diff --git a/actions/attachment.php b/actions/attachment.php
index c6a5d0d523..f42906fd82 100644
--- a/actions/attachment.php
+++ b/actions/attachment.php
@@ -103,18 +103,18 @@ class AttachmentAction extends Action
         $this->element('link',array('rel'=>'alternate',
             'type'=>'application/json+oembed',
             'href'=>common_local_url(
-                'api',
-                array('apiaction'=>'oembed','method'=>'oembed.json'),
-                array('url'=>
+                'oembed',
+                array(),
+                array('format'=>'json', 'url'=>
                     common_local_url('attachment',
                         array('attachment' => $this->attachment->id)))),
             'title'=>'oEmbed'),null);
         $this->element('link',array('rel'=>'alternate',
             'type'=>'text/xml+oembed',
             'href'=>common_local_url(
-                'api',
-                array('apiaction'=>'oembed','method'=>'oembed.xml'),
-                array('url'=>
+                'oembed',
+                array(),
+                array('format'=>'xml','url'=>
                     common_local_url('attachment',
                         array('attachment' => $this->attachment->id)))),
             'title'=>'oEmbed'),null);
diff --git a/actions/twitapioembed.php b/actions/oembed.php
similarity index 86%
rename from actions/twitapioembed.php
rename to actions/oembed.php
index 3019e5878d..3e46a7262f 100644
--- a/actions/twitapioembed.php
+++ b/actions/oembed.php
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ if (!defined('LACONICA')) {
     exit(1);
 }
 
-require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/twitterapi.php';
-
 /**
  * Oembed provider implementation
  *
@@ -46,17 +44,13 @@ require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/twitterapi.php';
  * @link      http://laconi.ca/
  */
 
-class TwitapioembedAction extends TwitterapiAction
+class OembedAction extends Action
 {
 
-    function oembed($args, $apidata)
+    function handle($args)
     {
-        parent::handle($args);
-
         common_debug("in oembed api action");
 
-        $this->auth_user = $apidata['user'];
-
         $url = $args['url'];
         if( substr(strtolower($url),0,strlen(common_root_url())) == strtolower(common_root_url()) ){
             $path = substr($url,strlen(common_root_url()));
@@ -131,8 +125,7 @@ class TwitapioembedAction extends TwitterapiAction
                 default:
                     $this->serverError(_("$path not supported for oembed requests"), 501);
             }
-
-            switch($apidata['content-type']){
+            switch($args['format']){
                 case 'xml':
                     $this->init_document('xml');
                     $this->elementStart('oembed');
@@ -151,12 +144,11 @@ class TwitapioembedAction extends TwitterapiAction
                     if($oembed['thumbnail_url']) $this->element('thumbnail_url',null,$oembed['thumbnail_url']);
                     if($oembed['thumbnail_width']) $this->element('thumbnail_width',null,$oembed['thumbnail_width']);
                     if($oembed['thumbnail_height']) $this->element('thumbnail_height',null,$oembed['thumbnail_height']);
-                    
 
                     $this->elementEnd('oembed');
                     $this->end_document('xml');
                     break;
-                case 'json':
+                case 'json': case '':
                     $this->init_document('json');
                     print(json_encode($oembed));
                     $this->end_document('json');
@@ -164,10 +156,51 @@ class TwitapioembedAction extends TwitterapiAction
                 default:
                     $this->serverError(_('content type ' . $apidata['content-type'] . ' not supported'), 501);
             }
-            
         }else{
             $this->serverError(_('Only ' . common_root_url() . ' urls over plain http please'), 404);
         }
     }
-}
 
+    function init_document($type)
+    {
+        switch ($type) {
+        case 'xml':
+            header('Content-Type: application/xml; charset=utf-8');
+            $this->startXML();
+            break;
+        case 'json':
+            header('Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8');
+
+            // Check for JSONP callback
+            $callback = $this->arg('callback');
+            if ($callback) {
+                print $callback . '(';
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            $this->serverError(_('Not a supported data format.'), 501);
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function end_document($type='xml')
+    {
+        switch ($type) {
+        case 'xml':
+            $this->endXML();
+            break;
+        case 'json':
+            // Check for JSONP callback
+            $callback = $this->arg('callback');
+            if ($callback) {
+                print ')';
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            $this->serverError(_('Not a supported data format.'), 501);
+            break;
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/actions/shownotice.php b/actions/shownotice.php
index 4b179bc72b..8f2ffd6b90 100644
--- a/actions/shownotice.php
+++ b/actions/shownotice.php
@@ -278,16 +278,16 @@ class ShownoticeAction extends OwnerDesignAction
         $this->element('link',array('rel'=>'alternate',
             'type'=>'application/json+oembed',
             'href'=>common_local_url(
-                'api',
-                array('apiaction'=>'oembed','method'=>'oembed.json'),
-                array('url'=>$this->notice->uri)),
+                'oembed',
+                array(),
+                array('format'=>'json','url'=>$this->notice->uri)),
             'title'=>'oEmbed'),null);
         $this->element('link',array('rel'=>'alternate',
             'type'=>'text/xml+oembed',
             'href'=>common_local_url(
-                'api',
-                array('apiaction'=>'oembed','method'=>'oembed.xml'),
-                array('url'=>$this->notice->uri)),
+                'oembed',
+                array(),
+                array('format'=>'xml','url'=>$this->notice->uri)),
             'title'=>'oEmbed'),null);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/router.php b/lib/router.php
index f03cfcf6db..04c6dd4140 100644
--- a/lib/router.php
+++ b/lib/router.php
@@ -117,15 +117,8 @@ class Router
 
         $m->connect('main/tagother/:id', array('action' => 'tagother'));
 
-        $m->connect('main/oembed.xml',
-                    array('action' => 'api',
-                          'method' => 'oembed.xml',
-                          'apiaction' => 'oembed'));
-
-        $m->connect('main/oembed.json',
-                    array('action' => 'api',
-                          'method' => 'oembed.json',
-                          'apiaction' => 'oembed'));
+        $m->connect('main/oembed',
+                    array('action' => 'oembed'));
 
         // these take a code