diff --git a/api.c b/api.c
index 55f42ea5..65e66824 100644
--- a/api.c
+++ b/api.c
@@ -936,6 +936,16 @@ static struct api_data *api_add_data_full(struct api_data *root, char *name, enu
 				api_data->data = (void *)malloc(strlen((char *)data) + 1);
 				strcpy((char*)(api_data->data), (char *)data);
 				break;
+			case API_UINT8:
+				/* Most OSs won't really alloc less than 4 */
+				api_data->data = malloc(4);
+				*(uint8_t *)api_data->data = *(uint8_t *)data;
+				break;
+			case API_UINT16:
+				/* Most OSs won't really alloc less than 4 */
+				api_data->data = malloc(4);
+				*(uint16_t *)api_data->data = *(uint16_t *)data;
+				break;
 			case API_INT:
 				api_data->data = (void *)malloc(sizeof(int));
 				*((int *)(api_data->data)) = *((int *)data);
@@ -1007,6 +1017,16 @@ struct api_data *api_add_const(struct api_data *root, char *name, const char *da
 	return api_add_data_full(root, name, API_CONST, (void *)data, copy_data);
 }
 
+struct api_data *api_add_uint8(struct api_data *root, char *name, uint8_t *data, bool copy_data)
+{
+	return api_add_data_full(root, name, API_UINT8, (void *)data, copy_data);
+}
+
+struct api_data *api_add_uint16(struct api_data *root, char *name, uint16_t *data, bool copy_data)
+{
+	return api_add_data_full(root, name, API_UINT16, (void *)data, copy_data);
+}
+
 struct api_data *api_add_int(struct api_data *root, char *name, int *data, bool copy_data)
 {
 	return api_add_data_full(root, name, API_INT, (void *)data, copy_data);
@@ -1140,6 +1160,12 @@ static struct api_data *print_data(struct api_data *root, char *buf, bool isjson
 				if (escape != original)
 					free(escape);
 				break;
+			case API_UINT8:
+				sprintf(buf, "%u", *(uint8_t *)root->data);
+				break;
+			case API_UINT16:
+				sprintf(buf, "%u", *(uint16_t *)root->data);
+				break;
 			case API_INT:
 				sprintf(buf, "%d", *((int *)(root->data)));
 				break;
diff --git a/miner.h b/miner.h
index 0bb20425..f39a7d7b 100644
--- a/miner.h
+++ b/miner.h
@@ -1539,6 +1539,8 @@ enum api_data_type {
 	API_ESCAPE,
 	API_STRING,
 	API_CONST,
+	API_UINT8,
+	API_UINT16,
 	API_INT,
 	API_UINT,
 	API_UINT32,
@@ -1571,6 +1573,8 @@ struct api_data {
 extern struct api_data *api_add_escape(struct api_data *root, char *name, char *data, bool copy_data);
 extern struct api_data *api_add_string(struct api_data *root, char *name, char *data, bool copy_data);
 extern struct api_data *api_add_const(struct api_data *root, char *name, const char *data, bool copy_data);
+extern struct api_data *api_add_uint8(struct api_data *root, char *name, uint8_t *data, bool copy_data);
+extern struct api_data *api_add_uint16(struct api_data *root, char *name, uint16_t *data, bool copy_data);
 extern struct api_data *api_add_int(struct api_data *root, char *name, int *data, bool copy_data);
 extern struct api_data *api_add_uint(struct api_data *root, char *name, unsigned int *data, bool copy_data);
 extern struct api_data *api_add_uint32(struct api_data *root, char *name, uint32_t *data, bool copy_data);