diff --git a/lib_standalone/ESPAsyncWebServer.h b/lib_standalone/ESPAsyncWebServer.h
index 9de5dc09d..af5a97fc4 100644
--- a/lib_standalone/ESPAsyncWebServer.h
+++ b/lib_standalone/ESPAsyncWebServer.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ class AsyncWebServerRequest {
     void * _tempObject;
 
     AsyncWebServerRequest(AsyncWebServer *, AsyncClient *){};
+    AsyncWebServerRequest(){};
     ~AsyncWebServerRequest(){};
 
     AsyncClient * client() {
@@ -119,6 +120,10 @@ class AsyncWebServerRequest {
         return false;
     }
 
+    bool hasParam(const char * name) const {
+        return false;
+    }
+
     bool hasParam(const __FlashStringHelper * data) const {
         return false;
     }
@@ -139,6 +144,10 @@ class AsyncWebServerRequest {
         return nullptr;
     }
 
+    AsyncWebParameter * getParam(const char * name) const {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+
     AsyncWebParameter * getParam(size_t num) const {
         return nullptr;
     }
diff --git a/src/WebAPIService.cpp b/src/WebAPIService.cpp
index 64be97391..0749a271a 100644
--- a/src/WebAPIService.cpp
+++ b/src/WebAPIService.cpp
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ void WebAPIService::webAPIService_post(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVari
 // parse the URL looking for query or path parameters
 // reporting back any errors
 void WebAPIService::parse(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, std::string & device_s, std::string & cmd_s, int id, std::string & value_s) {
-#ifndef EMSESP_STANDALONE
     // parse URL for the path names
     SUrlParser p;
+
     p.parse(request->url().c_str());
 
     // remove the /api from the path
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@ void WebAPIService::parse(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, std::string & device_
     response->setLength();
     request->send(response); // send json response
 
+// TODO debug
+#if defined EMSESP_STANDALONE
+    Serial.print(COLOR_YELLOW);
+    if (json.size() != 0) {
+        serializeJsonPretty(json, Serial);
+    }
+    Serial.println();
+    Serial.print(COLOR_RESET);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/src/WebAPIService.h b/src/WebAPIService.h
index 13fd5aa66..97f03f972 100644
--- a/src/WebAPIService.h
+++ b/src/WebAPIService.h
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@ class WebAPIService {
   public:
     WebAPIService(AsyncWebServer * server, SecurityManager * securityManager);
 
+    void webAPIService_post(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant & json); // for POSTs
+    void webAPIService_get(AsyncWebServerRequest * request);                      // for GETs
+
   private:
     SecurityManager *           _securityManager;
     AsyncCallbackJsonWebHandler _apiHandler; // for POSTs
 
-    void webAPIService_post(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, JsonVariant & json); // for POSTs
-    void webAPIService_get(AsyncWebServerRequest * request);                      // for GETs
-
     void parse(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, std::string & device, std::string & cmd, int id, std::string & value);
     void send_message_response(AsyncWebServerRequest * request, uint16_t error_code, const char * error_message = nullptr);
 };
diff --git a/src/test/test.cpp b/src/test/test.cpp
index 18b908d53..bf531746b 100644
--- a/src/test/test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/test.cpp
@@ -931,8 +931,17 @@ void Test::run_test(uuid::console::Shell & shell, const std::string & cmd) {
 
     if (command == "api") {
         shell.printfln(F("Testing RESTful API..."));
-        // TODO add API
-        // AsyncWebServerRequest * request;
+        Mqtt::ha_enabled(false);
+        run_test("general");
+        DynamicJsonDocument   doc(EMSESP_JSON_SIZE_XXLARGE_DYN);
+        JsonObject            json = doc.to<JsonObject>();
+        AsyncWebServerRequest request;
+        request.method(HTTP_GET);
+        request.url("/api/thermostat/seltemp");
+        EMSESP::webAPIService.webAPIService_get(&request);
+
+        request.url("/api/boiler/syspress");
+        EMSESP::webAPIService.webAPIService_get(&request);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/test/test.h b/src/test/test.h
index 076bdfc1d..3707bbfa3 100644
--- a/src/test/test.h
+++ b/src/test/test.h
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ namespace emsesp {
 // #define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "ha"
 // #define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "board_profile"
 // #define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "shower_alert"
-#define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "310"
+// #define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "310"
+#define EMSESP_DEBUG_DEFAULT "api"
 
 class Test {
   public: