diff --git a/html/api_v1.php b/html/api_v1.php
index 18e8cf283..99972ef81 100644
--- a/html/api_v1.php
+++ b/html/api_v1.php
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ $app->group('/api', function() use ($app) {
     $app->group('/list', function() use ($app) {
       $app->get('/devices(/:order)(/:type)(/)', 'authToken', 'list_devices');//api/v1/list/devices (order can be any device column) (types = all, ignored, up, down, disabled)
     });
+    $app->group('/add', function() use ($app) {
+      $app->post('/device(/)', 'authToken', 'add_device');//api/v1/add/device (json data needs to be passed)
+    });
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/includes/api_functions.inc.php b/includes/api_functions.inc.php
index 7b9e0e9bf..2b0549f32 100644
--- a/includes/api_functions.inc.php
+++ b/includes/api_functions.inc.php
@@ -233,3 +233,68 @@ function list_devices()
   $app->response->headers->set('Content-Type', 'application/json');
   echo json_encode($output);
 }
+
+function add_device()
+{
+  // This will add a device using the data passed encoded with json
+  global $config;
+  $app = \Slim\Slim::getInstance();
+  $data = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
+  // Default status to error and change it if we need to.
+  $status = "error";
+  if(empty($data))
+  {
+    $message = "No information has been provided to add this new device";
+  }
+  elseif(empty($data["hostname"]))
+  {
+    $message = "Missing the device hostname";
+  }
+  $hostname = $data['hostname'];
+  if ($data['port']) { $port = mres($data['port']); } else { $port = $config['snmp']['port']; }
+  if ($data['transport']) { $transport = mres($data['transport']); } else { $transport = "udp"; }
+  if($data['version'] == "v1" || $data['version'] == "v2c")
+  {
+    if ($data['community'])
+    {
+      $config['snmp']['community'] = array($data['community']);
+    }
+    $snmpver = mres($data['version']);
+  }
+  elseif($data['version'] == 'v3')
+  {
+    $v3 = array (
+      'authlevel' => mres($data['authlevel']),
+      'authname' => mres($data['authname']),
+      'authpass' => mres($data['authpass']),
+      'authalgo' => mres($data['authalgo']),
+      'cryptopass' => mres($data['cryptopass']),
+      'cryptoalgo' => mres($data['cryptoalgo']),
+    );
+
+    array_push($config['snmp']['v3'], $v3);
+    $snmpver = "v3";
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    $message = "You haven't specified an SNMP version to use";
+  }
+  if(empty($message))
+  {
+    require_once("functions.php");
+    $result = addHost($hostname, $snmpver, $port, $transport, 1);
+    if($result)
+    {
+      $status = 'ok';
+      $message = 'Device has been added successfully';
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      $messge = "Failed adding $hostname";
+    }
+  }
+
+  $output = array("status" => $status, "message" => $message);
+  $app->response->headers->set('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+  echo json_encode($output);
+}
diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index 38ecec15b..776cf308a 100755
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ function delete_device($id)
   return $ret;
 }
 
-function addHost($host, $snmpver, $port = '161', $transport = 'udp')
+function addHost($host, $snmpver, $port = '161', $transport = 'udp', $quiet = '0')
 {
   global $config;
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function addHost($host, $snmpver, $port = '161', $transport = 'udp')
           foreach ($config['snmp']['v3'] as $v3)
           {
             $device = deviceArray($host, NULL, $snmpver, $port, $transport, $v3);
-            print_message("Trying v3 parameters " . $v3['authname'] . "/" .  $v3['authlevel'] . " ... ");
+            if($quiet == '0') { print_message("Trying v3 parameters " . $v3['authname'] . "/" .  $v3['authlevel'] . " ... "); }
             if (isSNMPable($device))
             {
               $snmphost = snmp_get($device, "sysName.0", "-Oqv", "SNMPv2-MIB");
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ function addHost($host, $snmpver, $port = '161', $transport = 'udp')
                 $device_id = createHost ($host, NULL, $snmpver, $port, $transport, $v3);
                 return $device_id;
               } else {
-                print_error("Given hostname does not match SNMP-read hostname ($snmphost)!");
+                if($quiet == '0') {print_error("Given hostname does not match SNMP-read hostname ($snmphost)!"); }
               }
             } else {
-              print_error("No reply on credentials " . $v3['authname'] . "/" .  $v3['authlevel'] . " using $snmpver");
+              if($quiet == '0') {print_error("No reply on credentials " . $v3['authname'] . "/" .  $v3['authlevel'] . " using $snmpver"); }
             }
           }
         }
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ function addHost($host, $snmpver, $port = '161', $transport = 'udp')
           foreach ($config['snmp']['community'] as $community)
           {
             $device = deviceArray($host, $community, $snmpver, $port, $transport, NULL);
-            print_message("Trying community $community ...");
+            if($quiet == '0') { print_message("Trying community $community ..."); }
             if (isSNMPable($device))
             {
               $snmphost = snmp_get($device, "sysName.0", "-Oqv", "SNMPv2-MIB");
@@ -328,32 +328,34 @@ function addHost($host, $snmpver, $port = '161', $transport = 'udp')
                 $device_id = createHost ($host, $community, $snmpver, $port, $transport);
                 return $device_id;
               } else {
-                print_error("Given hostname does not match SNMP-read hostname ($snmphost)!");
+                if($quiet == '0') { print_error("Given hostname does not match SNMP-read hostname ($snmphost)!"); }
               }
             } else {
-              print_error("No reply on community $community using $snmpver");
+              if($quiet == '0') { print_error("No reply on community $community using $snmpver"); }
             }
           }
         }
         else
         {
-          print_error("Unsupported SNMP Version \"$snmpver\".");
+          if($quiet == '0') { print_error("Unsupported SNMP Version \"$snmpver\"."); }
         }
 
         if (!$device_id)
         {
           // Failed SNMP
-          print_error("Could not reach $host with given SNMP community using $snmpver");
+          if($quiet == '0') { print_error("Could not reach $host with given SNMP community using $snmpver"); }
         }
       } else {
         // failed Reachability
-        print_error("Could not ping $host"); }
+        if($quiet == '0') { print_error("Could not ping $host"); }
+      }
     } else {
       // Failed DNS lookup
-      print_error("$host looks like an IP address, please use FQDN"); }
+      if($quiet == '0') { print_error("$host looks like an IP address, please use FQDN"); }
+    }
   } else {
     // found in database
-    print_error("Already got host $host");
+    if($quiet == '0') { print_error("Already got host $host"); }
   }
 
   return 0;