diff --git a/core/api.c b/core/api.c
index cf382af..35a6fcb 100644
--- a/core/api.c
+++ b/core/api.c
@@ -276,8 +276,44 @@ size_t boundary_size(char *str, char *boundary, size_t limit)
  */
 int get_object(char *path, unsigned char **obj, size_t *size)
 {
-	// TODO: implement.
-	return 0; // fail.
+	FILE* memstream_file = NULL;
+	char* memstream_char = NULL;
+	size_t memstream_size = 0;
+	struct Cid* cid = NULL;
+
+	// convert hash to cid
+	if ( ipfs_cid_decode_hash_from_base58((unsigned char*)path, strlen(path), &cid) == 0) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	// find block
+	struct HashtableNode* read_node = NULL;
+	if (!ipfs_exporter_get_node(local_node, cid->hash, cid->hash_length, &read_node)) {
+		ipfs_cid_free(cid);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	// open a memory stream
+	memstream_file = open_memstream(&memstream_char, &memstream_size);
+	if (memstream_file == NULL) {
+		libp2p_logger_error("api", "get_object: Unable to open a memory stream.\n");
+		ipfs_cid_free(cid);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	// throw everything (including links) into the memory stream
+	ifps_exporter_cat_node(read_node, local_node, memstream_file);
+
+	fclose(memstream_file);
+
+	// no longer need these
+	ipfs_cid_free(cid);
+	libp2p_hashtable_node_free(read_node);
+
+	*size = memstream_size;
+	*obj = memstream_char;
+
+	return 1;
 }
 
 /**