diff --git a/lib/blocks.js b/lib/blocks.js
index a15b2e7..11806bd 100644
--- a/lib/blocks.js
+++ b/lib/blocks.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 var common = require('./common');
 var async = require('async');
 var bitcore = require('bitcore-lib');
-var BufferUtil = bitcore.util.buffer;
 var pools = require('../pools.json');
 var BN = bitcore.crypto.BN;
 
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index ed0df24..66c88dd 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ var $ = bitcore.util.preconditions;
 var Transaction = bitcore.Transaction;
 var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
 
+/**
+ * A service for Bitcore to enable HTTP routes to query information about the blockchain.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} options
+ * @param {Boolean} options.enableCache - This will enable cache-control headers
+ * @param {Number} options.cacheShortSeconds - The time to cache short lived cache responses.
+ * @param {Number} options.cacheLongSeconds - The time to cache long lived cache responses.
+ * @param {String} options.routePrefix - The URL route prefix
+ */
 var InsightAPI = function(options) {
   BaseService.call(this, options);
 
@@ -25,6 +34,13 @@ var InsightAPI = function(options) {
     inv: []
   };
 
+  if (!_.isUndefined(options.enableCache)) {
+    $.checkArgument(_.isBoolean(options.enableCache));
+    this.enableCache = options.enableCache;
+  }
+  this.cacheShortSeconds = options.cacheShortSeconds;
+  this.cacheLongSeconds = options.cacheLongSeconds;
+
   if (!_.isUndefined(options.routePrefix)) {
     this.routePrefix = options.routePrefix;
   } else {
@@ -38,6 +54,26 @@ InsightAPI.dependencies = ['address', 'web'];
 
 inherits(InsightAPI, BaseService);
 
+InsightAPI.prototype.cache = function(maxAge) {
+  var self = this;
+  return function(req, res, next) {
+    if (self.enableCache) {
+      res.header('Cache-Control', 'public, max-age=' + maxAge);
+    }
+    next();
+  };
+};
+
+InsightAPI.prototype.cacheShort = function() {
+  var seconds = this.cacheShortSeconds || 30; // thirty seconds
+  return this.cache(seconds);
+};
+
+InsightAPI.prototype.cacheLong = function() {
+  var seconds = this.cacheLongSeconds || 86400; // one day
+  return this.cache(seconds);
+};
+
 InsightAPI.prototype.getRoutePrefix = function() {
   return this.routePrefix;
 };
@@ -49,6 +85,7 @@ InsightAPI.prototype.start = function(callback) {
 };
 
 InsightAPI.prototype.setupRoutes = function(app) {
+
   //Enable CORS
   app.use(function(req, res, next) {
     res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
@@ -58,48 +95,47 @@ InsightAPI.prototype.setupRoutes = function(app) {
 
   //Block routes
   var blocks = new BlockController(this.node);
-  app.get('/blocks', blocks.list.bind(blocks));
+  app.get('/blocks', this.cacheShort(), blocks.list.bind(blocks));
 
 
-  app.get('/block/:blockHash', blocks.show.bind(blocks));
+  app.get('/block/:blockHash', this.cacheLong(), blocks.show.bind(blocks));
   app.param('blockHash', blocks.block.bind(blocks));
 
-  app.get('/block-index/:height', blocks.blockIndex.bind(blocks));
+  app.get('/block-index/:height', this.cacheLong(), blocks.blockIndex.bind(blocks));
   app.param('height', blocks.blockIndex.bind(blocks));
 
-
   // Transaction routes
   var transactions = new TxController(this.node);
-  app.get('/tx/:txid', transactions.show.bind(transactions));
+  app.get('/tx/:txid', this.cacheLong(), transactions.show.bind(transactions));
   app.param('txid', transactions.transaction.bind(transactions));
-  app.get('/txs', transactions.list.bind(transactions));
+  app.get('/txs', this.cacheShort(), transactions.list.bind(transactions));
   app.post('/tx/send', transactions.send.bind(transactions));
 
   // Raw Routes
-  app.get('/rawtx/:txid', transactions.showRaw.bind(transactions));
+  app.get('/rawtx/:txid', this.cacheLong(), transactions.showRaw.bind(transactions));
   app.param('txid', transactions.rawTransaction.bind(transactions));
 
   // Address routes
   var addresses = new AddressController(this.node);
-  app.get('/addr/:addr', addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.show.bind(addresses));
-  app.get('/addr/:addr/utxo', addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.utxo.bind(addresses));
-  app.get('/addrs/:addrs/utxo', addresses.checkAddrs.bind(addresses), addresses.multiutxo.bind(addresses));
-  app.post('/addrs/utxo', addresses.checkAddrs.bind(addresses), addresses.multiutxo.bind(addresses));
-  app.get('/addrs/:addrs/txs', addresses.checkAddrs.bind(addresses), addresses.multitxs.bind(addresses));
-  app.post('/addrs/txs', addresses.checkAddrs.bind(addresses), addresses.multitxs.bind(addresses));
+  app.get('/addr/:addr', this.cacheShort(), addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.show.bind(addresses));
+  app.get('/addr/:addr/utxo', this.cacheShort(), addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.utxo.bind(addresses));
+  app.get('/addrs/:addrs/utxo', this.cacheShort(), addresses.checkAddrs.bind(addresses), addresses.multiutxo.bind(addresses));
+  app.post('/addrs/utxo', this.cacheShort(), addresses.checkAddrs.bind(addresses), addresses.multiutxo.bind(addresses));
+  app.get('/addrs/:addrs/txs', this.cacheShort(), addresses.checkAddrs.bind(addresses), addresses.multitxs.bind(addresses));
+  app.post('/addrs/txs', this.cacheShort(), addresses.checkAddrs.bind(addresses), addresses.multitxs.bind(addresses));
 
   // Address property routes
-  app.get('/addr/:addr/balance', addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.balance.bind(addresses));
-  app.get('/addr/:addr/totalReceived', addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.totalReceived.bind(addresses));
-  app.get('/addr/:addr/totalSent', addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.totalSent.bind(addresses));
-  app.get('/addr/:addr/unconfirmedBalance', addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.unconfirmedBalance.bind(addresses));
+  app.get('/addr/:addr/balance', this.cacheShort(), addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.balance.bind(addresses));
+  app.get('/addr/:addr/totalReceived', this.cacheShort(), addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.totalReceived.bind(addresses));
+  app.get('/addr/:addr/totalSent', this.cacheShort(), addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.totalSent.bind(addresses));
+  app.get('/addr/:addr/unconfirmedBalance', this.cacheShort(), addresses.checkAddr.bind(addresses), addresses.unconfirmedBalance.bind(addresses));
 
   // Status route
   var status = new StatusController(this.node);
-  app.get('/status', status.show.bind(status));
-  app.get('/sync', status.sync.bind(status));
-  app.get('/peer', status.peer.bind(status));
-  app.get('/version', status.version.bind(status));
+  app.get('/status', this.cacheShort(), status.show.bind(status));
+  app.get('/sync', this.cacheShort(), status.sync.bind(status));
+  app.get('/peer', this.cacheShort(), status.peer.bind(status));
+  app.get('/version', this.cacheShort(), status.version.bind(status));
 
   // Address routes
   var messages = new MessagesController(this.node);
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d8e5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+'use strict';
+
+var should = require('should');
+var sinon = require('sinon');
+var InsightAPI = require('../lib/index');
+
+describe('Index', function() {
+  describe('#cache', function() {
+    it('will set cache control header', function(done) {
+      var index = new InsightAPI({
+        enableCache: true
+      });
+      var req = {};
+      var res = {
+        header: sinon.stub()
+      };
+      var middle = index.cache(10);
+      middle(req, res, function() {
+        res.header.callCount.should.equal(1);
+        res.header.args[0][0].should.equal('Cache-Control');
+        res.header.args[0][1].should.equal('public, max-age=10');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('will NOT set cache control header', function(done) {
+      var index = new InsightAPI({
+        enableCache: false
+      });
+      var req = {};
+      var res = {
+        header: sinon.stub()
+      };
+      var middle = index.cache(10);
+      middle(req, res, function() {
+        res.header.callCount.should.equal(0);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  describe('#cacheShort', function() {
+    it('will set SHORT cache control header', function(done) {
+      var index = new InsightAPI({
+        enableCache: true,
+        cacheShortSeconds: 35
+      });
+      var req = {};
+      var res = {
+        header: sinon.stub()
+      };
+      var middle = index.cacheShort();
+      middle(req, res, function() {
+        res.header.callCount.should.equal(1);
+        res.header.args[0][0].should.equal('Cache-Control');
+        res.header.args[0][1].should.equal('public, max-age=35');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('will set SHORT DEFAULT cache control header', function(done) {
+      var index = new InsightAPI({
+        enableCache: true
+      });
+      var req = {};
+      var res = {
+        header: sinon.stub()
+      };
+      var middle = index.cacheShort();
+      middle(req, res, function() {
+        res.header.callCount.should.equal(1);
+        res.header.args[0][0].should.equal('Cache-Control');
+        res.header.args[0][1].should.equal('public, max-age=30');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+  describe('#cacheLong', function() {
+    it('will set LONG cache control header', function(done) {
+      var index = new InsightAPI({
+        enableCache: true,
+        cacheLongSeconds: 86400000
+      });
+      var req = {};
+      var res = {
+        header: sinon.stub()
+      };
+      var middle = index.cacheLong();
+      middle(req, res, function() {
+        res.header.callCount.should.equal(1);
+        res.header.args[0][0].should.equal('Cache-Control');
+        res.header.args[0][1].should.equal('public, max-age=86400000');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+    it('will set LONG DEFAULT cache control header', function(done) {
+      var index = new InsightAPI({
+        enableCache: true
+      });
+      var req = {};
+      var res = {
+        header: sinon.stub()
+      };
+      var middle = index.cacheLong();
+      middle(req, res, function() {
+        res.header.callCount.should.equal(1);
+        res.header.args[0][0].should.equal('Cache-Control');
+        res.header.args[0][1].should.equal('public, max-age=86400');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});