diff --git a/apier/v1/caches.go b/apier/v1/caches.go
index 7535e9372..73e32302a 100644
--- a/apier/v1/caches.go
+++ b/apier/v1/caches.go
@@ -33,8 +33,14 @@ type CacheSv1 struct {
 	cacheS *engine.CacheS
 }
 
-// GetItemExpiryTime re
+// GetItemExpiryTime returns the expiryTime for an item
 func (chSv1 *CacheSv1) GetItemExpiryTime(args *engine.ArgsGetCacheItem,
 	reply *time.Time) error {
 	return chSv1.cacheS.V1GetItemExpiryTime(args, reply)
 }
+
+// GetItemExpiryTime returns the expiryTime for an item
+func (chSv1 *CacheSv1) GetItemIDs(args *engine.ArgsGetCacheItemIDs,
+	reply *[]string) error {
+	return chSv1.cacheS.V1GetItemIDs(args, reply)
+}
diff --git a/engine/caches.go b/engine/caches.go
index 1b1b526c3..94e9ee2fe 100644
--- a/engine/caches.go
+++ b/engine/caches.go
@@ -125,3 +125,18 @@ func (chS *CacheS) V1GetItemExpiryTime(args *ArgsGetCacheItem,
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+type ArgsGetCacheItemIDs struct {
+	CacheID      string
+	ItemIDPrefix string
+}
+
+func (chS *CacheS) V1GetItemIDs(args *ArgsGetCacheItemIDs,
+	reply *[]string) (err error) {
+	if itmIDs := Cache.GetItemIDs(args.CacheID, args.ItemIDPrefix); len(itmIDs) == 0 {
+		return utils.ErrNotFound
+	} else {
+		*reply = itmIDs
+	}
+	return
+}