diff --git a/api/__init__.py b/api/__init__.py
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diff --git a/api/admin.py b/api/admin.py
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+++ b/api/admin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.contrib import admin
+
+# Register your models here.
diff --git a/api/apps.py b/api/apps.py
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+++ b/api/apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+from django.apps import AppConfig
+
+
+class ApiConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = 'api'
diff --git a/api/migrations/__init__.py b/api/migrations/__init__.py
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diff --git a/api/models.py b/api/models.py
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+++ b/api/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+# Create your models here.
diff --git a/api/serializers.py b/api/serializers.py
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+++ b/api/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+
+class UserSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = User
+        fields = ('url', 'username', 'email', 'is_staff')
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diff --git a/api/tests.py b/api/tests.py
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+++ b/api/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from django.test import TestCase
+
+# Create your tests here.
diff --git a/api/urls.py b/api/urls.py
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+++ b/api/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+from django.conf.urls import url, include
+from rest_framework import routers
+
+from .views import UserViewSet
+
+# Routers provide an easy way of automatically determining the URL conf.
+router = routers.DefaultRouter()
+router.register(r'users', UserViewSet)
+
+# Wire up our API using automatic URL routing.
+# Additionally, we include login URLs for the browsable API.
+urlpatterns = [
+    url(r'^api/', include(router.urls)),
+    url(r'^api-auth/', include('rest_framework.urls',
+                               namespace='rest_framework'))
+]
diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
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+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
+from rest_framework import viewsets
+
+from .serializers import (UserSerializer)
+
+
+class UserViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    queryset = User.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = UserSerializer
diff --git a/babyblotter/settings.py b/babyblotter/settings.py
index d920aa17..fe127e34 100644
--- a/babyblotter/settings.py
+++ b/babyblotter/settings.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
     'django.contrib.staticfiles',
+    'rest_framework'
 ]
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -81,31 +82,12 @@ DATABASES = {
 }
 
 
-# Password validation
-# https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#auth-password-validators
-
-AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.UserAttributeSimilarityValidator',
-    },
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.MinimumLengthValidator',
-    },
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.CommonPasswordValidator',
-    },
-    {
-        'NAME': 'django.contrib.auth.password_validation.NumericPasswordValidator',
-    },
-]
-
-
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/topics/i18n/
 
 LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
 
-TIME_ZONE = 'UTC'
+TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
 
 USE_I18N = True
 
@@ -118,3 +100,12 @@ USE_TZ = True
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/howto/static-files/
 
 STATIC_URL = '/static/'
+
+
+# Django Rest Framework
+# http://www.django-rest-framework.org/#
+REST_FRAMEWORK = {
+    'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': [
+        'rest_framework.permissions.DjangoModelPermissionsOrAnonReadOnly'
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/babyblotter/urls.py b/babyblotter/urls.py
index 1555beba..0d6db60e 100644
--- a/babyblotter/urls.py
+++ b/babyblotter/urls.py
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ Including another URLconf
     1. Import the include() function: from django.conf.urls import url, include
     2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  url(r'^blog/', include('blog.urls'))
 """
-from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.conf.urls import url, include
 from django.contrib import admin
 
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^admin/', admin.site.urls),
+    url(r'', include('api.urls')),
 ]
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