diff --git a/app/start.go b/app/start.go
index cfd0a6e..a40d227 100644
--- a/app/start.go
+++ b/app/start.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package app
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-go/statsd"
 	fhr "github.com/buaazp/fasthttprouter"
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ func Start(conf common.Conf, dbO *sqlx.DB) *fhr.Router {
 	// start websocket
 	websockets.Start(red, db)
 
+	// start load achievements
+	go v1.LoadAchievementsEvery(db, time.Minute*10)
+
 	// peppyapi
 	{
 		r.Peppy("/api/get_user", peppy.GetUser)
@@ -87,6 +91,7 @@ func Start(conf common.Conf, dbO *sqlx.DB) *fhr.Router {
 		r.Method("/api/v1/users", v1.UsersGET)
 		r.Method("/api/v1/users/whatid", v1.UserWhatsTheIDGET)
 		r.Method("/api/v1/users/full", v1.UserFullGET)
+		r.Method("/api/v1/users/achievements", v1.UserAchievementsGET)
 		r.Method("/api/v1/users/userpage", v1.UserUserpageGET)
 		r.Method("/api/v1/users/lookup", v1.UserLookupGET)
 		r.Method("/api/v1/users/scores/best", v1.UserScoresBestGET)
diff --git a/app/v1/user_achievements.go b/app/v1/user_achievements.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f7b1db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/v1/user_achievements.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package v1
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/jmoiron/sqlx"
+	"zxq.co/ripple/rippleapi/common"
+)
+
+// Achievement represents an achievement in the database.
+type Achievement struct {
+	ID          int    `json:"id"`
+	Name        string `json:"name"`
+	Description string `json:"description"`
+	Icon        string `json:"icon"`
+}
+
+// LoadAchievementsEvery reloads the achievements in the database every given
+// amount of time.
+func LoadAchievementsEvery(db *sqlx.DB, d time.Duration) {
+	for {
+		err := db.Select(&achievs,
+			"SELECT id, name, description, icon FROM achievements ORDER BY id ASC")
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("LoadAchievements error", err)
+			common.GenericError(err)
+		}
+		time.Sleep(d)
+	}
+}
+
+var achievs []Achievement
+
+type userAchievement struct {
+	Achievement
+	Achieved bool `json:"achieved"`
+}
+
+type userAchievementsResponse struct {
+	common.ResponseBase
+	Achievements []userAchievement `json:"achievements"`
+}
+
+// UserAchievementsGET handles requests for retrieving the achievements of a
+// given user.
+func UserAchievementsGET(md common.MethodData) common.CodeMessager {
+	shouldRet, whereClause, param := whereClauseUser(md, "users")
+	if shouldRet != nil {
+		return *shouldRet
+	}
+	var ids []int
+	err := md.DB.Select(&ids, `SELECT ua.achievement_id FROM users_achievements ua
+INNER JOIN users ON users.id = ua.user_id
+WHERE `+whereClause, param)
+	switch {
+	case err == sql.ErrNoRows:
+		return common.SimpleResponse(404, "No such user!")
+	case err != nil:
+		md.Err(err)
+		return Err500
+	}
+	all := md.HasQuery("all")
+	resp := userAchievementsResponse{Achievements: make([]userAchievement, 0, len(achievs))}
+	for _, ach := range achievs {
+		achieved := inInt(ach.ID, ids)
+		if all || achieved {
+			resp.Achievements = append(resp.Achievements, userAchievement{ach, achieved})
+		}
+	}
+	resp.Code = 200
+	return resp
+}
+
+func inInt(i int, js []int) bool {
+	for _, j := range js {
+		if i == j {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/common/method_data.go b/common/method_data.go
index 6e0e171..edffb78 100644
--- a/common/method_data.go
+++ b/common/method_data.go
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ func WSErr(err error) {
 	}, nil, nil)
 }
 
+// GenericError is just an error. Can't make a good description.
+func GenericError(err error) {
+	_err(err, nil, nil, nil)
+}
+
 func _err(err error, tags map[string]string, user *raven.User, c *fasthttp.RequestCtx) {
 	if RavenClient == nil {
 		fmt.Println("ERROR!!!!")