diff --git a/client/httpapi/api.go b/client/httpapi/api.go
index 3a8e0e003..7d4fbd0e0 100644
--- a/client/httpapi/api.go
+++ b/client/httpapi/api.go
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
 	caopts "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
+
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format"
 	homedir "github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
 	ma "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr"
 	manet "github.com/multiformats/go-multiaddr-net"
@@ -137,8 +139,8 @@ func (api *HttpApi) Block() iface.BlockAPI {
 	return (*BlockAPI)(api)
 }
 
-func (api *HttpApi) Dag() iface.DagAPI {
-	return (*DagAPI)(api)
+func (api *HttpApi) Dag() format.DAGService {
+	return (*HttpDagServ)(api)
 }
 
 func (api *HttpApi) Name() iface.NameAPI {
diff --git a/client/httpapi/apifile.go b/client/httpapi/apifile.go
index d9da23975..99ae72059 100644
--- a/client/httpapi/apifile.go
+++ b/client/httpapi/apifile.go
@@ -125,6 +125,11 @@ func (it *apiIter) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (it *apiIter) Next() bool {
+	if it.ctx.Err() != nil {
+		it.err = it.ctx.Err()
+		return false
+	}
+
 	var out lsOutput
 	if err := it.dec.Decode(&out); err != nil {
 		if err != io.EOF {
diff --git a/client/httpapi/dag.go b/client/httpapi/dag.go
index 20c233196..de2934c2f 100644
--- a/client/httpapi/dag.go
+++ b/client/httpapi/dag.go
@@ -1,71 +1,104 @@
 package httpapi
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"math"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface"
-	caopts "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/core/coreapi/interface/options"
 
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-block-format"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-format"
-	mh "github.com/multiformats/go-multihash"
 )
 
-type DagAPI HttpApi
+type HttpDagServ HttpApi
 
-func (api *DagAPI) Put(ctx context.Context, src io.Reader, opts ...caopts.DagPutOption) (iface.ResolvedPath, error) {
-	options, err := caopts.DagPutOptions(opts...)
+func (api *HttpDagServ) Get(ctx context.Context, c cid.Cid) (format.Node, error) {
+	r, err := api.core().Block().Get(ctx, iface.IpldPath(c))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	codec, ok := cid.CodecToStr[options.Codec]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknowm codec %d", options.MhType)
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if options.MhLength != -1 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting hash len is not supported yet")
+	blk, err := blocks.NewBlockWithCid(data, c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var out struct {
-		Cid cid.Cid
-	}
-	req := api.core().request("dag/put").
-		Option("format", codec).
-		Option("input-enc", options.InputEnc)
+	return format.DefaultBlockDecoder.Decode(blk)
+}
 
-	if options.MhType != math.MaxUint64 {
-		mht, ok := mh.Codes[options.MhType]
-		if !ok {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknowm mhType %d", options.MhType)
+func (api *HttpDagServ) GetMany(ctx context.Context, cids []cid.Cid) <-chan *format.NodeOption {
+	out := make(chan *format.NodeOption)
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(len(cids))
+
+	for _, c := range cids {
+		// TODO: Consider limiting concurrency of this somehow
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			n, err := api.Get(ctx, c)
+
+			select {
+			case out <- &format.NodeOption{Node: n, Err: err}:
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func (api *HttpDagServ) Add(ctx context.Context, nd format.Node) error {
+	c := nd.Cid()
+	prefix := c.Prefix()
+	format := cid.CodecToStr[prefix.Codec]
+	if prefix.Version == 0 {
+		format = "v0"
+	}
+
+	stat, err := api.core().Block().Put(ctx, bytes.NewReader(nd.RawData()),
+		options.Block.Hash(prefix.MhType, prefix.MhLength), options.Block.Format(format))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !stat.Path().Cid().Equals(c) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cids didn't match - local %s, remote %s", c.String(), stat.Path().Cid().String())
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (api *HttpDagServ) AddMany(ctx context.Context, nds []format.Node) error {
+	for _, nd := range nds {
+		// TODO: optimize
+		if err := api.Add(ctx, nd); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-		req.Option("hash", mht)
 	}
+	return nil
+}
 
-	err = req.FileBody(src).Exec(ctx, &out)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+func (api *HttpDagServ) Remove(ctx context.Context, c cid.Cid) error {
+	return api.core().Block().Rm(ctx, iface.IpldPath(c)) //TODO: should we force rm?
+}
+
+func (api *HttpDagServ) RemoveMany(ctx context.Context, cids []cid.Cid) error {
+	for _, c := range cids {
+		// TODO: optimize
+		if err := api.Remove(ctx, c); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-
-	return iface.IpldPath(out.Cid), nil
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (api *DagAPI) Get(ctx context.Context, path iface.Path) (format.Node, error) {
-	panic("implement me")
-}
-
-func (api *DagAPI) Tree(ctx context.Context, path iface.Path, opts ...caopts.DagTreeOption) ([]iface.Path, error) {
-	panic("implement me")
-}
-
-func (api *DagAPI) Batch(ctx context.Context) iface.DagBatch {
-	panic("implement me")
-}
-
-func (api *DagAPI) core() *HttpApi {
+func (api *HttpDagServ) core() *HttpApi {
 	return (*HttpApi)(api)
 }