diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index 296586ed..106abb64 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Engine {
     this.registerModule('compiler', {plugins: self.plugins, disableOptimizations: options.disableOptimizations});
     this.registerModule('solidity', {ipc: self.ipc, useDashboard: this.useDashboard});
     this.registerModule('vyper');
-    this.registerModule('profiler');
+    this.registerModule('profiler', {plugins: this.plugins});
     this.registerModule('deploytracker', {trackContracts: options.trackContracts});
     this.registerModule('specialconfigs');
     this.registerModule('console_listener', {ipc: self.ipc});
diff --git a/lib/modules/profiler/index.js b/lib/modules/profiler/index.js
index 377acad5..1ce550a7 100644
--- a/lib/modules/profiler/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/profiler/index.js
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@ const asciiTable = require('ascii-table');
 const GasEstimator = require('./gasEstimator.js');
 
 class Profiler {
-  constructor(embark) {
+  constructor(embark, options) {
     this.embark = embark;
     this.logger = embark.logger;
     this.events = embark.events;
+    this.plugins = options.plugins;
     this.gasEstimator = new GasEstimator(embark);
 
     this.registerConsoleCommand();
+    this.registerApi();
   }
 
   profile(contractName, contract, callback) {
@@ -65,6 +67,32 @@ class Profiler {
       };
     });
   }
+
+  registerApi() {
+    const self = this;
+
+    let plugin = this.plugins.createPlugin('profiler', {});
+    plugin.registerAPICall(
+      'get',
+      '/embark-api/profiler/:contractName',
+      (req, res) => {
+        let contractName = req.params.contractName;
+        //self.events.request('contracts:contract', req.params.contractName, res.send.bind(res));
+        self.events.request('contracts:contract', contractName, (contract) => {
+          if (!contract || !contract.deployedAddress) {
+            return res.send("--  couldn't profile " + contractName + " - it's not deployed or could be an interface");
+          }
+          self.profile(contractName, contract, (err, table) => {
+            if (err) {
+              return res.send(err);
+            }
+            res.send(table);
+          });
+        });
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
 }
 
 module.exports = Profiler;