diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/api/admin/AdminApi.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/api/admin/AdminApi.java
index 4c9b752eb..e363fe4b5 100644
--- a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/api/admin/AdminApi.java
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/api/admin/AdminApi.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import org.libreccm.api.DefaultResponseHeaders;
 import org.libreccm.api.PreflightRequestFilter;
 import org.libreccm.api.admin.categorization.CategoriesApi;
 import org.libreccm.api.admin.categorization.DomainsApi;
+import org.libreccm.api.admin.imexport.ImExportApi;
 import org.libreccm.api.admin.sites.SitesApi;
 import org.libreccm.api.admin.web.CcmApplicationsApi;
 import org.libreccm.configuration.Configuration;
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ public class AdminApi extends Application {
         // Configuration API
         classes.add(Configuration.class);
         
+        // Import and Export of entities
+        classes.add(ImExportApi.class);
+        
         // Security API
         classes.add(GroupsApi.class);
         classes.add(RolesApi.class);
diff --git a/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/api/admin/imexport/ImExportApi.java b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/api/admin/imexport/ImExportApi.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9a206eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ccm-core/src/main/java/org/libreccm/api/admin/imexport/ImExportApi.java
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2020 LibreCCM Foundation.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ * MA 02110-1301  USA
+ */
+package org.libreccm.api.admin.imexport;
+
+import org.libreccm.api.Identifier;
+import org.libreccm.api.IdentifierParser;
+import org.libreccm.core.CcmObject;
+import org.libreccm.core.CcmObjectRepository;
+import org.libreccm.core.CoreConstants;
+import org.libreccm.imexport.Exportable;
+import org.libreccm.imexport.ImportExport;
+import org.libreccm.imexport.ImportManifest;
+import org.libreccm.security.AuthorizationRequired;
+import org.libreccm.security.RequiresPrivilege;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.transaction.Transactional;
+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;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
+ */
+@RequestScoped
+@Path("imexport")
+public class ImExportApi {
+
+    @Inject
+    private CcmObjectRepository ccmObjectRepository;
+    
+    @Inject
+    private IdentifierParser identifierParser;
+    
+    @Inject
+    private ImportExport importExport;
+
+   
+    @GET
+    @Path("/imports/")
+    @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @AuthorizationRequired
+    @RequiresPrivilege(CoreConstants.PRIVILEGE_ADMIN)
+    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    public List<ImportManifest> listImports() {
+        return importExport.listAvailableImportArchivies();
+    }
+
+    @POST
+    @Path("/imports/{importName}")
+    @AuthorizationRequired
+    @RequiresPrivilege(CoreConstants.PRIVILEGE_ADMIN)
+    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    public Response importArchive(
+        @PathParam("importName") final String importName
+    ) {
+        importExport.importEntities(importName);
+        
+        return Response.ok(String.format(
+            "Archive %s successfully imported.", importName)
+        ).build();
+    }
+
+    @POST
+    @Path("/imports/{exportName}")
+    @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+    @AuthorizationRequired
+    @RequiresPrivilege(CoreConstants.PRIVILEGE_ADMIN)
+    @Transactional(Transactional.TxType.REQUIRED)
+    public Response exportEntities(
+         final String exportName, final List<String> entityIds
+    ) {
+        final List<Exportable> entities = entityIds
+            .stream()
+            .map(this::findEntity)
+            .filter(Optional::isPresent)
+            .map(Optional::get)
+            .filter(obj -> obj instanceof Exportable)
+            .map(obj -> (Exportable) obj)
+            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        
+        importExport.exportEntities(entities, exportName);
+        
+        return Response.ok(
+            String.format("Export %s successfully created.", exportName)
+        ).build();
+    }
+
+    private Optional<CcmObject> findEntity(final String entityId) {
+        final Identifier identifier = identifierParser.parseIdentifier(entityId);
+        switch(identifier.getType()) {
+            case ID:
+                return ccmObjectRepository.findObjectById(
+                    Long.parseLong(identifier.getIdentifier())
+                );
+            case UUID:
+                return ccmObjectRepository.findObjectByUuid(
+                    identifier.getIdentifier()
+                );
+            default: 
+                return Optional.empty();
+        }
+    }
+}