diff --git a/lib/main/views.py b/lib/main/views.py
index 8a1dbea609..b2dab5862e 100644
--- a/lib/main/views.py
+++ b/lib/main/views.py
@@ -28,10 +28,27 @@ from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 from rest_framework.authtoken.views import ObtainAuthToken
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
 import exceptions
 import datetime
+import json as python_json
 from base_views import *
 
+
+class ApiRootView(APIView):
+
+    def get(self, request, format=None):
+        data = {}
+        #data = python_json.dumps(data)
+        return Response(data)
+
+class ApiV1RootView(APIView):
+
+    def get(self, request, format=None):
+        data = {}
+        #data = python_json.dumps(data)
+        return Response(data)
+
 class AuthTokenView(ObtainAuthToken):
 
     renderer_classes = api_settings.DEFAULT_RENDERER_CLASSES
diff --git a/lib/urls.py b/lib/urls.py
index 9b595d6439..ef3a873b0c 100644
--- a/lib/urls.py
+++ b/lib/urls.py
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls import *
 import lib.main.views as views
 
+views_ApiRootView                  = views.ApiRootView.as_view()
+views_ApiV1RootView                = views.ApiV1RootView.as_view()
+
 # auth token
 views_AuthTokenView                = views.AuthTokenView.as_view()
 
@@ -102,6 +105,9 @@ views_CredentialsDetail            = views.CredentialsDetail.as_view()
 
 urlpatterns = patterns('',
 
+    url(r'^api/$',    views_ApiRootView),
+    url(r'^api/v1/$', views_ApiV1RootView),
+
     # obtain auth token
     url(r'^api/v1/authtoken/$', views_AuthTokenView),