diff --git a/api/api_interface_impl.go b/api/api_interface_impl.go
index ec1b3e958..8779787ac 100644
--- a/api/api_interface_impl.go
+++ b/api/api_interface_impl.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ type CacheControl interface {
 	FlushCaches(ctx context.Context)
 }
 
-func RegisterOpenAPIEndpoints(router chi.Router, impl StrictServerInterface) {
+func registerOpenAPIEndpoints(router chi.Router, impl StrictServerInterface) {
 	middleware := []StrictMiddlewareFunc{ctxWithHTTPRequestMiddleware}
 
 	HandlerFromMuxWithBaseURL(NewStrictHandler(impl, middleware), router, "/api")
diff --git a/api/api_interface_impl_test.go b/api/api_interface_impl_test.go
index 454443950..6d13916ae 100644
--- a/api/api_interface_impl_test.go
+++ b/api/api_interface_impl_test.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ var _ = Describe("API implementation tests", func() {
 	Describe("RegisterOpenAPIEndpoints", func() {
 		It("adds routes", func() {
 			rtr := chi.NewRouter()
-			RegisterOpenAPIEndpoints(rtr, sut)
+			registerOpenAPIEndpoints(rtr, sut)
 
 			Expect(rtr.Routes()).ShouldNot(BeEmpty())
 		})
diff --git a/api/service.go b/api/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b2b575f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/0xERR0R/blocky/config"
+	"github.com/0xERR0R/blocky/service"
+	"github.com/0xERR0R/blocky/util"
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+)
+
+// Service implements service.HTTPService.
+type Service struct {
+	service.HTTPInfo
+}
+
+func NewService(cfg config.APIService, server StrictServerInterface) *Service {
+	endpoints := util.ConcatSlices(
+		service.EndpointsFromAddrs(service.HTTPProtocol, cfg.Addrs.HTTP),
+		service.EndpointsFromAddrs(service.HTTPSProtocol, cfg.Addrs.HTTPS),
+	)
+
+	s := &Service{
+		HTTPInfo: service.HTTPInfo{
+			Info: service.Info{
+				Name:      "API",
+				Endpoints: endpoints,
+			},
+
+			Mux: chi.NewMux(),
+		},
+	}
+
+	registerOpenAPIEndpoints(s.Mux, server)
+
+	return s
+}
+
+func (s *Service) Merge(other service.Service) (service.Merger, error) {
+	return service.MergeHTTP(s, other)
+}
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 8b04a7434..e5558af77 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ type Config struct {
 // The `yaml` struct tags are just for manual testing,
 // and require replacing `yaml:"-"` in Config to work.
 type Services struct {
+	API     APIService     `yaml:"control-api"`
 	DoH     DoHService     `yaml:"dns-over-https"`
 	Metrics MetricsService `yaml:"metrics"`
 }
@@ -625,6 +626,7 @@ func (cfg *Config) CopyPortsToServices() {
 	}
 
 	cfg.Services = Services{
+		API:     APIService{Addrs: httpAddrs},
 		DoH:     DoHService{Addrs: httpAddrs},
 		Metrics: MetricsService{Addrs: httpAddrs},
 	}
diff --git a/config/doh_service.go b/config/doh_service.go
index 27c429448..8df6767c5 100644
--- a/config/doh_service.go
+++ b/config/doh_service.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package config
 
 type (
+	APIService     httpService
 	DoHService     httpService
 	MetricsService httpService
 )
diff --git a/server/http.go b/server/http.go
index b13c3389a..0ee157800 100644
--- a/server/http.go
+++ b/server/http.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/0xERR0R/blocky/api"
 	"github.com/0xERR0R/blocky/config"
 	"github.com/0xERR0R/blocky/service"
 	"github.com/0xERR0R/blocky/util"
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ type httpMiscService struct {
 	service.HTTPInfo
 }
 
-func newHTTPMiscService(cfg *config.Config, openAPIImpl api.StrictServerInterface) *httpMiscService {
+func newHTTPMiscService(cfg *config.Config) *httpMiscService {
 	endpoints := util.ConcatSlices(
 		service.EndpointsFromAddrs(service.HTTPProtocol, cfg.Ports.HTTP),
 		service.EndpointsFromAddrs(service.HTTPSProtocol, cfg.Ports.HTTPS),
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ func newHTTPMiscService(cfg *config.Config, openAPIImpl api.StrictServerInterfac
 				Endpoints: endpoints,
 			},
 
-			Mux: createHTTPRouter(cfg, openAPIImpl),
+			Mux: createHTTPRouter(cfg),
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 5a6bf9c70..ee0ceb960 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/0xERR0R/blocky/api"
 	"github.com/0xERR0R/blocky/config"
 	"github.com/0xERR0R/blocky/log"
 	"github.com/0xERR0R/blocky/metrics"
@@ -188,8 +189,9 @@ func (s *Server) createServices() ([]service.Service, error) {
 	}
 
 	res := []service.Service{
-		newHTTPMiscService(s.cfg, openAPIImpl),
+		newHTTPMiscService(s.cfg),
 		newDoHService(s.cfg.Services.DoH, s.handleReq),
+		api.NewService(s.cfg.Services.API, openAPIImpl),
 		metrics.NewService(s.cfg.Services.Metrics, s.cfg.Prometheus),
 	}
 
diff --git a/server/server_endpoints.go b/server/server_endpoints.go
index c5e8dd433..1a1c7de65 100644
--- a/server/server_endpoints.go
+++ b/server/server_endpoints.go
@@ -60,11 +60,9 @@ func (s *Server) Query(
 	return s.resolve(ctx, req)
 }
 
-func createHTTPRouter(cfg *config.Config, openAPIImpl api.StrictServerInterface) *chi.Mux {
+func createHTTPRouter(cfg *config.Config) *chi.Mux {
 	router := chi.NewRouter()
 
-	api.RegisterOpenAPIEndpoints(router, openAPIImpl)
-
 	configureDebugHandler(router)
 
 	configureDocsHandler(router)