diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
index 3110aad7d..edcc36557 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class BaseApiController extends Controller
     public function notifications(Request $request)
     {
         $pid = Auth::user()->profile->id;
-        if(config('exp.ns') == false) {
+        $pg = $request->input('pg');
+        if($pg == true) {
             $timeago = Carbon::now()->subMonths(6);
             $notifications = Notification::whereProfileId($pid)
                 ->whereDate('created_at', '>', $timeago)
@@ -272,6 +273,7 @@ class BaseApiController extends Controller
             'temp-media', now()->addHours(1), ['profileId' => $profile->id, 'mediaId' => $media->id]
         );
 
+        $preview_url = $url;
         switch ($media->mime) {
             case 'image/jpeg':
             case 'image/png':
@@ -280,6 +282,8 @@ class BaseApiController extends Controller
 
             case 'video/mp4':
                 VideoThumbnail::dispatch($media);
+                $preview_url = '/storage/no-preview.png';
+                $url = '/storage/no-preview.png';
                 break;
             
             default:
@@ -288,7 +292,7 @@ class BaseApiController extends Controller
 
         $resource = new Fractal\Resource\Item($media, new MediaTransformer());
         $res = $this->fractal->createData($resource)->toArray();
-        $res['preview_url'] = $url;
+        $res['preview_url'] = $preview_url;
         $res['url'] = $url;
         return response()->json($res);
     }
@@ -327,4 +331,34 @@ class BaseApiController extends Controller
         return response()->json($res);
     }
 
+    public function loops(Request $request)
+    {
+        abort_if(!Auth::check(), 403);
+        abort_if(!config('exp.loops'), 403);
+        
+        // todo proper pagination, maybe LoopService
+        $loops = Status::whereType('video')
+                ->latest()
+                ->take(18)
+                ->get();
+
+        $resource = new Fractal\Resource\Collection($loops, new StatusTransformer());
+        return $this->fractal->createData($resource)->toArray();
+    }
+
+
+    public function loopWatch(Request $request)
+    {
+        abort_if(!Auth::check(), 403);
+        abort_if(!config('exp.loops'), 403);
+
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'id' => 'integer|min:1'
+        ]);
+        $id = $request->input('id');
+
+        // todo log loops
+
+        return response()->json(200);
+    }
 }