diff --git a/app.iced b/app.iced
index ec9f0a5..6f25ac5 100644
--- a/app.iced
+++ b/app.iced
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ request = require "request"
 fs = require("fs")
 path = require("path")
 qs = require "querystring"
+youtubedl = require "youtube-dl"
+isValidUrl = (require "valid-url").isWebUri
 
 log = getLogger "Main"
 
@@ -44,6 +46,14 @@ await services.find("pulseaudio").start defer err
 if err
 	log.warn "PulseAudio could not start up, audio may not act as expected!"
 
+# VLC HTTP API
+await services.find("vlc").start defer err
+if err
+	log.warn "VLC could not start up!"
+	await module.exports.shutdown defer()
+	process.exit 1
+vlc = services.find("vlc").instance
+
 # TeamSpeak3
 ts3clientService = services.find("ts3client")
 
@@ -113,7 +123,7 @@ ts3clientService.on "started", (ts3proc) =>
 
 	ts3query.on "message.notifytextmessage", (args) =>
 		await ts3query.use args.schandlerid, defer(err, data)
-		
+
 		msg = args.msg
 		invoker = { name: args.invokername, uid: args.invokeruid, id: args.invokerid }
 		targetmode = args.targetmode # 1 = private, 2 = channel
@@ -135,39 +145,58 @@ ts3clientService.on "started", (ts3proc) =>
 
 		switch name.toLowerCase()
 			when "play"
-				q =
-					uid: invoker.uid
-					input: removeBB paramline
-				await request "http://127.0.0.1:16444/play?#{qs.stringify q}", defer(err, response)
-				switch response.statusCode
-					when 200 then ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Now playing #{paramline}."
-					when 400 then ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Something seems to be wrong with what you wrote. Maybe check the URL/sound name you provided?"
-					when 403 then ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Sorry, you're not allowed to play #{q.input} via the bot."
-					else
-						log.warn "API reported error", response.statusCode, err
-						ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Sorry, an error occurred. Try again later."
+				inputBB = paramline
+				input = removeBB paramline
+
+				# only allow playback from file if it's a preconfigured alias
+				if isValidUrl input
+					log.debug "Got input URL:", input
+				else
+					input = config.get "aliases:#{input}"
+					if not(isValidUrl input) and not(fs.existsSync input)
+						log.debug "Got neither valid URL nor valid alias:", input
+						ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Sorry, you're not allowed to play #{inputBB} via the bot."
+						return
+
+				# TODO: permission system to check if uid is allowed to play this url or alias
+
+				await vlc.status.empty defer(err)
+				if err
+					log.warn "Couldn't empty VLC playlist", err
+					ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Sorry, an error occurred. Try again later."
+					return
+
+				# let's give youtube-dl a shot!
+				await youtubedl.getInfo input, [
+					"--format=bestaudio"
+				], defer(err, info)
+				if err or not info?
+					log.debug "There is no audio-only download for #{inputBB}, downloading full video instead."
+					await youtubedl.getInfo input, [
+						"--format=best"
+					], defer(err, info)
+				if err or not info?
+					info =
+						url: input
+				if not info.url?
+					info.url = input
+					info.title = input # URL as title
+
+				await vlc.status.play info.url, defer(err)
+				if err
+					vlc.status.empty()
+					log.warn "VLC API returned an error when trying to play", err
+					ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Something seems to be wrong with that media. Maybe check the URL/sound name you provided?"
+					return
+
+				ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Now playing [URL=#{input}]#{info.title}[/URL]."
 			when "stop"
-				q =
-					uid: invoker.uid
-				await request "http://127.0.0.1:16444/stop?#{qs.stringify q}", defer(err, response)
-				switch response.statusCode
-					when 200 then ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Stopped playback."
-					when 403 then ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Sorry, you're not allowed to do that."
-					else
-						log.warn "API reported error", response.statusCode, err
-						ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Sorry, an error occurred. Try again later."
+				vlc.status.stop()
+				vlc.status.empty()
+
+				ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Stopped playback."
 			when "setvolume"
-				q =
-					uid: invoker.uid
-					volume: parseFloat paramline
-				await request "http://127.0.0.1:16444/setvolume?#{qs.stringify q}", defer(err, response)
-				switch response.statusCode
-					when 200 then ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Set volume to #{q.volume}"
-					when 400 then ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Something seems to be wrong with what you wrote. Maybe check the volume? It's supposed to be a floating-point number between 0 and 2."
-					when 403 then ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Sorry, you're not allowed to do that."
-					else
-						log.warn "API reported error", response.statusCode, err
-						ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Sorry, an error occurred. Try again later."
+				ts3query.sendtextmessage args.targetmode, invoker.id, "Sorry, that's not implemented yet."
 			when "changenick"
 				nick = if paramline.length > params[0].length then paramline else params[0]
 				if nick.length < 1 or nick.length > 32
@@ -185,10 +214,3 @@ if err
 	log.error "TeamSpeak3 could not start, shutting down."
 	await module.exports.shutdown defer()
 	process.exit 1
-
-# HTTP API
-await services.find("api").start defer err
-if err
-	log.error "API could not start up, shutting down!"
-	await module.exports.shutdown defer()
-	process.exit 1
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diff --git a/services.iced b/services.iced
index 917021b..2d6168a 100644
--- a/services.iced
+++ b/services.iced
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ module.exports.Service = require "./service_template"
 
 # register services
 services = [
-	new(require "./services/api")
 	new(require "./services/pulseaudio")
 	new(require "./services/ts3client")
 	new(require "./services/vlc")
diff --git a/services/api.iced b/services/api.iced
deleted file mode 100644
index 3d18085..0000000
--- a/services/api.iced
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-express = require "express"
-url = require "url"
-path = require "path"
-spawn = require("child_process").spawn
-net = require "net"
-Socket = net.Socket
-getLogger = require "../logger"
-config = require "../config"
-log = getLogger "API"
-youtubedl = require "youtube-dl"
-#PulseAudio = require "pulseaudio"
-isValidUrl = (require "valid-url").isWebUri
-
-services = require "../services"
-
-module.exports = class APIService extends services.Service
-	dependencies: [
-		"pulseaudio"
-		"vlc"
-		"ts3client"
-	]
-	constructor: () -> super "API",
-		start: (cb) ->
-			if @httpServer
-				cb? null
-				return
-
-			vlc = services.find("vlc").instance
-			ts3query = services.find("ts3client").query
-
-			# set up HTTP server
-			log.debug "Starting up HTTP API..."
-			app = express()
-			app.get "/play", (req, res) =>
-				if not req.query.uid
-					log.debug "Didn't get a UID, sending forbidden"
-					res.status(400).send("Forbidden")
-					return
-				if not req.query.input
-					log.debug "Didn't get an input URI/alias, sending bad request"
-					res.status(400).send("Bad request")
-					return
-
-				input = null
-				# only allow playback from file if it's a preconfigured alias
-				if isValidUrl req.query.input
-					log.debug "Got input URL:", req.query.input
-					input = req.query.input
-				else
-					input = config.get("aliases:#{req.query.input}")
-					if not(isValidUrl input) and not(fs.existsSync input)
-						log.debug "Got neither valid URL nor valid alias:", req.query.input
-						res.status(403).send("Forbidden")
-						return
-
-				# TODO: permission system to check if uid is allowed to play this url or alias
-
-				await vlc.status.empty defer(err)
-				if err
-					res.status(503).send("Something went wrong")
-					log.warn "VLC API returned an error when trying to empty", err
-					return
-
-				# let's give youtube-dl a shot!
-				await youtubedl.getInfo input, [
-					"--format=bestaudio"
-				], defer(err, info)
-				if err or not info?
-					await youtubedl.getInfo input, [
-						"--format=best"
-					], defer(err, info)
-				if err or not info?
-					info =
-						url: input
-				if not info.url?
-					info.url = input
-					info.title = input # URL as title
-
-				await vlc.status.play info.url, defer(err)
-				if err
-					vlc.status.empty()
-					res.status(503).send("Something went wrong")
-					log.warn "VLC API returned an error when trying to play", err
-					return
-
-				res.send JSON.stringify info
-
-			app.get "/stop", (req, res) =>
-				if not req.query.uid
-					log.debug "Didn't get a UID, sending forbidden"
-					res.status(403).send("Forbidden - missing UID")
-					return
-
-				# TODO: permission system to check if uid is allowed to stop playback
-
-				vlc.status.stop()
-				vlc.status.empty()
-
-				res.send("OK")
-
-			app.get "/setvolume", (req, res) =>
-				throw new "Not implemented yet" # FIXME below, still need to implement audio
-
-			@httpServer = app.listen 16444
-
-			cb? null
-
-		stop: (cb) ->
-			@httpServer.close()
-
-			cb?()
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