diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0314f51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+language: go
+
+addons:
+  postgresql: 9.3
+
+go: 1.3
+
+before_script:
+  - psql -c 'create database bactdbtest;' -U postgres
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index f42b911..8b29826 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 The MIT License (MIT)
 
-Copyright (c) 2014 Matthew Dillon
+Copyright (c) 2014 Matthew Dillon, Sourcegraph, Inc.
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/api/handler.go b/api/handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93dd042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+	"github.com/gorilla/schema"
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/datastore"
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/router"
+)
+
+var (
+	store         = datastore.NewDatastore(nil)
+	schemaDecoder = schema.NewDecoder()
+)
+
+func Handler() *mux.Router {
+	m := router.API()
+	m.Get(router.User).Handler(handler(serveUser))
+	m.Get(router.CreateUser).Handler(handler(serveCreateUser))
+	m.Get(router.Users).Handler(handler(serveUsers))
+	return m
+}
+
+type handler func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) error
+
+func (h handler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	err := h(w, r)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "error: %s", err)
+		log.Println(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/api/helpers.go b/api/helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85ab78c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// writeJSON writes a JSON Content-Type header and a JSON-encoded object to
+// the http.ResponseWriter.
+func writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, v interface{}) error {
+	data, err := json.MarshalIndent(v, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	w.Header().Set("content-type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
+	_, err = w.Write(data)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/api/helpers_test.go b/api/helpers_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..966aedc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/helpers_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+// Helper function that normalizes structs for comparison with reflect.DeepEqual
+func normalize(v interface{}) {
+	j, err := json.Marshal(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Could not normalize object %+v due to JSON marshalling error: %s", v, err))
+	}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(j, v)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("Could not normalize object %+v due to JSON un-marshalling error: %s", v, err))
+	}
+}
+
+func normalizeDeepEqual(u, v interface{}) bool {
+	normalize(u)
+	normalize(v)
+	return reflect.DeepEqual(u, v)
+}
diff --git a/api/server_for_test.go b/api/server_for_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef07063
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/server_for_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/datastore"
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/models"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	serveMux.Handle("/", http.StripPrefix("/api", Handler()))
+}
+
+var (
+	serveMux   = http.NewServeMux()
+	httpClient = http.Client{Transport: (*muxTransport)(serveMux)}
+	apiClient  = models.NewClient(&httpClient)
+)
+
+func setup() {
+	store = datastore.NewMockDatastore()
+}
+
+type muxTransport http.ServeMux
+
+// RoundTrip is for testing API requests. It intercepts all requests during testing
+// to serve up a local/internal response.
+func (t *muxTransport) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	rw := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	rw.Body = new(bytes.Buffer)
+	(*http.ServeMux)(t).ServeHTTP(rw, req)
+	return &http.Response{
+		StatusCode:    rw.Code,
+		Status:        http.StatusText(rw.Code),
+		Header:        rw.HeaderMap,
+		Body:          ioutil.NopCloser(rw.Body),
+		ContentLength: int64(rw.Body.Len()),
+		Request:       req,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/api/users.go b/api/users.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d783449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/users.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/models"
+)
+
+func serveUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	id, err := strconv.ParseInt(mux.Vars(r)["Id"], 10, 0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	user, err := store.Users.Get(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return writeJSON(w, user)
+}
+
+func serveCreateUser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	var user models.User
+	err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&user)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	created, err := store.Users.Create(&user)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if created {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+	}
+
+	return writeJSON(w, user)
+}
+
+func serveUsers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error {
+	var opt models.UserListOptions
+	if err := schemaDecoder.Decode(&opt, r.URL.Query()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	users, err := store.Users.List(&opt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if users == nil {
+		users = []*models.User{}
+	}
+
+	return writeJSON(w, users)
+}
diff --git a/api/users_test.go b/api/users_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..232178c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/users_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/models"
+)
+
+func TestUser_Get(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+
+	wantUser := &models.User{Id: 1, UserName: "Test User"}
+
+	calledGet := false
+	store.Users.(*models.MockUsersService).Get_ = func(id int64) (*models.User, error) {
+		if id != wantUser.Id {
+			t.Errorf("wanted request for user %d but got %d", wantUser.Id, id)
+		}
+		calledGet = true
+		return wantUser, nil
+	}
+
+	gotUser, err := apiClient.Users.Get(wantUser.Id)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !calledGet {
+		t.Error("!calledGet")
+	}
+	if !normalizeDeepEqual(wantUser, gotUser) {
+		t.Errorf("got user %+v but wanted user %+v", wantUser, gotUser)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUser_Create(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+
+	wantUser := &models.User{Id: 1, UserName: "Test User"}
+
+	calledPost := false
+	store.Users.(*models.MockUsersService).Create_ = func(user *models.User) (bool, error) {
+		if !normalizeDeepEqual(wantUser, user) {
+			t.Errorf("wanted request for user %d but got %d", wantUser, user)
+		}
+		calledPost = true
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	success, err := apiClient.Users.Create(wantUser)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !calledPost {
+		t.Error("!calledPost")
+	}
+	if !success {
+		t.Error("!success")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUser_List(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+
+	wantUsers := []*models.User{{Id: 1, UserName: "Test User"}}
+	wantOpt := &models.UserListOptions{ListOptions: models.ListOptions{Page: 1, PerPage: 10}}
+
+	calledList := false
+	store.Users.(*models.MockUsersService).List_ = func(opt *models.UserListOptions) ([]*models.User, error) {
+		if !normalizeDeepEqual(wantOpt, opt) {
+			t.Errorf("wanted options %d but got %d", wantOpt, opt)
+		}
+		calledList = true
+		return wantUsers, nil
+	}
+
+	users, err := apiClient.Users.List(wantOpt)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !calledList {
+		t.Error("!calledList")
+	}
+
+	if !normalizeDeepEqual(&wantUsers, &users) {
+		t.Errorf("got users %+v but wanted users %+v", users, wantUsers)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/bactdb/bactdb.go b/cmd/bactdb/bactdb.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c563eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/bactdb/bactdb.go
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/api"
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/datastore"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	flag.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, `bactdb is a database for bacteria.
+
+Usage:
+
+		bactdb [options] command [arg...]
+
+The commands are:
+`)
+		for _, c := range subcmds {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "    %-24s %s\n", c.name, c.description)
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, `
+Use "bactdb command -h" for more information about a command.
+
+The options are:
+`)
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+func main() {
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if flag.NArg() == 0 {
+		flag.Usage()
+	}
+	log.SetFlags(0)
+
+	subcmd := flag.Arg(0)
+	for _, c := range subcmds {
+		if c.name == subcmd {
+			c.run(flag.Args()[1:])
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unknown subcmd %q\n", subcmd)
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, `Run "bactdb -h" for usage.`)
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
+
+type subcmd struct {
+	name        string
+	description string
+	run         func(args []string)
+}
+
+var subcmds = []subcmd{
+	{"serve", "start web server", serveCmd},
+	{"createdb", "create the database schema", createDBCmd},
+}
+
+func serveCmd(args []string) {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("serve", flag.ExitOnError)
+	httpAddr := flag.String("http", ":8901", "HTTP service address")
+	fs.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, `usage: bactdb serve [options]
+
+Starts the web server that serves the API.
+
+The options are:
+`)
+		fs.PrintDefaults()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	fs.Parse(args)
+
+	if fs.NArg() != 0 {
+		fs.Usage()
+	}
+
+	datastore.Connect()
+
+	m := http.NewServeMux()
+	m.Handle("/api/", http.StripPrefix("/api", api.Handler()))
+
+	log.Print("Listening on ", *httpAddr)
+	err := http.ListenAndServe(*httpAddr, m)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("ListenAndServe:", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func createDBCmd(args []string) {
+	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("createdb", flag.ExitOnError)
+	drop := fs.Bool("drop", false, "drop DB before creating")
+	fs.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, `usage: bactdb createdb [options]
+
+Creates the necessary DB schema.
+
+The options are:
+`)
+		fs.PrintDefaults()
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	fs.Parse(args)
+
+	if fs.NArg() != 0 {
+		fs.Usage()
+	}
+
+	datastore.Connect()
+	if *drop {
+		datastore.Drop()
+	}
+	datastore.Create()
+}
diff --git a/datastore/datastore.go b/datastore/datastore.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b18c012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastore/datastore.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package datastore
+
+import (
+	"github.com/jmoiron/modl"
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/models"
+)
+
+// A datastore access point (in PostgreSQL)
+type Datastore struct {
+	Users models.UsersService
+	dbh   modl.SqlExecutor
+}
+
+// NewDatastore creates a new client for accessing the datastore (in PostgreSQL).
+// If dbh is nil, it uses the global DB handle.
+func NewDatastore(dbh modl.SqlExecutor) *Datastore {
+	if dbh == nil {
+		dbh = DBH
+	}
+
+	d := &Datastore{dbh: dbh}
+	d.Users = &usersStore{d}
+	return d
+}
+
+func NewMockDatastore() *Datastore {
+	return &Datastore{
+		Users: &models.MockUsersService{},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/datastore/datastore_test.go b/datastore/datastore_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e952a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastore/datastore_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package datastore
+
+import "time"
+
+func normalizeTime(t ...*time.Time) {
+	for _, v := range t {
+		*v = v.In(time.UTC)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/datastore/db.go b/datastore/db.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2f4b96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastore/db.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package datastore
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/modl"
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	_ "github.com/lib/pq"
+)
+
+// DB is the global database
+var DB = &modl.DbMap{Dialect: modl.PostgresDialect{}}
+
+// DBH is a modl.SqlExecutor interface to DB, the global database. It is better to
+// use DBH instead of DB because it prevents you from calling methods that could
+// not later be wrapped in a transaction.
+var DBH modl.SqlExecutor = DB
+
+var connectOnce sync.Once
+
+// Connect connects to the PostgreSQL database specified by the PG* environment
+// variables. It calls log.Fatal if it encounters an error.
+func Connect() {
+	connectOnce.Do(func() {
+		var err error
+		DB.Dbx, err = sqlx.Open("postgres", "sslmode=disable")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal("Error connecting to PostgreSQL database (using PG* environment variables): ", err)
+		}
+		DB.TraceOn("[modl]", log.New(os.Stdout, "bactdb:", log.Lmicroseconds))
+		DB.Db = DB.Dbx.DB
+	})
+}
+
+var createSQL []string
+
+// Create the database schema. It calls log.Fatal if it encounters an error.
+func Create() {
+	if err := DB.CreateTablesIfNotExists(); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal("Error creating tables: ", err)
+	}
+	for _, query := range createSQL {
+		if _, err := DB.Exec(query); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Error running query %q: %s", query, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Drop the database schema
+func Drop() {
+	// TODO(mrd): raise errors.
+	DB.DropTables()
+}
+
+// transact calls fn in a DB transaction. If dbh is a transaction, then it just calls
+// the function. Otherwise, it begins a transaction, rolling back on failure and
+// committing on success.
+func transact(dbh modl.SqlExecutor, fn func(fbh modl.SqlExecutor) error) error {
+	var sharedTx bool
+	tx, sharedTx := dbh.(*modl.Transaction)
+	if !sharedTx {
+		var err error
+		tx, err = dbh.(*modl.DbMap).Begin()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer func() {
+			if err != nil {
+				tx.Rollback()
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	if err := fn(tx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if !sharedTx {
+		if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/datastore/db_test.go b/datastore/db_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8103e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastore/db_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package datastore
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// Make sure we don't run the tests on the main DB (will destroy the data)
+	dbname := os.Getenv("PGDATABASE")
+	if dbname == "" {
+		dbname = "bactdbtest"
+	}
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(dbname, "test") {
+		dbname += "test"
+	}
+	if err := os.Setenv("PGDATABASE", dbname); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// Reset DB
+	Connect()
+	Drop()
+	Create()
+}
diff --git a/datastore/users.go b/datastore/users.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee233a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastore/users.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package datastore
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/modl"
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/models"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	DB.AddTableWithName(models.User{}, "users").SetKeys(true, "Id")
+	createSQL = append(createSQL,
+		`CREATE UNIQUE INDEX username_idx ON users (username);`,
+	)
+}
+
+type usersStore struct {
+	*Datastore
+}
+
+func (s *usersStore) Get(id int64) (*models.User, error) {
+	var users []*models.User
+	if err := s.dbh.Select(&users, `SELECT * FROM users WHERE id=$1;`, id); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(users) == 0 {
+		return nil, models.ErrUserNotFound
+	}
+	return users[0], nil
+}
+
+func (s *usersStore) Create(user *models.User) (bool, error) {
+	retries := 3
+	var wantRetry bool
+
+retry:
+	retries--
+	wantRetry = false
+	if retries == 0 {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to create user with username %q after retrying", user.UserName)
+	}
+
+	var created bool
+	err := transact(s.dbh, func(tx modl.SqlExecutor) error {
+		var existing []*models.User
+		if err := tx.Select(&existing, `SELECT * FROM users WHERE username=$1 LIMIT 1;`, user.UserName); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if len(existing) > 0 {
+			*user = *existing[0]
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		if err := tx.Insert(user); err != nil {
+			if strings.Contains(err.Error(), `violates unique constraint "username_idx"`) {
+				time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(75)) * time.Millisecond)
+				wantRetry = true
+				return err
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+
+		created = true
+		return nil
+	})
+	if wantRetry {
+		goto retry
+	}
+	return created, err
+}
+
+func (s *usersStore) List(opt *models.UserListOptions) ([]*models.User, error) {
+	if opt == nil {
+		opt = &models.UserListOptions{}
+	}
+	var users []*models.User
+	err := s.dbh.Select(&users, `SELECT * FROM users LIMIT $1 OFFSET $2;`, opt.PerPageOrDefault(), opt.Offset())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return users, nil
+}
diff --git a/datastore/users_test.go b/datastore/users_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3efdd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/datastore/users_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package datastore
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/models"
+)
+
+func TestUsersStore_Get_db(t *testing.T) {
+	want := &models.User{Id: 1, UserName: "Test User"}
+
+	tx, _ := DB.Begin()
+	defer tx.Rollback()
+
+	// Test on a clean database
+	tx.Exec(`DELETE FROM users;`)
+	if err := tx.Insert(want); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	d := NewDatastore(tx)
+	user, err := d.Users.Get(1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	normalizeTime(&want.CreatedAt, &want.UpdatedAt, &want.DeletedAt)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(user, want) {
+		t.Errorf("got user %+v, want %+v", user, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUsersStore_Create_db(t *testing.T) {
+	user := &models.User{Id: 1, UserName: "Test User"}
+
+	tx, _ := DB.Begin()
+	defer tx.Rollback()
+
+	// Test on a clean database
+	tx.Exec(`DELETE FROM users;`)
+
+	d := NewDatastore(tx)
+	created, err := d.Users.Create(user)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if !created {
+		t.Error("!created")
+	}
+	if user.Id == 0 {
+		t.Error("want nonzero user.Id after submitting")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUsersStore_List_db(t *testing.T) {
+	want := []*models.User{{Id: 1, UserName: "Test User"}}
+
+	tx, _ := DB.Begin()
+	defer tx.Rollback()
+
+	// Test on a clean database
+	tx.Exec(`DELETE FROM users;`)
+	if err := tx.Insert(want[0]); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	d := NewDatastore(tx)
+	users, err := d.Users.List(&models.UserListOptions{ListOptions: models.ListOptions{Page: 1, PerPage: 10}})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	for _, u := range want {
+		normalizeTime(&u.CreatedAt, &u.UpdatedAt, &u.DeletedAt)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(users, want) {
+		t.Errorf("got users %+v, want %+v", users, want)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/models/client.go b/models/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e65f082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-querystring/query"
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/router"
+)
+
+// A Client communicates with bactdb's HTTP API.
+type Client struct {
+	Users UsersService
+
+	// BaseURL for HTTP requests to bactdb's API.
+	BaseURL *url.URL
+
+	//UserAgent used for HTTP requests to bactdb's API.
+	UserAgent string
+
+	httpClient *http.Client
+}
+
+const (
+	libraryVersion = "0.0.1"
+	userAgent      = "bactdb-client/" + libraryVersion
+)
+
+// NewClient creates a new HTTP API client for bactdb. If httpClient == nil,
+// then http.DefaultClient is used.
+func NewClient(httpClient *http.Client) *Client {
+	if httpClient == nil {
+		httpClient = http.DefaultClient
+	}
+
+	c := &Client{
+		BaseURL:    &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "bactdb.org", Path: "/api/"},
+		UserAgent:  userAgent,
+		httpClient: httpClient,
+	}
+	c.Users = &usersService{c}
+	return c
+}
+
+// ListOptions specifies general pagination options for fetching a list of results
+type ListOptions struct {
+	PerPage int `url:",omitempty" json:",omitempty"`
+	Page    int `url:",moitempty" json:",omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (o ListOptions) PageOrDefault() int {
+	if o.Page <= 0 {
+		return 1
+	}
+	return o.Page
+}
+
+func (o ListOptions) Offset() int {
+	return (o.PageOrDefault() - 1) * o.PerPageOrDefault()
+}
+
+func (o ListOptions) PerPageOrDefault() int {
+	if o.PerPage <= 0 {
+		return DefaultPerPage
+	}
+	return o.PerPage
+}
+
+// DefaultPerPage is the default number of items to return in a paginated result set
+const DefaultPerPage = 10
+
+// apiRouter is used to generate URLs for bactdb's HTTP API.
+var apiRouter = router.API()
+
+// url generates the URL to the named bactdb API endpoint, using the
+// specified route variables and query options.
+func (c *Client) url(apiRouteName string, routeVars map[string]string, opt interface{}) (*url.URL, error) {
+	route := apiRouter.Get(apiRouteName)
+	if route == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no API route named %q", apiRouteName)
+	}
+
+	routeVarsList := make([]string, 2*len(routeVars))
+	i := 0
+	for name, val := range routeVars {
+		routeVarsList[i*2] = name
+		routeVarsList[i*2+1] = val
+		i++
+	}
+	url, err := route.URL(routeVarsList...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// make the route URL path relative to BaseURL by trimming the leading "/"
+	url.Path = strings.TrimPrefix(url.Path, "/")
+
+	if opt != nil {
+		err = addOptions(url, opt)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return url, nil
+}
+
+// NewRequest creates an API request. A relative URL can be provided in urlStr,
+// in which case it is resolved relative to the BaseURL of the Client. Relative
+// URLs should always be specified without a preceding slash. If specified, the
+// value pointed to by body is JSON encoded and included as the request body.
+func (c *Client) NewRequest(method, urlStr string, body interface{}) (*http.Request, error) {
+	rel, err := url.Parse(urlStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	u := c.BaseURL.ResolveReference(rel)
+
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	if body != nil {
+		err := json.NewEncoder(buf).Encode(body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, u.String(), buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Add("User-Agent", c.UserAgent)
+	return req, nil
+}
+
+// Do sends an API request and returns the API response. The API response is
+// JSON-decoded and stored in the value pointed to by v, or returned as an error
+// if an API error has occurred.
+func (c *Client) Do(req *http.Request, v interface{}) (*http.Response, error) {
+	resp, err := c.httpClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	err = CheckResponse(resp)
+	if err != nil {
+		// even though there was an error, we still return the response
+		// in case the caller wants to inspect it further
+		return resp, err
+	}
+
+	if v != nil {
+		if bp, ok := v.(*[]byte); ok {
+			*bp, err = ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		} else {
+			err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(v)
+		}
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error reading response from %s %s: %s", req.Method, req.URL.RequestURI(), err)
+	}
+	return resp, nil
+}
+
+// addOptions adds the parameters in opt as URL query parameters to u. opt
+// must be a struct whose fields may contain "url" tags.
+func addOptions(u *url.URL, opt interface{}) error {
+	v := reflect.ValueOf(opt)
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && v.IsNil() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	qs, err := query.Values(opt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	u.RawQuery = qs.Encode()
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/models/client_test.go b/models/client_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4db754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/client_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"net/url"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var (
+	// mux is the HTTP request multiplexer used with the test server.
+	mux *http.ServeMux
+
+	// client is the bactdb client being tested.
+	client *Client
+
+	// server is a test HTTP server used to provide mock API responses.
+	server *httptest.Server
+)
+
+// setup sets up a test HTTP server along with a Client that is
+// configured to talk to that test server. Tests should register handlers on
+// mux which provide mock responses for the API method being tested.
+func setup() {
+	// test server
+	mux = http.NewServeMux()
+	server = httptest.NewServer(mux)
+
+	// bactdb client configured to use test server
+	client = NewClient(nil)
+	url, _ := url.Parse(server.URL)
+	client.BaseURL = url
+}
+
+// teardown closes the test HTTP server.
+func teardown() {
+	server.Close()
+}
+
+func urlPath(t *testing.T, routeName string, routeVars map[string]string) string {
+	url, err := client.url(routeName, routeVars, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error constructing URL path for route %q with vars %+v: %s", routeName, routeVars, err)
+	}
+	return "/" + url.Path
+}
+
+func writeJSON(w http.ResponseWriter, v interface{}) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json; charset=utf-8")
+	err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(v)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic("writeJSON: " + err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func testMethod(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, want string) {
+	if want != r.Method {
+		t.Errorf("Request method = %v, want %v", r.Method, want)
+	}
+}
+
+type values map[string]string
+
+func testFormValues(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, values values) {
+	want := url.Values{}
+	for k, v := range values {
+		want.Add(k, v)
+	}
+
+	r.ParseForm()
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(want, r.Form) {
+		t.Errorf("Request parameters = %v, want %v", r.Form, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func testBody(t *testing.T, r *http.Request, want string) {
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unable to read body")
+	}
+	str := string(b)
+	if want != str {
+		t.Errorf("Body = %s, want: %s", str, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func normalizeTime(t ...*time.Time) {
+	for _, v := range t {
+		*v = v.In(time.UTC)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/models/errors.go b/models/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d11b172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// An ErrorResponse reports errors caused by an API request.
+type ErrorResponse struct {
+	Response *http.Response `json:",omitempty"`
+	Message  string
+}
+
+func (r *ErrorResponse) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%v %v: %d %v",
+		r.Response.Request.Method, r.Response.Request.URL,
+		r.Response.StatusCode, r.Message)
+}
+
+func (r *ErrorResponse) HTTPStatusCode() int {
+	return r.Response.StatusCode
+}
+
+// CheckResponse checks the API response for errors, and returns them if
+// present. A response is considered an error if it has a status code outside
+// the 200 range. API error responses are expected to have either no response
+// body, or a JSON response body that maps to ErrorResponse. Any other
+// response body will be silently ignored.
+func CheckResponse(r *http.Response) error {
+	if c := r.StatusCode; 200 <= c && c <= 299 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	errorResponse := &ErrorResponse{Response: r}
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err == nil && data != nil {
+		json.Unmarshal(data, errorResponse)
+	}
+	return errorResponse
+}
+
+func IsHTTPErrorCode(err error, statusCode int) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	type httpError interface {
+		Error() string
+		HTTPStatusCode() int
+	}
+	if httpErr, ok := err.(httpError); ok {
+		return statusCode == httpErr.HTTPStatusCode()
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/models/users.go b/models/users.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76b8a04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/users.go
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/router"
+)
+
+// A User is a person that has administrative access to bactdb.
+type User struct {
+	Id        int64     `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	UserName  string    `sql:"size:100" json:"user_name"`
+	CreatedAt time.Time `json:"created_at"`
+	UpdatedAt time.Time `json:"updated_at"`
+	DeletedAt time.Time `json:"deleted_at"`
+}
+
+// UsersService interacts with the user-related endpoints in bactdb's API.
+type UsersService interface {
+	// Get a user.
+	Get(id int64) (*User, error)
+
+	// List all users.
+	List(opt *UserListOptions) ([]*User, error)
+
+	// Create a new user. The newly created user's ID is written to user.Id
+	Create(user *User) (created bool, err error)
+}
+
+var (
+	ErrUserNotFound = errors.New("user not found")
+)
+
+type usersService struct {
+	client *Client
+}
+
+func (s *usersService) Get(id int64) (*User, error) {
+	// Pass in key value pairs as strings, so that the gorilla mux URL
+	// generation is happy.
+	strId := strconv.FormatInt(id, 10)
+
+	url, err := s.client.url(router.User, map[string]string{"Id": strId}, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("GET", url.String(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var user *User
+	_, err = s.client.Do(req, &user)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return user, nil
+}
+
+func (s *usersService) Create(user *User) (bool, error) {
+	url, err := s.client.url(router.CreateUser, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("POST", url.String(), user)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	resp, err := s.client.Do(req, &user)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	return resp.StatusCode == http.StatusCreated, nil
+}
+
+type UserListOptions struct {
+	ListOptions
+}
+
+func (s *usersService) List(opt *UserListOptions) ([]*User, error) {
+	url, err := s.client.url(router.Users, nil, opt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	req, err := s.client.NewRequest("GET", url.String(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var users []*User
+	_, err = s.client.Do(req, &users)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return users, nil
+}
+
+type MockUsersService struct {
+	Get_    func(id int64) (*User, error)
+	List_   func(opt *UserListOptions) ([]*User, error)
+	Create_ func(post *User) (bool, error)
+}
+
+var _ UsersService = &MockUsersService{}
+
+func (s *MockUsersService) Get(id int64) (*User, error) {
+	if s.Get_ == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return s.Get_(id)
+}
+
+func (s *MockUsersService) Create(user *User) (bool, error) {
+	if s.Create_ == nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	return s.Create_(user)
+}
+
+func (s *MockUsersService) List(opt *UserListOptions) ([]*User, error) {
+	if s.List_ == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return s.List_(opt)
+}
diff --git a/models/users_test.go b/models/users_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..274aeb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/users_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package models
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/thermokarst/bactdb/router"
+)
+
+func TestUsersService_Get(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+
+	want := &User{Id: 1, UserName: "Test User"}
+
+	var called bool
+	mux.HandleFunc(urlPath(t, router.User, map[string]string{"Id": "1"}), func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		called = true
+		testMethod(t, r, "GET")
+
+		writeJSON(w, want)
+	})
+
+	user, err := client.Users.Get(1)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Users.Get returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !called {
+		t.Fatal("!called")
+	}
+
+	normalizeTime(&want.CreatedAt, &want.UpdatedAt, &want.DeletedAt)
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(user, want) {
+		t.Errorf("Users.Get returned %+v, want %+v", user, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUsersService_Create(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+
+	want := &User{Id: 1, UserName: "Test User"}
+
+	var called bool
+	mux.HandleFunc(urlPath(t, router.CreateUser, nil), func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		called = true
+		testMethod(t, r, "POST")
+		testBody(t, r, `{"id":1,"user_name":"Test User","created_at":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","updated_at":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z","deleted_at":"0001-01-01T00:00:00Z"}`+"\n")
+
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+		writeJSON(w, want)
+	})
+
+	user := &User{Id: 1, UserName: "Test User"}
+	created, err := client.Users.Create(user)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Users.Create returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !created {
+		t.Error("!created")
+	}
+
+	if !called {
+		t.Fatal("!called")
+	}
+
+	normalizeTime(&want.CreatedAt, &want.UpdatedAt, &want.DeletedAt)
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(user, want) {
+		t.Errorf("Users.Create returned %+v, want %+v", user, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUsersService_List(t *testing.T) {
+	setup()
+	defer teardown()
+
+	want := []*User{{Id: 1, UserName: "Test User"}}
+
+	var called bool
+	mux.HandleFunc(urlPath(t, router.Users, nil), func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		called = true
+		testMethod(t, r, "GET")
+		testFormValues(t, r, values{})
+
+		writeJSON(w, want)
+	})
+
+	users, err := client.Users.List(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Users.List returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !called {
+		t.Fatal("!called")
+	}
+
+	for _, u := range want {
+		normalizeTime(&u.CreatedAt, &u.UpdatedAt, &u.DeletedAt)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(users, want) {
+		t.Errorf("Users.List return %+v, want %+v", users, want)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/router/api.go b/router/api.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df2effb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/router/api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package router
+
+import "github.com/gorilla/mux"
+
+func API() *mux.Router {
+	m := mux.NewRouter()
+	m.Path("/users").Methods("GET").Name(Users)
+	m.Path("/users").Methods("POST").Name(CreateUser)
+	m.Path("/users/{Id:.+}").Methods("GET").Name(User)
+	return m
+}
diff --git a/router/routes.go b/router/routes.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e7dd46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/router/routes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package router
+
+const (
+	User       = "user"
+	CreateUser = "user:create"
+	Users      = "users"
+)
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9670bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+PGTZ=UTC PGSSLMODE=disable go test -v ./...
+