diff --git a/src/database/mod.rs b/src/database/mod.rs
index 5a99b78..42aa35a 100644
--- a/src/database/mod.rs
+++ b/src/database/mod.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ pub struct OpenResult {
 pub struct UpEndDatabase {
     pool: DbPool,
     pub vault_path: Arc<PathBuf>,
-    pub db_path: Arc<PathBuf>
+    pub db_path: Arc<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 pub const UPEND_SUBDIR: &str = ".upend";
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ impl UpEndDatabase {
         let db = UpEndDatabase {
             pool,
             vault_path: Arc::new(PathBuf::from(dirpath.as_ref())),
-            db_path: Arc::new(upend_path)
+            db_path: Arc::new(upend_path),
         };
         let connection = db.connection().unwrap();
 
@@ -336,6 +336,19 @@ impl UpEndConnection {
 
         Ok(Address::Hash(entry.hash()?))
     }
+
+    // #[deprecated]
+    pub fn get_all_attributes(&self) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
+        use crate::database::inner::schema::data::dsl::*;
+
+        let result = data
+            .select(attribute)
+            .distinct()
+            .order_by(attribute)
+            .load::<String>(&self.conn)?;
+
+        Ok(result)
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 43b91f6..3316726 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 .service(routes::get_object)
                 .service(routes::put_object)
                 .service(routes::delete_object)
+                .service(routes::get_all_attributes)
                 .service(routes::api_refresh)
                 .service(routes::list_hier)
                 .service(routes::list_hier_roots)
diff --git a/src/routes.rs b/src/routes.rs
index f24db0d..c19aadd 100644
--- a/src/routes.rs
+++ b/src/routes.rs
@@ -217,6 +217,13 @@ pub async fn delete_object(
     Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().finish())
 }
 
+#[get("/api/all/attributes")]
+pub async fn get_all_attributes(state: web::Data<State>) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
+    let connection = state.upend.connection().map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?;
+    let result = connection.get_all_attributes().map_err(ErrorInternalServerError)?;
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(result))
+}
+
 #[get("/api/hier/{path:.*}")]
 pub async fn list_hier(
     state: web::Data<State>,