diff --git a/countdown/serializers.py b/countdown/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c9439b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/countdown/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+"""REST serializers for countdown items."""
+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+from countdown.models import CountdownItem
+
+
+class CountdownItemSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    """Countdown item serializer for the REST API."""
+
+    class Meta:
+        """Meta options."""
+
+        model = CountdownItem
+        fields = '__all__'
diff --git a/countdown/urls.py b/countdown/urls.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0083170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/countdown/urls.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"""URL patterns for the countdown views."""
+from django.conf.urls import include, url
+from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
+
+from countdown.views import CountdownItemViewSet
+
+router = DefaultRouter()
+router.register(r'items', CountdownItemViewSet)
+
+urlpatterns = [
+    url(r'^api/', include(router.urls)),
+]
diff --git a/countdown/views.py b/countdown/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14d2e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/countdown/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+"""Provide an interface to countdown items."""
+# from rest_framework.decorators import action
+# from rest_framework.response import Response
+from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
+from rest_framework.viewsets import ReadOnlyModelViewSet
+
+from countdown.models import CountdownItem
+from countdown.serializers import CountdownItemSerializer
+
+
+class CountdownItemViewSet(ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
+    """Provide list and detail actions for countdown items."""
+
+    queryset = CountdownItem.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = CountdownItemSerializer
+    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
diff --git a/dr_botzo/urls.py b/dr_botzo/urls.py
index e9096ce..c63f3f1 100644
--- a/dr_botzo/urls.py
+++ b/dr_botzo/urls.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 """General/baselite/site-wide URLs."""
-
+from adminplus.sites import AdminSitePlus
 from django.conf.urls import include, url
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.views.generic import TemplateView
 
-from adminplus.sites import AdminSitePlus
-
 admin.site = AdminSitePlus()
 admin.sites.site = admin.site
 admin.autodiscover()
@@ -13,6 +11,7 @@ admin.autodiscover()
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r'^$', TemplateView.as_view(template_name='index.html'), name='index'),
 
+    url(r'^countdown/', include('countdown.urls')),
     url(r'^dice/', include('dice.urls')),
     url(r'^dispatch/', include('dispatch.urls')),
     url(r'^itemsets/', include('facts.urls')),