diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 278d666c..21aa2856 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ app.use( require('./middleware/jsonp') );
 var legacy = require('./routes/legacy');
 legacy.addRoutes(app, peliasConfig);
 
+var v1 = require('./routes/v1');
+v1.addRoutes(app, peliasConfig);
+
 /** ----------------------- error middleware ----------------------- **/
 
 app.use( require('./middleware/404') );
diff --git a/routes/v1.js b/routes/v1.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c57646c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/v1.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/** ----------------------- sanitisers ----------------------- **/
+var sanitisers = {};
+sanitisers.place      = require('../sanitiser/place');
+sanitisers.suggest  = require('../sanitiser/suggest');
+sanitisers.search   = require('../sanitiser/search');
+sanitisers.coarse   = require('../sanitiser/coarse');
+sanitisers.reverse  = require('../sanitiser/reverse');
+
+/** ---------------------- routing --------------------------- **/
+var routers = {};
+routers.semver = require('../middleware/semver');
+
+/** ----------------------- controllers ----------------------- **/
+
+var controllers     = {};
+controllers.index   = require('../controller/index');
+controllers.place     = require('../controller/place');
+controllers.search  = require('../controller/search');
+
+function addRoutes(app, peliasConfig) {
+  // api root
+  app.get( '/:vr/', controllers.index() );
+
+  // place API
+  app.get( '/:vr/place', sanitisers.place.middleware, controllers.place() );
+
+  // suggest APIs
+  app.get( '/:vr/suggest', sanitisers.search.middleware, controllers.search() );
+  app.get( '/:vr/suggest/nearby', sanitisers.suggest.middleware, controllers.search() );
+  app.get( '/:vr/suggest/coarse', sanitisers.coarse.middleware, controllers.search() );
+
+  // search APIs
+  app.get( '/:vr/search', routers.semver(peliasConfig), sanitisers.search.middleware, controllers.search() );
+  app.get( '/:vr/search/coarse', sanitisers.coarse.middleware, controllers.search() );
+
+  // reverse API
+  app.get( '/:vr/reverse', sanitisers.reverse.middleware, controllers.search(undefined, require('../query/reverse')) );
+}
+
+module.exports.addRoutes = addRoutes;