diff --git a/pool/page_api.php b/pool/page_api.php
index 8b193af8..a4cd94ae 100644
--- a/pool/page_api.php
+++ b/pool/page_api.php
@@ -8,8 +8,14 @@ function no_api()
 #
 function show_api($page, $menu, $name, $user)
 {
+ global $fld_sep;
  $u = getparam('username', true);
+ if (nutem($u))
+	no_api();
  $api = getparam('api', true);
+ if (nutem($api))
+	no_api();
+ $jfu = getparam('json', true);
  $ans = getAtts($u, 'KAPIKey.str');
  if ($ans['STATUS'] != 'ok')
 	no_api();
@@ -31,7 +37,13 @@ function show_api($page, $menu, $name, $user)
  $rep .= fldEncode($ans, 'p_hashrate1hr', false);
  $rep .= fldEncode($ans, 'u_hashrate5m', false);
  $rep .= fldEncode($ans, 'u_hashrate1hr', false);
- echo $rep;
+ if (nuem($jfu))
+	echo $rep;
+ else
+ {
+	$j = preg_replace("/([^=]+)=([^$fld_sep]+)$fld_sep/", '"$1":"$2",', $rep.$fld_sep);
+	echo '{'.substr($j, 0, -1).'}';
+ }
  exit(0);
 }
 #
diff --git a/pool/page_userset.php b/pool/page_userset.php
index 407020a6..2959e3c0 100644
--- a/pool/page_userset.php
+++ b/pool/page_userset.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function uset($data, $user, $api, $err)
 	$pg .= '<tr class=dc><td>&nbsp;</td></tr>';
 	$pg .= '<tr class=dc><td>You can access the API via:';
 	$pg .= '</td></tr><tr class=dc><td>';
-	$pg .= "<span class=hil>/index.php?k=api&username=$user&api=$api</span>";
+	$pg .= "<span class=hil>/index.php?k=api&username=$user&api=$api&json=y</span><br>";
 	$pg .= '</td></tr>';
  }
  $pg .= '</table></form>';
diff --git a/pool/param.php b/pool/param.php
index 26c39c48..594be090 100644
--- a/pool/param.php
+++ b/pool/param.php
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 #
+function nutem($str)
+{
+ if (($str === null) or trim($str) == '')
+	return true;
+ else
+	return false;
+}
+#
 function nuem($str)
 {
  if (($str === null) or $str == '')