diff --git a/api/index.php b/api/index.php
index 333eb0dc9..e00ca097d 100644
--- a/api/index.php
+++ b/api/index.php
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 	require_once "../db-prefs.php";
 	require_once "../functions.php";
 
+	define('API_LEVEL', 1);
+
 	define('API_STATUS_OK', 0);
 	define('API_STATUS_ERR', 1);
 
@@ -78,6 +80,11 @@
 			print api_wrap_reply(API_STATUS_OK, $seq, $rv);
 			break;
 
+		case "getApiLevel":
+			$rv = array("level" => API_LEVEL);
+			print api_wrap_reply(API_STATUS_OK, $seq, $rv);
+			break;
+
 		case "login":
 			$login = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["user"]);
 			$password = $_REQUEST["password"];