diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index b7ab9b0..6519446 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ extern crate rocket;
 
 use rocket::fs::FileServer;
 use rocket::fs::Options;
+use rocket::http::ContentType;
+use rocket::request::Request;
 use rocket::response::Redirect;
+use rocket::response::{self, Responder, Response};
 use rocket::State;
 use rocket_dyn_templates::tera;
 use rocket_dyn_templates::Template;
@@ -54,11 +57,21 @@ impl WebError {
     }
 }
 
+/// wrapper for terra:Value (json, context), to cache values by ref
+/// implements Responder as json content type
 #[derive(Clone)]
 struct ArcTemplateData {
     value: Arc<tera::Value>,
 }
 
+impl Deref for ArcTemplateData {
+    type Target = tera::Value;
+
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        self.value.deref()
+    }
+}
+
 impl ArcTemplateData {
     fn new(value: tera::Value) -> ArcTemplateData {
         ArcTemplateData {
@@ -66,7 +79,15 @@ impl ArcTemplateData {
         }
     }
     fn render(&self, name: &'static str) -> Template {
-        Template::render(name, self.value.deref())
+        Template::render(name, self.deref())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'r> Responder<'r, 'static> for ArcTemplateData {
+    fn respond_to(self, req: &'r Request<'_>) -> response::Result<'static> {
+        Response::build_from(self.to_string().respond_to(req)?)
+            .header(ContentType::JSON)
+            .ok()
     }
 }
 
@@ -101,14 +122,13 @@ async fn get_question(db: &DataBase, id: usize) -> Result<Question, ()> {
     db.get(id - 1).await.err_empty()
 }
 
-async fn show_question_details(
-    template_name: &'static str,
+async fn get_question_data(
     data: &AppState,
     cache: &TemplateCache,
     id: usize,
-) -> Option<Template> {
+) -> Option<ArcTemplateData> {
     if let Some(value) = cache.get(&id) {
-        return Some(value.render(template_name));
+        return Some(value);
     }
 
     match get_question(&data.db, id).await {
@@ -119,16 +139,34 @@ async fn show_question_details(
                 context["next"] = tera::to_value(next_id).expect("question id serialize");
             }
 
-            let value = ArcTemplateData::new(context);
-            let result = value.render(template_name);
-            cache.insert(id, value);
-
-            Some(result)
+            let data = ArcTemplateData::new(context);
+            cache.insert(id, data.clone());
+            Some(data)
         }
         Err(_) => None,
     }
 }
 
+async fn show_question_details(
+    template_name: &'static str,
+    data: &AppState,
+    cache: &TemplateCache,
+    id: usize,
+) -> Option<Template> {
+    get_question_data(data, cache, id)
+        .await
+        .map(|data| data.render(template_name))
+}
+
+#[get("/q/<id>/json")]
+async fn json_question(
+    data: &State<AppState>,
+    cache: &State<TemplateCache>,
+    id: usize,
+) -> Option<ArcTemplateData> {
+    get_question_data(data.inner(), cache.inner(), id).await
+}
+
 #[get("/q/<id>")]
 async fn show_question(
     data: &State<AppState>,
@@ -157,6 +195,12 @@ fn answer0() -> Redirect {
     Redirect::to("/")
 }
 
+#[get("/q/0/json")]
+fn json0(data: &State<AppState>) -> Redirect {
+    let id = random_question_id(&data.database_distribution);
+    Redirect::temporary(format!("/q/{}/json", id))
+}
+
 #[get("/")]
 fn index(data: &State<AppState>) -> Redirect {
     let id = random_question_id(&data.database_distribution);
@@ -190,7 +234,15 @@ async fn rocket() -> _ {
         .register("/", catchers![not_found, server_error])
         .mount(
             "/",
-            routes![index, show_question, show_answer, question0, answer0],
+            routes![
+                index,
+                json_question,
+                show_question,
+                show_answer,
+                question0,
+                answer0,
+                json0
+            ],
         )
         .mount("/q", routes![index])
         .mount("/q/static", FileServer::new("static/", Options::None))