diff --git a/tailbone/api/customers.py b/tailbone/api/customers.py
index 2e0a9d4c..fdd2c18e 100644
--- a/tailbone/api/customers.py
+++ b/tailbone/api/customers.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class CustomerView(APIMasterView):
             'uuid': customer.uuid,
             '_str': six.text_type(customer),
             'id': customer.id,
+            'number': customer.number,
             'name': customer.name,
         }
 
diff --git a/tailbone/api/master.py b/tailbone/api/master.py
index 775292bc..27030f5b 100644
--- a/tailbone/api/master.py
+++ b/tailbone/api/master.py
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@ class APIMasterView(APIView):
 
     def make_sort_spec(self):
 
+        # we prefer a "native sort"
+        if self.request.GET.has_key('nativeSort'):
+            return json.loads(self.request.GET.getone('nativeSort'))
+
         # these params are based on 'vuetable-2'
         # https://www.vuetable.com/guide/sorting.html#initial-sorting-order
         if 'sort' in self.request.params:
diff --git a/tailbone/api/people.py b/tailbone/api/people.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb8dd883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tailbone/api/people.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# -*- 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 - Person Views
+"""
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
+
+import six
+
+from rattail.db import model
+
+from tailbone.api import APIMasterView2 as APIMasterView
+
+
+class PersonView(APIMasterView):
+    """
+    API views for Person data
+    """
+    model_class = model.Person
+    permission_prefix = 'people'
+    collection_url_prefix = '/people'
+    object_url_prefix = '/person'
+
+    def normalize(self, person):
+        return {
+            'uuid': person.uuid,
+            '_str': six.text_type(person),
+            'first_name': person.first_name,
+            'last_name': person.last_name,
+            'display_name': person.display_name,
+        }
+
+
+def includeme(config):
+    PersonView.defaults(config)