diff --git a/bird/bird.go b/bird/bird.go
index c5c2a3d..3d2bc83 100644
--- a/bird/bird.go
+++ b/bird/bird.go
@@ -3,37 +3,66 @@ package bird
 import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
+  "time"
+  "sync"
 )
 
 var BirdCmd string
 
+var Cache = struct{
+  sync.RWMutex
+  m map[string]Parsed
+}{m: make(map[string]Parsed)}
+
+func fromCache(key string) (Parsed, bool) {
+  Cache.RLock()
+  val, ok := Cache.m[key]
+  Cache.RUnlock()
+  return val, ok
+}
+
+func toCache(key string, val Parsed) {
+  val["ttl"] = time.Now().Add(5 * time.Minute)
+  Cache.Lock()
+  Cache.m[key] = val
+  Cache.Unlock()
+}
+
+
 func Run(args string) ([]byte, error) {
 	args = "show " + args
 	argsList := strings.Split(args, " ")
 	return exec.Command(BirdCmd, argsList...).Output()
 }
 
-func RunAndParse(cmd string, parser func([]byte) Parsed) Parsed {
+func RunAndParse(cmd string, parser func([]byte) Parsed) (Parsed, bool) {
+  if val, ok := fromCache(cmd); ok {
+    return val, true
+  }
+
 	out, err := Run(cmd)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		// ignore errors for now
-		return Parsed{}
+		return Parsed{}, false
 	}
 
-	return parser(out)
+	parsed := parser(out)
+  toCache(cmd, parsed)
+  return parsed, false
 }
 
-func Status() Parsed {
+func Status() (Parsed, bool) {
 	return RunAndParse("status", parseStatus)
 }
 
-func Protocols() Parsed {
+func Protocols() (Parsed, bool) {
 	return RunAndParse("protocols all", parseProtocols)
 }
 
-func ProtocolsBgp() Parsed {
-	protocols := Protocols()["protocols"].([]string)
+func ProtocolsBgp() (Parsed, bool) {
+	p, from_cache := Protocols()
+  protocols := p["protocols"].([]string)
 
 	bgpProto := Parsed{}
 
@@ -44,49 +73,49 @@ func ProtocolsBgp() Parsed {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return Parsed{"protocols": bgpProto}
+	return Parsed{"protocols": bgpProto}, from_cache
 }
 
-func Symbols() Parsed {
+func Symbols() (Parsed, bool) {
 	return RunAndParse("symbols", parseSymbols)
 }
 
-func RoutesProto(protocol string) Parsed {
+func RoutesProto(protocol string) (Parsed, bool) {
 	return RunAndParse("route protocol "+protocol+" all",
 		parseRoutes)
 }
 
-func RoutesProtoCount(protocol string) Parsed {
+func RoutesProtoCount(protocol string) (Parsed, bool) {
 	return RunAndParse("route protocol "+protocol+" count",
 		parseRoutesCount)
 }
 
-func RoutesExport(protocol string) Parsed {
+func RoutesExport(protocol string) (Parsed, bool) {
 	return RunAndParse("route export "+protocol+" all",
 		parseRoutes)
 }
 
-func RoutesExportCount(protocol string) Parsed {
+func RoutesExportCount(protocol string) (Parsed, bool) {
 	return RunAndParse("route export "+protocol+" count",
 		parseRoutesCount)
 }
 
-func RoutesTable(table string) Parsed {
+func RoutesTable(table string) (Parsed, bool) {
 	return RunAndParse("route table "+table+" all",
 		parseRoutes)
 }
 
-func RoutesTableCount(table string) Parsed {
+func RoutesTableCount(table string) (Parsed, bool) {
 	return RunAndParse("route table "+table+" count",
 		parseRoutesCount)
 }
 
-func RoutesLookupTable(net string, table string) Parsed {
+func RoutesLookupTable(net string, table string) (Parsed, bool) {
 	return RunAndParse("route for "+net+" table "+table+" all",
 		parseRoutes)
 }
 
-func RoutesLookupProtocol(net string, protocol string) Parsed {
+func RoutesLookupProtocol(net string, protocol string) (Parsed, bool) {
 	return RunAndParse("route for "+net+" protocol "+protocol+" all",
 		parseRoutes)
 }
diff --git a/endpoints/endpoint.go b/endpoints/endpoint.go
index fea8c17..e27ee35 100644
--- a/endpoints/endpoint.go
+++ b/endpoints/endpoint.go
@@ -8,15 +8,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 )
 
-func Endpoint(wrapped func(httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed) httprouter.Handle {
+func Endpoint(wrapped func(httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool)) httprouter.Handle {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter,
 		r *http.Request,
 		ps httprouter.Params) {
 		res := make(map[string]interface{})
 
-		res["api"] = GetApiInfo()
-
-		ret := wrapped(ps)
+		ret, from_cache := wrapped(ps)
+		res["api"] = GetApiInfo(from_cache)
 
 		for k, v := range ret {
 			res[k] = v
diff --git a/endpoints/protocols.go b/endpoints/protocols.go
index c3b038b..cfc7a9c 100644
--- a/endpoints/protocols.go
+++ b/endpoints/protocols.go
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 )
 
-func Protocols(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
+func Protocols(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	return bird.Protocols()
 }
 
-func Bgp(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
+func Bgp(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	return bird.ProtocolsBgp()
 }
diff --git a/endpoints/routes.go b/endpoints/routes.go
index b44d319..961d9b1 100644
--- a/endpoints/routes.go
+++ b/endpoints/routes.go
@@ -5,26 +5,26 @@ import (
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 )
 
-func ProtoRoutes(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
+func ProtoRoutes(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	return bird.RoutesProto(ps.ByName("protocol"))
 }
 
-func TableRoutes(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
+func TableRoutes(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	return bird.RoutesTable(ps.ByName("table"))
 }
 
-func ProtoCount(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
+func ProtoCount(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	return bird.RoutesProtoCount(ps.ByName("protocol"))
 }
 
-func TableCount(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
+func TableCount(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	return bird.RoutesTable(ps.ByName("table"))
 }
 
-func RouteNet(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
+func RouteNet(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	return bird.RoutesLookupTable(ps.ByName("net"), "master")
 }
 
-func RouteNetTable(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
+func RouteNetTable(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	return bird.RoutesLookupTable(ps.ByName("net"), ps.ByName("table"))
 }
diff --git a/endpoints/status.go b/endpoints/status.go
index 76f5d3b..63d6f55 100644
--- a/endpoints/status.go
+++ b/endpoints/status.go
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 )
 
-func Status(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
+func Status(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	return bird.Status()
 }
diff --git a/endpoints/symbols.go b/endpoints/symbols.go
index 505195d..42367aa 100644
--- a/endpoints/symbols.go
+++ b/endpoints/symbols.go
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/julienschmidt/httprouter"
 )
 
-func Symbols(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
+func Symbols(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
 	return bird.Symbols()
 }
 
-func SymbolTables(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
-	return bird.Parsed{"symbols": bird.Symbols()["routing table"]}
+func SymbolTables(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
+  val, from_cache := bird.Symbols()
+	return bird.Parsed{"symbols": val["routing table"]}, from_cache
 }
 
-func SymbolProtocols(ps httprouter.Params) bird.Parsed {
-	return bird.Parsed{"symbols": bird.Symbols()["protocols"]}
+func SymbolProtocols(ps httprouter.Params) (bird.Parsed, bool) {
+  val, from_cache := bird.Symbols()
+	return bird.Parsed{"symbols": val["protocols"]}, from_cache
 }
diff --git a/endpoints/utils.go b/endpoints/utils.go
index 26ee70b..7fab85b 100644
--- a/endpoints/utils.go
+++ b/endpoints/utils.go
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ type APIInfo struct {
 	CacheStatus     CacheStatus `json:"cache_status"`
 }
 
-func GetApiInfo() *APIInfo {
+func GetApiInfo(from_cache bool) *APIInfo {
 	ai := &APIInfo{}
 
-	/* Dummy data until we implement caching */
 	ai.Version = "1.0"
-	ai.ResultFromCache = false
+  ai.ResultFromCache = from_cache
 
 	return ai
 }