diff --git a/src/auditor-lib/auditor_api_handle.c b/src/auditor-lib/auditor_api_handle.c
index 4db528a31..9e4f73486 100644
--- a/src/auditor-lib/auditor_api_handle.c
+++ b/src/auditor-lib/auditor_api_handle.c
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ MAH_path_to_url2 (const char *base_url,
 struct TALER_AUDITOR_Handle *
 TALER_AUDITOR_connect (struct GNUNET_CURL_Context *ctx,
 		       const char *url,
-		       TALER_AUDITOR_VersionificationCallback version_cb,
+		       TALER_AUDITOR_VersionCallback version_cb,
 		       void *version_cb_cls)
 {
   struct TALER_AUDITOR_Handle *auditor;
diff --git a/src/include/Makefile.am b/src/include/Makefile.am
index 2916a812c..d06d0064a 100644
--- a/src/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/include/Makefile.am
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ else
 
 talerinclude_HEADERS = \
   platform.h \
+  taler_auditor_service.h \
   taler_amount_lib.h \
   taler_auditordb_lib.h \
   taler_auditordb_plugin.h \
diff --git a/src/include/taler_auditor_service.h b/src/include/taler_auditor_service.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a26ecb6f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/taler_auditor_service.h
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+/*
+  This file is part of TALER
+  Copyright (C) 2014-2018 Taler Systems SA
+
+  TALER is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+  terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software
+  Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  TALER is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+  WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR
+  A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with
+  TALER; see the file COPYING.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
+*/
+/**
+ * @file include/taler_auditor_service.h
+ * @brief C interface of libtalerauditor, a C library to use auditor's HTTP API
+ * @author Sree Harsha Totakura <sreeharsha@totakura.in>
+ * @author Christian Grothoff
+ */
+#ifndef _TALER_AUDITOR_SERVICE_H
+#define _TALER_AUDITOR_SERVICE_H
+
+#include <jansson.h>
+#include "taler_util.h"
+#include "taler_error_codes.h"
+#include <gnunet/gnunet_curl_lib.h>
+
+
+/* *********************  /version *********************** */
+
+/**
+ * @brief Information we get from the auditor about auditors.
+ */
+struct TALER_AUDITOR_VersionInformation
+{
+  /**
+   * Public key of the auditing institution.  Wallets and merchants
+   * are expected to be configured with a set of public keys of
+   * auditors that they deem acceptable.  These public keys are
+   * the roots of the Taler PKI.
+   */
+  struct TALER_AuditorPublicKeyP auditor_pub;
+
+  /**
+   * Supported Taler protocol version by the auditor.
+   * String in the format current:revision:age using the
+   * semantics of GNU libtool.  See
+   * https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/html_node/Versioning.html#Versioning
+   */
+  char *version;
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * How compatible are the protocol version of the auditor and this
+ * client?  The bits (1,2,4) can be used to test if the auditor's
+ * version is incompatible, older or newer respectively.
+ */
+enum TALER_AUDITOR_VersionCompatibility
+{
+
+  /**
+   * The auditor runs exactly the same protocol version.
+   */
+  TALER_AUDITOR_VC_MATCH = 0,
+
+  /**
+   * The auditor is too old or too new to be compatible with this
+   * implementation (bit)
+   */
+  TALER_AUDITOR_VC_INCOMPATIBLE = 1,
+
+  /**
+   * The auditor is older than this implementation (bit)
+   */
+  TALER_AUDITOR_VC_OLDER = 2,
+
+  /**
+   * The auditor is too old to be compatible with
+   * this implementation.
+   */
+  TALER_AUDITOR_VC_INCOMPATIBLE_OUTDATED
+  = TALER_AUDITOR_VC_INCOMPATIBLE
+  | TALER_AUDITOR_VC_OLDER,
+
+  /**
+   * The auditor is more recent than this implementation (bit).
+   */
+  TALER_AUDITOR_VC_NEWER = 4,
+
+  /**
+   * The auditor is too recent for this implementation.
+   */
+  TALER_AUDITOR_VC_INCOMPATIBLE_NEWER
+  = TALER_AUDITOR_VC_INCOMPATIBLE
+  | TALER_AUDITOR_VC_NEWER,
+
+  /**
+   * We could not even parse the version data.
+   */
+  TALER_AUDITOR_VC_PROTOCOL_ERROR = 8
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Function called with information about the auditor.
+ *
+ * @param cls closure
+ * @param vi basic information about the auditor
+ * @param compat protocol compatibility information
+ */
+typedef void
+(*TALER_AUDITOR_VersionCallback) (void *cls,
+                                  const struct TALER_AUDITOR_VersionInformation *vi,
+                                  enum TALER_AUDITOR_VersionCompatibility compat);
+
+
+/**
+ * @brief Handle to the auditor.  This is where we interact with
+ * a particular auditor and keep the per-auditor information.
+ */
+struct TALER_AUDITOR_Handle;
+
+
+/**
+ * Initialise a connection to the auditor. Will connect to the
+ * auditor and obtain information about the auditor's master public
+ * key and the auditor's auditor.  The respective information will
+ * be passed to the @a version_cb once available, and all future
+ * interactions with the auditor will be checked to be signed
+ * (where appropriate) by the respective master key.
+ *
+ * @param ctx the context
+ * @param url HTTP base URL for the auditor
+ * @param version_cb function to call with the auditor's versionification information
+ * @param version_cb_cls closure for @a version_cb
+ * @return the auditor handle; NULL upon error
+ */
+struct TALER_AUDITOR_Handle *
+TALER_AUDITOR_connect (struct GNUNET_CURL_Context *ctx,
+		       const char *url,
+		       TALER_AUDITOR_VersionCallback version_cb,
+		       void *version_cb_cls);
+
+
+/**
+ * Disconnect from the auditor.
+ *
+ * @param auditor the auditor handle
+ */
+void
+TALER_AUDITOR_disconnect (struct TALER_AUDITOR_Handle *auditor);
+
+
+#endif  /* _TALER_AUDITOR_SERVICE_H */