diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
index 94e046c..8934d1a 100644
--- a/api/views.py
+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -294,6 +294,21 @@ class API(object):
         main.saveConf("network")
         return dumps({"success": True})
 
+    @app.route("/irc/network/<net>/<num>/", methods=["PUT"])
+    @login_required
+    def irc_network_relay_add(self, request, net, num):
+        if net not in main.network.keys():
+            return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "no such net."})
+        if not num.isdigit():
+            return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "invalid num: not a number."})
+        num = int(num)
+        net_inst = main.network[net]
+        if num in net_inst.relays:
+            return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "network already has this relay."})
+        id, alias = net_inst.add_relay()
+        main.saveConf("network")
+        return dumps({"success": True, "id": id, "alias": alias})
+
     @app.route("/irc/network/<net>/channels/", methods=["POST"])
     @login_required
     def irc_network_channels(self, request, net):
@@ -328,7 +343,7 @@ class API(object):
             return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "no such net."})
         joined = chankeep.joinSingle(net, channel)
         if not joined:
-            dumps({"success": False, "reason": "no channels joined."})
+            return dumps({"success": False, "reason": "could not allocate channel to relay."})
         return dumps({"success": True, "relays": joined})
 
     @app.route("/aliases/", methods=["GET"])