diff --git a/bigchaindb/web/routes.py b/bigchaindb/web/routes.py
index 041acc4e..18133b3e 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/web/routes.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/web/routes.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """ API routes definition """
 from flask_restful import Api
 from bigchaindb.web.views import (
+    blocks,
     info,
     statuses,
     transactions as tx,
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ def r(*args, **kwargs):
 
 ROUTES_API_V1 = [
     r('/', info.ApiV1Index),
+    r('blocks/<string:block_id>', blocks.BlockApi),
+    r('blocks/', blocks.BlockListApi),
     r('statuses/', statuses.StatusApi),
     r('transactions/<string:tx_id>', tx.TransactionApi),
     r('transactions', tx.TransactionListApi),
diff --git a/bigchaindb/web/views/blocks.py b/bigchaindb/web/views/blocks.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7e840fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bigchaindb/web/views/blocks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+"""This module provides the blueprint for the blocks API endpoints.
+
+For more information please refer to the documentation on ReadTheDocs:
+ - https://docs.bigchaindb.com/projects/server/en/latest/drivers-clients/
+   http-client-server-api.html
+"""
+from flask import current_app
+from flask_restful import Resource, reqparse
+
+from bigchaindb import Bigchain
+from bigchaindb.web.views.base import make_error
+
+
+class BlockApi(Resource):
+    def get(self, block_id):
+        """API endpoint to get details about a block.
+
+        Args:
+            block_id (str): the id of the block.
+
+        Return:
+            A JSON string containing the data about the block.
+        """
+
+        pool = current_app.config['bigchain_pool']
+
+        with pool() as bigchain:
+            block = bigchain.get_block(block_id=block_id)
+
+        if not block:
+            return make_error(404)
+
+        return block
+
+
+class BlockListApi(Resource):
+    def get(self):
+        """API endpoint to get the related blocks for a transaction.
+
+        Return:
+            A ``list`` of ``block_id``s that contain the given transaction. The
+            list may be filtered when provided a status query parameter:
+            "valid", "invalid", "undecided".
+        """
+        parser = reqparse.RequestParser()
+        parser.add_argument('tx_id', type=str, required=True)
+        parser.add_argument('status', type=str,
+                            choices=[Bigchain.BLOCK_VALID, Bigchain.BLOCK_INVALID, Bigchain.BLOCK_UNDECIDED])
+
+        args = parser.parse_args(strict=True)
+        tx_id = args['tx_id']
+        status = args['status']
+
+        pool = current_app.config['bigchain_pool']
+
+        with pool() as bigchain:
+            block_statuses = bigchain.get_blocks_status_containing_tx(tx_id)
+            blocks = [block_id for block_id, block_status in block_statuses.items()
+                      if not status or block_status == status]
+
+        return blocks
diff --git a/tests/web/test_blocks.py b/tests/web/test_blocks.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b0581061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/web/test_blocks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+import pytest
+
+from bigchaindb.models import Transaction
+
+BLOCKS_ENDPOINT = '/api/v1/blocks/'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.bdb
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('inputs')
+def test_get_block_endpoint(b, client):
+    tx = Transaction.create([b.me], [([b.me], 1)])
+    tx = tx.sign([b.me_private])
+
+    block = b.create_block([tx])
+    b.write_block(block)
+
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + block.id)
+    assert block.to_dict() == res.json
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+
+
+@pytest.mark.bdb
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('inputs')
+def test_get_block_returns_404_if_not_found(client):
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + '123')
+    assert res.status_code == 404
+
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + '123/')
+    assert res.status_code == 404
+
+
+@pytest.mark.bdb
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('inputs')
+def test_get_blocks_by_txid_endpoint(b, client):
+    tx = Transaction.create([b.me], [([b.me], 1)])
+    tx = tx.sign([b.me_private])
+
+    tx2 = Transaction.create([b.me], [([b.me], 10)])
+    tx2 = tx2.sign([b.me_private])
+
+    block_invalid = b.create_block([tx])
+    b.write_block(block_invalid)
+
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + "?tx_id=" + tx.id)
+    # test if block is retrieved as undecided
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert block_invalid.id in res.json
+    assert len(res.json) == 1
+
+    # vote the block invalid
+    vote = b.vote(block_invalid.id, b.get_last_voted_block().id, False)
+    b.write_vote(vote)
+
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + "?tx_id=" + tx.id)
+    # test if block is retrieved as invalid
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert block_invalid.id in res.json
+    assert len(res.json) == 1
+
+    # create a new block containing the same tx (and tx2 to avoid block id collision)
+    block_valid = b.create_block([tx, tx2])
+    b.write_block(block_valid)
+
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + "?tx_id=" + tx.id)
+    # test if block is retrieved as undecided
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert block_valid.id in res.json
+    assert len(res.json) == 2
+
+    # vote the block valid
+    vote = b.vote(block_valid.id, block_invalid.id, True)
+    b.write_vote(vote)
+
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + "?tx_id=" + tx.id)
+    # test if block is retrieved as valid
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert block_valid.id in res.json
+    assert len(res.json) == 2
+
+
+@pytest.mark.bdb
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('inputs')
+def test_get_blocks_by_txid_and_status_endpoint(b, client):
+    from bigchaindb import Bigchain
+
+    tx = Transaction.create([b.me], [([b.me], 1)])
+    tx = tx.sign([b.me_private])
+
+    tx2 = Transaction.create([b.me], [([b.me], 10)])
+    tx2 = tx2.sign([b.me_private])
+
+    block_invalid = b.create_block([tx])
+    b.write_block(block_invalid)
+
+    # create a new block containing the same tx (and tx2 to avoid block id collision)
+    block_valid = b.create_block([tx, tx2])
+    b.write_block(block_valid)
+
+    res = client.get("{}?tx_id={}&status={}".format(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT, tx.id, Bigchain.BLOCK_INVALID))
+    # test if no blocks are retrieved as invalid
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert len(res.json) == 0
+
+    res = client.get("{}?tx_id={}&status={}".format(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT, tx.id, Bigchain.BLOCK_UNDECIDED))
+    # test if both blocks are retrieved as undecided
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert block_valid.id in res.json
+    assert block_invalid.id in res.json
+    assert len(res.json) == 2
+
+    res = client.get("{}?tx_id={}&status={}".format(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT, tx.id, Bigchain.BLOCK_VALID))
+    # test if no blocks are retrieved as valid
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert len(res.json) == 0
+
+    # vote one of the blocks invalid
+    vote = b.vote(block_invalid.id, b.get_last_voted_block().id, False)
+    b.write_vote(vote)
+
+    # vote the other block valid
+    vote = b.vote(block_valid.id, block_invalid.id, True)
+    b.write_vote(vote)
+
+    res = client.get("{}?tx_id={}&status={}".format(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT, tx.id, Bigchain.BLOCK_INVALID))
+    # test if the invalid block is retrieved as invalid
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert block_invalid.id in res.json
+    assert len(res.json) == 1
+
+    res = client.get("{}?tx_id={}&status={}".format(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT, tx.id, Bigchain.BLOCK_UNDECIDED))
+    # test if no blocks are retrieved as undecided
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert len(res.json) == 0
+
+    res = client.get("{}?tx_id={}&status={}".format(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT, tx.id, Bigchain.BLOCK_VALID))
+    # test if the valid block is retrieved as valid
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert block_valid.id in res.json
+    assert len(res.json) == 1
+
+
+@pytest.mark.bdb
+def test_get_blocks_by_txid_endpoint_returns_empty_list_not_found(client):
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + "?tx_id=")
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert len(res.json) == 0
+
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + "?tx_id=123")
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    assert len(res.json) == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.bdb
+def test_get_blocks_by_txid_endpoint_returns_400_bad_query_params(client):
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT)
+    assert res.status_code == 400
+
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + "?ts_id=123")
+    assert res.status_code == 400
+    assert res.json == {
+        'message': {
+            'tx_id': 'Missing required parameter in the JSON body or the post body or the query string'
+        }
+    }
+
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + "?tx_id=123&foo=123")
+    assert res.status_code == 400
+    assert res.json == {
+        'message': 'Unknown arguments: foo'
+    }
+
+    res = client.get(BLOCKS_ENDPOINT + "?tx_id=123&status=123")
+    assert res.status_code == 400
+    assert res.json == {
+        'message': {
+            'status': '123 is not a valid choice'
+        }
+    }