diff --git a/core/api.c b/core/api.c
index 06bbf1f..33418f4 100644
--- a/core/api.c
+++ b/core/api.c
@@ -333,6 +333,20 @@ struct ApiConnectionParam {
 	struct IpfsNode* this_node;
 };
 
+/***
+ * Take an s_request and turn it into an HttpRequest
+ * @param req the incoming s_request
+ * @returns the resultant HttpRequest or NULL on error
+ */
+struct HttpRequest* api_build_http_request(struct s_request* req) {
+	struct HttpRequest* request = ipfs_core_http_request_new();
+	if (request != NULL) {
+		request->command = req->buf + req->method;
+		//TODO: Complete this method
+	}
+	return request;
+}
+
 /**
  * Pthread to take care of each client connection.
  * @param ptr an ApiConnectionParam
@@ -420,11 +434,10 @@ void *api_connection_thread (void *ptr)
 			goto quit;
 		}
 
-		struct HttpRequest* http_request = ipfs_core_http_request_new();
+		// once we leave the building of the req struct, do we need to do more? This flag will tell us.
+		int further_processing_necessary = 1;
+
 		if (strcmp(buf + req.method, "GET")==0) {
-			char *path;
-			unsigned char *obj;
-			size_t size;
 
 			if (strcmp (req.buf + req.path, "/")==0   ||
 			    strcmp (req.buf + req.path, "/webui") ||
@@ -441,23 +454,13 @@ void *api_connection_thread (void *ptr)
 				} else {
 					write_cstr (s, HTTP_500);
 				}
+				further_processing_necessary = 0;
 			} else {
-				//TODO: build http_request here
-				path = req.buf + req.path;
-
-				if (get_object(params->this_node, path, &obj, &size)) {
-					if (!send_object(s, obj, size)) {
-						libp2p_logger_error("api", "fail send_object.\n");
-					}
-					free(obj);
-				} else {
-					// object not found.
-					write_dual (s, req.buf + req.http_ver, strchr (HTTP_404, ' '));
-				}
+				// move out of the if to do further processing
 			}
+			// end of GET
 		} else if (strcmp(buf + req.method, "POST")==0) {
 			// TODO: Handle gzip/json POST requests.
-			// TODO: build http_request here
 
 			p = header_value_cmp(&req, "Content-Type:", "multipart/form-data;");
 			if (p) {
@@ -490,39 +493,51 @@ void *api_connection_thread (void *ptr)
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			// TODO: Parse the path var and decide what to do with the received data.
+
 			if (req.boundary > 0) {
 				libp2p_logger_error("api", "boundary index = %d, size = %d\n", req.boundary, req.boundary_size);
 			}
 
-			libp2p_logger_error("api", "method = '%s'\n"
+			libp2p_logger_debug("api", "method = '%s'\n"
 						   "path = '%s'\n"
 						   "http_ver = '%s'\n"
 						   "header {\n%s\n}\n"
 						   "body_size = %d\n",
 			req.buf+req.method, req.buf+req.path, req.buf+req.http_ver,
 			req.buf+req.header, req.body_size);
-
-			char* response_text = NULL;
-			if (!ipfs_core_http_request_process(http_request, &response_text)) {
-				libp2p_logger_error("api", "ipfs_core_http_request_process returned false.\n");
-				// TODO: Handle this condition
-			}
-			ipfs_core_http_request_free(http_request);
-
-			snprintf(resp, sizeof(resp), "%s 200 OK\r\n" \
-			"Content-Type: application/json\r\n"
-			"Server: c-ipfs/0.0.0-dev\r\n"
-			"X-Chunked-Output: 1\r\n"
-			"Connection: close\r\n"
-			"Transfer-Encoding: chunked\r\n\r\n%s", req.buf + req.http_ver, response_text);
-			free(response_text);
-			write_str (s, resp);
-			libp2p_logger_error("api", "resp = {\n%s\n}\n", resp);
+			// end of POST
 		} else {
 			// Unexpected???
 			libp2p_logger_error("api", "fail unexpected '%s'.\n", req.buf + req.method);
 			write_cstr (s, HTTP_500);
+			further_processing_necessary = 0;
+		}
+
+		if (further_processing_necessary) {
+			// now do something with the request we have built
+			struct HttpRequest* http_request = api_build_http_request(&req);
+			if (http_request != NULL) {
+				char* response_text = NULL;
+				if (!ipfs_core_http_request_process(params->this_node, http_request, &response_text)) {
+					libp2p_logger_error("api", "ipfs_core_http_request_process returned false.\n");
+					// TODO: Handle this condition
+				}
+				ipfs_core_http_request_free(http_request);
+				// now send the results
+				snprintf(resp, sizeof(resp), "%s 200 OK\r\n" \
+				"Content-Type: application/json\r\n"
+				"Server: c-ipfs/0.0.0-dev\r\n"
+				"X-Chunked-Output: 1\r\n"
+				"Connection: close\r\n"
+				"Transfer-Encoding: chunked\r\n\r\n%s", req.buf + req.http_ver, response_text);
+				if (response_text != NULL)
+					free(response_text);
+				write_str (s, resp);
+				libp2p_logger_debug("api", "resp = {\n%s\n}\n", resp);
+			} else {
+				// uh oh... something went wrong converting to the HttpRequest struct
+				libp2p_logger_error("api", "Unable to build HttpRequest struct.\n");
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		libp2p_logger_error("api", "fail looking for body.\n");
diff --git a/core/http_request.c b/core/http_request.c
index 679b0bb..4ec2cc2 100644
--- a/core/http_request.c
+++ b/core/http_request.c
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "libp2p/utils/vector.h"
+#include "libp2p/utils/logger.h"
 #include "ipfs/core/http_request.h"
+#include "ipfs/namesys/resolver.h"
+#include "ipfs/namesys/publisher.h"
 
 /**
  * Handles HttpRequest and HttpParam
@@ -27,10 +31,10 @@ struct HttpRequest* ipfs_core_http_request_new() {
  */
 void ipfs_core_http_request_free(struct HttpRequest* request) {
 	if (request != NULL) {
-		if (request->command != NULL)
-			free(request->command);
-		if (request->sub_command != NULL)
-			free(request->sub_command);
+		//if (request->command != NULL)
+		//	free(request->command);
+		//if (request->sub_command != NULL)
+		//	free(request->sub_command);
 		if (request->params != NULL) {
 			for(int i = 0; i < request->params->total; i++) {
 				struct HttpParam* curr_param = (struct HttpParam*) libp2p_utils_vector_get(request->params, i);
@@ -75,12 +79,147 @@ void ipfs_core_http_param_free(struct HttpParam* param) {
 	}
 }
 
+/***
+ * Handle processing of the "name" command
+ * @param local_node the context
+ * @param request the incoming request
+ * @param response the response
+ * @returns true(1) on success, false(0) otherwise
+ */
+int ipfs_core_http_process_name(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpRequest* request, char** response) {
+	int retVal = 0;
+	char* path = NULL;
+	char* result = NULL;
+	if (request->arguments == NULL || request->arguments->total == 0) {
+		libp2p_logger_error("http_request", "process_name: empty arguments\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+	path = (char*) libp2p_utils_vector_get(request->arguments, 0);
+	if (strcmp(request->sub_command, "resolve") == 0) {
+		retVal = ipfs_namesys_resolver_resolve(local_node, path, 1, &result);
+		if (retVal) {
+			*response = (char*) malloc(strlen(result) + 20);
+			sprintf(*response, "{ \"Path\": \"%s\" }", result);
+		}
+		free(result);
+	} else if (strcmp(request->sub_command, "publish") == 0) {
+		retVal = ipfs_namesys_publisher_publish(local_node, path);
+		if (retVal) {
+			*response = (char*) malloc(strlen(local_node->identity->peer->id) + strlen(path) + 30);
+			sprintf(*response, "{ \"Name\": \"%s\"\n \"Value\": \"%s\" }", local_node->identity->peer->id, path);
+		}
+	}
+	return retVal;
+}
+
+/***
+ * Handle processing of the "object" command
+ * @param local_node the context
+ * @param request the incoming request
+ * @param response the response
+ * @returns true(1) on success, false(0) otherwise
+ */
+int ipfs_core_http_process_object(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpRequest* request, char** response) {
+	int retVal = 0;
+	if (strcmp(request->sub_command, "get") == 0) {
+		// do an object_get
+	}
+	return retVal;
+}
+
 /***
  * Process the parameters passed in from an http request
+ * @param local_node the context
  * @param request the request
  * @param response the response
  * @returns true(1) on success, false(0) otherwise.
  */
-int ipfs_core_http_request_process(struct HttpRequest* request, char** response) {
+int ipfs_core_http_request_process(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpRequest* request, char** response) {
+	if (request == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	int retVal = 0;
+
+	if (strcmp(request->command, "name") == 0) {
+		retVal = ipfs_core_http_process_name(local_node, request, response);
+	} else if (strcmp(request->command, "object") == 0) {
+		retVal = ipfs_core_http_process_object(local_node, request, response);
+	}
+	return retVal;
+}
+
+/**
+ * just builds the basics of an http api url
+ * @param local_node where to get the ip and port
+ * @returns a string in the form of "http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0" (or whatever was in the config file for the API)
+ */
+char* ipfs_core_http_request_build_url_start(struct IpfsNode* local_node) {
+	char* host = NULL;
+	char port[10] = "";
+	struct MultiAddress* ma = multiaddress_new_from_string(local_node->repo->config->addresses->api);
+	if (ma == NULL)
+		return NULL;
+	if (!multiaddress_get_ip_address(ma, &host)) {
+		multiaddress_free(ma);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	int portInt = multiaddress_get_ip_port(ma);
+	sprintf(port, "%d", portInt);
+	int len = 18 + strlen(host) + strlen(port);
+	char* retVal = malloc(len);
+	sprintf(retVal, "http://%s:%s/api/v0", host, port);
+	free(host);
+	multiaddress_free(ma);
+	return retVal;
+}
+
+/***
+ * Adds commands to url
+ * @param request the request
+ * @param url the starting url, and will hold the results (i.e. http://127.0.0.1:5001/api/v0/<command>/<sub_command>
+ * @returns true(1) on success, otherwise false(0)
+ */
+int ipfs_core_http_request_add_commands(struct HttpRequest* request, char** url) {
+	// command
+	int addl_length = strlen(request->command) + 2;
+	char* string1 = (char*) malloc(strlen(*url) + addl_length);
+	sprintf(string1, "%s/%s", *url, request->command);
+	free(*url);
+	*url = string1;
+	// sub_command
+	if (request->sub_command != NULL) {
+		addl_length = strlen(request->sub_command) + 2;
+		string1 = (char*) malloc(strlen(*url) + addl_length);
+		sprintf(string1, "%s/%s", *url, request->sub_command);
+		free(*url);
+		*url = string1;
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Do an HTTP Get to the local API
+ * @param local_node the context
+ * @param request the request
+ * @param result the results
+ * @returns true(1) on success, false(0) on error
+ */
+int ipfs_core_http_request_get(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpRequest* request, char** result) {
+	if (request == NULL || request->command == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	char* url = ipfs_core_http_request_build_url_start(local_node);
+	if (url == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!ipfs_core_http_request_add_commands(request, &url)) {
+		free(url);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	int request_length = 10 + strlen(request->command);
+	if (request->sub_command != NULL)
+		request_length += 1 + strlen(request->sub_command);
+	//TODO: continue building out this method
 	return 0;
 }
+
diff --git a/include/ipfs/core/http_request.h b/include/ipfs/core/http_request.h
index 8e2dca4..11bdfa3 100644
--- a/include/ipfs/core/http_request.h
+++ b/include/ipfs/core/http_request.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include "ipfs/core/ipfs_node.h"
+
 /***
  * A name/value pair of http parameters
  */
@@ -44,8 +46,18 @@ void ipfs_core_http_param_free(struct HttpParam* param);
 
 /***
  * Process the parameters passed in from an http request
+ * @param local_node the context
  * @param request the request
  * @param response the response
  * @returns true(1) on success, false(0) otherwise.
  */
-int ipfs_core_http_request_process(struct HttpRequest* request, char** response);
+int ipfs_core_http_request_process(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpRequest* request, char** response);
+
+/**
+ * Do an HTTP Get to the local API
+ * @param local_node the context
+ * @param request the request
+ * @param result the results
+ * @returns true(1) on success, false(0) on error
+ */
+int ipfs_core_http_request_get(struct IpfsNode* local_node, struct HttpRequest* request, char** result);
diff --git a/namesys/name.c b/namesys/name.c
index 44fbdea..35bf2b3 100644
--- a/namesys/name.c
+++ b/namesys/name.c
@@ -5,13 +5,24 @@
 #include "libp2p/utils/logger.h"
 #include "ipfs/core/ipfs_node.h"
 #include "ipfs/cmd/cli.h"
+#include "ipfs/core/http_request.h"
 
 /***
  * Publish IPNS name
  */
 int ipfs_name_publish(struct IpfsNode* local_node, char* name) {
-	// call api
-	return 0;
+	// call api.
+	char* response = NULL;
+	struct HttpRequest* request = ipfs_core_http_request_new();
+	if (request == NULL)
+		return 0;
+	request->command = "name";
+	request->sub_command = "publish";
+	int retVal = ipfs_core_http_request_get(local_node, request, &response);
+	if (response != NULL)
+		free(response);
+	ipfs_core_http_request_free(request);
+	return retVal;
 }
 
 int ipfs_name_resolve(struct IpfsNode* local_node, char* name) {