diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 824b6ca9f..8fe31bee1 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ gem 'coffee-rails'
 gem 'haml'
 gem 'sass-rails'
 
+# API data
+gem 'jsonapi-resources'
+
 # CSS framework
 gem 'bootstrap-sass'
 gem 'font-awesome-sass'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5f8bcf612..c1f9e6b6b 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ GEM
       railties (>= 3.2)
       sprockets-rails
     json (2.1.0)
+    jsonapi-resources (0.9.0)
+      activerecord (>= 4.1)
+      concurrent-ruby
+      railties (>= 4.1)
     jwt (1.5.6)
     kaminari (1.1.1)
       activesupport (>= 4.1.0)
@@ -590,6 +594,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   jquery-rails
   jquery-ui-rails (~> 5.0.2)
   js-routes
+  jsonapi-resources
   kaminari
   leaflet-markercluster-rails
   leaflet-rails (~> 0.7.7)
@@ -625,7 +630,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   will_paginate
   xmlrpc
 
-
 RUBY VERSION
    ruby 2.4.1p111
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f6efdaad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class BaseController < JSONAPI::ResourceController
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/crops_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/crops_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d4802df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/crops_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class CropsController < Api::V1::BaseController
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/gardens_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/gardens_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1af5fe2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/gardens_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class GardensController < Api::V1::BaseController
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/members_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/members_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..288ed3318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/members_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class MembersController < Api::V1::BaseController
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/photos_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/photos_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89da2f708
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/photos_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class PhotosController < Api::V1::BaseController
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/plantings_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/plantings_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30e1e54cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/plantings_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class PlantingsController < Api::V1::BaseController
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/resources/api/v1/crop_resource.rb b/app/resources/api/v1/crop_resource.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..525cb1458
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/resources/api/v1/crop_resource.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class CropResource < JSONAPI::Resource
+      immutable
+      model_name 'Crop'
+      attribute :name
+      attribute :en_wikipedia_url
+      has_many :plantings
+      has_many :photos
+      has_one :parent
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/resources/api/v1/garden_resource.rb b/app/resources/api/v1/garden_resource.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..95521a873
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/resources/api/v1/garden_resource.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class GardenResource < JSONAPI::Resource
+      immutable
+      model_name 'Garden'
+      attribute :name
+      has_one :owner, class_name: 'Member'
+      has_many :plantings
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/resources/api/v1/member_resource.rb b/app/resources/api/v1/member_resource.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd0e3be01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/resources/api/v1/member_resource.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class MemberResource < JSONAPI::Resource
+      immutable
+      model_name 'Member'
+      attribute :login_name
+      has_many :gardens
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/resources/api/v1/photo_resource.rb b/app/resources/api/v1/photo_resource.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..270773b07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/resources/api/v1/photo_resource.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class PhotoResource < JSONAPI::Resource
+      immutable
+      model_name 'Photo'
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/resources/api/v1/planting_resource.rb b/app/resources/api/v1/planting_resource.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a9399b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/resources/api/v1/planting_resource.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+module Api
+  module V1
+    class PlantingResource < JSONAPI::Resource
+      immutable
+      model_name 'Planting'
+      has_one :garden
+      has_one :crop
+      has_one :owner
+      has_many :photos
+
+      attribute :planted_at
+      attribute :finished_at
+      attribute :quantity
+      attribute :description
+      attribute :sunniness
+      attribute :planted_from
+      attribute :days_before_maturity
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 72a3d5e19..d8111b518 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -96,8 +96,17 @@ Growstuff::Application.routes.draw do
   get '/admin/newsletter' => 'admin#newsletter', :as => :admin_newsletter
   get '/admin/:action' => 'admin#:action'
 
-  get '/.well-known/acme-challenge/:id' => 'pages#letsencrypt'
+  namespace :api do
+    namespace :v1 do
+      jsonapi_resources :photos
+      jsonapi_resources :crops
+      jsonapi_resources :plantings
+      jsonapi_resources :gardens
+      jsonapi_resources :members
+    end
+  end
 
+  get '/.well-known/acme-challenge/:id' => 'pages#letsencrypt'
   # CMS stuff  -- must remain LAST
   comfy_route :cms, path: '/', sitemap: false
 end