diff --git a/plinth/frontpage.py b/plinth/frontpage.py
index f3383a07f..397ba05d1 100644
--- a/plinth/frontpage.py
+++ b/plinth/frontpage.py
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ def add_shortcut(shortcut_id, name, short_description="", login_required=False,
 
     shortcuts[shortcut_id] = {
         'id': shortcut_id,
+        'name': name,
+        'short_description': short_description,
         'label': label,
         'url': url,
         'icon': icon,
diff --git a/plinth/modules/api/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce84efe13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plinth/modules/api/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#
+# This file is part of Plinth.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+"""
+Plinth module for api for android app.
+"""
+
+version = 1
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diff --git a/plinth/modules/api/test/__init__.py b/plinth/modules/api/test/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/plinth/modules/api/test/test_get_apps.py b/plinth/modules/api/test/test_get_apps.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b84f0a76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plinth/modules/api/test/test_get_apps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#
+# This file is part of Plinth.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+"""
+Test get apps for api module.
+"""
+
+import unittest
+
+from plinth.modules.api.views import get_app_payload
+
+
+class TestApi(unittest.TestCase):
+    apps = [{
+        'name': 'someName',
+        'short_description': 'someDescription',
+        'icon': 'someIconURl',
+        'label': 'someLabel'
+    }]
+
+    expected = [{
+        'name': 'someName',
+        'short_description': 'someDescription',
+        'icon_url': 'static/theme/icons/someIconURl.svg'
+    }]
+
+    def test_get_app_payload(self):
+        apps = get_app_payload(self.apps)
+        self.assertEquals(apps, self.expected)
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diff --git a/plinth/modules/api/urls.py b/plinth/modules/api/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26f03d8bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plinth/modules/api/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#
+# This file is part of Plinth.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+"""
+URLs for the plinth api for android app.
+"""
+
+from django.conf.urls import url
+from stronghold.decorators import public
+
+from plinth.modules.api.views import get_apps, get_access_info
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    url(r'^api/(?P<version>[0-9]+)/services/?$', public(get_apps)),
+    url(r'^api/(?P<version>[0-9]+)/accessInfo/?$', public(get_access_info))
+]
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diff --git a/plinth/modules/api/views.py b/plinth/modules/api/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7076d401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plinth/modules/api/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#
+# This file is part of Plinth.
+#
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+
+"""
+Plinth module for api for android app.
+"""
+
+from django.http import HttpResponse
+
+from plinth.modules.names import get_domain, get_domain_types
+from plinth import frontpage
+import json
+
+
+def get_apps(request, **kwargs):
+    shortcuts = frontpage.get_shortcuts()
+
+    response = {'services': get_app_payload(shortcuts)}
+    return HttpResponse(json.dumps(response), content_type="application/json")
+
+
+def get_app_payload(enabled_apps):
+    service_apps = []
+    for app in enabled_apps:
+        app['icon_url'] = 'static/theme/icons/' + app['icon'] + '.svg'
+        app_required_fields = dict((key, app[key]) for key in ('name', 'short_description', 'icon_url'))
+        apps = {key: str(value) for key, value in app_required_fields.items()}
+        service_apps.append(apps)
+
+    return service_apps
+
+
+def get_access_info(request, **kwargs):
+    domain_types = get_domain_types()
+    response = {}
+    for domain_type in domain_types:
+        response[domain_type] = get_domain(domain_type)
+    return HttpResponse(json.dumps(response), content_type="application/json")
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