diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7234eb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use crate::config::Context;
+
+use std::io;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
+use tokio::net::TcpSocket;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
+
+pub async fn apiserver(ctxarc: &Arc<Mutex<Context>>, apitx: Sender<String>) -> io::Result<()> {
+    let ctxclone = Arc::clone(ctxarc);
+    let ctx = ctxclone.lock().await;
+    let addr = ctx.cfg.api.parse().unwrap();
+    drop(ctx);
+
+    let socket = TcpSocket::new_v4().unwrap();
+    socket.bind(addr).unwrap();
+    let listener = socket.listen(1024).unwrap();
+
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            match listener.accept().await {
+                Ok((mut socket, addr)) => {
+                    let ctx = ctxclone.lock().await;
+                    let (reader, mut writer) = socket.split();
+                    apitx.send(String::from("")).await.unwrap();
+                    let msg = format!("{:?}", ctx.blocklist.len());
+                    writer
+                        .write_all(format!("{msg}\r\n").as_bytes())
+                        .await
+                        .unwrap();
+                    writer.shutdown().await.unwrap();
+                    socket.shutdown().await.unwrap();
+                }
+                Err(e) => println!("couldn't get client: {:?}", e),
+            }
+        }
+    });
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index c351594..026d543 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub struct Flags {
 }
 
 impl Context {
-    pub async fn new<'a>() -> Self {
+    pub async fn new() -> Self {
         // Get flags
         let argp: ArgMatches = Context::argparse();
         //let debug: bool = argp.contains_id("debug");
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl Context {
         ctx
     }
 
-    pub fn argparse<'a>() -> ArgMatches {
+    pub fn argparse() -> ArgMatches {
         Command::new(env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME"))
             .version(format!("{}@{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), GIT_VERSION))
             .author(env!("CARGO_PKG_AUTHORS"))
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     #[serde(skip_serializing)]
     pub trustnets: Vec<String>,
     pub zmq: HashMap<String, ZMQ>,
+    pub api: String,
 }
 
 impl Config {
@@ -333,7 +334,8 @@ impl Config {
                 hostname: MASTERSERVER.to_string(),
                 port: 9998,
                 subscription: String::new(),
-            })])
+            })]),
+            api: String::from("127.0.0.1:8099")
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/ipblc.rs b/src/ipblc.rs
index 055bc6b..c229141 100644
--- a/src/ipblc.rs
+++ b/src/ipblc.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+use crate::api::apiserver;
 use crate::config::{Context, GIT_VERSION};
 use crate::fw::{block, init};
-use crate::ip::{filter, push_ip, IpData};
-use crate::utils::{gethostname, read_lines, sleep_s};
-use crate::zmqcom::zconnect;
+use crate::ip::{filter, IpData};
+use crate::utils::read_lines;
+use crate::ws::send_to_ipbl_ws;
+use crate::zmqcom::{send_to_ipbl_zmq, zmqinit};
 
 use chrono::prelude::*;
 use chrono::prelude::{DateTime, Local};
@@ -15,6 +17,7 @@ use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
 const BL_CHAN_SIZE: usize = 32;
 const ZMQ_CHAN_SIZE: usize = 64;
+const API_CHAN_SIZE: usize = 64;
 
 pub async fn run() {
     let ctx = Arc::new(Mutex::new(Context::new().await));
@@ -24,27 +27,18 @@ pub async fn run() {
         format!("{}@{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), GIT_VERSION)
     );
 
-    let (ipdatatx, mut ipdatarx): (Sender<IpData>, Receiver<IpData>) = channel(ZMQ_CHAN_SIZE);
+    let (apitx, mut apirx): (Sender<String>, Receiver<String>) = channel(API_CHAN_SIZE);
+    //let tcpsocket = apiinit(&ctx, &apitx).await;
+
+    apiserver(&ctx, apitx).await.unwrap();
 
     // initialize the firewall table
     init(&env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME").to_string());
     let mut fwlen: usize = 0;
 
     // initialize zeromq sockets
-    let reqsocket;
-    let subsocket;
-    {
-        let ctxarc = Arc::clone(&ctx);
-        let zmqctx = ctxarc.lock().await;
-        reqsocket = zconnect(&zmqctx.cfg.zmq.get("reqrep").unwrap(), zmq::REQ)
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-        subsocket = zconnect(&zmqctx.cfg.zmq.get("pubsub").unwrap(), zmq::SUB)
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
-    }
-
-    listenpubsub(&ctx, ipdatatx.clone(), subsocket).await;
+    let (ipdatatx, mut ipdatarx): (Sender<IpData>, Receiver<IpData>) = channel(ZMQ_CHAN_SIZE);
+    let zmqreqsocket = zmqinit(&ctx, &ipdatatx).await;
 
     let mut blrx = watchfiles(&ctx).await;
 
@@ -60,61 +54,77 @@ pub async fn run() {
         hostname: "".to_string(),
         mode: "init".to_string(),
     };
-    send_to_ipbl_zmq(&reqsocket, &mut ip_init).await;
+    send_to_ipbl_zmq(&zmqreqsocket, &mut ip_init).await;
 
     loop {
         let mut ret: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
         let begin: DateTime<Local> = Local::now().trunc_subsecs(0);
 
         // wait for logs parse and zmq channel receive
-        let mut received_ip = ipdatarx.recv().await.unwrap();
+        //let mut received_ip = ipdatarx.recv();
+        let r = ipdatarx.recv();
 
-        // lock the context mutex
-        let ctxarc = Arc::clone(&ctx);
-        let mut ctx = ctxarc.lock().await;
+        let apimsg = apirx.recv();
 
-        if received_ip.ip == "".to_string() && received_ip.mode == "init".to_string() {
-            for ip_to_send in &mut ctx.get_blocklist_toblock().await {
-                ip_to_send.mode = "init".to_string();
-                send_to_ipbl_zmq(&reqsocket, ip_to_send).await;
-            }
-            continue;
-        }
+        let sl = tokio::time::sleep(tokio::time::Duration::from_millis(100));
 
-        // refresh context blocklist
-        let filtered_ip = ctx.update_blocklist(&mut received_ip).await;
-        ctx.gc_blocklist().await;
+        tokio::select! {
+            val = r => {
+                let mut received_ip = val.unwrap();
+                // lock the context mutex
+                let ctxarc = Arc::clone(&ctx);
+                let mut ctx = ctxarc.lock().await;
 
-        // send ip list to ws and zmq sockets
-        if let Some(mut ip) = filtered_ip {
-            send_to_ipbl_ws(&ctx, &mut ip, &mut ret).await;
-            send_to_ipbl_zmq(&reqsocket, &mut ip).await;
-        }
-
-        // apply firewall blocking
-        block(
-            &env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME").to_string(),
-            &ctx.get_blocklist_toblock().await,
-            &mut ret,
-            &mut fwlen,
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-
-        // log lines
-        if ret.len() > 0 {
-            println!("{ret}", ret = ret.join(", "));
-        }
-
-        let end: DateTime<Local> = Local::now().trunc_subsecs(0);
-        if (end - begin) > Duration::seconds(5) {
-            // reload configuration from the server
-            match ctx.load().await {
-                Ok(_) => {}
-                Err(err) => {
-                    println!("error loading config: {err}");
+                if received_ip.ip == "".to_string() && received_ip.mode == "init".to_string() {
+                    for ip_to_send in &mut ctx.get_blocklist_toblock().await {
+                        ip_to_send.mode = "init".to_string();
+                        send_to_ipbl_zmq(&zmqreqsocket, ip_to_send).await;
+                    }
+                    continue;
                 }
+
+                // refresh context blocklist
+                let filtered_ip = ctx.update_blocklist(&mut received_ip).await;
+                ctx.gc_blocklist().await;
+
+                // send ip list to ws and zmq sockets
+                if let Some(mut ip) = filtered_ip {
+                    send_to_ipbl_ws(&ctx, &mut ip, &mut ret).await;
+                    send_to_ipbl_zmq(&zmqreqsocket, &mut ip).await;
+                }
+
+                // apply firewall blocking
+                block(
+                    &env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME").to_string(),
+                    &ctx.get_blocklist_toblock().await,
+                    &mut ret,
+                    &mut fwlen,
+                )
+                .unwrap();
+
+                // log lines
+                if ret.len() > 0 {
+                    println!("{ret}", ret = ret.join(", "));
+                }
+
+                let end: DateTime<Local> = Local::now().trunc_subsecs(0);
+                if (end - begin) > Duration::seconds(5) {
+                    // reload configuration from the server
+                    match ctx.load().await {
+                        Ok(_) => {}
+                        Err(err) => {
+                            println!("error loading config: {err}");
+                        }
+                    }
+                };
             }
-        }
+            _val = apimsg => {
+                continue;
+            }
+            _val = sl => {
+                continue;
+            }
+        };
     }
 }
 
@@ -222,79 +232,3 @@ impl std::fmt::Debug for FileEvent {
         write!(f, "{ie:?}", ie = self.inevent)
     }
 }
-
-async fn send_to_ipbl_zmq(reqsocket: &zmq::Socket, ip: &mut IpData) {
-    let msg = format!("{val}", val = serde_json::to_string(&ip).unwrap());
-    match reqsocket.send(&msg, 0) {
-        Ok(_) => {}
-        Err(e) => {
-            println!("{e:?}")
-        }
-    };
-    match reqsocket.recv_string(0) {
-        Ok(o) => match o {
-            Ok(_) => {}
-            Err(ee) => {
-                println!("{ee:?}")
-            }
-        },
-        Err(e) => {
-            println!("{e:?}")
-        }
-    };
-}
-
-async fn send_to_ipbl_ws(ctx: &Context, ip: &mut IpData, ret: &mut Vec<String>) {
-    ret.push(format!("host: {hostname}", hostname = ctx.hostname));
-    loop {
-        match push_ip(&ctx, &ip, ret).await {
-            Ok(_) => {
-                break;
-            }
-            Err(err) => {
-                println!("{err}");
-                sleep_s(1);
-            }
-        };
-    }
-}
-
-async fn listenpubsub(ctx: &Arc<Mutex<Context>>, txpubsub: Sender<IpData>, socket: zmq::Socket) {
-    let ctx = ctx.lock().await;
-    let prefix = format!(
-        "{sub} ",
-        sub = ctx.cfg.zmq.get("pubsub").unwrap().subscription
-    );
-    socket
-        .set_subscribe(ctx.cfg.zmq.get("pubsub").unwrap().subscription.as_bytes())
-        .expect("failed setting subscription");
-    drop(ctx);
-
-    tokio::spawn(async move {
-        loop {
-            let msgs: Option<String> = match socket.recv_string(0) {
-                Ok(s) => match s {
-                    Ok(ss) => Some(ss),
-                    Err(e) => {
-                        println!("{e:?}");
-                        None
-                    }
-                },
-                Err(e) => {
-                    println!("{e:?}");
-                    None
-                }
-            };
-            match msgs {
-                Some(ss) => {
-                    let msg = ss.strip_prefix(prefix.as_str()).unwrap();
-                    let tosend: IpData = serde_json::from_str(msg).unwrap();
-                    if tosend.hostname != gethostname(true) || tosend.mode == "init".to_string() {
-                        txpubsub.send(tosend).await.unwrap();
-                    }
-                }
-                None => {}
-            };
-        }
-    });
-}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 30c6b8e..db2c7e0 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+mod api;
 mod config;
 mod fw;
 mod ip;
 mod ipblc;
 mod utils;
+mod ws;
 mod zmqcom;
 
 #[tokio::main]
diff --git a/src/ws.rs b/src/ws.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cd7bad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ws.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use crate::config::Context;
+use crate::ip::{push_ip, IpData};
+use crate::utils::sleep_s;
+
+pub async fn send_to_ipbl_ws(ctx: &Context, ip: &mut IpData, ret: &mut Vec<String>) {
+    ret.push(format!("host: {hostname}", hostname = ctx.hostname));
+    loop {
+        match push_ip(&ctx, &ip, ret).await {
+            Ok(_) => {
+                break;
+            }
+            Err(err) => {
+                println!("{err}");
+                sleep_s(1);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/zmqcom.rs b/src/zmqcom.rs
index 7733ca9..943f2ed 100644
--- a/src/zmqcom.rs
+++ b/src/zmqcom.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
-use crate::config::ZMQ;
+use crate::config::{Context, ZMQ};
+use crate::ip::IpData;
+use crate::utils::gethostname;
+
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
+use tokio::sync::Mutex;
 
 const ZMQPROTO: &str = "tcp";
 
-pub async fn zconnect(zmqcfg: &ZMQ, zmqtype: zmq::SocketType) -> Result<zmq::Socket, zmq::Error> {
+pub async fn zconnect<'a>(
+    zmqcfg: &ZMQ,
+    zmqtype: zmq::SocketType,
+) -> Result<zmq::Socket, zmq::Error> {
     let zctx = zmq::Context::new();
     let zmqhost = &zmqcfg.hostname;
     let zmqport = &zmqcfg.port;
@@ -11,3 +20,83 @@ pub async fn zconnect(zmqcfg: &ZMQ, zmqtype: zmq::SocketType) -> Result<zmq::Soc
     socket.connect(&connectstring.as_str())?;
     Ok(socket)
 }
+
+pub async fn zmqinit(ctx: &Arc<Mutex<Context>>, ipdatatx: &Sender<IpData>) -> zmq::Socket {
+    let ctxarc = Arc::clone(&ctx);
+
+    let zmqreqsocket;
+    let zmqsubsocket;
+    {
+        let zmqctx = ctxarc.lock().await;
+        zmqreqsocket = zconnect(&zmqctx.cfg.zmq.get("reqrep").unwrap(), zmq::REQ)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+        zmqsubsocket = zconnect(&zmqctx.cfg.zmq.get("pubsub").unwrap(), zmq::SUB)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+    }
+
+    listenpubsub(&ctx, ipdatatx.clone(), zmqsubsocket).await;
+    return zmqreqsocket;
+}
+
+async fn listenpubsub(ctx: &Arc<Mutex<Context>>, txpubsub: Sender<IpData>, socket: zmq::Socket) {
+    let ctx = ctx.lock().await;
+    let prefix = format!(
+        "{sub} ",
+        sub = ctx.cfg.zmq.get("pubsub").unwrap().subscription
+    );
+    socket
+        .set_subscribe(ctx.cfg.zmq.get("pubsub").unwrap().subscription.as_bytes())
+        .expect("failed setting subscription");
+    drop(ctx);
+
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        loop {
+            let msgs: Option<String> = match socket.recv_string(0) {
+                Ok(s) => match s {
+                    Ok(ss) => Some(ss),
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        println!("{e:?}");
+                        None
+                    }
+                },
+                Err(e) => {
+                    println!("{e:?}");
+                    None
+                }
+            };
+            match msgs {
+                Some(ss) => {
+                    let msg = ss.strip_prefix(prefix.as_str()).unwrap();
+                    let tosend: IpData = serde_json::from_str(msg).unwrap();
+                    if tosend.hostname != gethostname(true) || tosend.mode == "init".to_string() {
+                        txpubsub.send(tosend).await.unwrap();
+                    }
+                }
+                None => {}
+            };
+        }
+    });
+}
+
+pub async fn send_to_ipbl_zmq(reqsocket: &zmq::Socket, ip: &mut IpData) {
+    let msg = format!("{val}", val = serde_json::to_string(&ip).unwrap());
+    match reqsocket.send(&msg, 0) {
+        Ok(_) => {}
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("{e:?}")
+        }
+    };
+    match reqsocket.recv_string(0) {
+        Ok(o) => match o {
+            Ok(_) => {}
+            Err(ee) => {
+                println!("{ee:?}")
+            }
+        },
+        Err(e) => {
+            println!("{e:?}")
+        }
+    };
+}