diff --git a/api/__init__.py b/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/api/handlers.py b/api/handlers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c59d2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/handlers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+from piston.handler import AnonymousBaseHandler, BaseHandler
+from piston.utils import rc
+
+from snipts.models import Snipt
+
+
+class AnonSniptHandler(AnonymousBaseHandler):
+    model = Snipt
+    fields = ('title',)
+
+    def read(self, request, snipt_id):
+        return super(self.read)
+
+class SniptHandler(BaseHandler):
+    allowed_methods = ('GET',)
+    anonymous = AnonSniptHandler
+    exclude = ('id',)
+    model = Snipt
+
+    def read(self, request, snipt_id):
+        """
+        Returns an individual public or private snipt.
+        """
+
+        if snipt_id:
+            try:
+                return Snipt.objects.get(pk=snipt_id, public=True)
+            except Snipt.DoesNotExist:
+                return rc.NOT_FOUND
+        else:
+            return rc.BAD_REQUEST
diff --git a/api/urls.py b/api/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b215780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+
+from piston.emitters import Emitter
+from piston.resource import Resource
+
+from api.handlers import SniptHandler
+
+
+Emitter.unregister('django')
+Emitter.unregister('pickle')
+Emitter.unregister('yaml')
+
+snipt_handler = Resource(SniptHandler)
+
+urlpatterns = patterns('',
+   url(r'^snipt/(?P<snipt_id>\d+)/', snipt_handler),
+)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2d4ab08..9fb7907 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 -e git+http://github.com/benoitc/gunicorn.git#egg=gunicorn
 -e hg+ssh://hg@bitbucket.org/nicksergeant/dwfab#egg=dwfab
 
+# API
+-e hg+ssh://hg@bitbucket.org/jespern/django-piston#egg=django-piston
+
 BeautifulSoup
 django-taggit
 django-postmark
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 3bc72ff..06cf927 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = (
 
     'compressor',
     'django_bcrypt',
+    'piston',
     'south',
     'taggit',
 
diff --git a/urls.py b/urls.py
index d1362f5..a2b4797 100644
--- a/urls.py
+++ b/urls.py
@@ -14,5 +14,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^404/$', direct_to_template, {'template': '404.html'}),
     url(r'^500/$', direct_to_template, {'template': '500.html'}),
 
+    url(r'^api/', include('api.urls')),
+
     url(r'^$', home),
 )