diff --git a/client/nim/.gitignore b/client/nim/.gitignore
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+ponyapi
+nimcache
diff --git a/client/nim/ponyapi.nim b/client/nim/ponyapi.nim
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+import httpclient
+import json
+
+type
+  Episode* = object of RootObj
+    name: string
+    air_date: int
+    season: int
+    episode: int
+    is_movie: bool
+
+const
+  API_ENDPOINT: string = "http://ponyapi.apps.xeserv.us"
+
+proc getJson(endpoint: string): json.JsonNode =
+  var
+    data = httpclient.getContent(API_ENDPOINT & "/" & endpoint)
+    jsonTable = json.parseJson data
+
+  return jsonTable
+
+proc newest*(): Episode =
+  var
+    data = getJson("/newest")["episode"]
+    ep = Episode(name:     data["name"].getStr,
+                 air_date: data["air_date"].getNum.int,
+                 season:   data["season"].getNum.int,
+                 episode:  data["episode"].getNum.int,
+                 is_movie: data["is_movie"].getBVal)
+
+  return ep
+
+proc `$`*(ep: Episode): string =
+  return "Episode:: name:" & ep.name & " season:" & $ep.season & " episode:" & $ep.episode & " air_date:" & $ep.air_date & " is_movie:" & $ep.is_movie
+
+when isMainModule:
+  import unittest
+
+  suite "ponyapi tests":
+    var ep: Episode
+
+    test "Newest episode lookup":
+      try:
+        ep = newest()
+
+      except:
+        echo getCurrentExceptionMsg()
+        fail
+
+    test "stringify episode":
+      echo ep
diff --git a/ponyapi.nimble b/ponyapi.nimble
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+[Package]
+name          = "ponyapi"
+version       = "0.1.0"
+author        = "Christine Dodrill <xena@yolo-swag.com>"
+description   = "PonyAPI client https://github.com/Xe/PonyAPI"
+license       = "MIT"
+srcDir        = "client/nim"
+
+[Deps]
+Requires: "nim >= 0.10.0"