diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index a7d13ca44..bdefe505d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Other:
   template signals and slides.
 - Used Bower and gulp to manage third party JavaScript and Cascading Style
   Sheets libraries.
+- Added Django REST Framework api.
 
 
 Version 1.7 (unreleased)
diff --git a/openslides/agenda/serializers.py b/openslides/agenda/serializers.py
index 576fc8781..d4c7146af 100644
--- a/openslides/agenda/serializers.py
+++ b/openslides/agenda/serializers.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-from rest_framework import serializers
+from openslides.utils import rest_api
 
 from .models import Item, Speaker
 
 
-class SpeakerSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+class SpeakerSerializer(rest_api.serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
     """
-    Serializer for a agenda.models.Speaker objects.
+    Serializer for agenda.models.Speaker objects.
     """
     class Meta:
         model = Speaker
@@ -17,18 +17,17 @@ class SpeakerSerializer(serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
             'weight')
 
 
-class ItemSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+class ItemSerializer(rest_api.serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
     """
     Serializer for a agenda.models.Item objects.
     """
-    get_title = serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
-    get_title_supplement = serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
-    item_no = serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
+    get_title = rest_api.serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
+    get_title_supplement = rest_api.serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
+    item_no = rest_api.serializers.CharField(read_only=True)
     speaker_set = SpeakerSerializer(many=True, read_only=True)
+    tags = rest_api.serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(many=True, read_only=True, view_name='tag-detail')
     # content_object = serializers.PrimaryKeyRelatedField(read_only=True)
 
     class Meta:
         model = Item
         exclude = ('content_type', 'object_id')
-
-    # TODO: Problem: User can always see the time shedule. Filter fields with respect of permission.
diff --git a/openslides/agenda/views.py b/openslides/agenda/views.py
index 654cb4dd6..d2eac3696 100644
--- a/openslides/agenda/views.py
+++ b/openslides/agenda/views.py
@@ -783,13 +783,12 @@ class ItemViewSet(rest_api.viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         """
         Calls self.permission_denied() if the requesting user has not the
         permission to see and in case of create, update or destroy requests
-        the permission to manage.
+        the permission to manage and to see organizational items.
         """
-        if not request.user.has_perm('agenda.can_see_agenda'):
-            self.permission_denied(request)
-        elif (self.action in ('create', 'update', 'destroy')
-                and not request.user.has_perm('agenda.can_manage_agenda')):
-            # This is the same as self.action not in ('list', 'retrieve')
+        if (not request.user.has_perm('agenda.can_see_agenda') or
+                (self.action in ('create', 'update', 'destroy') and not
+                 (request.user.has_perm('agenda.can_manage_agenda') and
+                  request.user.has_perm('agenda.can_see_orga_items')))):
             self.permission_denied(request)
 
     def check_object_permissions(self, request, obj):
@@ -805,7 +804,6 @@ class ItemViewSet(rest_api.viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         Filters organizational items if the user has no permission to see it.
         """
         queryset = Item.objects.all()
-        if (not self.request.user.has_perm('agenda.can_see_orga_items') and
-                not self.request.user.has_perm('agenda.can_manage_agenda')):
+        if not self.request.user.has_perm('agenda.can_see_orga_items'):
             queryset = queryset.exclude(type__exact=Item.ORGANIZATIONAL_ITEM)
         return queryset
diff --git a/openslides/core/apps.py b/openslides/core/apps.py
index 2f61497e6..65249733c 100644
--- a/openslides/core/apps.py
+++ b/openslides/core/apps.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class CoreAppConfig(AppConfig):
         from openslides.utils.autoupdate import inform_changed_data_receiver
         from openslides.utils.rest_api import router
         from .signals import setup_general_config
-        from .views import CustomSlideViewSet
+        from .views import CustomSlideViewSet, TagViewSet
 
         # Connect signals.
         config_signal.connect(setup_general_config, dispatch_uid='setup_general_config')
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class CoreAppConfig(AppConfig):
 
         # Register viewset.
         router.register('core/customslide', CustomSlideViewSet)
+        router.register('core/tag', TagViewSet)
 
         # Update data when any model of any installed app is saved or deleted
         signals.post_save.connect(inform_changed_data_receiver, dispatch_uid='inform_changed_data_receiver')
diff --git a/openslides/core/models.py b/openslides/core/models.py
index 4688609ff..e48070603 100644
--- a/openslides/core/models.py
+++ b/openslides/core/models.py
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy, ugettext_noop
 # TODO: activate the following line after using the apploader
 # from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 
-from openslides.utils.models import AbsoluteUrlMixin
 from openslides.projector.models import SlideMixin
+from openslides.utils.models import AbsoluteUrlMixin
+from openslides.utils.rest_api import RESTModelMixin
 
 # Imports the default user so that other apps can import it from here.
 # TODO: activate this with the new apploader
 # User = get_user_model()
 
 
-class CustomSlide(SlideMixin, AbsoluteUrlMixin, models.Model):
+class CustomSlide(RESTModelMixin, SlideMixin, AbsoluteUrlMixin, models.Model):
     """
     Model for Slides, only for the projector.
     """
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ class CustomSlide(SlideMixin, AbsoluteUrlMixin, models.Model):
         return url
 
 
-class Tag(AbsoluteUrlMixin, models.Model):
+class Tag(RESTModelMixin, AbsoluteUrlMixin, models.Model):
     """
     Model to save tags.
     """
diff --git a/openslides/core/serializers.py b/openslides/core/serializers.py
index 1a052dd27..ad8e70f23 100644
--- a/openslides/core/serializers.py
+++ b/openslides/core/serializers.py
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
-from rest_framework import serializers
+from openslides.utils import rest_api
 
-from .models import CustomSlide
+from .models import CustomSlide, Tag
 
 
-class CustomSlideSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+class CustomSlideSerializer(rest_api.serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
     """
-    Serializer for a core.models.CustomSlide objects.
+    Serializer for core.models.CustomSlide objects.
     """
     class Meta:
         model = CustomSlide
+
+
+class TagSerializer(rest_api.serializers.HyperlinkedModelSerializer):
+    """
+    Serializer for core.models.Tag objects.
+    """
+    class Meta:
+        model = Tag
diff --git a/openslides/core/views.py b/openslides/core/views.py
index fade07f12..f0d9cf934 100644
--- a/openslides/core/views.py
+++ b/openslides/core/views.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from openslides.utils.widgets import Widget
 from .forms import SelectWidgetsForm
 from .models import CustomSlide, Tag
 from .exceptions import TagException
-from .serializers import CustomSlideSerializer
+from .serializers import CustomSlideSerializer, TagSerializer
 
 
 class DashboardView(utils_views.AjaxMixin, utils_views.TemplateView):
@@ -217,6 +217,23 @@ class CustomSlideDeleteView(CustomSlideViewMixin, utils_views.DeleteView):
     pass
 
 
+class CustomSlideViewSet(rest_api.viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+    """
+    API endpoint to view, edit and delete custom slides.
+    """
+    model = CustomSlide
+    queryset = CustomSlide.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = CustomSlideSerializer
+
+    def check_permissions(self, request):
+        """
+        Calls self.permission_denied() if the requesting user has not the
+        permission to manage.
+        """
+        if not request.user.has_perm('core.can_manage_projector'):
+            self.permission_denied(request)
+
+
 class TagListView(utils_views.AjaxMixin, utils_views.ListView):
     """
     View to list and manipulate tags.
@@ -295,18 +312,19 @@ class TagListView(utils_views.AjaxMixin, utils_views.ListView):
             **context)
 
 
-class CustomSlideViewSet(rest_api.viewsets.ModelViewSet):
+class TagViewSet(rest_api.viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     """
-    API endpoint to view, edit and delete custom slides.
+    API endpoint to view, edit and delete tags.
     """
-    model = CustomSlide
-    queryset = CustomSlide.objects.all()
-    serializer_class = CustomSlideSerializer
+    model = Tag
+    queryset = Tag.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = TagSerializer
 
     def check_permissions(self, request):
         """
         Calls self.permission_denied() if the requesting user has not the
-        permission to manage.
+        permission to manage and it's a create, update or detroy request.
         """
-        if not request.user.has_perm('core.can_manage_projector'):
+        if (self.action in ('create', 'update', 'destroy')
+                and not request.user.has_perm('core.can_manage_tags')):
             self.permission_denied(request)
diff --git a/openslides/users/main_menu.py b/openslides/users/main_menu.py
index 18a349d07..5b378d4cc 100644
--- a/openslides/users/main_menu.py
+++ b/openslides/users/main_menu.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class UserMainMenuEntry(MainMenuEntry):
     Main menu entry for the participant app.
     """
     verbose_name = ugettext_lazy('Users')
-    required_permission = 'users.can_see'
+    required_permission = 'users.can_see_extra_data'
     default_weight = 50
     pattern_name = 'user_list'
     icon_css_class = 'icon-user'
diff --git a/openslides/users/models.py b/openslides/users/models.py
index 1166a76d8..295f5fa9f 100644
--- a/openslides/users/models.py
+++ b/openslides/users/models.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy, ugettext_noop
 
 from openslides.projector.models import SlideMixin
 from openslides.utils.models import AbsoluteUrlMixin
+from openslides.utils.rest_api import RESTModelMixin
 
 
 class UserManager(BaseUserManager):
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ class UserManager(BaseUserManager):
         return user
 
 
-class User(SlideMixin, AbsoluteUrlMixin, PermissionsMixin, AbstractBaseUser):
+class User(RESTModelMixin, SlideMixin, AbsoluteUrlMixin, PermissionsMixin, AbstractBaseUser):
     USERNAME_FIELD = 'username'
     slide_callback_name = 'user'
 
@@ -72,7 +73,8 @@ class User(SlideMixin, AbsoluteUrlMixin, PermissionsMixin, AbstractBaseUser):
 
     class Meta:
         permissions = (
-            ('can_see', ugettext_noop('Can see users')),
+            ('can_see_name', ugettext_noop('Can see names of users')),
+            ('can_see_extra_data', ugettext_noop('Can see extra data of users')),
             ('can_manage', ugettext_noop('Can manage users')),
         )
         ordering = ('last_name',)
diff --git a/openslides/users/serializers.py b/openslides/users/serializers.py
index 96c5fcbd8..c5e61e286 100644
--- a/openslides/users/serializers.py
+++ b/openslides/users/serializers.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-from rest_framework import serializers
+from openslides.utils import rest_api
 
 from .models import User
 
 
-class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+class UserShortSerializer(rest_api.serializers.ModelSerializer):
     """
     Serializer for a users.models.User objects.
     """
@@ -11,5 +11,26 @@ class UserSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         model = User
         fields = (
             'username',
+            'title',
             'first_name',
-            'last_name')
+            'last_name',
+            'structure_level')
+
+
+class UserFullSerializer(rest_api.serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    """
+    Serializer for a users.models.User objects.
+    """
+    class Meta:
+        model = User
+        fields = (
+            'is_present',
+            'username',
+            'title',
+            'first_name',
+            'last_name',
+            'structure_level',
+            'about_me',
+            'comment',
+            'default_password',
+            'is_active')
diff --git a/openslides/users/signals.py b/openslides/users/signals.py
index 141086ba9..3089c6f93 100644
--- a/openslides/users/signals.py
+++ b/openslides/users/signals.py
@@ -138,15 +138,27 @@ def create_builtin_groups_and_admin(sender, **kwargs):
     perm_16 = Permission.objects.get(content_type=ct_assignment, codename='can_see_assignment')
 
     ct_users = ContentType.objects.get(app_label='users', model='user')
-    perm_17 = Permission.objects.get(content_type=ct_users, codename='can_see')
+    perm_users_can_see_name = Permission.objects.get(content_type=ct_users, codename='can_see_name')
+    perm_users_can_see_extra_data = Permission.objects.get(content_type=ct_users, codename='can_see_extra_data')
 
     ct_mediafile = ContentType.objects.get(app_label='mediafile', model='mediafile')
     perm_18 = Permission.objects.get(content_type=ct_mediafile, codename='can_see')
 
+    base_permission_list = (
+        perm_11,
+        perm_12,
+        perm_13,
+        perm_14,
+        perm_15,
+        perm_16,
+        perm_users_can_see_name,
+        perm_users_can_see_extra_data,
+        perm_18)
+
     group_anonymous = Group.objects.create(name=ugettext_noop('Anonymous'), pk=1)
-    group_anonymous.permissions.add(perm_11, perm_12, perm_13, perm_14, perm_15, perm_16, perm_17, perm_18)
+    group_anonymous.permissions.add(*base_permission_list)
     group_registered = Group.objects.create(name=ugettext_noop('Registered'), pk=2)
-    group_registered.permissions.add(perm_11, perm_12, perm_13, perm_14, perm_15, perm_16, perm_17, perm_18, can_speak)
+    group_registered.permissions.add(can_speak, *base_permission_list)
 
     # Delegates (pk 3)
     perm_31 = Permission.objects.get(content_type=ct_motion, codename='can_create_motion')
@@ -178,8 +190,9 @@ def create_builtin_groups_and_admin(sender, **kwargs):
     group_staff.permissions.add(perm_31, perm_33, perm_34, perm_35)
     # add staff permissions
     group_staff.permissions.add(perm_41, perm_42, perm_43, perm_44, perm_45, perm_46, perm_47, perm_48, can_manage_tags)
-    # add can_see_user permission
-    group_staff.permissions.add(perm_17)  # TODO: Remove this redundancy after cleanup of the permission system
+    # add can_see_name and can_see_extra_data permissions
+    # TODO: Remove this redundancy after cleanup of the permission system.
+    group_staff.permissions.add(perm_users_can_see_name, perm_users_can_see_extra_data)
 
     # Admin user
     create_or_reset_admin_user()
diff --git a/openslides/users/views.py b/openslides/users/views.py
index 665a26beb..bb12fd376 100644
--- a/openslides/users/views.py
+++ b/openslides/users/views.py
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ from .forms import (GroupForm, UserCreateForm, UserMultipleCreateForm,
                     UsersettingsForm, UserUpdateForm)
 from .models import Group, User
 from .pdf import users_to_pdf, users_passwords_to_pdf
-from .serializers import UserSerializer
+from .serializers import UserFullSerializer, UserShortSerializer
 
 
 class UserListView(ListView):
     """
     Show all users.
     """
-    required_permission = 'users.can_see'
+    required_permission = 'users.can_see_extra_data'
     context_object_name = 'users'
 
     def get_queryset(self):
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class UserDetailView(DetailView, PermissionMixin):
     """
     Classed based view to show a specific user in the interface.
     """
-    required_permission = 'users.can_see'
+    required_permission = 'users.can_see_extra_data'
     model = User
     context_object_name = 'shown_user'
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ class UsersListPDF(PDFView):
     """
     Generate the userliste as PDF.
     """
-    required_permission = 'users.can_see'
+    required_permission = 'users.can_see_extra_data'
     filename = ugettext_lazy("user-list")
     document_title = ugettext_lazy('List of Users')
 
@@ -263,21 +263,32 @@ class ResetPasswordView(SingleObjectMixin, QuestionView):
 
 class UserViewSet(rest_api.viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     """
-    API endpoint to view, edit and delete users.
+    API endpoint to create, view, edit and delete users.
     """
     model = User
     queryset = User.objects.all()
-    serializer_class = UserSerializer
 
     def check_permissions(self, request):
         """
-        Calls self.permission_denied() if the requesting user has not the
-        permission to manage.
+        Calls self.permission_denied() if the requesting user has not all
+        permissions to see users.
         """
-        # TODO: More work on this required.
-        if not request.user.has_perm('users.can_manage'):
+        if (not request.user.has_perm('users.can_see_name') or
+                (self.action in ('create', 'update', 'destroy') and not
+                 (request.user.has_perm('users.can_manage') and
+                  request.user.has_perm('users.can_see_extra_data')))):
             self.permission_denied(request)
 
+    def get_serializer_class(self):
+        """
+        Returns different serializer classes with respect to users permissions.
+        """
+        if self.request.user.has_perm('users.can_see_extra_data'):
+            serializer_class = UserFullSerializer
+        else:
+            serializer_class = UserShortSerializer
+        return serializer_class
+
 
 class GroupListView(ListView):
     """
diff --git a/openslides/utils/rest_api.py b/openslides/utils/rest_api.py
index 52ca3a4f9..c7d01be5c 100644
--- a/openslides/utils/rest_api.py
+++ b/openslides/utils/rest_api.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from rest_framework import permissions, routers, viewsets  # noqa
+from rest_framework import permissions, routers, serializers, viewsets  # noqa
 
 router = routers.DefaultRouter()
 
diff --git a/tests/users/test_models.py b/tests/users/test_models.py
index b6b2ef5b2..8ba7f5826 100644
--- a/tests/users/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/users/test_models.py
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ class DefaultGroups(TestCase):
                          'agenda.can_see_orga_items',
                          'motion.can_see_motion',
                          'assignment.can_see_assignment',
-                         'users.can_see',
+                         'users.can_see_name',
+                         'users.can_see_extra_data',
                          'mediafile.can_see')
         for perm_string in default_perms:
             perm_string_list = []
diff --git a/tests/users/test_views.py b/tests/users/test_views.py
index 1364ffef1..f59d6d9a7 100644
--- a/tests/users/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/users/test_views.py
@@ -189,16 +189,16 @@ class LockoutProtection(TestCase):
             field=None,
             errors='You can not remove the permission to manage users from the last group you are in.')
 
-    def test_remove_permission_can_see_user_from_registered(self):
-        self.assertTrue(self.user.has_perm('users.can_see'))
+    def test_remove_permission_user_can_see_name_from_registered(self):
+        self.assertTrue(self.user.has_perm('users.can_see_name'))
         # Remove perm from registered group
         can_see_perm = Permission.objects.get(
             content_type=ContentType.objects.get(app_label='users', model='user'),
-            codename='can_see')
+            codename='can_see_name')
         get_registered_group().permissions.remove(can_see_perm)
         # Reload user
         self.user = User.objects.get(pk=1)
-        self.assertTrue(self.user.has_perm('users.can_see'))
+        self.assertTrue(self.user.has_perm('users.can_see_name'))
 
 
 class TestUserSettings(TestCase):