diff --git a/actions/twitapisearch.php b/actions/twitapisearch.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..822ee77e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/twitapisearch.php
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Laconica, the distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ *
+ * List of replies
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * LICENCE: 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/>.
+ *
+ * @category  Search
+ * @package   Laconica
+ * @author    Zach Copley <zach@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @copyright 2008-2009 Control Yourself, Inc.
+ * @license   http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
+ * @link      http://laconi.ca/
+ */
+
+if (!defined('LACONICA')) { 
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/twitterapi.php';
+
+/**
+ * Action handler for Twitter-compatible API search
+ *
+ * @category Search
+ * @package  Laconica
+ * @author   Zach Copley <zach@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @license  http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
+ * @link     http://laconi.ca/
+ * @see      TwitterapiAction
+ */
+
+class TwitapisearchAction extends TwitterapiAction
+{
+    
+    var $query;
+    var $limit;
+    var $callback;
+    
+    /**
+     * Initialization.
+     *
+     * @param array $args Web and URL arguments
+     *
+     * @return boolean false if user doesn't exist
+     */
+     
+    function prepare($args)
+    {
+        parent::prepare($args);
+        $qeury = $this->trimmed('query');
+
+        return true;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Handle a request
+     *
+     * @param array $args Arguments from $_REQUEST
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+
+    function handle($args)
+    {
+        parent::handle($args);
+        $this->showResults($this->limit);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Show search results
+     *
+     * @param int $limit Number of notices to show
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    
+    function showResults($limit) 
+    {
+        $this->serverError(_('API method under construction.'), $code = 501);        
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/actions/twitapitrends.php b/actions/twitapitrends.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c73d894460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/twitapitrends.php
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Laconica, the distributed open-source microblogging tool
+ *
+ * List of replies
+ *
+ * PHP version 5
+ *
+ * LICENCE: 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/>.
+ *
+ * @category  Search
+ * @package   Laconica
+ * @author    Zach Copley <zach@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @copyright 2008-2009 Control Yourself, Inc.
+ * @license   http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
+ * @link      http://laconi.ca/
+ */
+
+if (!defined('LACONICA')) {
+    exit(1);
+}
+
+require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/twitterapi.php';
+
+/**
+ *  Returns the top ten queries that are currently trending
+ *
+ * @category Search
+ * @package  Laconica
+ * @author   Zach Copley <zach@controlyourself.ca>
+ * @license  http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/agpl-3.0.html GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0
+ * @link     http://laconi.ca/
+ *
+ * @see      TwitterapiAction
+ */
+
+class TwitapitrendsAction extends TwitterapiAction
+{
+
+    var $callback;
+
+    /**
+     * Initialization.
+     *
+     * @param array $args Web and URL arguments
+     *
+     * @return boolean false if user doesn't exist
+     */
+    function prepare($args)
+    {
+        parent::prepare($args);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Handle a request
+     *
+     * @param array $args Arguments from $_REQUEST
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+
+    function handle($args)
+    {
+        parent::handle($args);
+        $this->showTrends();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Output the trends
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    function showTrends()
+    {
+        $this->serverError(_('API method under construction.'), $code = 501);
+    }
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/router.php b/lib/router.php
index da57f84170..41c376a725 100644
--- a/lib/router.php
+++ b/lib/router.php
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ class Router
 
         $m->connect('api/users/:method/:argument',
                     array('action' => 'api',
-                          'apiaction' => 'users'), 
+                          'apiaction' => 'users'),
                     array('method' => 'show(\.(xml|json))?'));
 
         $m->connect('api/users/:method',
@@ -284,14 +284,14 @@ class Router
                     array('action' => 'api',
                           'apiaction' => 'statuses',
                           'method' => 'friendsIDs'));
-                                                   
+
         foreach (array('xml', 'json') as $e) {
             $m->connect('api/friends/ids.'.$e,
                         array('action' => 'api',
                               'apiaction' => 'statuses',
                               'method' => 'friendsIDs.'.$e));
         }
-                                                    
+
         $m->connect('api/followers/ids/:argument',
                     array('action' => 'api',
                           'apiaction' => 'statuses',
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@ class Router
         }
 
         // account
-        
+
         $m->connect('api/account/:method',
                     array('action' => 'api',
                           'apiaction' => 'account'));
-                          
+
         // favorites
 
         $m->connect('api/favorites/:method/:argument',
@@ -352,6 +352,16 @@ class Router
                     array('action' => 'api',
                           'apiaction' => 'laconica'));
 
+
+        // search
+
+        foreach (array('json', 'atom') as $e) {
+            $m->connect('api/search.'.$e,
+                        array('action' => 'twitapisearch'));
+        }
+
+        $m->connect('api/trends.json', array('action' => 'twitapitrends'));
+
         // user stuff
 
         foreach (array('subscriptions', 'subscribers',