diff --git a/webapi/API.go b/webapi/API.go
index 5163f18..76bf27c 100644
--- a/webapi/API.go
+++ b/webapi/API.go
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ func startWebServer(WebListen string, UseSSL bool, CertificateFile, CertificateK
 	}
 }
 
-func apiEncodeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, data interface{}) (err error) {
+// EncodeJSON encodes the data as JSON
+func EncodeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, data interface{}) (err error) {
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
 	err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(data)
@@ -90,9 +91,9 @@ func apiEncodeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, data interface{}) (er
 	return err
 }
 
-// apiDecodeJSON decodes input JSON data server side sent either via GET or POST. It does not limit the maximum amount to read.
+// DecodeJSON decodes input JSON data server side sent either via GET or POST. It does not limit the maximum amount to read.
 // In case of error it will automatically send an error to the client.
-func apiDecodeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, data interface{}) (err error) {
+func DecodeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, data interface{}) (err error) {
 	if r.Body == nil {
 		http.Error(w, "", http.StatusBadRequest)
 		return errors.New("no data")
diff --git a/webapi/Blockchain.go b/webapi/Blockchain.go
index 858f101..4e6753b 100644
--- a/webapi/Blockchain.go
+++ b/webapi/Blockchain.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Result:     200 with JSON structure apiResponsePeerSelf
 func apiBlockchainSelfHeader(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	publicKey, height, version := core.UserBlockchainHeader()
 
-	apiEncodeJSON(w, r, apiBlockchainHeader{Version: version, Height: height, PeerID: hex.EncodeToString(publicKey.SerializeCompressed())})
+	EncodeJSON(w, r, apiBlockchainHeader{Version: version, Height: height, PeerID: hex.EncodeToString(publicKey.SerializeCompressed())})
 }
 
 type apiBlockRecordRaw struct {
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Response:   200 with JSON structure apiBlockchainBlockStatus
 */
 func apiBlockchainSelfAppend(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var input apiBlockchainBlockRaw
-	if err := apiDecodeJSON(w, r, &input); err != nil {
+	if err := DecodeJSON(w, r, &input); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func apiBlockchainSelfAppend(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	newHeight, status := core.UserBlockchainAppend(records)
 
-	apiEncodeJSON(w, r, apiBlockchainBlockStatus{Status: status, Height: newHeight})
+	EncodeJSON(w, r, apiBlockchainBlockStatus{Status: status, Height: newHeight})
 }
 
 type apiBlockchainBlock struct {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ func apiBlockchainSelfRead(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	apiEncodeJSON(w, r, result)
+	EncodeJSON(w, r, result)
 }
 
 // apiBlockAddFiles contains the file metadata to add to the blockchain
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ Response:   200 with JSON structure apiBlockchainBlockStatus
 */
 func apiBlockchainSelfAddFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var input apiBlockAddFiles
-	if err := apiDecodeJSON(w, r, &input); err != nil {
+	if err := DecodeJSON(w, r, &input); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func apiBlockchainSelfAddFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	newHeight, status := core.UserBlockchainAddFiles(filesAdd)
 
-	apiEncodeJSON(w, r, apiBlockchainBlockStatus{Status: status, Height: newHeight})
+	EncodeJSON(w, r, apiBlockchainBlockStatus{Status: status, Height: newHeight})
 }
 
 /*
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func apiBlockchainSelfListFile(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	result.Status = status
 
-	apiEncodeJSON(w, r, result)
+	EncodeJSON(w, r, result)
 }
 
 // --- conversion from core to API data ---
diff --git a/webapi/Profile.go b/webapi/Profile.go
index eee1179..f245293 100644
--- a/webapi/Profile.go
+++ b/webapi/Profile.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func apiProfileList(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		result.Blobs = append(result.Blobs, apiBlockRecordProfileBlob{Type: blobs[n].Type, Data: blobs[n].Data})
 	}
 
-	apiEncodeJSON(w, r, result)
+	EncodeJSON(w, r, result)
 }
 
 /*
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func apiProfileRead(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	apiEncodeJSON(w, r, result)
+	EncodeJSON(w, r, result)
 }
 
 /*
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Response:   200 with JSON structure apiBlockchainBlockStatus
 */
 func apiProfileWrite(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	var input apiProfileData
-	if err := apiDecodeJSON(w, r, &input); err != nil {
+	if err := DecodeJSON(w, r, &input); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func apiProfileWrite(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	newHeight, status := core.UserProfileWrite(profile)
 
-	apiEncodeJSON(w, r, apiBlockchainBlockStatus{Status: status, Height: newHeight})
+	EncodeJSON(w, r, apiBlockchainBlockStatus{Status: status, Height: newHeight})
 }
 
 // --- conversion from core to API data ---
diff --git a/webapi/Status.go b/webapi/Status.go
index 71bd855..26a9729 100644
--- a/webapi/Status.go
+++ b/webapi/Status.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func apiStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Instead, the core should keep a count of "active peers".
 	status.IsConnected = status.CountPeerList >= 2
 
-	apiEncodeJSON(w, r, status)
+	EncodeJSON(w, r, status)
 }
 
 type apiResponsePeerSelf struct {
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ func apiPeerSelf(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	_, publicKey := core.ExportPrivateKey()
 	response.PeerID = hex.EncodeToString(publicKey.SerializeCompressed())
 
-	apiEncodeJSON(w, r, response)
+	EncodeJSON(w, r, response)
 }