diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 03e3bf4c6f..b243d26796 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ geth:
 	@echo "Done building."
 	@echo "Run \"$(GOBIN)/geth\" to launch geth."
 
+console:
+	build/env.sh go install -v $(shell build/ldflags.sh) ./cmd/console
+	@echo "Done building."
+	@echo "Run \"$(GOBIN)/console\" to launch the console."
+
 mist:
 	build/env.sh go install -v $(shell build/ldflags.sh) ./cmd/mist
 	@echo "Done building."
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index a355d60084..3deff5df6d 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ JavaScript API. See https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Javascipt-Conso
 		utils.RPCListenAddrFlag,
 		utils.RPCPortFlag,
 		utils.IPCDisabledFlag,
+		utils.IPCApiFlag,
 		utils.IPCPathFlag,
 		utils.WhisperEnabledFlag,
 		utils.VMDebugFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 57bc17c569..03cf682226 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -208,6 +208,11 @@ var (
 		Name:  "ipcdisable",
 		Usage: "Disable the IPC-RPC server",
 	}
+	IPCApiFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "ipcapi",
+		Usage: "Specify the API's which are offered over this interface",
+		Value: api.DEFAULT_IPC_APIS,
+	}
 	IPCPathFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "ipcpath",
 		Usage: "Filename for IPC socket/pipe",
@@ -382,19 +387,19 @@ func StartRPC(eth *eth.Ethereum, ctx *cli.Context) error {
 }
 
 func StartIPC(eth *eth.Ethereum, ctx *cli.Context) error {
-	config := comms.IpcConfig{
+	codec := codec.JSON
+	apis, err := api.ParseApiString(ctx.GlobalString(IPCApiFlag.Name), codec, eth)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	glog.V(logger.Error).Infof("IPC api's: %s", ctx.GlobalString(IPCApiFlag.Name))
+
+	cfg := comms.IpcConfig{
 		Endpoint: ctx.GlobalString(IPCPathFlag.Name),
 	}
 
-	xeth := xeth.New(eth, nil)
-	// offered API over IPC
-	codec := codec.JSON
-	web3Api := api.NewWeb3(xeth, codec)
-	ethApi := api.NewEth(xeth, codec)
-	netApi := api.NewNet(xeth, codec)
-	minerApi := api.NewMiner(eth, codec)
-
-	return comms.StartIpc(config, codec, web3Api, ethApi, netApi, minerApi)
+	return comms.StartIpc(cfg, codec, apis...)
 }
 
 func StartPProf(ctx *cli.Context) {
diff --git a/rpc/api/admin.go b/rpc/api/admin.go
index c2f2dea41f..b1b2aa9374 100644
--- a/rpc/api/admin.go
+++ b/rpc/api/admin.go
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ type adminhandler func(*admin, *shared.Request) (interface{}, error)
 
 // admin api provider
 type admin struct {
-	ethereum ethereum.Ethereum
+	ethereum *ethereum.Ethereum
 	methods  map[string]adminhandler
 	codec    codec.ApiCoder
 }
 
 // create a new admin api instance
-func NewAdmin(ethereum ethereum.Ethereum, coder codec.Codec) *admin {
+func NewAdmin(ethereum *ethereum.Ethereum, coder codec.Codec) *admin {
 	return &admin{
 		ethereum: ethereum,
 		methods:  AdminMapping,
@@ -46,3 +46,16 @@ func (self *admin) Methods() []string {
 	}
 	return methods
 }
+
+// Execute given request
+func (self *admin) Execute(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	if callback, ok := self.methods[req.Method]; ok {
+		return callback(self, req)
+	}
+
+	return nil, &shared.NotImplementedError{req.Method}
+}
+
+func (self *admin) Id() string {
+	return "admin"
+}
diff --git a/rpc/api/api.go b/rpc/api/api.go
index 0e1e844f76..32c775721b 100644
--- a/rpc/api/api.go
+++ b/rpc/api/api.go
@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 package api
 
-import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc/shared"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc/shared"
+	e "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"strings"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc/codec"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/xeth"
+)
+
+const (
+	DEFAULT_IPC_APIS = "admin,debug,eth,miner,net,web3"
+	DEFAULT_HTTP_APIS = "web3,eth"
+)
 
 // Descriptor for all API implementations
 type Ethereum interface {
+	// API identifier, e.g. admin or web3
+	Id() string
 	// Execute single API request
 	Execute(*shared.Request) (interface{}, error)
 	// List with supported methods
@@ -37,6 +52,38 @@ func (self *mergedEthereumApi) Execute(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error)
 	return nil, shared.NewNotImplementedError(req.Method)
 }
 
+func (self *mergedEthereumApi) Id() string {
+	return "mergedEthereumApi"
+}
+
 func Merge(apis ...Ethereum) Ethereum {
 	return newMergedEthereumApi(apis...)
 }
+
+// Parses the given apiString (comma separated list with api identifiers) to a collection of API's
+func ParseApiString(apiString string, codec codec.Codec, eth *e.Ethereum) ([]Ethereum, error) {
+	xeth := xeth.New(eth, nil)
+	apiNames := strings.Split(apiString, ",")
+	apis := make([]Ethereum, len(apiNames))
+
+	for i, name := range apiNames {
+		switch name {
+		case "admin":
+			apis[i] = NewAdmin(eth, codec)
+		case "eth":
+			apis[i] = NewEth(xeth, codec)
+		case "debug":
+			apis[i] = NewDebug(xeth, eth, codec)
+		case "miner":
+			apis[i] = NewMiner(eth, codec)
+		case "net":
+			apis[i] = NewNet(xeth, codec)
+		case "web3":
+			apis[i] = NewWeb3(xeth, codec)
+		default:
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Api '%s' isn't supported", name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return apis, nil
+}
diff --git a/rpc/api/debug.go b/rpc/api/debug.go
index 0aab2dda56..6e436cdaf5 100644
--- a/rpc/api/debug.go
+++ b/rpc/api/debug.go
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@ type debughandler func(*debug, *shared.Request) (interface{}, error)
 // admin api provider
 type debug struct {
 	xeth     *xeth.XEth
-	ethereum ethereum.Ethereum
+	ethereum *ethereum.Ethereum
 	methods  map[string]debughandler
 	codec    codec.ApiCoder
 }
 
 // create a new debug api instance
-func NewDebug(xeth *xeth.XEth, ethereum ethereum.Ethereum, coder codec.Codec) *debug {
+func NewDebug(xeth *xeth.XEth, ethereum *ethereum.Ethereum, coder codec.Codec) *debug {
 	return &debug{
 		xeth:     xeth,
 		ethereum: ethereum,
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ func (self *debug) Methods() []string {
 	return methods
 }
 
+// Execute given request
+func (self *debug) Execute(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
+	if callback, ok := self.methods[req.Method]; ok {
+		return callback(self, req)
+	}
+
+	return nil, &shared.NotImplementedError{req.Method}
+}
+
+func (self *debug) Id() string {
+	return "debug"
+}
+
 func (self *debug) PrintBlock(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	args := new(BlockNumArg)
 	if err := self.codec.Decode(req.Params, &args); err != nil {
diff --git a/rpc/api/eth.go b/rpc/api/eth.go
index 5078cb2d77..e15700fc28 100644
--- a/rpc/api/eth.go
+++ b/rpc/api/eth.go
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ func (self *eth) Version() string {
 	return ethVersion
 }
 
+func (self *eth) Id() string {
+	return "eth"
+}
+
 func (self *eth) Accounts(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	return self.xeth.Accounts(), nil
 }
diff --git a/rpc/api/miner.go b/rpc/api/miner.go
index 058f682e98..5a387b2e51 100644
--- a/rpc/api/miner.go
+++ b/rpc/api/miner.go
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ func (self *miner) Methods() []string {
 	return methods
 }
 
+func (self *miner) Id() string {
+	return "miner"
+}
+
 func (self *miner) StartMiner(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	args := new(StartMinerArgs)
 	if err := self.codec.Decode(req.Params, &args); err != nil {
diff --git a/rpc/api/net.go b/rpc/api/net.go
index f6f9b7bff5..465dcc2ef3 100644
--- a/rpc/api/net.go
+++ b/rpc/api/net.go
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ func (self *net) Execute(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	return nil, shared.NewNotImplementedError(req.Method)
 }
 
+func (self *net) Id() string {
+	return "net"
+}
+
 // Network version
 func (self *net) Version(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	return self.xeth.NetworkVersion(), nil
diff --git a/rpc/api/web3.go b/rpc/api/web3.go
index 69d63b26e8..7fa74aff2d 100644
--- a/rpc/api/web3.go
+++ b/rpc/api/web3.go
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ func (self *web3) Execute(req *shared.Request) (interface{}, error) {
 	return nil, &shared.NotImplementedError{req.Method}
 }
 
+func (self *web3) Id() string {
+	return "web3"
+}
+
 // Version of the API this instance provides
 func (self *web3) Version() string {
 	return Web3Version