diff --git a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/CoreWebApplication.java b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/CoreWebApplication.java
index 06248fa..8d02f54 100644
--- a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/CoreWebApplication.java
+++ b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/CoreWebApplication.java
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
                 ConfigWebResource.class,
                 PathsWebResource.class,
                 StatisticsWebResource.class,
-                MetricsWebResource.class
+                MetricsWebResource.class,
+                FlowObjectiveWebResource.class
         );
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/FlowObjectiveWebResource.java b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/FlowObjectiveWebResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74d8569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/FlowObjectiveWebResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 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.resources;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.FilteringObjective;
+import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.FlowObjectiveService;
+import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.ForwardingObjective;
+import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.NextObjective;
+import org.onosproject.rest.AbstractWebResource;
+
+import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
+import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.POST;
+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 java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+
+/**
+ * Manage flow objectives.
+ */
+@Path("flowobjectives")
+public class FlowObjectiveWebResource extends AbstractWebResource {
+
+    public static final String DEVICE_INVALID =
+            "Invalid deviceId in objective creation request";
+    public static final String POLICY_INVALID = "Invalid policy";
+
+    final FlowObjectiveService flowObjectiveService = get(FlowObjectiveService.class);
+    final ObjectNode root = mapper().createObjectNode();
+
+    /**
+     * Creates and installs a new filtering objective for the specified device.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     * @param stream   filtering objective JSON
+     * @return status of the request - CREATED if the JSON is correct,
+     * BAD_REQUEST if the JSON is invalid
+     * @onos.rsModel FilteringObjective
+     */
+    @POST
+    @Path("{deviceId}/filter")
+    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    public Response createFilteringObjective(@PathParam("deviceId") String deviceId,
+                                             InputStream stream) {
+        URI location = null;
+        try {
+            ObjectNode jsonTree = (ObjectNode) mapper().readTree(stream);
+            if (validateDeviceId(deviceId, jsonTree)) {
+                DeviceId did = DeviceId.deviceId(deviceId);
+                FilteringObjective filteringObjective =
+                        codec(FilteringObjective.class).decode(jsonTree, this);
+                flowObjectiveService.filter(did, filteringObjective);
+                location = new URI(Integer.toString(filteringObjective.id()));
+            }
+        } catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
+        }
+
+        return Response
+                .created(location)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates and installs a new forwarding objective for the specified device.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     * @param stream   forwarding objective JSON
+     * @return status of the request - CREATED if the JSON is correct,
+     * BAD_REQUEST if the JSON is invalid
+     * @onos.rsModel ForwardingObjective
+     */
+    @POST
+    @Path("{deviceId}/forward")
+    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    public Response createForwardingObjective(@PathParam("deviceId") String deviceId,
+                                              InputStream stream) {
+        URI location = null;
+        try {
+            ObjectNode jsonTree = (ObjectNode) mapper().readTree(stream);
+            if (validateDeviceId(deviceId, jsonTree)) {
+                DeviceId did = DeviceId.deviceId(deviceId);
+                ForwardingObjective forwardingObjective =
+                        codec(ForwardingObjective.class).decode(jsonTree, this);
+                flowObjectiveService.forward(did, forwardingObjective);
+                location = new URI(Integer.toString(forwardingObjective.id()));
+            }
+        } catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
+        }
+
+        return Response
+                .created(location)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates and installs a new next objective for the specified device.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     * @param stream   next objective JSON
+     * @return status of the request - CREATED if the JSON is correct,
+     * BAD_REQUEST if the JSON is invalid
+     * @onos.rsModel NextObjective
+     */
+    @POST
+    @Path("{deviceId}/next")
+    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    public Response createNextObjective(@PathParam("deviceId") String deviceId,
+                                        InputStream stream) {
+        URI location = null;
+        try {
+            ObjectNode jsonTree = (ObjectNode) mapper().readTree(stream);
+            if (validateDeviceId(deviceId, jsonTree)) {
+                DeviceId did = DeviceId.deviceId(deviceId);
+                NextObjective nextObjective =
+                        codec(NextObjective.class).decode(jsonTree, this);
+                flowObjectiveService.next(did, nextObjective);
+                location = new URI(Integer.toString(nextObjective.id()));
+            }
+        } catch (IOException | URISyntaxException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
+        }
+
+        return Response
+                .created(location)
+                .build();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the globally unique nextId.
+     *
+     * @return nextId
+     * @onos.rsModel nextid
+     */
+    @GET
+    @Path("next")
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    public Response getNextId() {
+        root.put("nextId", flowObjectiveService.allocateNextId());
+        return ok(root).build();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Installs the filtering rules onto the specified device.
+     *
+     * @param stream filtering rule JSON
+     * @return status of the request
+     * @onos.rsModel ObjectivePolicy
+     */
+    @POST
+    @Path("policy")
+    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    public void initPolicy(InputStream stream) {
+
+        try {
+            ObjectNode jsonTree = (ObjectNode) mapper().readTree(stream);
+            JsonNode policyJson = jsonTree.get("policy");
+
+            if (policyJson == null || policyJson.asText().isEmpty()) {
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(POLICY_INVALID);
+            }
+
+            flowObjectiveService.initPolicy(policyJson.asText());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Validate the deviceId that is contained in json string against the
+     * input deviceId.
+     *
+     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     * @param node     object node
+     * @return validity
+     */
+    private boolean validateDeviceId(String deviceId, ObjectNode node) {
+        JsonNode specifiedDeviceId = node.get("deviceId");
+
+        if (specifiedDeviceId != null &&
+                !specifiedDeviceId.asText().equals(deviceId)) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(DEVICE_INVALID);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/FilteringObjective.json b/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/FilteringObjective.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a454b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/FilteringObjective.json
@@ -0,0 +1,513 @@
+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "title": "filteringObjective",
+  "required": [
+    "type",
+    "priority",
+    "timeout",
+    "isPermanent",
+    "deviceId",
+    "operation",
+    "key",
+    "conditions",
+    "meta"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "type": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "PERMIT"
+    },
+    "priority": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "format": "int64",
+      "example": 400000
+    },
+    "timeout": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "format": "int64",
+      "example": 0
+    },
+    "isPermanent": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "example": true
+    },
+    "deviceId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "of:0000000000000001"
+    },
+    "operation": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "ADD"
+    },
+    "key": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "key",
+      "properties": {
+        "type": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Ethernet field name",
+          "example": "ETH_TYPE"
+        },
+        "ethType": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": "0x88cc",
+          "description": "Ethernet frame type"
+        },
+        "mac": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "example": "00:00:11:00:00:01"
+        },
+        "port": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "Match port"
+        },
+        "metadata": {
+          "type": "Hex16",
+          "format": "Hex16",
+          "example": "0xabcdL",
+          "description": "Metadata passed between tables"
+        },
+        "vlanId": {
+          "type": "uint16",
+          "format": "uint16",
+          "example": "0x1000"
+        },
+        "priority": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "VLAN priority."
+        },
+        "ipDscp": {
+          "type": "byte",
+          "format": "byte",
+          "description": "IP DSCP (6 bits in ToS field)"
+        },
+        "ipEcn": {
+          "type": "byte",
+          "format": "byte",
+          "description": "IP ECN (2 bits in ToS field)."
+        },
+        "protocol": {
+          "type": "uint16",
+          "format": "uint16",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "IP protocol"
+        },
+        "ip": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "example": "10.1.1.0/24",
+          "description": "IP source address"
+        },
+        "tcpPort": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "format": "uint16",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "TCP source address"
+        },
+        "udpPort": {
+          "type": "uint16",
+          "format": "uint16",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "UDP source address"
+        },
+        "sctpPort": {
+          "type": "uint16",
+          "format": "uint16",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "SCTP source address"
+        },
+        "icmpType": {
+          "type": "uint16",
+          "format": "uint16",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV4 code (RFC0792)"
+        },
+        "icmpCode": {
+          "type": "uint16",
+          "format": "uint16",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV4 code (RFC0792)"
+        },
+        "flowLabel": {
+          "type": "Hex16",
+          "format": "Hex16",
+          "example": "0xffffe",
+          "description": "IPv6 Flow Label (RFC 6437)"
+        },
+        "icmpv6Type": {
+          "type": "uint16",
+          "format": "uint16",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV6 type (RFC2463)"
+        },
+        "icmpv6Code": {
+          "type": "uint16",
+          "format": "uint16",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV6 code (RFC2463)"
+        },
+        "targetAddress": {
+          "type": "String",
+          "example": "10.1.1.0/24",
+          "description": "IPv6 Neighbor discovery target address"
+        },
+        "label": {
+          "type": "int32",
+          "format": "int32",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "MPLS label"
+        },
+        "exthdrFlags": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "IPv6 extension header pseudo-field"
+        },
+        "lambda": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "wavelength abstraction"
+        },
+        "gridType": {
+          "type": "String",
+          "example": "DWDM",
+          "description": "Type of wavelength grid"
+        },
+        "channelSpacing": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 100,
+          "description": "Optical channel spacing"
+        },
+        "spacingMultiplier": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 4,
+          "description": "Optical channel spacing multiplier"
+        },
+        "slotGranularity": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 8
+        },
+        "ochSignalId": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "Optical channel signal ID"
+        },
+        "tunnelId": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 5,
+          "description": "Tunnel ID"
+        },
+        "ochSignalType": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "Optical channel signal type"
+        },
+        "oduSignalId": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 1,
+          "description": "ODU (Optical channel Data Unit) signal ID."
+        },
+        "tributaryPortNumber": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 11,
+          "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) port number."
+        },
+        "tributarySlotLen": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 80,
+          "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) slot length."
+        },
+        "tributarySlotBitmap": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "title": "tributarySlotBitmap",
+          "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) slot bitmap.",
+          "required": [
+            "byte",
+            "port"
+          ],
+          "items": {
+            "type": "byte",
+            "title": "byte",
+            "example": 1
+          }
+        },
+        "oduSignalType": {
+          "type": "int64",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "example": 4,
+          "description": "ODU (Optical channel Data Unit) signal type."
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "conditions": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "xml": {
+        "name": "conditions",
+        "wrapped": true
+      },
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "title": "conditions",
+        "properties": {
+          "type": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "Ethernet field name",
+            "example": "ETH_TYPE"
+          },
+          "ethType": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": "0x88cc",
+            "description": "Ethernet frame type"
+          },
+          "mac": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "example": "00:00:11:00:00:01"
+          },
+          "port": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "Match port"
+          },
+          "metadata": {
+            "type": "Hex16",
+            "format": "Hex16",
+            "example": "0xabcdL",
+            "description": "Metadata passed between tables"
+          },
+          "vlanId": {
+            "type": "uint16",
+            "format": "uint16",
+            "example": "0x1000"
+          },
+          "priority": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "VLAN priority."
+          },
+          "ipDscp": {
+            "type": "byte",
+            "format": "byte",
+            "description": "IP DSCP (6 bits in ToS field)"
+          },
+          "ipEcn": {
+            "type": "byte",
+            "format": "byte",
+            "description": "IP ECN (2 bits in ToS field)."
+          },
+          "protocol": {
+            "type": "uint16",
+            "format": "uint16",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "IP protocol"
+          },
+          "ip": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "example": "10.1.1.0/24",
+            "description": "IP source address"
+          },
+          "tcpPort": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "uint16",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "TCP source address"
+          },
+          "udpPort": {
+            "type": "uint16",
+            "format": "uint16",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "UDP source address"
+          },
+          "sctpPort": {
+            "type": "uint16",
+            "format": "uint16",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "SCTP source address"
+          },
+          "icmpType": {
+            "type": "uint16",
+            "format": "uint16",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV4 code (RFC0792)"
+          },
+          "icmpCode": {
+            "type": "uint16",
+            "format": "uint16",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV4 code (RFC0792)"
+          },
+          "flowLabel": {
+            "type": "Hex16",
+            "format": "Hex16",
+            "example": "0xffffe",
+            "description": "IPv6 Flow Label (RFC 6437)"
+          },
+          "icmpv6Type": {
+            "type": "uint16",
+            "format": "uint16",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV6 type (RFC2463)"
+          },
+          "icmpv6Code": {
+            "type": "uint16",
+            "format": "uint16",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV6 code (RFC2463)"
+          },
+          "targetAddress": {
+            "type": "String",
+            "example": "10.1.1.0/24",
+            "description": "IPv6 Neighbor discovery target address"
+          },
+          "label": {
+            "type": "int32",
+            "format": "int32",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "MPLS label"
+          },
+          "exthdrFlags": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "IPv6 extension header pseudo-field"
+          },
+          "lambda": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "wavelength abstraction"
+          },
+          "gridType": {
+            "type": "String",
+            "example": "DWDM",
+            "description": "Type of wavelength grid"
+          },
+          "channelSpacing": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 100,
+            "description": "Optical channel spacing"
+          },
+          "spacingMultiplier": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 4,
+            "description": "Optical channel spacing multiplier"
+          },
+          "slotGranularity": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 8
+          },
+          "ochSignalId": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "Optical channel signal ID"
+          },
+          "tunnelId": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 5,
+            "description": "Tunnel ID"
+          },
+          "ochSignalType": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "Optical channel signal type"
+          },
+          "oduSignalId": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 1,
+            "description": "ODU (Optical channel Data Unit) signal ID."
+          },
+          "tributaryPortNumber": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 11,
+            "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) port number."
+          },
+          "tributarySlotLen": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 80,
+            "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) slot length."
+          },
+          "tributarySlotBitmap": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "title": "tributarySlotBitmap",
+            "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) slot bitmap.",
+            "required": [
+              "byte",
+              "port"
+            ],
+            "items": {
+              "type": "byte",
+              "title": "byte",
+              "example": 1
+            }
+          },
+          "oduSignalType": {
+            "type": "int64",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "example": 4,
+            "description": "ODU (Optical channel Data Unit) signal type."
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "treatment": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "treatment",
+      "required": [
+        "instructions"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "instructions": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "title": "treatment",
+          "required": [
+            "properties",
+            "port"
+          ],
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "instructions",
+            "required": [
+              "type",
+              "port"
+            ],
+            "properties": {
+              "type": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "OUTPUT"
+              },
+              "port": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "CONTROLLER"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/ForwardingObjective.json b/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/ForwardingObjective.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5bc264
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/ForwardingObjective.json
@@ -0,0 +1,307 @@
+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "title": "forwardingObjective",
+  "required": [
+    "flag",
+    "priority",
+    "timeout",
+    "isPermanent",
+    "deviceId",
+    "operation",
+    "selector",
+    "treatment"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "flag": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "SPECIFIC"
+    },
+    "priority": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "format": "int64",
+      "example": 400000
+    },
+    "timeout": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "format": "int64",
+      "example": 0
+    },
+    "isPermanent": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "example": true
+    },
+    "deviceId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "of:0000000000000001"
+    },
+    "operation": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "ADD"
+    },
+    "selector": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "selector",
+      "required": [
+        "criteria"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "criteria": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "xml": {
+            "name": "criteria",
+            "wrapped": true
+          },
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "criteria",
+            "properties": {
+              "type": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Ethernet field name",
+                "example": "ETH_TYPE"
+              },
+              "ethType": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": "0x88cc",
+                "description": "Ethernet frame type"
+              },
+              "mac": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "00:00:11:00:00:01"
+              },
+              "port": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Match port"
+              },
+              "metadata": {
+                "type": "Hex16",
+                "format": "Hex16",
+                "example": "0xabcdL",
+                "description": "Metadata passed between tables"
+              },
+              "vlanId": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": "0x1000"
+              },
+              "priority": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "VLAN priority."
+              },
+              "ipDscp": {
+                "type": "byte",
+                "format": "byte",
+                "description": "IP DSCP (6 bits in ToS field)"
+              },
+              "ipEcn": {
+                "type": "byte",
+                "format": "byte",
+                "description": "IP ECN (2 bits in ToS field)."
+              },
+              "protocol": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "IP protocol"
+              },
+              "ip": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "10.1.1.0/24",
+                "description": "IP source address"
+              },
+              "tcpPort": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "TCP source address"
+              },
+              "udpPort": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "UDP source address"
+              },
+              "sctpPort": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "SCTP source address"
+              },
+              "icmpType": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV4 code (RFC0792)"
+              },
+              "icmpCode": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV4 code (RFC0792)"
+              },
+              "flowLabel": {
+                "type": "Hex16",
+                "format": "Hex16",
+                "example": "0xffffe",
+                "description": "IPv6 Flow Label (RFC 6437)"
+              },
+              "icmpv6Type": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV6 type (RFC2463)"
+              },
+              "icmpv6Code": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV6 code (RFC2463)"
+              },
+              "targetAddress": {
+                "type": "String",
+                "example": "10.1.1.0/24",
+                "description": "IPv6 Neighbor discovery target address"
+              },
+              "label": {
+                "type": "int32",
+                "format": "int32",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "MPLS label"
+              },
+              "exthdrFlags": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "IPv6 extension header pseudo-field"
+              },
+              "lambda": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "wavelength abstraction"
+              },
+              "gridType": {
+                "type": "String",
+                "example": "DWDM",
+                "description": "Type of wavelength grid"
+              },
+              "channelSpacing": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 100,
+                "description": "Optical channel spacing"
+              },
+              "spacingMultiplier": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 4,
+                "description": "Optical channel spacing multiplier"
+              },
+              "slotGranularity": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 8
+              },
+              "ochSignalId": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Optical channel signal ID"
+              },
+              "tunnelId": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 5,
+                "description": "Tunnel ID"
+              },
+              "ochSignalType": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Optical channel signal type"
+              },
+              "oduSignalId": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "ODU (Optical channel Data Unit) signal ID."
+              },
+              "tributaryPortNumber": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 11,
+                "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) port number."
+              },
+              "tributarySlotLen": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 80,
+                "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) slot length."
+              },
+              "tributarySlotBitmap": {
+                "type": "array",
+                "title": "tributarySlotBitmap",
+                "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) slot bitmap.",
+                "required": [
+                  "byte",
+                  "port"
+                ],
+                "items": {
+                  "type": "byte",
+                  "title": "byte",
+                  "example": 1
+                }
+              },
+              "oduSignalType": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 4,
+                "description": "ODU (Optical channel Data Unit) signal type."
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "treatment": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "treatment",
+      "required": [
+        "instructions"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "instructions": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "title": "treatment",
+          "required": [
+            "properties",
+            "port"
+          ],
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "instructions",
+            "required": [
+              "type",
+              "port"
+            ],
+            "properties": {
+              "type": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "OUTPUT"
+              },
+              "port": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "CONTROLLER"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/NextId.json b/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/NextId.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dcc8e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/NextId.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "title": "nextId",
+  "required": [
+    "id"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "nextId": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "format": "int64",
+      "example": 3
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/NextObjective.json b/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/NextObjective.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adbcfc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/NextObjective.json
@@ -0,0 +1,311 @@
+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "title": "nextObjective",
+  "required": [
+    "type",
+    "priority",
+    "timeout",
+    "isPermanent",
+    "deviceId",
+    "operation",
+    "meta",
+    "treatments"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "type": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "HASHED"
+    },
+    "priority": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "format": "int64",
+      "example": 400000
+    },
+    "timeout": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "format": "int64",
+      "example": 0
+    },
+    "isPermanent": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "example": true
+    },
+    "deviceId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "of:0000000000000001"
+    },
+    "operation": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "ADD"
+    },
+    "meta": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "meta",
+      "required": [
+        "criteria"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "criteria": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "xml": {
+            "name": "criteria",
+            "wrapped": true
+          },
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "criteria",
+            "properties": {
+              "type": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Ethernet field name",
+                "example": "ETH_TYPE"
+              },
+              "ethType": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": "0x88cc",
+                "description": "Ethernet frame type"
+              },
+              "mac": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "00:00:11:00:00:01"
+              },
+              "port": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Match port"
+              },
+              "metadata": {
+                "type": "Hex16",
+                "format": "Hex16",
+                "example": "0xabcdL",
+                "description": "Metadata passed between tables"
+              },
+              "vlanId": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": "0x1000"
+              },
+              "priority": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "VLAN priority."
+              },
+              "ipDscp": {
+                "type": "byte",
+                "format": "byte",
+                "description": "IP DSCP (6 bits in ToS field)"
+              },
+              "ipEcn": {
+                "type": "byte",
+                "format": "byte",
+                "description": "IP ECN (2 bits in ToS field)."
+              },
+              "protocol": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "IP protocol"
+              },
+              "ip": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "10.1.1.0/24",
+                "description": "IP source address"
+              },
+              "tcpPort": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "TCP source address"
+              },
+              "udpPort": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "UDP source address"
+              },
+              "sctpPort": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "SCTP source address"
+              },
+              "icmpType": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV4 code (RFC0792)"
+              },
+              "icmpCode": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV4 code (RFC0792)"
+              },
+              "flowLabel": {
+                "type": "Hex16",
+                "format": "Hex16",
+                "example": "0xffffe",
+                "description": "IPv6 Flow Label (RFC 6437)"
+              },
+              "icmpv6Type": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV6 type (RFC2463)"
+              },
+              "icmpv6Code": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV6 code (RFC2463)"
+              },
+              "targetAddress": {
+                "type": "String",
+                "example": "10.1.1.0/24",
+                "description": "IPv6 Neighbor discovery target address"
+              },
+              "label": {
+                "type": "int32",
+                "format": "int32",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "MPLS label"
+              },
+              "exthdrFlags": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "IPv6 extension header pseudo-field"
+              },
+              "lambda": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "wavelength abstraction"
+              },
+              "gridType": {
+                "type": "String",
+                "example": "DWDM",
+                "description": "Type of wavelength grid"
+              },
+              "channelSpacing": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 100,
+                "description": "Optical channel spacing"
+              },
+              "spacingMultiplier": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 4,
+                "description": "Optical channel spacing multiplier"
+              },
+              "slotGranularity": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 8
+              },
+              "ochSignalId": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Optical channel signal ID"
+              },
+              "tunnelId": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 5,
+                "description": "Tunnel ID"
+              },
+              "ochSignalType": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Optical channel signal type"
+              },
+              "oduSignalId": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "ODU (Optical channel Data Unit) signal ID."
+              },
+              "tributaryPortNumber": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 11,
+                "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) port number."
+              },
+              "tributarySlotLen": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 80,
+                "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) slot length."
+              },
+              "tributarySlotBitmap": {
+                "type": "array",
+                "title": "tributarySlotBitmap",
+                "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) slot bitmap.",
+                "required": [
+                  "byte",
+                  "port"
+                ],
+                "items": {
+                  "type": "byte",
+                  "title": "byte",
+                  "example": 1
+                }
+              },
+              "oduSignalType": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 4,
+                "description": "ODU (Optical channel Data Unit) signal type."
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "treatments": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "xml": {
+        "name": "treatments",
+        "wrapped": true
+      },
+      "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "title": "treatments",
+        "properties": {
+          "instructions": {
+            "type": "array",
+            "title": "instructions",
+            "required": [
+              "properties",
+              "port"
+            ],
+            "items": {
+              "type": "object",
+              "title": "instructions",
+              "required": [
+                "type",
+                "port"
+              ],
+              "properties": {
+                "type": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "example": "OUTPUT"
+                },
+                "port": {
+                  "type": "string",
+                  "example": "CONTROLLER"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/ObjectivePolicy.json b/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/ObjectivePolicy.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de811ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web/api/src/main/resources/definitions/ObjectivePolicy.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "title": "objectivePolicy",
+  "required": [
+    "policy"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "policy": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "policy expression"
+    }
+  }
+}
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