diff --git a/bookshare/api/admin.py b/bookshare/api/admin.py
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index 8c38f3f3dad51e4585f3984282c2a4bec5349c1e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/bookshare/api/admin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from django.contrib import admin
-
-# Register your models here.
diff --git a/bookshare/api/models.py b/bookshare/api/models.py
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index 71a836239075aa6e6e4ecb700e9c42c95c022d91..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/bookshare/api/models.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from django.db import models
-
-# Create your models here.
diff --git a/bookshare/api/serializers.py b/bookshare/api/serializers.py
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f07fc5315d2b11b70443da97012b5022f158ccdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookshare/api/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# standard library imports
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+# third party imports
+# imports from your apps
+from trades.models import Listing
diff --git a/bookshare/api/urls.py b/bookshare/api/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e409d571b835c4df443cc706a87adef6c366d12e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bookshare/api/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# standard libary imports
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
+# core django imports
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, include, url
+
+# API v1
+
+urlpatterns = patterns('',
+)