/**
- * Create HTTP server.
- */
-
-var server = http.createServer(app);
-
-/**
- * Listen on provided port, on all network interfaces.
- */
-
-server.listen(port);
-server.on('error', onError);
-server.on('listening', onListening);
-
-/**
- * Normalize a port into a number, string, or false.
- */
-
-function normalizePort(val) {
-  var port = parseInt(val, 10);
-
-  if (isNaN(port)) {
-    // named pipe
-    return val;
-  }
-
-  if (port >= 0) {
-    // port number
-    return port;
-  }
-
-  return false;
-}
-
-/**
- * Event listener for HTTP server "error" event.
- */
-
-function onError(error) {
-  if (error.syscall !== 'listen') {
-    throw error;
-  }
-
-  var bind = typeof port === 'string'
-    ? 'Pipe ' + port
-    : 'Port ' + port
-
-  // handle specific listen errors with friendly messages
-  switch (error.code) {
-    case 'EACCES':
-      console.error(bind + ' requires elevated privileges');
-      process.exit(1);
-      break;
-    case 'EADDRINUSE':
-      console.error(bind + ' is already in use');
-      process.exit(1);
-      break;
-    default:
-      throw error;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Event listener for HTTP server "listening" event.
- */
-
-function onListening() {
-  var addr = server.address();
-  var bind = typeof addr === 'string'
-    ? 'pipe ' + addr
-    : 'port ' + addr.port;
-  console.log('Listening on ' + bind);
-}
diff --git a/api/config/default.yml b/api/config/default.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ba65a51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/config/default.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+BitcoreHTTP:
+  port: 8080
+  logging: true
+  BitcoreNode:
+    NetworkMonitor:
+      network: livenet
+      host: localhost
+      port: 8333
diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..d11977c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var config = require('config');
+var BitcoreHTTP = require('./lib/http');
+
+var http = BitcoreHTTP.create(config.get('BitcoreHTTP'));
+http.start();
+
diff --git a/api/lib/http.js b/api/lib/http.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50c66a4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/lib/http.js
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var http = require('http');
+var cors = require('cors');
+var express = require('express');
+var compress = require('compression');
+var bodyParser = require('body-parser');
+var morgan = require('morgan');
+
+var bitcore = require('bitcore');
+var $ = bitcore.util.preconditions;
+var BitcoreNode = require('../../lib/node');
+
+var routes = require('../routes');
+
+
+function BitcoreHTTP(node, opts) {
+  $.checkArgument(node);
+  opts = opts || {};
+  this.node = node;
+  this.port = opts.port || 8000;
+  this.logging = opts.logging || false;
+  this.setupExpress();
+}
+
+BitcoreHTTP.create = function(opts) {
+  opts = opts || {};
+  var node = BitcoreNode.create(opts.BitcoreNode);
+  return new BitcoreHTTP(node, opts);
+};
+
+
+BitcoreHTTP.prototype.setupExpress = function() {
+  var app = express();
+
+  // parse POST data
+  app.use(cors());
+  app.use(compress());
+  app.use(bodyParser.json());
+  app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({
+    extended: false
+  }));
+  if (this.logging) {
+    app.use(morgan('dev'));
+  }
+
+  // install routes
+  app.use('/', routes(this.node));
+
+  // catch 404 and forward to error handler
+  app.use(function(req, res) {
+    res.status(404).send('Not Found');
+  });
+
+  app.set('port', this.port);
+
+  var server = http.createServer(app);
+  server.on('error', this.onError.bind(this));
+  server.on('listening', this.onListening.bind(this));
+
+  this.app = app;
+  this.server = server;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Event listener for HTTP server "error" event.
+ */
+BitcoreHTTP.prototype.onError = function(error) {
+  if (error.syscall !== 'listen') {
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+  var bind = typeof port === 'string' ? 'Pipe ' + this.port : 'Port ' + this.port;
+
+  // handle specific listen errors with friendly messages
+  switch (error.code) {
+    case 'EACCES':
+      console.error(bind + ' requires elevated privileges');
+      process.exit(1);
+      break;
+    case 'EADDRINUSE':
+      console.error(bind + ' is already in use');
+      process.exit(1);
+      break;
+    default:
+      throw error;
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Event listener for HTTP server "listening" event.
+ */
+BitcoreHTTP.prototype.onListening = function() {
+  var addr = this.server.address();
+  var bind = typeof addr === 'string' ? 'pipe ' + addr : 'port ' + addr.port;
+  console.log('Listening on ' + bind);
+};
+
+
+BitcoreHTTP.prototype.start = function() {
+  this.server.listen(this.port);
+};
+
+module.exports = BitcoreHTTP;
diff --git a/api/routes/index.js b/api/routes/index.js
index 645f8d9f..6289cd35 100644
--- a/api/routes/index.js
+++ b/api/routes/index.js
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 'use strict';
 
+
 var express = require('express');
 var router = express.Router();
 
-function initRouter(backend) {
-  var v1 = require('./v1')(backend);
-  var v2 = require('./v2')(backend);
+function initRouter(node) {
+  var v1 = require('./v1')(node);
+  var v2 = require('./v2')(node);
 
   router.use('/v1', v1);
   router.use('/v2', v2);
 
-  router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
-    res.send('bitcore node api');
+  router.get('/', function(req, res) {
+    res.send('bitcore-node API');
   });
 
   return router;
diff --git a/api/routes/v1.js b/api/routes/v1.js
index bfcaabf3..dec035bb 100644
--- a/api/routes/v1.js
+++ b/api/routes/v1.js
@@ -2,47 +2,45 @@
 
 var express = require('express');
 
-function initRouter(backend) {
+function initRouter(node) {
   var router = express.Router();
 
-  function mockResponse(req, res, next) {
-    res.send('This is a mocked response. Backed service is: ' + backend.status);
+  function mockResponse(req, res) {
+    res.send({'message': 'This is a mocked response'});
   }
 
+  // Node routes
+  router.get('/node', mockResponse);
+
+  // Block routes
   router.get('/blocks', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/block/:blockHash', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/block-index/:height', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/blocks/latest', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/blocks/:blockHash', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/blocks/:height', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/blocks/:blockHash/transactions/:txIndex', mockResponse);
 
   // Transaction routes
-  router.get('/tx/:txid', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/txs', mockResponse);
-  router.post('/tx/send', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/transactions', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/transactions/:txHash', mockResponse);
+  router.post('/transactions/send', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/transactions/:txHash/addresses', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/transactions/:txHash/outputs/addresses', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/transactions/:txHash/inputs/addresses', mockResponse);
+
+  // Input routes
+  router.get('/transactions/:txHash/inputs', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/transactions/:txHash/inputs/:index', mockResponse);
+
+  // Output routes
+  router.get('/transactions/:txHash/outputs', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/transactions/:txHash/outputs/:index', mockResponse);
 
   // Address routes
-  router.get('/addr/:addr', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/addr/:addr/utxo', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/addrs/:addrs/utxo', mockResponse);
-  router.post('/addrs/utxo', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/addrs/:addrs/txs', mockResponse);
-  router.post('/addrs/txs', mockResponse);
-
-  // Address property routes
-  router.get('/addr/:addr/balance', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/addr/:addr/totalReceived', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/addr/:addr/totalSent', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/addr/:addr/unconfirmedBalance', mockResponse);
-
-  // Status route
-  router.get('/status', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/sync', mockResponse);
-  router.get('/peer', mockResponse);
-
-  // Currency
-  router.get('/currency', mockResponse);
-
-  // Address routes
-  router.get('/messages/verify', mockResponse);
-  router.post('/messages/verify', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/addresses/:address', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/addresses/:address/transactions', mockResponse);
+  router.get('/addresses/:address/utxos', mockResponse);
+  // TODO: check if this is really restful
+  router.get('/addresses/:addresses/utxos', mockResponse);
 
   return router;
 }
diff --git a/api/routes/v2.js b/api/routes/v2.js
index b6e51377..29a0f799 100644
--- a/api/routes/v2.js
+++ b/api/routes/v2.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 var express = require('express');
 
-function initRouter(backend) {
+function initRouter(node) {
   var router = express.Router();
 
-  router.get('/blocks', function(req, res, next) {
-    res.send('blocks v2 ' + backend.nodes);
+  router.get('/blocks', function(req, res) {
+    res.send('blocks v2 ');
   });
 
   return router;
diff --git a/api/test/http.js b/api/test/http.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0566540b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/test/http.js
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var chai = require('chai');
+var should = chai.should();
+
+var EventEmitter = require('eventemitter2').EventEmitter2;
+
+var BitcoreHTTP = require('../lib/http');
+
+describe('BitcoreHTTP', function() {
+
+  // mocks
+  var nodeMock;
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    nodeMock = new EventEmitter();
+  });
+  describe('instantiates', function() {
+    it('from constructor', function() {
+      var http = new BitcoreHTTP(nodeMock);
+      should.exist(http);
+    });
+    it('from create', function() {
+      var http = new BitcoreHTTP.create();
+      should.exist(http);
+    });
+  });
+  it('starts', function() {
+    var http = new BitcoreHTTP(nodeMock);
+    http.start.bind(http).should.not.throw();
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/api/test/routes.js b/api/test/routes.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70d987aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/test/routes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var chai = require('chai');
+var should = chai.should();
+var request = require('supertest');
+
+var EventEmitter = require('eventemitter2').EventEmitter2;
+
+var BitcoreHTTP = require('../lib/http');
+
+describe('BitcoreHTTP routes', function() {
+
+  // mocks
+  var nodeMock, app, agent;
+  beforeEach(function() {
+    var opts = {
+      port: 1234
+    };
+    nodeMock = new EventEmitter();
+    app = new BitcoreHTTP(nodeMock, opts).app;
+    agent = request(app);
+  });
+  it('404s', function(cb) {
+    agent.get('/invalid/url/')
+      .expect(404, cb);
+  });
+  it('main', function(cb) {
+    agent.get('/')
+      .expect(200)
+      .expect('bitcore-node API', cb);
+  });
+  it('blocks', function(cb) {
+    agent.get('/v1/blocks/')
+      .expect(200)
+      .expect({
+        'message': 'This is a mocked response'
+      }, cb);
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a349d3cc..dce6461a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -48,11 +48,12 @@
     "bitcore": "bitpay/bitcore",
     "bitcore-p2p": "bitpay/bitcore-p2p",
     "bluebird": "^2.9.12",
+    "body-parser": "^1.12.0",
     "bufferput": "bitpay/node-bufferput",
     "buffertools": "*",
     "commander": "^2.3.0",
-    "config": "^1.12.0",
     "compression": "^1.4.1",
+    "config": "^1.12.0",
     "cors": "^2.5.3",
     "cron": "^1.0.4",
     "eventemitter2": "^0.4.14",
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@
     "microtime": "^0.6.0",
     "mkdirp": "^0.5.0",
     "moment": "~2.5.0",
+    "morgan": "^1.5.1",
     "preconditions": "^1.0.7",
     "request": "^2.48.0",
     "socket.io": "1.0.6",
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@
     "chai": "*",
     "gulp": "^3.8.10",
     "should": "^2.1.1",
-    "sinon": "^1.10.3"
+    "sinon": "^1.10.3",
+    "supertest": "^0.15.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/mocha.opts b/test/mocha.opts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4bb7852a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mocha.opts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+test/
+api/test
+--recursive
+-R spec