diff --git a/src/http-api/resources/block.js b/src/http-api/resources/block.js
index e69de29bb2..0c3fdef139 100644
--- a/src/http-api/resources/block.js
+++ b/src/http-api/resources/block.js
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+'use strict'
+
+const ipfs = require('./../index.js').ipfs
+// const debug = require('debug')
+// const get = require('lodash.get')
+// const set = require('lodash.set')
+// const log = debug('http-api:config')
+// log.error = debug('http-api:config:error')
+// const multipart = require('ipfs-multipart')
+
+exports = module.exports
+
+exports.get = (request, reply) => {
+  ipfs.block.get((multihash, callback) => {
+    // parseargs to make sure it is a Multihash
+    return reply(callback)
+  })
+}
+
+exports.put = (request, reply) => {
+  ipfs.block.put((multihash, callback) => {
+    // parseArgs to make sure it is a block
+    return reply(callback)
+  })
+}
+
+exports.del = (request, reply) => {
+  ipfs.block.del((multihash, callback) => {
+    // parseargs to make sure it is a Multihash
+    return reply(callback)
+  })
+}
+
+exports.stat = (request, reply) => {
+  ipfs.block.stat((multihash, callback) => {
+    // parseargs to make sure it is a Multihash
+    return reply(callback)
+  })
+}
diff --git a/src/http-api/routes/block.js b/src/http-api/routes/block.js
index 570365ea0d..f6e8889e76 100644
--- a/src/http-api/routes/block.js
+++ b/src/http-api/routes/block.js
@@ -1,10 +1,55 @@
 const api = require('./../index.js').server.select('API')
 const resources = require('./../resources')
+const Joi = require('joi')
 
-// TODO
+api.route({
+  method: 'GET',
+  path: '/api/v0/block/get/{arg?}',
+  handler: resources.block.get,
+  config: {
+    validate: {
+      query: {
+        arg: Joi.string().required() // The base58 multihash of an existing block to get.
+      }
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+api.route({
+  method: 'POST',
+  path: '/api/v0/block/put/{arg?}',
+  handler: resources.block.put,
+  config: {
+    validate: {
+      query: {
+        arg: Joi.string().required() // The data to be stored as an IPFS block.
+      }
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+api.route({
+  method: 'DELETE',
+  path: '/api/v0/block/del/{arg?}',
+  handler: resources.block.del,
+  config: {
+    validate: {
+      query: {
+        arg: Joi.string().required() // The base58 multihash of the IPFS block to be removed.
+      }
+    }
+  }
+})
 
 api.route({
   method: 'GET',
-  path: '/api/v0/block',
-  handler: resources.block
+  path: '/api/v0/block/stat/{arg?}',
+  handler: resources.block.stat,
+  config: {
+    validate: {
+      query: {
+        arg: Joi.string().required() // The base58 multihash of an existing block to get.
+      }
+    }
+  }
 })