diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 692c5c10..0e40a324 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2020 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2021 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ setup(
 
         'paste.app_factory': [
             'main = tailbone.app:main',
+            'webapi = tailbone.webapi:main',
         ],
 
         'rattail.config.extensions': [
diff --git a/tailbone/webapi.py b/tailbone/webapi.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10c3460b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailbone/webapi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+################################################################################
+#
+#  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
+#  Copyright © 2010-2021 Lance Edgar
+#
+#  This file is part of Rattail.
+#
+#  Rattail is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+#  terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+#  Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+#  version.
+#
+#  Rattail is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+#  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+#  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
+#  details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+#  Rattail.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+################################################################################
+"""
+Tailbone Web API
+"""
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
+
+from pyramid.config import Configurator
+from pyramid.authentication import SessionAuthenticationPolicy
+
+from tailbone import app
+from tailbone.auth import TailboneAuthorizationPolicy
+
+
+def make_rattail_config(settings):
+    """
+    Make a Rattail config object from the given settings.
+    """
+    rattail_config = app.make_rattail_config(settings)
+    return rattail_config
+
+
+def make_pyramid_config(settings):
+    """
+    Make a Pyramid config object from the given settings.
+    """
+    pyramid_config = Configurator(settings=settings, root_factory=app.Root)
+
+    # configure user authorization / authentication
+    pyramid_config.set_authorization_policy(TailboneAuthorizationPolicy())
+    pyramid_config.set_authentication_policy(SessionAuthenticationPolicy())
+
+    # always require CSRF token protection
+    pyramid_config.set_default_csrf_options(require_csrf=True,
+                                            token='_csrf',
+                                            header='X-XSRF-TOKEN')
+
+    # bring in some Pyramid goodies
+    pyramid_config.include('tailbone.beaker')
+    pyramid_config.include('pyramid_tm')
+    pyramid_config.include('cornice')
+
+    # bring in the pyramid_retry logic, if available
+    # TODO: pretty soon we can require this package, hopefully..
+    try:
+        import pyramid_retry
+    except ImportError:
+        pass
+    else:
+        pyramid_config.include('pyramid_retry')
+
+    # add some permissions magic
+    pyramid_config.add_directive('add_tailbone_permission_group', 'tailbone.auth.add_permission_group')
+    pyramid_config.add_directive('add_tailbone_permission', 'tailbone.auth.add_permission')
+
+    return pyramid_config
+
+
+def main(global_config, **settings):
+    """
+    This function returns a Pyramid WSGI application.
+    """
+    rattail_config = make_rattail_config(settings)
+    pyramid_config = make_pyramid_config(settings)
+
+    # bring in some Tailbone
+    pyramid_config.include('tailbone.subscribers')
+    pyramid_config.include('tailbone.api')
+
+    return pyramid_config.make_wsgi_app()