diff --git a/src/controllers/api.js b/src/controllers/api.js
index 7c106431c7..9065bf4719 100644
--- a/src/controllers/api.js
+++ b/src/controllers/api.js
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 "use strict";
 
-var meta = require('./../meta'),
-	user = require('./../user'),
-	plugins = require('./../plugins'),
-	widgets = require('../widgets'),
-
+var async = require('async'),
 	validator = require('validator'),
-	nconf = require('nconf');
+	nconf = require('nconf'),
+
+	meta = require('../meta'),
+	user = require('../user'),
+	posts = require('../posts'),
+	topics = require('../topics'),
+	categories = require('../categories'),
+	privileges = require('../privileges'),
+	plugins = require('../plugins'),
+	helpers = require('./helpers'),
+	widgets = require('../widgets');
 
 var apiController = {};
 
@@ -130,4 +136,41 @@ apiController.renderWidgets = function(req, res, next) {
 	});
 };
 
+apiController.getObject = function(req, res, next) {
+	var methods = {
+		post: {
+			canRead: privileges.posts.can,
+			data: posts.getPostData
+		},
+		topic: {
+			canRead: privileges.topics.can,
+			data: topics.getTopicData
+		},
+		category: {
+			canRead: privileges.categories.can,
+			data: categories.getCategoryData
+		}
+	};
+
+	if (!methods[req.params.type]) {
+		return next();
+	}
+
+	async.parallel({
+		canRead: async.apply(methods[req.params.type].canRead, 'read', req.params.id, req.uid),
+		data: async.apply(methods[req.params.type].data, req.params.id)
+	}, function(err, results) {
+		if (err || !results.data) {
+			return next(err);
+		}
+
+		if (!results.canRead) {
+			return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
+		}
+
+		res.json(results.data);
+	});
+};
+
+
 module.exports = apiController;
diff --git a/src/controllers/categories.js b/src/controllers/categories.js
index 41c6feecf0..89a10d16a2 100644
--- a/src/controllers/categories.js
+++ b/src/controllers/categories.js
@@ -266,21 +266,5 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 	});
 };
 
-categoriesController.getCategory = function(req, res, next) {
-	async.parallel({
-		canRead: async.apply(privileges.categories.can, 'read', req.params.cid, req.uid),
-		categoryData: async.apply(categories.getCategoryData, req.params.cid)
-	}, function(err, results) {
-		if (err || !results.categoryData) {
-			return next(err);
-		}
-
-		if (!results.canRead) {
-			return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
-		}
-
-		res.json(results.categoryData);
-	});
-};
 
 module.exports = categoriesController;
diff --git a/src/controllers/posts.js b/src/controllers/posts.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 33e314a191..0000000000
--- a/src/controllers/posts.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-"use strict";
-
-var async = require('async'),
-
-	posts = require('../posts'),
-	privileges = require('../privileges'),
-	helpers = require('./helpers'),
-	postsController = {};
-
-postsController.getPost = function(req, res, next) {
-	async.parallel({
-		canRead: function(next) {
-			privileges.posts.can('read', req.params.pid, req.uid, next);
-		},
-		postData: function(next) {
-			posts.getPostData(req.params.pid, next);
-		}
-	}, function(err, results) {
-		if (err || !results.postData) {
-			return next(err);
-		}
-
-		if (!results.canRead) {
-			return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
-		}
-
-		res.json(results.postData);
-	});
-};
-
-
-
-module.exports = postsController;
diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index bcd3dfb5fc..4688ce6723 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -313,21 +313,5 @@ topicsController.teaser = function(req, res, next) {
 	});
 };
 
-topicsController.getTopic = function(req, res, next) {
-	async.parallel({
-		canRead: async.apply(privileges.topics.can, 'read', req.params.tid, req.uid),
-		topicData: async.apply(topics.getTopicData, req.params.tid)
-	}, function(err, results) {
-		if (err || !results.topicData) {
-			return next(err);
-		}
-
-		if (!results.canRead) {
-			return helpers.notAllowed(req, res);
-		}
-
-		res.json(results.topicData);
-	});
-};
 
 module.exports = topicsController;
diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 338996f035..7528c7b917 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ module.exports =  function(app, middleware, controllers) {
 	router.get('/widgets/render', controllers.api.renderWidgets);
 
 	router.get('/user/uid/:uid', middleware.checkGlobalPrivacySettings, controllers.accounts.getUserByUID);
-	router.get('/post/pid/:pid', controllers.posts.getPost);
-	router.get('/topic/tid/:tid', controllers.topics.getTopic);
-	router.get('/category/cid/:cid', controllers.categories.getCategory);
+	router.get('/:type/pid/:id', controllers.api.getObject);
+	router.get('/:type/tid/:id', controllers.api.getObject);
+	router.get('/:type/cid/:id', controllers.api.getObject);
 
 	router.get('/categories/:cid/moderators', getModerators);
 	router.get('/recent/posts/:term?', getRecentPosts);