diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index fbc0a3fe9..68f38ae10 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from thirdparty import six
 from thirdparty.six import unichr as _unichr
 
 # sqlmap version (<major>.<minor>.<month>.<monthly commit>)
-VERSION = "1.5.7.6"
+VERSION = "1.5.7.7"
 TYPE = "dev" if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] != '0' else "stable"
 TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 90, "pip": 34}
 VERSION_STRING = "sqlmap/%s#%s" % ('.'.join(VERSION.split('.')[:-1]) if VERSION.count('.') > 2 and VERSION.split('.')[-1] == '0' else VERSION, TYPE)
diff --git a/sqlmapapi.yaml b/sqlmapapi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ee4b2cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlmapapi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,230 @@
+openapi: 3.0.1
+info:
+  title: sqlmapapi OpenAPI/Swagger specification
+  version: '0.1'
+paths:
+  /version:
+    get:
+      description: Fetch server version
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+  /task/new:
+    get:
+      description: Create a new task
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  taskid:
+                    type: string
+                    example: "fad44d6beef72285"
+                  success:
+                    type: boolean
+  /scan/{taskid}/start:
+    post:
+      description: Launch a scan
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: taskid
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          description: Scan task ID
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              properties:
+                url:
+                  type: string
+            examples:
+              '0':
+                value: '{"url":"http://testphp.vulnweb.com/artists.php?artist=1"}'
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  engineid:
+                    type: integer
+                    example: 19720
+                  success:
+                    type: boolean
+  /scan/{taskid}/stop:
+    get:
+      description: Stop a scan
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: taskid
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          description: Scan task ID
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  success:
+                    type: boolean
+                    example: true
+  /scan/{taskid}/status:
+    get:
+      description: Fetch status of a scan
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: taskid
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          description: Scan task ID
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  status:
+                    type: string
+                    example: terminated
+                  returncode:
+                    type: integer
+                    example: 0
+                  success:
+                    type: boolean
+                    example: true
+  /scan/{taskid}/list:
+    get:
+      description: List options for a given task ID
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: taskid
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          description: Scan task ID
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  success:
+                    type: boolean
+                    example: true
+                  options:
+                    type: array
+                    items:
+                      type: object
+  /scan/{taskid}/data:
+    get:
+      description: Retrieve the scan resulting data
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: taskid
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          description: Scan task ID
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  data:
+                    type: array
+                    items:
+                      type: object
+                  success:
+                    type: boolean
+                    example: true
+                  error:
+                    type: array
+                    items:
+                      type: object
+  /scan/{taskid}/log:
+    get:
+      description: Retrieve the log messages
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: taskid
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          description: Scan task ID
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  log:
+                    type: array
+                    items:
+                      type: object
+                  success:
+                    type: boolean
+                    example: true
+  /scan/{taskid}/kill:
+    get:
+      description: Kill a scan
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: taskid
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          description: Scan task ID
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  success:
+                    type: boolean
+                    example: true
+  /task/{taskid}/delete:
+    get:
+      description: Delete an existing task
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: taskid
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          description: Scan task ID
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  success:
+                    type: boolean
+                    example: true