diff --git a/app/start.go b/app/start.go
index 17f70c3..9ec5c8c 100644
--- a/app/start.go
+++ b/app/start.go
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ func Start(conf common.Conf, dbO *sqlx.DB) *gin.Engine {
 			gv1.GET("/users/scores/recent", Method(v1.UserScoresRecentGET))
 			gv1.GET("/badges", Method(v1.BadgesGET))
 			gv1.GET("/beatmaps", Method(v1.BeatmapGET))
+			gv1.GET("/beatmaps/rank_requests/status", Method(v1.BeatmapRankRequestsStatusGET))
 			gv1.GET("/leaderboard", Method(v1.LeaderboardGET))
 			gv1.GET("/tokens", Method(v1.TokenGET))
 			gv1.GET("/users/self", Method(v1.UserSelfGET))
@@ -122,12 +123,12 @@ func Start(conf common.Conf, dbO *sqlx.DB) *gin.Engine {
 				common.PrivilegeManageUser, common.PrivilegeAPIMeta))
 
 			// in the new osu-web, the old endpoints are also in /v1 it seems. So /shrug
-			p.GET("/get_user", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetUser))
-			p.GET("/get_match", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetMatch))
-			p.GET("/get_user_recent", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetUserRecent))
-			p.GET("/get_user_best", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetUserBest))
-			p.GET("/get_scores", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetScores))
-			p.GET("/get_beatmaps", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetBeatmap))
+			gv1.GET("/get_user", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetUser))
+			gv1.GET("/get_match", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetMatch))
+			gv1.GET("/get_user_recent", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetUserRecent))
+			gv1.GET("/get_user_best", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetUserBest))
+			gv1.GET("/get_scores", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetScores))
+			gv1.GET("/get_beatmaps", PeppyMethod(peppy.GetBeatmap))
 		}
 
 		api.GET("/status", internals.Status)
diff --git a/app/v1/beatmap_requests.go b/app/v1/beatmap_requests.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09c16a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/v1/beatmap_requests.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package v1
+
+import (
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"git.zxq.co/ripple/rippleapi/common"
+)
+
+type rankRequestsStatusResponse struct {
+	common.ResponseBase
+	QueueSize       int        `json:"queue_size"`
+	MaxPeruser      int        `json:"max_per_user"`
+	Submitted       int        `json:"submitted"`
+	SubmittedByUser int        `json:"submitted_by_user"`
+	CanSubmit       bool       `json:"can_submit"`
+	NextExpiration  *time.Time `json:"next_expiration"`
+}
+
+// BeatmapRankRequestsStatusGET gets the current status for beatmap ranking requests.
+func BeatmapRankRequestsStatusGET(md common.MethodData) common.CodeMessager {
+	c := common.GetConf()
+	rows, err := md.DB.Query("SELECT userid, time FROM rank_requests WHERE time > ? ORDER BY id ASC LIMIT "+strconv.Itoa(c.RankQueueSize), time.Now().Add(-time.Hour*24).Unix())
+	if err != nil {
+		md.Err(err)
+		return Err500
+	}
+	var r rankRequestsStatusResponse
+	isFirst := true
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var (
+			user      int
+			timestamp common.UnixTimestamp
+		)
+		err := rows.Scan(&user, &timestamp)
+		if err != nil {
+			md.Err(err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if user == md.ID() {
+			r.SubmittedByUser++
+		}
+		if isFirst {
+			x := time.Time(timestamp)
+			r.NextExpiration = &x
+			isFirst = false
+		}
+		r.Submitted++
+	}
+	r.QueueSize = c.RankQueueSize
+	r.MaxPeruser = c.BeatmapRequestsPerUser
+	r.CanSubmit = r.Submitted < r.QueueSize && r.SubmittedByUser < r.MaxPeruser
+	r.Code = 200
+	return r
+}
diff --git a/app/v1/init.go b/app/v1/init.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 993a1af..0000000
--- a/app/v1/init.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-package v1
-
-func init() {
-	go removeUseless()
-}
diff --git a/common/conf.go b/common/conf.go
index 2a129f5..73971a4 100644
--- a/common/conf.go
+++ b/common/conf.go
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ var Version string
 // Conf is the configuration file data for the ripple API.
 // Conf uses https://github.com/thehowl/conf
 type Conf struct {
-	DatabaseType string `description:"At the moment, 'mysql' is the only supported database type."`
-	DSN          string `description:"The Data Source Name for the database. More: https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql#dsn-data-source-name"`
-	ListenTo     string `description:"The IP/Port combination from which to take connections, e.g. :8080"`
-	Unix         bool   `description:"Bool indicating whether ListenTo is a UNIX socket or an address."`
-	SentryDSN    string `description:"thing for sentry whatever"`
-	HanayoKey    string
+	DatabaseType           string `description:"At the moment, 'mysql' is the only supported database type."`
+	DSN                    string `description:"The Data Source Name for the database. More: https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql#dsn-data-source-name"`
+	ListenTo               string `description:"The IP/Port combination from which to take connections, e.g. :8080"`
+	Unix                   bool   `description:"Bool indicating whether ListenTo is a UNIX socket or an address."`
+	SentryDSN              string `description:"thing for sentry whatever"`
+	HanayoKey              string
+	BeatmapRequestsPerUser int
+	RankQueueSize          int
 }
 
 var cachedConf *Conf
@@ -33,14 +35,26 @@ func Load() (c Conf, halt bool) {
 	halt = err == conf.ErrNoFile
 	if halt {
 		conf.MustExport(Conf{
-			DatabaseType: "mysql",
-			DSN:          "root@/ripple",
-			ListenTo:     ":40001",
-			Unix:         false,
-			HanayoKey:    "Potato",
+			DatabaseType:           "mysql",
+			DSN:                    "root@/ripple",
+			ListenTo:               ":40001",
+			Unix:                   false,
+			HanayoKey:              "Potato",
+			BeatmapRequestsPerUser: 2,
+			RankQueueSize:          25,
 		}, "api.conf")
 		fmt.Println("Please compile the configuration file (api.conf).")
 	}
 	cachedConf = &c
 	return
 }
+
+// GetConf returns the cachedConf.
+func GetConf() *Conf {
+	if cachedConf == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	// so that the cachedConf cannot actually get modified
+	c := *cachedConf
+	return &c
+}