diff --git a/blockExplorerApi/app.go b/blockExplorerApi/app.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1334fe903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blockExplorerApi/app.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package main
+
+//@NOTE SHYFT main func for api, sets up router and spins up a server
+//to run server 'go run blockExplorerApi/*.go'
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/handlers"
+)
+
+func main() {
+
+	router := NewRouter()
+	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", handlers.CORS(handlers.AllowedHeaders([]string{"X-Requested-With", "Content-Type", "Authorization"}), handlers.AllowedMethods([]string{"GET", "POST", "PUT", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"}), handlers.AllowedOrigins([]string{"*"}))(router)))
+}
diff --git a/blockExplorerApi/handler.go b/blockExplorerApi/handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ff4229c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blockExplorerApi/handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package main
+
+///@NOTE Shyft handler functions when endpoints are hit
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb"
+)
+
+// GetAllTransactions gets txs
+func GetAllTransactions(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	address := vars["address"]
+	// addressBytes := []byte(address)
+
+	blockExplorerDb, err := leveldb.OpenFile(`../shyftData/geth/blockExplorerDb/`, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	data, err := blockExplorerDb.Get([]byte(address), nil)
+	bodyString := string(data)
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(bodyString)
+}
+
+// GetBalance gets balance
+func GetBalance(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	address := vars["address"]
+	//addressBytes := []byte(address)
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(address)
+}
+
+// GetBalances gets balances
+func GetBalances(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	addresses := vars["addresses"]
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "Get Balances", addresses)
+}
+
+// GetBlocksMined get blocks mined
+func GetBlocksMined(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	address := vars["address"]
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "Get Blocks Mined", address)
+}
+
+// GetTransactions gets txs
+func GetTransactions(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	address := vars["address"]
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "Get Transactions", address)
+}
+
+//GetInternalTransactions gets internal txs
+func GetInternalTransactions(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	address := vars["address"]
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "GetInternalTransactions", address)
+}
+
+//GetInternalTransactionsHash gets internal txs hash
+func GetInternalTransactionsHash(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	transactionHash := vars["transaction_hash"]
+
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=UTF-8")
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+
+	fmt.Fprintln(w, "Get Internal Transaction Hash", transactionHash)
+}
diff --git a/blockExplorerApi/logger.go b/blockExplorerApi/logger.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dbeeaa8a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blockExplorerApi/logger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package main
+
+//@ NOTE Shyft logs responses in terminal
+import (
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+)
+
+//Logger logs responses to terminal
+func Logger(inner http.Handler, name string) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		start := time.Now()
+
+		inner.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+
+		log.Printf(
+			"%s\t%s\t%s\t%s",
+			r.Method,
+			r.RequestURI,
+			name,
+			time.Since(start),
+		)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/blockExplorerApi/router.go b/blockExplorerApi/router.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e25dee9bd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blockExplorerApi/router.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package main
+
+//@ NOTE Shyft setting up router
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+)
+
+//NewRouter sets up router
+func NewRouter() *mux.Router {
+
+	router := mux.NewRouter().StrictSlash(true)
+	for _, route := range routes {
+		var handler http.Handler
+
+		handler = route.HandlerFunc
+		handler = Logger(handler, route.Name)
+
+		router.
+			Methods(route.Method).
+			Path(route.Pattern).
+			Name(route.Name).
+			Handler(handler)
+	}
+	return router
+}
diff --git a/blockExplorerApi/routes.go b/blockExplorerApi/routes.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..da7763e37b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blockExplorerApi/routes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package main
+
+//@NOTE Shyft setting up endpoints
+import "net/http"
+
+//Route stuct
+type Route struct {
+	Name        string
+	Method      string
+	Pattern     string
+	HandlerFunc http.HandlerFunc
+}
+
+//Routes routes
+type Routes []Route
+
+var routes = Routes{
+	Route{
+		"GetBalance",
+		"GET",
+		"/api/get_balance/{address}",
+		GetBalance,
+	},
+	Route{
+		"GetBalances",
+		"GET",
+		"/api/get_balances/{addresses}",
+		GetBalances,
+	},
+	Route{
+		"GetBlocksMined",
+		"GET",
+		"/api/get_blocks_mined/{address}",
+		GetBlocksMined,
+	},
+	Route{
+		"GetTransactions",
+		"GET",
+		"/api/get_transactions/{address}",
+		GetTransactions,
+	},
+	Route{
+		"GetAllTransactions",
+		"GET",
+		"/api/get_all_transactions/{address}",
+		GetAllTransactions,
+	},
+	Route{
+		"GetInternalTransactions",
+		"GET",
+		"/api/get_internal_transactions/{address}",
+		GetInternalTransactions,
+	},
+	Route{
+		"GetInternalTransactionsHash",
+		"GET",
+		"/api/get_internal_transactions_hash/{transactions_hash}",
+		GetInternalTransactionsHash,
+	},
+	// Route{
+	// 	"PostTestData",
+	// 	"POST",
+	// 	"/api/post_test_data/",
+	// 	PostTestData,
+	// },
+}