diff --git a/lib/core/engine.js b/lib/core/engine.js
index b7d7fcf8..a0d12f9f 100644
--- a/lib/core/engine.js
+++ b/lib/core/engine.js
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class Engine {
 
     this.registerModule('solidity', {ipc: this.ipc, useDashboard: this.useDashboard});
     this.registerModule('vyper');
-    this.registerModule('profiler');
+    this.registerModule('profiler', {plugins: this.plugins});
     this.registerModule('deploytracker');
     this.registerModule('specialconfigs');
     this.registerModule('console_listener', {ipc: this.ipc});
diff --git a/lib/modules/profiler/index.js b/lib/modules/profiler/index.js
index 4a490400..ff2260a9 100644
--- a/lib/modules/profiler/index.js
+++ b/lib/modules/profiler/index.js
@@ -2,16 +2,18 @@ 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) {
+  profile(contractName, contract, returnCb) {
     const self = this;
     let table = new asciiTable(contractName);
     table.setHeading('Function', 'Payable', 'Mutability', 'Inputs', 'Outputs', 'Gas Estimates');
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ class Profiler {
       if (err) {
         self.logger.error('error found in method: ', name);
         self.logger.error(JSON.stringify(err));
-        return;
+        return returnCb(err);
       }
       contract.abiDefinition.forEach((abiMethod) => {
         switch(abiMethod.type) {
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ class Profiler {
             table.addRow(abiMethod.name, abiMethod.payable, abiMethod.stateMutability, self.formatParams(abiMethod.inputs), self.formatParams(abiMethod.outputs), gastimates[abiMethod.name]);
         }
       });
-      self.logger.info(table.toString());
+      return returnCb(null, table.toString());
     });
   }
 
@@ -60,13 +62,41 @@ class Profiler {
             return "";
           }
           self.logger.info("--  profile for " + contractName);
-          this.profile(contractName, contract);
+          self.profile(contractName, contract, (err, table) => {
+            self.logger.info(table);
+          });
         });
           return "";
       }
       return false;
     });
   }
+
+  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;