diff --git a/IPython/html/terminal/__init__.py b/IPython/html/terminal/__init__.py
index fc78db3..3837d95 100644
--- a/IPython/html/terminal/__init__.py
+++ b/IPython/html/terminal/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from terminado import NamedTermManager
 from .handlers import TerminalHandler, NewTerminalHandler, TermSocket
+from . import api_handlers
 
 def initialize(webapp):
     shell = os.environ.get('SHELL', 'sh')
@@ -10,5 +11,7 @@ def initialize(webapp):
         (r"/terminals/(\w+)", TerminalHandler),
         (r"/terminals/websocket/(\w+)", TermSocket,
              {'term_manager': webapp.terminal_manager}),
+        (r"/api/terminals", api_handlers.TerminalRootHandler),
+        (r"/api/terminals/(\w+)", api_handlers.TerminalHandler),
     ]
     webapp.add_handlers(".*$", handlers)
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diff --git a/IPython/html/terminal/api_handlers.py b/IPython/html/terminal/api_handlers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90fcd22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/IPython/html/terminal/api_handlers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import json
+from tornado import web
+from ..base.handlers import IPythonHandler, json_errors
+
+class TerminalRootHandler(IPythonHandler):
+    @web.authenticated
+    @json_errors
+    def get(self):
+        tm = self.application.terminal_manager
+        terms = [{'name': name} for name in tm.terminals]
+        self.finish(json.dumps(terms))
+
+class TerminalHandler(IPythonHandler):
+    SUPPORTED_METHODS = ('GET', 'DELETE')
+
+    @web.authenticated
+    @json_errors
+    def get(self, name):
+        tm = self.application.terminal_manager
+        if name in tm.terminals:
+            self.finish(json.dumps({'name': name}))
+        else:
+            raise web.HTTPError(404, "Terminal not found: %r" % name)
+
+    @web.authenticated
+    @json_errors
+    def delete(self, name):
+        tm = self.application.terminal_manager
+        if name in tm.terminals:
+            tm.kill(name)
+            # XXX: Should this wait for terminal to finish before returning?
+            self.set_status(204)
+            self.finish()
+        else:
+            raise web.HTTPError(404, "Terminal not found: %r" % name)
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