diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
index 9f92aaf..788a0dc 100644
--- a/api/views.py
+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -325,15 +325,14 @@ class API(object):
                 to_append["nick"] = main.IRCPool[name].nickname
                 to_append["conn"] = main.IRCPool[name].isconnected
                 to_append["limit"] = main.IRCPool[name].chanlimit
-                to_append["auth"] = main.IRCPool[name].authenticated
+                to_append["authed"] = main.IRCPool[name].authenticated
             else:
                 to_append["chans"] = 0
                 to_append["nick"] = None
                 to_append["conn"] = False
                 to_append["limit"] = None
-                to_append["auth"] = None
+                to_append["authed"] = None
             relays.append(to_append)
-
         return dumps({"relays": relays})
 
     @app.route("/irc/network/<net>/<num>/", methods=["POST"])
@@ -435,9 +434,10 @@ class API(object):
 
         return dumps({"channels": channels})
 
+    # API version
     @app.route("/irc/network/<net>/channel/", methods=["DELETE"])
     @login_required
-    def irc_network_channel_part(self, request, net):
+    def irc_network_channel_part_api(self, request, net):
         try:
             data = loads(request.content.read())
         except JSONDecodeError:
@@ -447,12 +447,29 @@ class API(object):
         channel = data["channel"]
         if net not in main.network.keys():
             return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "no such net."})
-        print("ABOUT TO PART", channel)
         parted = chankeep.partSingle(net, channel)
         if not parted:
             dumps({"success": False, "reason": "no channels matched."})
         return dumps({"success": True, "relays": parted})
 
+    # API version
+    @app.route("/irc/network/<net>/channel/", methods=["PUT"])
+    @login_required
+    def irc_network_channel_join_api(self, request, net):
+        try:
+            data = loads(request.content.read())
+        except JSONDecodeError:
+            return "Invalid JSON"
+        if "channel" not in data:
+            return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "no channel specified."})
+        channel = data["channel"]
+        if net not in main.network.keys():
+            return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "no such net."})
+        joined = chankeep.joinSingle(net, channel)
+        if not joined:
+            return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "could not allocate channel to relay."})
+        return dumps({"success": True, "relays": joined})
+
     @app.route("/irc/network/<net>/channel/<channel>/", methods=["PUT"])
     @login_required
     def irc_network_channel_join(self, request, net, channel):