diff --git a/models/branch.go b/models/branch.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08b5b7c31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/branch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"github.com/gogits/git-module"
+)
+
+type Branch struct {
+	Path		string
+	Name      	string
+}
+
+func GetBranchesByPath(path string) ([]*Branch, error) {
+	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	brs, err := gitRepo.GetBranches()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	Branches := make([]*Branch, len(brs))
+	for i := range brs {
+		Branches[i] = &Branch{
+			Path: path,
+			Name: brs[i],
+		}
+	}
+	return Branches, nil
+}
+
+func GetBranchesByRepo(user,repo string) ([]*Branch, error) {
+	return GetBranchesByPath(RepoPath(user, repo))
+}
+
+func (br *Branch) GetCommit() (*git.Commit, error) {
+	gitRepo, err := git.OpenRepository(br.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return gitRepo.GetBranchCommit(br.Name)
+}
diff --git a/models/repo.go b/models/repo.go
index 8ce1f7190..82fea00a6 100644
--- a/models/repo.go
+++ b/models/repo.go
@@ -288,6 +288,20 @@ func (repo *Repository) GetMirror() (err error) {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (repo *Repository) GetBranch(br string) (_ *Branch, err error) {
+	if(!git.IsBranchExist(repo.RepoPath(), br)){
+		return nil, errors.New("Branch do not exist");
+	}
+	return &Branch{
+			Path: repo.RepoPath(),
+			Name: br,
+	},nil
+}
+
+func (repo *Repository) GetBranches() (_ []*Branch, err error) {
+	return GetBranchesByPath(repo.RepoPath())
+}
+
 func (repo *Repository) GetBaseRepo() (err error) {
 	if !repo.IsFork {
 		return nil
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index 6fe11a07e..0152eec29 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -183,7 +183,10 @@ func RegisterRoutes(m *macaron.Macaron) {
 				m.Patch("/hooks/:id:int", bind(api.EditHookOption{}), repo.EditHook)
 				m.Get("/raw/*", middleware.RepoRef(), repo.GetRawFile)
 				m.Get("/archive/*", repo.GetArchive)
-
+				m.Group("/branches", func() {
+					m.Get("",repo.ListBranches)
+					m.Get("/:id",repo.GetBranch)
+				})
 				m.Group("/keys", func() {
 					m.Combo("").Get(repo.ListDeployKeys).
 						Post(bind(api.CreateKeyOption{}), repo.CreateDeployKey)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/convert/convert.go b/routers/api/v1/convert/convert.go
index b91abbdd3..d20732bfd 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/convert/convert.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/convert/convert.go
@@ -10,11 +10,32 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Unknwon/com"
 
 	api "github.com/gogits/go-gogs-client"
+	"github.com/gogits/git-module"
 
 	"github.com/gogits/gogs/models"
 	"github.com/gogits/gogs/modules/setting"
 )
 
+// ToApiBranch converts user to its API format.
+func ToApiBranch(b *models.Branch,c *git.Commit) *api.Branch {
+	return &api.Branch{
+			Name: b.Name,
+			Commit: ToApiCommit(c),
+		}
+}
+// ToApiCommit converts user to its API format.
+func ToApiCommit(c *git.Commit) *api.PayloadCommit {
+	return &api.PayloadCommit{
+		ID: c.ID.String(),
+		Message: c.Message(),
+		URL: "Not implemented",
+		Author: &api.PayloadAuthor{
+			Name: c.Committer.Name,
+			Email: c.Committer.Email,
+			/* UserName: c.Committer.UserName, */
+		},
+	}
+}
 // ToApiUser converts user to its API format.
 func ToApiUser(u *models.User) *api.User {
 	return &api.User{
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/branch.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/branch.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ceff66965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/branch.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright 2014 The Gogs Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a MIT-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package repo
+
+import (
+	//TODO change for merge
+	api "github.com/gogits/go-gogs-client"
+
+	"github.com/gogits/gogs/modules/middleware"
+	"github.com/gogits/gogs/routers/api/v1/convert"
+)
+
+//TODO add to github.com/gogits/go-gogs-client
+// https://github.com/gogits/go-gogs-client/wiki/Repositories#get-branch
+func GetBranch(ctx *middleware.Context) {
+	branch, err := ctx.Repo.Repository.GetBranch(ctx.Params(":id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		//TODO handle error
+		return
+	}
+	c, err := branch.GetCommit()
+	if err != nil {
+		//TODO handle error
+		return
+	}
+	ctx.JSON(200, convert.ToApiBranch(branch,c))
+}
+
+//TODO add to github.com/gogits/go-gogs-client
+// https://github.com/gogits/go-gogs-client/wiki/Repositories#list-branches
+func ListBranches(ctx *middleware.Context) {
+
+
+	Branches, err := ctx.Repo.Repository.GetBranches()
+	if err != nil {
+		//TODO handle error
+		return
+	}
+	apiBranches := make([]*api.Branch, len(Branches))
+	for i := range Branches {
+		c, err := Branches[i].GetCommit()
+		if err != nil {
+			//TODO handle error
+			continue
+		}
+		apiBranches[i] = convert.ToApiBranch(Branches[i],c)
+	}
+
+	ctx.JSON(200, &apiBranches)
+}