diff --git a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/CodecManager.java b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/CodecManager.java
index d0e871a..562cdc0 100644
--- a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/CodecManager.java
+++ b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/CodecManager.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.HostLocation;
 import org.onosproject.net.Link;
 import org.onosproject.net.Port;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.Intent;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
         registerCodec(Link.class, new LinkCodec());
         registerCodec(Host.class, new HostCodec());
         registerCodec(HostLocation.class, new HostLocationCodec());
+        registerCodec(Intent.class, new IntentCodec());
         log.info("Started");
     }
 
diff --git a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/IntentCodec.java b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/IntentCodec.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c999757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/IntentCodec.java
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.codec.impl;
+
+import org.onosproject.codec.CodecContext;
+import org.onosproject.codec.JsonCodec;
+import org.onosproject.net.NetworkResource;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.Intent;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ArrayNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Intent JSON codec.
+ */
+public class IntentCodec extends JsonCodec<Intent> {
+
+    @Override
+    public ObjectNode encode(Intent intent, CodecContext context) {
+        checkNotNull(intent, "Intent cannot be null");
+        final ObjectNode result = context.mapper().createObjectNode()
+                .put("type", intent.getClass().getSimpleName())
+                .put("id", intent.id().toString())
+                .put("appId", intent.appId().toString())
+                .put("details", intent.toString());
+
+        final ArrayNode jsonResources = result.putArray("resources");
+
+        if (intent.resources() != null) {
+            for (final NetworkResource resource : intent.resources()) {
+                jsonResources.add(resource.toString());
+            }
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/IntentsWebResource.java b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/IntentsWebResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..361859d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/IntentsWebResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.rest;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.Path;
+import javax.ws.rs.PathParam;
+import javax.ws.rs.Produces;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
+import javax.ws.rs.core.Response;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.Intent;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentId;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentService;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+
+/**
+ * REST resource for interacting with the inventory of intents.
+ */
+
+@Path("intents")
+public class IntentsWebResource extends AbstractWebResource {
+    public static final String INTENT_NOT_FOUND = "Intent is not found";
+
+    /**
+     * Gets an array containing all the intents in the system.
+     *
+     * @return array of all the intents in the system
+     */
+    @GET
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    public Response getIntents() {
+        final Iterable<Intent> intents = get(IntentService.class).getIntents();
+        final ObjectNode root = encodeArray(Intent.class, "intents", intents);
+        return ok(root.toString()).build();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a single intent by Id.
+     *
+     * @param id Id to look up
+     * @return intent data
+     */
+    @GET
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @Path("{id}")
+    public Response getHostById(@PathParam("id") long id) {
+        final Intent intent = nullIsNotFound(get(IntentService.class)
+                        .getIntent(IntentId.valueOf(id)),
+                INTENT_NOT_FOUND);
+        final ObjectNode root = codec(Intent.class).encode(intent, this);
+        return ok(root.toString()).build();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/web/api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml b/web/api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
index 264086f..724f56b 100644
--- a/web/api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
+++ b/web/api/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF/web.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
                 org.onosproject.rest.DevicesWebResource,
                 org.onosproject.rest.LinksWebResource,
                 org.onosproject.rest.HostsWebResource,
+                org.onosproject.rest.IntentsWebResource,
                 org.onosproject.rest.ConfigResource
             </param-value>
         </init-param>
diff --git a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/IntentsResourceTest.java b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/IntentsResourceTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd8bce1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/IntentsResourceTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,372 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.rest;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
+
+import org.hamcrest.Description;
+import org.hamcrest.TypeSafeMatcher;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onlab.osgi.ServiceDirectory;
+import org.onlab.osgi.TestServiceDirectory;
+import org.onlab.rest.BaseResource;
+import org.onosproject.codec.CodecService;
+import org.onosproject.codec.impl.CodecManager;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.core.DefaultApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.core.IdGenerator;
+import org.onosproject.net.NetworkResource;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.Intent;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentId;
+import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentService;
+
+import com.eclipsesource.json.JsonArray;
+import com.eclipsesource.json.JsonObject;
+import com.eclipsesource.json.JsonValue;
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import com.sun.jersey.api.client.UniformInterfaceException;
+import com.sun.jersey.api.client.WebResource;
+import com.sun.jersey.test.framework.JerseyTest;
+
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.createMock;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.verify;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasSize;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
+
+/**
+ * Unit tests for Intents REST APIs.
+ */
+public class IntentsResourceTest extends JerseyTest {
+    final IntentService mockIntentService = createMock(IntentService.class);
+    final HashSet<Intent> intents = new HashSet<>();
+    private static final ApplicationId APP_ID =
+            new DefaultApplicationId((short) 1, "test");
+    private IdGenerator mockGenerator;
+
+    /**
+     * Mock ID generator.  This should be refactored to share the one in
+     * the core/api tests.
+     */
+    public class MockIdGenerator implements IdGenerator {
+        private AtomicLong nextId = new AtomicLong(0);
+
+        @Override
+        public long getNewId() {
+            return nextId.getAndIncrement();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Mock compilable intent class.
+     */
+    private static class MockIntent extends Intent {
+
+        public MockIntent(Collection<NetworkResource> resources) {
+            super(APP_ID, resources);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public String toString() {
+            return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                    .add("id", id())
+                    .add("appId", appId())
+                    .toString();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class MockResource implements NetworkResource {
+        int id;
+
+        MockResource(int id) {
+            this.id = id;
+        }
+
+        public String toString() {
+            return "Resource " + Integer.toString(id);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public IntentsResourceTest() {
+        super("org.onosproject.rest");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Hamcrest matcher to check that an intent representation in JSON matches
+     * the actual intent.
+     */
+    public static class IntentJsonMatcher extends TypeSafeMatcher<JsonObject> {
+        private final Intent intent;
+        private String reason = "";
+
+        public IntentJsonMatcher(Intent intentValue) {
+            intent = intentValue;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean matchesSafely(JsonObject jsonIntent) {
+            // check id
+            final String jsonId = jsonIntent.get("id").asString();
+            if (!jsonId.equals(intent.id().toString())) {
+                reason = "id " + intent.id().toString();
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // check application id
+            final String jsonAppId = jsonIntent.get("appId").asString();
+            if (!jsonAppId.equals(intent.appId().toString())) {
+                reason = "appId " + intent.appId().toString();
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // check intent type
+            final String jsonType = jsonIntent.get("type").asString();
+            if (!jsonType.equals("MockIntent")) {
+                reason = "type MockIntent";
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // check details field
+            final String jsonDetails = jsonIntent.get("details").asString();
+            if (!jsonDetails.equals(intent.toString())) {
+                reason = "details " + intent.toString();
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // check resources array
+            final JsonArray jsonResources = jsonIntent.get("resources").asArray();
+            if (intent.resources() != null) {
+                if (intent.resources().size() != jsonResources.size()) {
+                    reason = "resources array size of " + Integer.toString(intent.resources().size());
+                    return false;
+                }
+                for (final NetworkResource resource : intent.resources()) {
+                    boolean resourceFound = false;
+                    final String resourceString = resource.toString();
+                    for (int resourceIndex = 0; resourceIndex < jsonResources.size(); resourceIndex++) {
+                        final JsonValue value = jsonResources.get(resourceIndex);
+                        if (value.asString().equals(resourceString)) {
+                            resourceFound = true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (!resourceFound) {
+                        reason = "resource " + resourceString;
+                        return false;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else if (jsonResources.size() != 0) {
+                reason = "resources array empty";
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void describeTo(Description description) {
+            description.appendText(reason);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Factory to allocate an intent matcher.
+     *
+     * @param intent intent object we are looking for
+     * @return matcher
+     */
+    private static IntentJsonMatcher matchesIntent(Intent intent) {
+        return new IntentJsonMatcher(intent);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Hamcrest matcher to check that an intent is represented properly in a JSON
+     * array of intents.
+     */
+    public static class IntentJsonArrayMatcher extends TypeSafeMatcher<JsonArray> {
+        private final Intent intent;
+        private String reason = "";
+
+        public IntentJsonArrayMatcher(Intent intentValue) {
+            intent = intentValue;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean matchesSafely(JsonArray json) {
+            boolean intentFound = false;
+            final int expectedAttributes = 5;
+            for (int jsonIntentIndex = 0; jsonIntentIndex < json.size();
+                 jsonIntentIndex++) {
+
+                final JsonObject jsonIntent = json.get(jsonIntentIndex).asObject();
+
+                if (jsonIntent.names().size() != expectedAttributes) {
+                    reason = "Found an intent with the wrong number of attributes";
+                    return false;
+                }
+
+                final String jsonIntentId = jsonIntent.get("id").asString();
+                if (jsonIntentId.equals(intent.id().toString())) {
+                    intentFound = true;
+
+                    //  We found the correct intent, check attribute values
+                    assertThat(jsonIntent, matchesIntent(intent));
+                }
+            }
+            if (!intentFound) {
+                reason = "Intent with id " + intent.id().toString() + " not found";
+                return false;
+            } else {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void describeTo(Description description) {
+            description.appendText(reason);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Factory to allocate an intent array matcher.
+     *
+     * @param intent intent object we are looking for
+     * @return matcher
+     */
+    private static IntentJsonArrayMatcher hasIntent(Intent intent) {
+        return new IntentJsonArrayMatcher(intent);
+    }
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        expect(mockIntentService.getIntents()).andReturn(intents).anyTimes();
+
+        // Register the services needed for the test
+        final CodecManager codecService =  new CodecManager();
+        codecService.activate();
+        ServiceDirectory testDirectory =
+                new TestServiceDirectory()
+                        .add(IntentService.class, mockIntentService)
+                        .add(CodecService.class, codecService);
+
+        BaseResource.setServiceDirectory(testDirectory);
+
+        mockGenerator = new MockIdGenerator();
+        Intent.bindIdGenerator(mockGenerator);
+    }
+
+    @After
+    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
+        super.tearDown();
+        verify(mockIntentService);
+        Intent.unbindIdGenerator(mockGenerator);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests the result of the rest api GET when there are no intents.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testIntentsEmptyArray() {
+        replay(mockIntentService);
+        final WebResource rs = resource();
+        final String response = rs.path("intents").get(String.class);
+        assertThat(response, is("{\"intents\":[]}"));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests the result of the rest api GET when intents are defined.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testIntentsArray() {
+        replay(mockIntentService);
+
+        final Intent intent1 = new MockIntent(null);
+        final HashSet<NetworkResource> resources = new HashSet<>();
+        resources.add(new MockResource(1));
+        resources.add(new MockResource(2));
+        resources.add(new MockResource(3));
+        final Intent intent2 = new MockIntent(resources);
+
+        intents.add(intent1);
+        intents.add(intent2);
+        final WebResource rs = resource();
+        final String response = rs.path("intents").get(String.class);
+        assertThat(response, containsString("{\"intents\":["));
+
+        final JsonObject result = JsonObject.readFrom(response);
+        assertThat(result, notNullValue());
+
+        assertThat(result.names(), hasSize(1));
+        assertThat(result.names().get(0), is("intents"));
+
+        final JsonArray jsonIntents = result.get("intents").asArray();
+        assertThat(jsonIntents, notNullValue());
+
+        assertThat(jsonIntents, hasIntent(intent1));
+        assertThat(jsonIntents, hasIntent(intent2));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests the result of a rest api GET for a single intent.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testIntentsSingle() {
+        final HashSet<NetworkResource> resources = new HashSet<>();
+        resources.add(new MockResource(1));
+        resources.add(new MockResource(2));
+        resources.add(new MockResource(3));
+        final Intent intent = new MockIntent(resources);
+
+        intents.add(intent);
+
+        expect(mockIntentService.getIntent(IntentId.valueOf(0)))
+                .andReturn(intent)
+                .anyTimes();
+        replay(mockIntentService);
+
+        final WebResource rs = resource();
+        final String response = rs.path("intents/0").get(String.class);
+        final JsonObject result = JsonObject.readFrom(response);
+        assertThat(result, matchesIntent(intent));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Tests that a fetch of a non-existent intent object throws an exception.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testBadGet() {
+
+        expect(mockIntentService.getIntent(IntentId.valueOf(0)))
+                .andReturn(null)
+                .anyTimes();
+        replay(mockIntentService);
+
+        WebResource rs = resource();
+        try {
+            rs.path("intents/0").get(String.class);
+            fail("Fetch of non-existent intent did not throw an exception");
+        } catch (UniformInterfaceException ex) {
+            assertThat(ex.getMessage(),
+                    containsString("returned a response status of"));
+        }
+    }
+}