diff --git a/project/circles/serializers.py b/project/circles/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4775e89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project/circles/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+from .models import Circle
+
+
+class CircleSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = Circle
+        fields = ("id", "name", "photo")
diff --git a/project/circles/views.py b/project/circles/views.py
index efa3383..f380fc1 100644
--- a/project/circles/views.py
+++ b/project/circles/views.py
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@
 from django.views.generic.base import TemplateView
 from django.views.generic.detail import DetailView
 from django.views.generic.edit import CreateView, DeleteView, UpdateView
+from rest_framework import viewsets
+from rest_framework.permissions import IsAuthenticated
 
 from .models import Circle, Companion, JoinRequest
+from .serializers import CircleSerializer
 
 
 class CompanionDeleteView(LoginRequiredMixin, UserPassesTestMixin, DeleteView):
@@ -241,3 +244,15 @@ def get(self, request, circle_id, join_request_id, *args, **kwargs):
             join_request.delete()
 
             return redirect(circle)
+
+
+# Only returns circles that user is a companion of
+class CircleViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    serializer_class = CircleSerializer
+    permission_classes = [IsAuthenticated]
+
+    def get_queryset(self):
+        user = self.request.user
+        circles = Circle.objects.filter(companions_through__user=user)
+
+        return circles
diff --git a/project/core/urls.py b/project/core/urls.py
index 8dcb31c..8dfb170 100644
--- a/project/core/urls.py
+++ b/project/core/urls.py
@@ -13,14 +13,19 @@
     1. Import the include() function: from django.urls import include, path
     2. Add a URL to urlpatterns:  path('blog/', include('blog.urls'))
 """
+from circles import views
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.conf.urls.static import static
 from django.contrib import admin
 from django.urls import include, path
 from django.views.generic.base import TemplateView
+from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
 
 media_urlpatterns = static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
 
+router = DefaultRouter()
+router.register(r"circles", views.CircleViewSet, basename="circle")
+
 api_urlpatterns = [
     path(
         "accounts/registration/",
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@
 
 urlpatterns = [
     path("api/v1/", include(api_urlpatterns)),
+    path("api/v1/", include(router.urls)),
     path("__debug__/", include("debug_toolbar.urls")),
     path("", TemplateView.as_view(template_name="home.html"), name="home"),
     path("admin/", admin.site.urls),