diff --git a/server/lib/api/address.js b/server/lib/api/address.js
index edcbdcd..d7594f1 100644
--- a/server/lib/api/address.js
+++ b/server/lib/api/address.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-const Block = require('../../models/block.js');
-const logger = require('../logger');
+const Block   = require('../../models/block.js');
+const logger  = require('../logger');
 const request = require('request');
-const config = require('../../config');
+const config  = require('../../config');
+const db      = require('../db');
+
+console.log(db);
 
 const MAX_BLOCKS = 200;
 
diff --git a/server/lib/db/blocks.js b/server/lib/db/blocks.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdc200c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/lib/db/blocks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+const Block = require('../../models/block.js');
+const logger = require('../logger');
+const config = require('../../config');
+
+// move to config
+const MAX_BLOCKS = 200;
+const blockTemplate = new Block();
+
+function getBlocks(params, options, limit, cb) {
+  const defaultOptions = { _id: 0 };
+
+  Object.assign(defaultOptions, options);
+
+  if (!Number.isInteger(limit)) {
+    limit = MAX_BLOCKS;
+  }
+
+  if (limit > MAX_BLOCKS) {
+    limit = MAX_BLOCKS;
+  }
+
+  Block.find(
+    params,
+    defaultOptions,
+    (err, blocks) => {
+      if (err) {
+        logger.log('error',
+          `getBlocks: ${err}`);
+        return cb(err);
+      }
+      if (blocks.length > 0) {
+        return cb(null, blocks);
+      }
+      return cb(null, [blockTemplate]);
+    })
+    .sort({ height: -1 })
+    .limit(limit);
+}
+
+function getBlock(params, options, limit, cb) {
+  getBlocks(params, options, limit, (err, blocks) => {
+    if (err) {
+      logger.log('error',
+        `getBlock: ${err}`);
+      return cb(err);
+    }
+    if (blocks.length > 0) {
+      return cb(null, blocks[0]);
+    }
+    return cb(null, blockTemplate);
+  });
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+  getBlock,
+  getBlocks,
+};
diff --git a/server/lib/db/index.js b/server/lib/db/index.js
index 43f325f..f808838 100644
--- a/server/lib/db/index.js
+++ b/server/lib/db/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 const logger   = require('../logger');
+const Blocks   = require('./blocks');
 
 mongoose.connection.on('error', (err) => {
   logger.log('error',
@@ -7,4 +8,8 @@ mongoose.connection.on('error', (err) => {
     ${err}`);
 });
 
-module.exports = mongoose;
+module.exports = {
+  connect:    mongoose.connect,
+  connection: mongoose.connection,
+  Blocks,
+};