diff --git a/maloja/apis/__init__.py b/maloja/apis/__init__.py
index bf20dfa..d2743e7 100644
--- a/maloja/apis/__init__.py
+++ b/maloja/apis/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,3 @@ def init_apis(server):
 
 	for api in apis:
 		apis[api].mount(server=server,path="apis/"+api)
-
-		# backwards compatibility
-		nativeapi = copy.deepcopy(apis["mlj_1"])
-		nativeapi.mount(server=server,path="api")
diff --git a/maloja/server.py b/maloja/server.py
index 603acbf..92c834d 100755
--- a/maloja/server.py
+++ b/maloja/server.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from . import malojatime
 from . import utilities
 from . import malojauri
 from .utilities import resolveImage
-from .malojauri import uri_to_internal, remove_identical
+from .malojauri import uri_to_internal, remove_identical, compose_querystring
 from . import globalconf
 from .jinjaenv.context import jinja_environment
 # doreah toolkit
@@ -58,6 +58,24 @@ auth.authapi.mount(server=webserver)
 from .apis import init_apis
 init_apis(webserver)
 
+
+
+
+# redirects for backwards compatibility
+@webserver.get("/api/s/<pth:path>")
+@webserver.post("/api/s/<pth:path>")
+def deprecated_api_s(pth):
+	redirect("/apis/" + pth + "?" + compose_querystring(request.query))
+
+@webserver.get("/api/<pth:path>")
+@webserver.post("/api/<pth:path>")
+def deprecated_api(pth):
+	redirect("/apis/mlj_1/" + pth + "?" + compose_querystring(request.query))
+
+
+
+
+
 pthjoin = os.path.join
 
 def generate_css():