diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/api_v1.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/api_v1.py
index 1e8bae1d4..2d1491b06 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/api_v1.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/api_v1.py
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 from typing import Dict
 
-from fastapi import APIRouter
+from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 
+from .deps import get_rpc, get_config
+from .models import Balances, Ping
 
+# Public API, requires no auth.
+router_public = APIRouter()
 router = APIRouter()
 
 
-@router.get('/ping')
-def _ping() -> Dict[str, str]:
+@router_public.get('/ping', response_model=Ping)
+def ping():
     """simple ping version"""
     return {"status": "pong"}
 
 
+@router.get('/balance', response_model=Balances)
+def balance(rpc=Depends(get_rpc), config=Depends(get_config)) -> Dict[str, str]:
+    return rpc._rpc_balance(config['stake_currency'], config.get('fiat_display_currency', ''),)
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/deps.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/deps.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60cc6b8fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/deps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from .webserver import ApiServer
+
+
+def get_rpc():
+    return ApiServer._rpc
+
+
+def get_config():
+    return ApiServer._config
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/models.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d1fbf969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+from typing import List
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class Ping(BaseModel):
+    status: str
+
+    class Config:
+        schema_extra = {
+            "example": {"status", "pong"}
+        }
+
+
+class Balance(BaseModel):
+    currency: str
+    free: float
+    balance: float
+    used: float
+    est_stake: float
+    stake: str
+
+
+class Balances(BaseModel):
+    currencies: List[Balance]
+    total: float
+    symbol: str
+    value: float
+    stake: str
+    note: str
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/webserver.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/webserver.py
index 3f9baeaff..23cae8b73 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/webserver.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server2/webserver.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-import threading
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 import uvicorn
 
-from freqtrade.rpc.fiat_convert import CryptoToFiatConverter
 from freqtrade.rpc.rpc import RPCHandler, RPC
 
 from .uvicorn_threaded import UvicornServer
@@ -13,10 +11,16 @@ from .uvicorn_threaded import UvicornServer
 
 class ApiServer(RPCHandler):
 
+    _rpc = None
+    _config = None
+
     def __init__(self, rpc: RPC, config: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         super().__init__(rpc, config)
         self._server = None
 
+        ApiServer._rpc = rpc
+        ApiServer._config = config
+
         self.app = FastAPI()
         self.configure_app(self.app, self._config)
 
@@ -30,8 +34,12 @@ class ApiServer(RPCHandler):
     def send_msg(self, msg: Dict[str, str]) -> None:
         pass
 
-    def configure_app(self, app, config):
+    def configure_app(self, app: FastAPI, config):
+        from .api_v1 import router_public as api_v1_public
         from .api_v1 import router as api_v1
+        app.include_router(api_v1_public, prefix="/api/v1")
+
+        # TODO: Include auth dependency!
         app.include_router(api_v1, prefix="/api/v1")
 
         app.add_middleware(