diff --git a/ungleich_ripe.py b/ungleich_ripe.py
index 0648b58..51fe966 100644
--- a/ungleich_ripe.py
+++ b/ungleich_ripe.py
@@ -1,16 +1,89 @@
 import argparse
+import ipaddress
+import json
+import urllib.request
+import pprint
+
+# RIPE_URL = "https://rest.db.ripe.net/{source}/{objecttype}/{key}"
+RIPE_URL = "https://rest.db.ripe.net/ripe"
+RIPE_URL = "https://rest-test.db.ripe.net/test"
 
 class ungleichRIPE(object):
     def __init__(self, parser, parents):
         self.parser = parser
 
-        self.parser['ripe-route6'] = self.parser['sub'].add_parser(
-            'ripe-route6',
+        self.parser['ripe-add-route6'] = self.parser['sub'].add_parser(
+            'ripe-add-route6',
             parents=[parents],
             help="Create route6 object in the ripe database")
 
-        self.parser['ripe-route6'].add_argument('--network', required=True)
-        self.parser['ripe-route6'].set_defaults(func=self.route6)
+        self.parser['ripe-add-route6'].add_argument('--network',
+                                                    required=True)
+        self.parser['ripe-add-route6'].add_argument('--description',
+                                                    required=True)
+        self.parser['ripe-add-route6'].add_argument('--password',
+                                                    required=True,
+                                                    help="Password for accessing the RIPE rest API")
+        self.parser['ripe-add-route6'].set_defaults(func=self.route6_add)
 
-    def route6(self, args):
-        print("Adding a v6 route object at RIPE for {}".format(args.network))
+    def route6_add(self, args):
+        try:
+            net = ipaddress.IPv6Network(args.network)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print("Sorry, {} does not look like an IPv6 network: {}".format(args.network, e))
+            raise
+
+        url = "{}/route6/?password={}".format(RIPE_URL, args.password)
+
+        ripe_object = {}
+        ripe_object['route6'] = args.network
+        ripe_object['origin'] = "AS209898"
+        ripe_object['descr'] = args.description
+        ripe_object['mnt-by'] = "mnt-ungleich"
+
+#        ripe_attributes = []
+        ripe_attributes = [{ "name": key, "value": value } for key, value in ripe_object.items() ]
+
+        # for key, value in ripe_object.items():
+        #     ripe_attributes.append( { "name": key,
+        #                                     "value": value
+        #                                     }
+        #     )
+
+                      # "source": {
+                      #     "id": "RIPE"
+                      # },
+
+        ripe_element = {}
+        ripe_element['objects'] = []
+        ripe_element['objects'].append(
+            { "object":
+              [
+                  {
+                      "attributes": {
+                          "attribute": ripe_attributes
+                      }
+                  }
+              ]
+            }
+        )
+
+        data = json.dumps(ripe_element).encode('utf-8')
+        pprint.pprint(ripe_element)
+
+        method = 'POST'
+
+        req = urllib.request.Request(url=url,
+                                     data=data,
+                                     method='POST',
+                                     headers={
+                                         "Content-Type": "application/json",
+                                         "Accept": "application/json"
+                                     })
+
+        pprint.pprint(req)
+
+        print("Adding a v6 route object at {} for {} with {} req={}".format(url, args.network, data, str(req)))
+
+        with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as f:
+            print(f.read().decode('utf-8'))
diff --git a/ungleichcli.py b/ungleichcli.py
index 792c35a..85c61f9 100644
--- a/ungleichcli.py
+++ b/ungleichcli.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
 import argparse
 
 from ungleich_dns import ungleichDNS