diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_states/api_views.py b/mayan/apps/document_states/api_views.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f61c1980a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_states/api_views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+
+from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
+
+from rest_framework import generics
+
+from acls.models import AccessControlList
+from documents.permissions import permission_document_type_view
+from documents.serializers import DocumentSerializer, DocumentTypeSerializer
+from permissions import Permission
+from rest_api.filters import MayanObjectPermissionsFilter
+from rest_api.permissions import MayanPermission
+
+from .models import Workflow
+from .permissions import (
+    permission_workflow_create, permission_workflow_delete,
+    permission_workflow_edit, permission_workflow_view
+)
+from .serializers import (
+    NewWorkflowDocumentTypeSerializer, WorkflowDocumentTypeSerializer,
+    WorkflowSerializer, WritableWorkflowSerializer
+)
+
+
+class APIWorkflowDocumentTypeList(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
+    filter_backends = (MayanObjectPermissionsFilter,)
+    mayan_object_permissions = {
+        'GET': (permission_document_type_view,),
+    }
+
+    def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Returns a list of all the document types attached to a workflow.
+        """
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowDocumentTypeList, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        """
+        This view returns a list of document types that belong to a workflow
+        RESEARCH: Could the documents.api_views.APIDocumentTypeList class
+        be subclasses for this?
+        """
+
+        return self.get_workflow().document_types.all()
+
+    def get_serializer_class(self):
+        if self.request.method == 'GET':
+            return WorkflowDocumentTypeSerializer
+        elif self.request.method == 'POST':
+            return NewWorkflowDocumentTypeSerializer
+
+    def get_serializer_context(self):
+        """
+        Extra context provided to the serializer class.
+        """
+
+        return {
+            'format': self.format_kwarg,
+            'request': self.request,
+            'workflow': self.get_workflow(),
+            'view': self
+        }
+
+    def get_workflow(self):
+        """
+        Retrieve the parent workflow of the workflow document type.
+        Perform custom permission and access check.
+        """
+
+        if self.request.method == 'GET':
+            permission_required = permission_workflow_view
+        else:
+            permission_required = permission_workflow_edit
+
+        workflow = get_object_or_404(Workflow, pk=self.kwargs['pk'])
+
+        try:
+            Permission.check_permissions(
+                self.request.user, (permission_required,)
+            )
+        except PermissionDenied:
+            AccessControlList.objects.check_access(
+                permission_required, self.request.user, workflow
+            )
+
+        return workflow
+
+    #def perform_create(self, serializer):
+    #    """
+    #    RESEARCH: This is not needed if the serializer uses the context
+    #    dictionary instead. However is that an acceptable "proper" way
+    #    to do it?
+    #   """
+    #
+    #    serializer.save(workflow=self.get_workflow())
+
+    def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Attach a document type to a specified workflow.
+        """
+
+        return super(
+            APIWorkflowDocumentTypeList, self
+        ).post(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+
+class APIWorkflowDocumentTypeView(generics.RetrieveDestroyAPIView):
+    filter_backends = (MayanObjectPermissionsFilter,)
+    lookup_url_kwarg = 'document_pk'
+    mayan_object_permissions = {
+        'GET': (permission_document_type_view,),
+    }
+    serializer_class = WorkflowDocumentTypeSerializer
+
+    def delete(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Remove a document type from the selected workflow.
+        """
+
+        return super(
+            APIWorkflowDocumentTypeView, self
+        ).delete(request, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Returns the details of the selected workflow document type.
+        """
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowDocumentTypeView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        return self.get_workflow().document_types.all()
+
+    def get_serializer_context(self):
+        """
+        Extra context provided to the serializer class.
+        """
+        return {
+            'format': self.format_kwarg,
+            'request': self.request,
+            'workflow': self.get_workflow(),
+            'view': self
+        }
+
+    def get_workflow(self):
+        """
+        This view returns a document types that belongs to a workflow
+        RESEARCH: Could the documents.api_views.APIDocumentTypeView class
+        be subclasses for this?
+        RESEARCH: Since this is a parent-child API view could this be made
+        into a generic API class?
+        RESEARCH: Reuse get_workflow method from APIWorkflowDocumentTypeList?
+        """
+
+        if self.request.method == 'GET':
+            permission_required = permission_workflow_view
+        else:
+            permission_required = permission_workflow_edit
+
+        workflow = get_object_or_404(Workflow, pk=self.kwargs['pk'])
+
+        try:
+            Permission.check_permissions(
+                self.request.user, (permission_required,)
+            )
+        except PermissionDenied:
+            AccessControlList.objects.check_access(
+                permission_required, self.request.user, workflow
+            )
+
+        return workflow
+
+    def perform_destroy(self, instance):
+        """
+        RESEARCH: Move this kind of methods to the serializer instead it that
+        ability becomes available in Django REST framework
+        """
+        print "DESTROY!"
+        self.get_workflow().documents.remove(instance)
+
+
+class APIWorkflowListView(generics.ListCreateAPIView):
+    filter_backends = (MayanObjectPermissionsFilter,)
+    mayan_object_permissions = {
+        'GET': (permission_workflow_view,),
+        'POST': (permission_workflow_create,)
+    }
+    permission_classes = (MayanPermission,)
+    queryset = Workflow.objects.all()
+
+    def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Returns a list of all the workflows.
+        """
+        return super(APIWorkflowListView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get_serializer_class(self):
+        if self.request.method == 'GET':
+            return WorkflowSerializer
+        else:
+            return WritableWorkflowSerializer
+
+    def post(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Create a new workflow.
+        """
+        return super(APIWorkflowListView, self).post(*args, **kwargs)
+
+
+class APIWorkflowView(generics.RetrieveUpdateDestroyAPIView):
+    filter_backends = (MayanObjectPermissionsFilter,)
+    mayan_object_permissions = {
+        'DELETE': (permission_workflow_delete,),
+        'GET': (permission_workflow_view,),
+        'PATCH': (permission_workflow_edit,),
+        'PUT': (permission_workflow_edit,)
+    }
+    queryset = Workflow.objects.all()
+
+    def delete(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Delete the selected workflow.
+        """
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowView, self).delete(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Return the details of the selected workflow.
+        """
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowView, self).get(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def get_serializer_class(self):
+        if self.request.method == 'GET':
+            return WorkflowSerializer
+        else:
+            return WritableWorkflowSerializer
+
+    def patch(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Edit the selected workflow.
+        """
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowView, self).patch(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def put(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Edit the selected workflow.
+        """
+
+        return super(APIWorkflowView, self).put(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_states/apps.py b/mayan/apps/document_states/apps.py
index 7e71d5b1a2..706d7435d3 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/document_states/apps.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_states/apps.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from common import (
 )
 from common.widgets import two_state_template
 from navigation import SourceColumn
+from rest_api.classes import APIEndPoint
 
 from .handlers import launch_workflow
 from .links import (
@@ -33,6 +34,8 @@ class DocumentStatesApp(MayanAppConfig):
     def ready(self):
         super(DocumentStatesApp, self).ready()
 
+        APIEndPoint(app=self, version_string='1')
+
         Document = apps.get_model(
             app_label='documents', model_name='Document'
         )
diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_states/serializers.py b/mayan/apps/document_states/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33337b2819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_states/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+
+from rest_framework import serializers
+from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
+
+from documents.models import DocumentType
+from documents.serializers import DocumentTypeSerializer
+
+from .models import Workflow
+
+
+class NewWorkflowDocumentTypeSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    document_type_pk = serializers.IntegerField(
+        help_text=_('Primary key of the document type to be added.')
+    )
+
+    def create(self, validated_data):
+        document_type = DocumentType.objects.get(
+            pk=validated_data['document_type_pk']
+        )
+        self.context['workflow'].document_types.add(document_type)
+
+        return validated_data
+
+
+class WorkflowDocumentTypeSerializer(DocumentTypeSerializer):
+    workflow_document_type_url = serializers.SerializerMethodField(
+        help_text=_(
+            'API URL pointing to a document type in relation to the '
+            'workflow to which it is attached. This URL is different than '
+            'the canonical document type URL.'
+        )
+    )
+
+    class Meta(DocumentTypeSerializer.Meta):
+        fields = DocumentTypeSerializer.Meta.fields + (
+            'workflow_document_type_url',
+        )
+        read_only_fields = DocumentTypeSerializer.Meta.fields
+
+    def get_workflow_document_type_url(self, instance):
+        return reverse(
+            'rest_api:workflow-document-type-detail', args=(
+                self.context['workflow'].pk, instance.pk
+            ), request=self.context['request'], format=self.context['format']
+        )
+
+
+class WorkflowSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    document_types_url = serializers.HyperlinkedIdentityField(
+        view_name='rest_api:workflow-document-type-list'
+    )
+
+    class Meta:
+        extra_kwargs = {
+            'url': {'view_name': 'rest_api:workflow-detail'},
+        }
+        fields = (
+            'document_types_url', 'get_initial_state', 'id', 'label', 'url'
+        )
+        model = Workflow
+
+
+class WritableWorkflowSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    document_types_pk_list = serializers.CharField(
+        help_text=_(
+            'Comma separated list of document type primary keys to which this '
+            'workflow will be attached.'
+        ), required=False
+    )
+
+    class Meta:
+        extra_kwargs = {
+            'url': {'view_name': 'rest_api:workflow-detail'},
+        }
+        fields = (
+            'document_types_pk_list', 'label', 'id', 'url',
+        )
+        model = Workflow
+
+    def _add_document_types(self, document_types_pk_list, instance):
+        instance.document_types.add(
+            *DocumentType.objects.filter(
+                pk__in=document_types_pk_list.split(',')
+            )
+        )
+
+    def create(self, validated_data):
+        document_types_pk_list = validated_data.pop(
+            'document_types_pk_list', ''
+        )
+
+        instance = super(WritableWorkflowSerializer, self).create(
+            validated_data
+        )
+
+        if document_types_pk_list:
+            self._add_document_types(
+                document_types_pk_list=document_types_pk_list,
+                instance=instance
+            )
+
+        return instance
+
+    def update(self, instance, validated_data):
+        document_types_pk_list = validated_data.pop(
+            'document_types_pk_list', ''
+        )
+
+        instance = super(WritableWorkflowSerializer, self).update(
+            instance, validated_data
+        )
+
+        if document_types_pk_list:
+            instance.documents.clear()
+            self._add_documents(
+                document_types_pk_list=document_types_pk_list,
+                instance=instance
+            )
+
+        return instance
diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_states/tests/literals.py b/mayan/apps/document_states/tests/literals.py
index c8fa5f52d8..215d0093cd 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/document_states/tests/literals.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_states/tests/literals.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL = 'test workflow'
+TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL = 'test workflow label'
+TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL_EDITED = 'test workflow label edited'
 TEST_WORKFLOW_INITIAL_STATE_LABEL = 'test initial state'
 TEST_WORKFLOW_INITIAL_STATE_COMPLETION = 33
 TEST_WORKFLOW_STATE_LABEL = 'test state'
diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_states/tests/test_api.py b/mayan/apps/document_states/tests/test_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3fd55a3f32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_states/tests/test_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
+from django.test import override_settings
+
+from rest_framework.test import APITestCase
+
+from documents.models import DocumentType
+from documents.permissions import permission_document_type_view
+from documents.tests.literals import (
+    TEST_DOCUMENT_TYPE, TEST_SMALL_DOCUMENT_PATH
+)
+from user_management.tests.literals import (
+    TEST_ADMIN_EMAIL, TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD, TEST_ADMIN_USERNAME
+)
+
+from ..models import Workflow
+
+from .literals import TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL, TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL_EDITED
+
+
+@override_settings(OCR_AUTO_OCR=False)
+class WorkflowAPITestCase(APITestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.admin_user = get_user_model().objects.create_superuser(
+            username=TEST_ADMIN_USERNAME, email=TEST_ADMIN_EMAIL,
+            password=TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+        )
+
+        self.client.login(
+            username=TEST_ADMIN_USERNAME, password=TEST_ADMIN_PASSWORD
+        )
+
+        self.document_type = DocumentType.objects.create(
+            label=TEST_DOCUMENT_TYPE
+        )
+
+        with open(TEST_SMALL_DOCUMENT_PATH) as file_object:
+            self.document = self.document_type.new_document(
+                file_object=file_object
+            )
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        if hasattr(self, 'document_type'):
+            self.document_type.delete()
+
+    def _create_workflow(self):
+        return Workflow.objects.create(label=TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL)
+
+    def test_workflow_create_view(self):
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse('rest_api:workflow-list'), {
+                'label': TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL
+            }
+        )
+
+        workflow = Workflow.objects.first()
+        self.assertEqual(Workflow.objects.count(), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['id'], workflow.pk)
+
+    def test_workflow_create_with_document_type_view(self):
+        response = self.client.post(
+            reverse('rest_api:workflow-list'), {
+                'label': TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL,
+                'document_types_pk_list': '{}'.format(self.document_type.pk)
+            }
+        )
+
+        workflow = Workflow.objects.first()
+        self.assertEqual(Workflow.objects.count(), 1)
+        self.assertQuerysetEqual(
+            workflow.document_types.all(), (repr(self.document_type),)
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['id'], workflow.pk)
+
+    def test_workflow_delete_view(self):
+        workflow = self._create_workflow()
+
+        self.client.delete(
+            reverse('rest_api:workflow-detail', args=(workflow.pk,))
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(Workflow.objects.count(), 0)
+
+    def test_workflow_detail_view(self):
+        workflow = self._create_workflow()
+
+        response = self.client.get(
+            reverse('rest_api:workflow-detail', args=(workflow.pk,))
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['label'], workflow.label)
+
+    def test_workflow_list_view(self):
+        workflow = self._create_workflow()
+
+        response = self.client.get(reverse('rest_api:workflow-list'))
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.data['results'][0]['label'], workflow.label)
+
+    def test_workflow_put_view(self):
+        workflow = self._create_workflow()
+
+        response = self.client.put(
+            reverse('rest_api:workflow-detail', args=(workflow.pk,)),
+            data={'label': TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL_EDITED}
+        )
+
+        workflow.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(workflow.label, TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL_EDITED)
+
+    def test_workflow_patch_view(self):
+        workflow = self._create_workflow()
+
+        response = self.client.patch(
+            reverse('rest_api:workflow-detail', args=(workflow.pk,)),
+            data={'label': TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL_EDITED}
+        )
+
+        workflow.refresh_from_db()
+        self.assertEqual(workflow.label, TEST_WORKFLOW_LABEL_EDITED)
+
diff --git a/mayan/apps/document_states/urls.py b/mayan/apps/document_states/urls.py
index b4f91b1c91..34b9bffd16 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/document_states/urls.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/document_states/urls.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from django.conf.urls import patterns, url
 
+from .api_views import (
+    APIWorkflowDocumentTypeList, APIWorkflowDocumentTypeView,
+    APIWorkflowListView, APIWorkflowView
+)
 from .views import (
     DocumentWorkflowInstanceListView, SetupWorkflowCreateView,
     SetupWorkflowDeleteView, SetupWorkflowDocumentTypesView,
@@ -97,3 +101,21 @@ urlpatterns = patterns(
         name='setup_workflow_transition_edit'
     ),
 )
+
+api_urls = [
+    url(r'^workflows/$', APIWorkflowListView.as_view(), name='workflow-list'),
+    url(
+        r'^workflows/(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/$', APIWorkflowView.as_view(),
+        name='workflow-detail'
+    ),
+    url(
+        r'^workflows/(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/document_types/$',
+        APIWorkflowDocumentTypeList.as_view(),
+        name='workflow-document-type-list'
+    ),
+    url(
+        r'^workflows/(?P<pk>[0-9]+)/document_types/(?P<document_pk>[0-9]+)/$',
+        APIWorkflowDocumentTypeView.as_view(),
+        name='workflow-document-type-detail'
+    ),
+]