diff --git a/apps/netconf/netconf_plugin.c b/apps/netconf/netconf_plugin.c
index fc127ced..926c195f 100644
--- a/apps/netconf/netconf_plugin.c
+++ b/apps/netconf/netconf_plugin.c
@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@
 #include "netconf_lib.h"
 #include "netconf_plugin.h"
 
-/* 
- * Unload a plugin
+/*! Unload a plugin
  */
 static int
 plugin_unload(clicon_handle h, void *handle)
@@ -112,9 +111,7 @@ static int nplugins = 0;
 static plghndl_t *plugins = NULL;
 static netconf_reg_t *deps = NULL;
 
-/*
- * netconf_plugin_load
- * Load allplugins you can find in CLICON_NETCONF_DIR
+/*! Load all plugins you can find in CLICON_NETCONF_DIR
  */
 int 
 netconf_plugin_load(clicon_handle h)
@@ -160,6 +157,7 @@ quit:
     return retval;
 }
 
+/*! Unload all netconf plugins */
 int
 netconf_plugin_unload(clicon_handle h)
 {
@@ -180,8 +178,7 @@ netconf_plugin_unload(clicon_handle h)
     return 0;
 }
 
-/*
- * Call plugin_start in all plugins
+/*! Call plugin_start in all plugins
  */
 int
 netconf_plugin_start(clicon_handle h, int argc, char **argv)
@@ -203,8 +200,7 @@ netconf_plugin_start(clicon_handle h, int argc, char **argv)
 }
 
 
-/*
- * netconf_register_callback
+/*! Register netconf callback
  * Called from plugin to register a callback for a specific netconf XML tag.
  */
 int
diff --git a/apps/restconf/restconf_lib.c b/apps/restconf/restconf_lib.c
index 0c7628f6..aaa2e276 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/restconf_lib.c
+++ b/apps/restconf/restconf_lib.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <time.h>
 #include <fcgi_stdio.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <curl/curl.h>
@@ -230,3 +231,143 @@ readdata(FCGX_Request *r)
     return cb;
 }
 
+static int nplugins = 0;
+static plghndl_t *plugins = NULL;
+
+/*! Load a dynamic plugin object and call it's init-function
+ * Note 'file' may be destructively modified
+ */
+static plghndl_t 
+plugin_load (clicon_handle h, 
+	     char         *file, 
+	     int           dlflags, 
+	     const char   *cnklbl)
+{
+    char      *error;
+    void      *handle = NULL;
+    plginit_t *initfn;
+
+    dlerror();    /* Clear any existing error */
+    if ((handle = dlopen (file, dlflags)) == NULL) {
+        error = (char*)dlerror();
+	clicon_err(OE_PLUGIN, errno, "dlopen: %s\n", error ? error : "Unknown error");
+	goto quit;
+    }
+    /* call plugin_init() if defined */
+    if ((initfn = dlsym(handle, PLUGIN_INIT)) != NULL) {
+	if (initfn(h) != 0) {
+	    clicon_err(OE_PLUGIN, errno, "Failed to initiate %s\n", strrchr(file,'/')?strchr(file, '/'):file);
+	    goto quit;
+	}
+    }
+quit:
+
+    return handle;
+}
+
+
+/*! Load all plugins you can find in CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR
+ */
+int 
+restconf_plugin_load(clicon_handle h)
+{
+    int            retval = -1;
+    char          *dir;
+    int            ndp;
+    struct dirent *dp;
+    int            i;
+    char          *filename;
+    plghndl_t     *handle;
+
+    if ((dir = clicon_restconf_dir(h)) == NULL){
+	clicon_err(OE_PLUGIN, 0, "clicon_restconf_dir not defined");
+	goto quit;
+    }
+    /* Get plugin objects names from plugin directory */
+    if((ndp = clicon_file_dirent(dir, &dp, "(.so)$", S_IFREG, __FUNCTION__))<0)
+	goto quit;
+
+    /* Load all plugins */
+    for (i = 0; i < ndp; i++) {
+	filename = chunk_sprintf(__FUNCTION__, "%s/%s", dir, dp[i].d_name);
+	clicon_debug(1, "DEBUG: Loading plugin '%.*s' ...", 
+		     (int)strlen(filename), filename);
+	if (filename == NULL) {
+	    clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "chunk");
+	    goto quit;
+	}
+	if ((handle = plugin_load (h, filename, RTLD_NOW, __FUNCTION__)) == NULL)
+	    goto quit;
+	if ((plugins = rechunk(plugins, (nplugins+1) * sizeof (*plugins), NULL)) == NULL) {
+	    clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "chunk");
+	    goto quit;
+	}
+	plugins[nplugins++] = handle;
+	unchunk (filename);
+    }
+    retval = 0;
+quit:
+    unchunk_group(__FUNCTION__);
+    return retval;
+}
+
+/*! Unload a plugin
+ */
+static int
+plugin_unload(clicon_handle h, void *handle)
+{
+    int retval = 0;
+    char *error;
+    plgexit_t *exitfn;
+
+    /* Call exit function is it exists */
+    exitfn = dlsym(handle, PLUGIN_EXIT);
+    if (dlerror() == NULL)
+	exitfn(h);
+
+    dlerror();    /* Clear any existing error */
+    if (dlclose(handle) != 0) {
+	error = (char*)dlerror();
+	clicon_err(OE_PLUGIN, errno, "dlclose: %s\n", error ? error : "Unknown error");
+	/* Just report */
+    }
+    return retval;
+}
+
+/*! Unload all restconf plugins */
+int
+restconf_plugin_unload(clicon_handle h)
+{
+    int i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < nplugins; i++) 
+	plugin_unload(h, plugins[i]);
+    if (plugins)
+	unchunk(plugins);
+    nplugins = 0;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/*! Call plugin_start in all plugins
+ */
+int
+restconf_plugin_start(clicon_handle h, 
+		      int           argc, 
+		      char        **argv)
+{
+    int i;
+    plgstart_t *startfn;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < nplugins; i++) {
+	/* Call exit function is it exists */
+	if ((startfn = dlsym(plugins[i], PLUGIN_START)) == NULL)
+	    break;
+	optind = 0;
+	if (startfn(h, argc, argv) < 0) {
+	    clicon_debug(1, "plugin_start() failed\n");
+	    return -1;
+	}
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/apps/restconf/restconf_lib.h b/apps/restconf/restconf_lib.h
index b9b1ee08..d6b5c5f8 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/restconf_lib.h
+++ b/apps/restconf/restconf_lib.h
@@ -30,4 +30,10 @@ int str2cvec(char *string, char delim1, char delim2, cvec **cvp);
 int test(FCGX_Request *r, int dbg);
 cbuf *readdata(FCGX_Request *r);
 
+
+int restconf_plugin_load(clicon_handle h);
+int restconf_plugin_start(clicon_handle h, int argc, char **argv);
+int restconf_plugin_unload(clicon_handle h);
+
+
 #endif /* _RESTCONF_LIB_H_ */
diff --git a/apps/restconf/restconf_main.c b/apps/restconf/restconf_main.c
index ebac125a..2820a5f0 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/restconf_main.c
+++ b/apps/restconf/restconf_main.c
@@ -56,17 +56,47 @@
 #include "restconf_lib.h"
 
 /* Command line options to be passed to getopt(3) */
-#define RESTCONF_OPTS "hDf:"
+#define RESTCONF_OPTS "hDf:p:"
 
 /* Should be discovered via  "/.well-known/host-meta"
    resource ([RFC6415]) */
 #define RESTCONF_API_ROOT    "/restconf/"
 
+/*! REST OPTIONS method
+ * According to restconf (Sec 3.5.1.1 in [draft])
+ * @param[in]  h      Clixon handle
+ * @param[in]  r      Fastcgi request handle
+ * @param[in]  pcvec  Vector of path ie DOCUMENT_URI element 
+ * @param[in]  pi     Offset, where path starts  
+ * @param[in]  qvec   Vector of query string (QUERY_STRING)
+ * @param[in]  head   Set if HEAD request instead of GET
+ * @code
+ *  curl -G http://localhost/restconf/data/interfaces/interface=eth0
+ * @endcode                                     
+ */
+static int
+api_data_options(clicon_handle h,
+		 FCGX_Request *r,
+		 cvec         *pcvec,
+		 int           pi,
+		 cvec         *qvec,
+		 int           head)
+{
+    int        retval = -1;
+
+    FCGX_SetExitStatus(200, r->out); /* OK */
+    FCGX_FPrintF(r->out, "Content-Type: text/plain\r\n");
+    FCGX_FPrintF(r->out, "\r\n");
+    FCGX_FPrintF(r->out, "GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, PUT, POST, DELETE\r\n");
+    retval = 0;
+    return retval;
+}
+
 /*! Generic REST GET method
  * According to restconf (Sec 3.5.1.1 in [draft])
- * @param[in]  h        Clixon handle
- * @param[in]  r        Fastcgi request handle
- * @param[in]  pcvec    Vector of path ie DOCUMENT_URI element 
+ * @param[in]  h      Clixon handle
+ * @param[in]  r      Fastcgi request handle
+ * @param[in]  pcvec  Vector of path ie DOCUMENT_URI element 
  * @param[in]  pi     Offset, where path starts  
  * @param[in]  qvec   Vector of query string (QUERY_STRING)
  * @code
@@ -172,19 +202,17 @@ api_data_get(clicon_handle h,
             cprintf(path1, "/%s", name);
         }
     }
-    clicon_debug(1, "path:%s", cbuf_get(path));
-    clicon_debug(1, "path1:%s", cbuf_get(path1));
     if (xmldb_get(h, "running", cbuf_get(path), 0, &xt,  &vec, &veclen) < 0)
 	goto done;
     FCGX_SetExitStatus(200, r->out); /* OK */
-
-    FCGX_FPrintF(r->out, "Content-Type: application/yang.data+xml\r\n");
+    FCGX_FPrintF(r->out, "Content-Type: application/yang.data+json\r\n");
     FCGX_FPrintF(r->out, "\r\n");
     if ((cbx = cbuf_new()) == NULL)
-        goto done;
+	goto done;
     if (xml2json_cbuf(cbx, xt, 1, 0) < 0)
 	goto done;
-    FCGX_FPrintF(r->out, "%s\r\n", cbuf_get(cbx));
+    FCGX_FPrintF(r->out, "%s", cbuf_get(cbx));
+    FCGX_FPrintF(r->out, "hej\r\n\r\n");
     retval = 0;
  done:
     if (vec)
@@ -241,7 +269,7 @@ api_data_delete(clicon_handle h,
    return retval;
 }
 
-/*! Generic REST PUT method 
+/*! Generic REST PUT  method 
  * @param[in]  h      CLIXON handle
  * @param[in]  r      Fastcgi request handle
  * @param[in]  api_path According to restconf (Sec 3.5.1.1 in [draft])
@@ -249,17 +277,23 @@ api_data_delete(clicon_handle h,
  * @param[in]  pi     Offset, where to start pcvec
  * @param[in]  qvec   Vector of query string (QUERY_STRING)
  * @param[in]  dvec   Stream input data
+ * @param[in]  post   POST instead of PUT
  * Example:
       curl -X PUT -d {\"enabled\":\"false\"} http://127.0.0.1/restconf/data/interfaces/interface=eth1
+ *
+ PUT:
+  if the PUT request creates a new resource,
+   a "201 Created" status-line is returned.  If an existing resource is
+   modified, a "204 No Content" status-line is returned.
 
- * Problem: we have URI that defines a path (eg "interface/name=eth1") and data
- *          which defines a tree from that point.
- *          But, xmldb api can only do either
- *            - xmldb_put() with a complete xml-tree, or
- *            - xmldb_put_xkey for path and key value
- *          What we need is path and sub-xml tree.
- * Alt1: parse URI to XML and  and call xmldb_put()
- * Alt2: Extend xmldb API with path + xml-tree.
+ POST:
+   If the POST method succeeds, a "201 Created" status-line is returned
+   and there is no response message-body.  A "Location" header
+   identifying the child resource that was created MUST be present in
+   the response in this case.
+
+   If the data resource already exists, then the POST request MUST fail
+   and a "409 Conflict" status-line MUST be returned.
  */
 static int
 api_data_put(clicon_handle h,
@@ -268,7 +302,8 @@ api_data_put(clicon_handle h,
 	     cvec         *pcvec, 
 	     int           pi,
 	     cvec         *qvec, 
-	     char         *data)
+	     char         *data,
+	     int           post)
 {
     int        retval = -1;
     int        i;
@@ -304,7 +339,7 @@ api_data_put(clicon_handle h,
     if (clicon_rpc_commit(h, "candidate", "running", 
 			  0, 0) < 0)
 	goto done;
-    FCGX_SetExitStatus(201, r->out);
+    FCGX_SetExitStatus(201, r->out); /* Created */
     FCGX_FPrintF(r->out, "Content-Type: text/plain\r\n");
     FCGX_FPrintF(r->out, "\r\n");
  done:
@@ -339,10 +374,14 @@ api_data(clicon_handle h,
 
     clicon_debug(1, "%s", __FUNCTION__);
     request_method = FCGX_GetParam("REQUEST_METHOD", r->envp);
-    if (strcmp(request_method, "GET")==0)
+    if (strcmp(request_method, "OPTIONS")==0)
+	retval = api_data_options(h, r, pcvec, pi, qvec, 0);
+    else if (strcmp(request_method, "GET")==0)
 	retval = api_data_get(h, r, pcvec, pi, qvec);
     else if (strcmp(request_method, "PUT")==0)
-	retval = api_data_put(h, r, api_path, pcvec, pi, qvec, data);
+	retval = api_data_put(h, r, api_path, pcvec, pi, qvec, data, 0);
+    else if (strcmp(request_method, "POST")==0)
+	retval = api_data_put(h, r, api_path, pcvec, pi, qvec, data, 1);
     else if (strcmp(request_method, "DELETE")==0)
 	retval = api_data_delete(h, r, api_path, pi);
     else
@@ -389,6 +428,7 @@ request_process(clicon_handle h,
     method = pvec[2];
     retval = 0;
     test(r, 1);
+    /* XXX Credentials */
     if (strcmp(method, "data") == 0) /* restconf, skip /api/data */
 	retval = api_data(h, r, path, pcvec, 2, qvec, data);
     else if (strcmp(method, "test") == 0)
@@ -405,6 +445,7 @@ request_process(clicon_handle h,
     if (cb)
 	cbuf_free(cb);
     unchunk_group(__FUNCTION__);
+    clicon_debug(1, "%s end", __FUNCTION__);
     return retval;
 }
 
@@ -417,13 +458,18 @@ usage(clicon_handle h,
       char         *argv0)
 
 {
+    char *restconfdir = clicon_restconf_dir(h);
+
     fprintf(stderr, "usage:%s [options]\n"
 	    "where options are\n"
             "\t-h \t\tHelp\n"
     	    "\t-D \t\tDebug. Log to syslog\n"
-    	    "\t-f <file>\tConfiguration file (mandatory)\n",
-	    argv0
+    	    "\t-f <file>\tConfiguration file (mandatory)\n"
+	    "\t-d <dir>\tSpecify restconf plugin directory dir (default: %s)\n",
+	    argv0,
+	    restconfdir
 	    );
+    exit(0);
 }
 
 /*! Main routine for grideye fastcgi API
@@ -460,6 +506,11 @@ main(int    argc,
 		usage(h, argv[0]);
 	    clicon_option_str_set(h, "CLICON_CONFIGFILE", optarg);
 	    break;
+	case 'd':  /* Plugin directory */
+	    if (!strlen(optarg))
+		usage(h, argv[0]);
+	    clicon_option_str_set(h, "CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR", optarg);
+	    break;
 	default:
 	    usage(h, argv[0]);
 	     break;
@@ -474,6 +525,10 @@ main(int    argc,
     if (clicon_options_main(h) < 0)
 	goto done;
 
+    /* Initialize plugins group */
+    if (restconf_plugin_load(h) < 0)
+	return -1;
+
     /* Parse yang database spec file */
     if (yang_spec_main(h, NULL, 0) < 0)
 	goto done;
@@ -516,5 +571,6 @@ main(int    argc,
     }
     retval = 0;
  done:
+    restconf_plugin_unload(h);
     return retval;
 }
diff --git a/clixon.conf.cpp.cpp b/clixon.conf.cpp.cpp
index 2ab30581..23ba6802 100644
--- a/clixon.conf.cpp.cpp
+++ b/clixon.conf.cpp.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ CLICON_BACKEND_DIR     libdir/APPNAME/backend
 # Location of netconf (frontend) .so plugins
 CLICON_NETCONF_DIR    libdir/APPNAME/netconf 
 
+# Location of restconf (frontend) .so plugins
+CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR    libdir/APPNAME/restconf 
+
 # Location of cli frontend .so plugins
 CLICON_CLI_DIR        libdir/APPNAME/cli
 
diff --git a/lib/clixon/clixon_options.h b/lib/clixon/clixon_options.h
index c101469a..df3c6d48 100644
--- a/lib/clixon/clixon_options.h
+++ b/lib/clixon/clixon_options.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ char *clicon_backend_dir(clicon_handle h);
 char *clicon_cli_dir(clicon_handle h);
 char *clicon_clispec_dir(clicon_handle h);
 char *clicon_netconf_dir(clicon_handle h);
+char *clicon_restconf_dir(clicon_handle h);
 char *clicon_archive_dir(clicon_handle h);
 char *clicon_startup_config(clicon_handle h);
 int   clicon_sock_family(clicon_handle h);
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_options.c b/lib/src/clixon_options.c
index 43307570..abd59b67 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_options.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_options.c
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ clicon_option_sanity(clicon_hash_t *copt)
 	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, 0, "CLICON_NETCONF_DIR not defined in config file");
 	goto done;
     }
+    if (!hash_lookup(copt, "CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR")){
+	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, 0, "CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR not defined in config file");
+	goto done;
+    }
     if (!hash_lookup(copt, "CLICON_YANG_DIR")){
 	clicon_err(OE_UNIX, 0, "CLICON_YANG_DIR not defined in config file");
 	goto done;
@@ -432,6 +436,12 @@ clicon_netconf_dir(clicon_handle h)
     return clicon_option_str(h, "CLICON_NETCONF_DIR");
 }
 
+char *
+clicon_restconf_dir(clicon_handle h)
+{
+    return clicon_option_str(h, "CLICON_RESTCONF_DIR");
+}
+
 char *
 clicon_archive_dir(clicon_handle h)
 {