diff --git a/apireference b/API_REFERENCE
similarity index 82%
rename from apireference
rename to API_REFERENCE
index bc2793ca..62f28d5d 100644
--- a/apireference
+++ b/API_REFERENCE
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ $commands&parameters[&optionalparameters]:
 
 getIndex (fetch data from index page. Returns: ArtistName, ArtistSortName, ArtistID, Status, DateAdded,
 												[LatestAlbum, ReleaseDate, AlbumID], HaveTracks, TotalTracks,
-												IncludeExtras)
+												IncludeExtras, LastUpdated, ArtworkURL: a remote url to the artwork. To get the cached image path, see getArtistArt command)
 
-getArtist&id=$artistid (fetch artist data. returns the artist object (see above) and album info: Status, AlbumASIN, DateAdded, AlbumTitle, ArtistName, ReleaseDate, AlbumID, ArtistID, Type)
+getArtist&id=$artistid (fetch artist data. returns the artist object (see above) and album info: Status, AlbumASIN, DateAdded, AlbumTitle, ArtistName, ReleaseDate, AlbumID, ArtistID, Type, ArtworkURL: hosted image path. For cached image, see getAlbumArt command)
 
 getAlbum&id=$albumid (fetch data from album page. Returns the album object, a description object and a tracks object. Tracks contain: AlbumASIN, AlbumTitle, TrackID, Format, TrackDuration (ms), ArtistName, TrackTitle, AlbumID, ArtistID, Location, TrackNumber, CleanName (stripped of punctuation /styling), BitRate)
 
@@ -52,4 +52,10 @@ checkGithub (updates the version information above and returns getVersion data)
 
 shutdown (shut down headphones)
 restart (restart headphones)
-update (update headphones - you may want to check the install type in get version and not allow this if type==exe)
\ No newline at end of file
+update (update headphones - you may want to check the install type in get version and not allow this if type==exe)
+
+getArtistArt&id=$artistid  (Returns either a relative path to the cached image, or a remote url if the image can't be saved to the cache dir)
+getAlbumArt&id=$albumid (see above)
+
+getArtistInfo&id=$artistid (Returns the artist bio preformatted in html)
+getAlbumInfo&id=$albumid (See above, returns album description in html)
diff --git a/headphones/api.py b/headphones/api.py
index 3da1ed6b..cf452a5b 100644
--- a/headphones/api.py
+++ b/headphones/api.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 import headphones
 
-from headphones import db, mb, importer, searcher, postprocessor, versioncheck, logger
+from headphones import db, mb, importer, searcher, cache, postprocessor, versioncheck, logger
 
 import lib.simplejson as simplejson
 from xml.dom.minidom import Document
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import copy
 cmd_list = [ 'getIndex', 'getArtist', 'getAlbum', 'getUpcoming', 'getWanted', 'getSimilar', 'getHistory', 'getLogs', 
             'findArtist', 'findAlbum', 'addArtist', 'delArtist', 'pauseArtist', 'resumeArtist', 'refreshArtist',
             'queueAlbum', 'unqueueAlbum', 'forceSearch', 'forceProcess', 'getVersion', 'checkGithub', 
-            'shutdown', 'restart', 'update', ]
+            'shutdown', 'restart', 'update', 'getArtwork', 'getInfo']
 
 class Api(object):
 
@@ -314,3 +314,43 @@ class Api(object):
         
     def _update(self, **kwargs):
         headphones.SIGNAL = 'update'
+        
+    def _getArtistArt(self, **kwargs):
+        
+        if 'id' not in kwargs:
+            self.data = 'Missing parameter: id'
+            return
+        else:
+            self.id = kwargs['id']
+            
+        self.data = cache.getArtwork(ArtistID=self.id)
+
+    def _getAlbumArt(self, **kwargs):
+        
+        if 'id' not in kwargs:
+            self.data = 'Missing parameter: id'
+            return
+        else:
+            self.id = kwargs['id']
+            
+        self.data = cache.getArtwork(AlbumID=self.id)
+        
+    def _getArtistInfo(self, **kwargs):
+        
+        if 'id' not in kwargs:
+            self.data = 'Missing parameter: id'
+            return
+        else:
+            self.id = kwargs['id']
+            
+        self.data = cache.getInfo(ArtistID=self.id)
+        
+    def _getAlbumInfo(self, **kwargs):
+        
+        if 'id' not in kwargs:
+            self.data = 'Missing parameter: id'
+            return
+        else:
+            self.id = kwargs['id']
+            
+        self.data = cache.getInfo(AlbumID=self.id)