diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
index 1e7105a..91f4eed 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php
@@ -13,31 +13,36 @@ class ItemController extends Controller
         return response()->json(Item::all());
     }
 
-    public function searchAllItems()
+    public function showByEvent($event)
     {
-        return response()->json(Item::all()); //TODO actually search
+        return response()->json(Item::byEvent($event));
     }
 
-    public function showOneItem($id)
+    public function searchByEvent($event, $query)
+    {
+        return response()->json(Item::byEvent($event)); //TODO actually search
+    }
+
+    public function showOneItem($event, $id)
     {
         return response()->json(Item::find($id));
     }
 
-    public function create(Request $request)
+    public function create($event, Request $request)
     {
         $item = Item::create($request->all());
         return response()->json($item, 201);
     }
 
-    public function update($id, Request $request)
+    public function update($event, $id, Request $request)
     {
         $item = Item::findOrFail($id);
         $item->update($request->all());
 
-        return response()->json($item, 200);
+        return response()->json($event, $item, 200);
     }
 
-    public function delete($id)
+    public function delete($event, $id)
     {
         Item::findOrFail($id)->delete();
         return response('Deleted Successfully', 200);
diff --git a/app/Item.php b/app/Item.php
index 23324f2..b290eca 100644
--- a/app/Item.php
+++ b/app/Item.php
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@ class Item extends Model
      * @var array
      */
     protected $hidden = [];
+
+    public static function byEvent($event){
+        return DB::table('users')->join('events', 'users.eid', '=', 'events.eid')->get();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index fc34b84..3bfacf6 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -12,28 +12,35 @@
 */
 
 $router->get('/', function () use ($router) {
-    return $router->app->version();
+    return json_encode(array(
+        "framework_version" =>$router->app->version(),
+        "api_min_version"=>"1.0",
+        "api_max_version"=>"1.0",
+    ));
 });
 
-$router->group(['prefix' => '1'], function () use ($router) {
-    // events
 
+//API version 1
+// copy this block and bump up version when implementing breaking changes
+$router->group(['prefix' => '1'], function () use ($router) {
+
+    // events
     $router->get('events', ['uses' => 'EventController@showAllEvents']);
     $router->get('event/{id}', ['uses' => 'EventController@showOneEvent']);
     $router->post('event', ['uses' => 'EventController@create']);
     $router->delete('event/{id}', ['uses' => 'EventController@delete']);
     $router->put('event/{id}', ['uses' => 'EventController@update']);
 
-// containers
+    // containers
     $router->get('boxes', ['uses' => 'ContainerController@showAllContainers']);
     $router->get('box/{id}', ['uses' => 'ContainerController@showOneContainer']);
     $router->post('box', ['uses' => 'ContainerController@create']);
     $router->delete('box/{id}', ['uses' => 'ContainerController@delete']);
     $router->put('box/{id}', ['uses' => 'ContainerController@update']);
 
-// items
-    $router->get('{event}/items', ['uses' => 'ItemController@showAllItems']);
-    $router->get('{event}/items/{query}', ['uses' => 'ItemController@searchAllItems']);
+    // items
+    $router->get('{event}/items', ['uses' => 'ItemController@showByEvent']);
+    $router->get('{event}/items/{query}', ['uses' => 'ItemController@searchByEvent']);
     $router->get('{event}/item/{id}', ['uses' => 'ItemController@showOneItem']);
     $router->post('{event}/item', ['uses' => 'ItemController@create']);
     $router->delete('{event}/item/{id}', ['uses' => 'ItemController@delete']);