diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/CodecContext.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/CodecContext.java
index ee00fa9..272c3e9 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/CodecContext.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/CodecContext.java
@@ -45,6 +45,6 @@
      * @param <T>          service type
      * @return JSON codec; null if no codec available for the class
      */
-    <T> T get(Class<T> serviceClass);
+    <T> T getService(Class<T> serviceClass);
 
 }
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/AbstractWebResource.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/AbstractWebResource.java
index ff53182..82caf08 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/AbstractWebResource.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/AbstractWebResource.java
@@ -60,4 +60,9 @@
         return result;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <T> T getService(Class<T> serviceClass) {
+        return get(serviceClass);
+    }
+
 }