diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 75cfdd0bf5a..daa34aa7651 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -117,10 +117,11 @@ function create (env, ctx) {
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // api and json object variables
   ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  const apiRoot = require('./lib/api/root')(env, ctx);
   var api = require('./lib/api/')(env, ctx);
   var api3 = require('./lib/api3/')(env, ctx);
   var ddata = require('./lib/data/endpoints')(env, ctx);
-  var notificationsV2 = require('./lib/api/notifications-v2')(app, ctx)
+  var notificationsV2 = require('./lib/api/notifications-v2')(app, ctx);
 
   app.use(compression({
     filter: function shouldCompress (req, res) {
@@ -166,6 +167,10 @@ function create (env, ctx) {
     });
   });
 
+  app.use('/api', bodyParser({
+    limit: 1048576 * 50
+  }), apiRoot);
+
   app.use('/api/v1', bodyParser({
     limit: 1048576 * 50
   }), api);
@@ -233,7 +238,7 @@ function create (env, ctx) {
 
   app.use('/api-docs', swaggerUi.serve, swaggerUi.setup(swaggerDocument));
 
-  app.use('/swagger-ui-dist', (req, res, next) => {
+  app.use('/swagger-ui-dist', (req, res) => {
     res.redirect(307, '/api-docs');
   });
 
diff --git a/lib/api/const.json b/lib/api/const.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cb1421d8520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/api/const.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "API1_VERSION": "1.0.0",
+  "API2_VERSION": "2.0.0"
+}
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diff --git a/lib/api/root.js b/lib/api/root.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..275660eeae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/api/root.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+'use strict';
+
+function configure () {
+  const express = require('express')
+    , api = express.Router( )
+    , apiConst = require('./const')
+    , api3Const = require('../api3/const')
+    ;
+
+  api.get('/versions', function getVersion (req, res) {
+
+    const versions = [
+      { version: apiConst.API1_VERSION, url: '/api/v1' },
+      { version: apiConst.API2_VERSION, url: '/api/v2' },
+      { version: api3Const.API3_VERSION, url: '/api/v3' }
+    ];
+
+    res.json(versions);
+  });
+
+  return api;
+}
+module.exports = configure;
diff --git a/tests/api.root.test.js b/tests/api.root.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d2c3609a117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/api.root.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const request = require('supertest');
+require('should');
+
+describe('Root REST API', function() {
+  const self = this
+    , instance = require('./fixtures/api/instance')
+    , semver = require('semver')
+    ;
+
+  this.timeout(15000);
+
+  before(async () => {
+    self.instance = await instance.create({});
+    self.app = self.instance.app;
+    self.env = self.instance.env;
+  });
+
+
+  after(function after () {
+    self.instance.server.close();
+  });
+
+
+  it('GET /api/versions', async () => {
+    let res = await request(self.app)
+      .get('/api/versions')
+      .expect(200);
+
+    res.body.length.should.be.aboveOrEqual(3);
+    res.body.forEach(obj => {
+      const fields = Object.getOwnPropertyNames(obj);
+      fields.sort().should.be.eql(['url', 'version']);
+
+      semver.valid(obj.version).should.be.ok();
+      obj.url.should.startWith('/api');
+    });
+  });
+
+});
+
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/api/instance.js b/tests/fixtures/api/instance.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed5b28474c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/api/instance.js
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const fs = require('fs')
+  , path = require('path')
+  , language = require('../../../lib/language')()
+  , apiRoot = require('../../../lib/api/root')
+  , http = require('http')
+  , https = require('https')
+  ;
+
+function configure () {
+  const self = { };
+
+  self.prepareEnv = function prepareEnv({ apiSecret, useHttps, authDefaultRoles, enable }) {
+
+    if (useHttps) {
+      process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = '0';
+    }
+    else {
+      process.env.INSECURE_USE_HTTP = true;
+    }
+    process.env.API_SECRET = apiSecret;
+
+    process.env.HOSTNAME = 'localhost';
+    const env = require('../../../env')();
+
+    if (useHttps) {
+      env.ssl = {
+        key: fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '../api3/localhost.key')),
+        cert: fs.readFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '../api3/localhost.crt'))
+      };
+    }
+
+    env.settings.authDefaultRoles = authDefaultRoles;
+    env.settings.enable = enable;
+
+    return env;
+  };
+
+
+  /*
+   * Create new web server instance for testing purposes
+   */
+  self.create = function createHttpServer ({
+                                             apiSecret = 'this is my long pass phrase',
+                                             useHttps = true,
+                                             authDefaultRoles = '',
+                                             enable = ['careportal', 'api']
+                                           }) {
+
+    return new Promise(function (resolve, reject) {
+
+      try {
+        let instance = { },
+          hasBooted = false
+        ;
+
+        instance.env = self.prepareEnv({ apiSecret, useHttps, authDefaultRoles, enable });
+
+        self.wares = require('../../../lib/middleware/')(instance.env);
+        instance.app = require('express')();
+        instance.app.enable('api');
+
+        require('../../../lib/server/bootevent')(instance.env, language).boot(function booted (ctx) {
+          instance.ctx = ctx;
+          instance.ctx.ddata = require('../../../lib/data/ddata')();
+          instance.ctx.apiRootApp = apiRoot(instance.env, ctx);
+
+          instance.app.use('/api', instance.ctx.apiRootApp);
+
+          const transport = useHttps ? https : http;
+
+          instance.server = transport.createServer(instance.env.ssl || { }, instance.app).listen(0);
+          instance.env.PORT = instance.server.address().port;
+
+          instance.baseUrl = `${useHttps ? 'https' : 'http'}://${instance.env.HOSTNAME}:${instance.env.PORT}`;
+
+          console.log(`Started ${useHttps ? 'SSL' : 'HTTP'} instance on ${instance.baseUrl}`);
+          hasBooted = true;
+          resolve(instance);
+        });
+
+        setTimeout(function watchDog() {
+          if (!hasBooted)
+            reject('timeout');
+        }, 30000);
+
+      } catch (err) {
+        reject(err);
+      }
+    });
+  };
+
+
+  return self;
+}
+
+module.exports = configure();
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