diff --git a/openapi/owprov.yaml b/openapi/owprov.yaml
index 1949381..42937cb 100644
--- a/openapi/owprov.yaml
+++ b/openapi/owprov.yaml
@@ -1558,12 +1558,6 @@ paths:
             type: string
             format: uuid
           required: true
-        - in: query
-          name: claimer
-          schema:
-            type: string
-            format: uuid
-          required: false
       requestBody:
         description: Information used to create the new entity
         content:
@@ -1595,6 +1589,17 @@ paths:
           schema:
             type: boolean
           required: false
+        - in: query
+          name: claimer
+          schema:
+            type: string
+            format: uuid
+          required: false
+        - in: query
+          name: claimId
+          schema:
+            type: string
+          required: false
       requestBody:
         description: Information used to modify the new entity
         content:
diff --git a/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_db_helpers.h b/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_db_helpers.h
index 12bc376..e298cfa 100644
--- a/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_db_helpers.h
+++ b/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_db_helpers.h
@@ -154,6 +154,28 @@ namespace OpenWifi {
         return R.ReturnObject(Answer);
     }
 
+//    ReturnRecordList<decltype(StorageService()->InventoryDB()),
+//            ProvObjects::InventoryTag>("taglist",StorageService()->InventoryDB(),*this );
+
+    template <typename DB> void ReturnRecordList(const char *ArrayName,DB & DBInstance, RESTAPIHandler & R) {
+        Poco::JSON::Array   ObjArr;
+        for(const auto &i:R.SelectedRecords()) {
+            ProvObjects::InventoryTag E;
+            if(DBInstance.GetRecord("serialNumber",i,E)) {
+                Poco::JSON::Object  Obj;
+                E.to_json(Obj);
+                if(R.NeedAdditionalInfo())
+                    AddExtendedInfo(E,Obj);
+                ObjArr.add(Obj);
+            } else {
+                return R.BadRequest(RESTAPI::Errors::UnknownId + i);
+            }
+        }
+        Poco::JSON::Object  Answer;
+        Answer.set(ArrayName, ObjArr);
+        return R.ReturnObject(Answer);
+    }
+
     template <typename DB, typename Record> void ReturnRecordList(const char *ArrayName,DB & DBInstance, RESTAPIHandler & R) {
         Poco::JSON::Array   ObjArr;
         for(const auto &i:R.SelectedRecords()) {
diff --git a/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_handler.cpp b/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_handler.cpp
index 2a54b5f..deb8301 100644
--- a/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_handler.cpp
@@ -216,30 +216,40 @@ namespace OpenWifi{
         InternalError(RESTAPI::Errors::RecordNotCreated);
     }
 
-    void RESTAPI_inventory_handler::DoPut() {
-        ProvObjects::InventoryTag   Existing;
+    void RESTAPI_inventory_handler::PerformClaim(const std::string &SerialNumber, const std::string &Claimer, const std::string & ClaimId) {
 
-        std::string Claimer;
-        if(HasParameter("claimer",Claimer) && !Claimer.empty()) {
-            if(UserInfo_.userinfo.userRole==SecurityObjects::SUBSCRIBER && Claimer!=UserInfo_.userinfo.id) {
-                return UnAuthorized(RESTAPI::Errors::InsufficientAccessRights, ACCESS_DENIED);
-            }
+        if(UserInfo_.userinfo.userRole==SecurityObjects::SUBSCRIBER && Claimer!=UserInfo_.userinfo.id) {
+            return UnAuthorized(RESTAPI::Errors::InsufficientAccessRights, ACCESS_DENIED);
+        }
 
-            if(UserInfo_.userinfo.userRole!=SecurityObjects::SUBSCRIBER) {
-                if(!SDK::Sec::Subscriber::Exists(this, Claimer)) {
-                    return BadRequest(RESTAPI::Errors::MissingOrInvalidParameters);
-                }
+        if(UserInfo_.userinfo.userRole!=SecurityObjects::SUBSCRIBER) {
+            if(!SDK::Sec::Subscriber::Exists(this, Claimer)) {
+                return BadRequest(RESTAPI::Errors::MissingOrInvalidParameters);
             }
         }
 
+        // if the device exists, check the status to see if we would follow this claim.
+
+
+    }
+
+    void RESTAPI_inventory_handler::DoPut() {
+
         std::string SerialNumber = GetBinding(RESTAPI::Protocol::SERIALNUMBER,"");
-        if(SerialNumber.empty() || !DB_.GetRecord(RESTAPI::Protocol::SERIALNUMBER,SerialNumber,Existing)) {
-            if(Claimer.empty())
-                return NotFound();
 
-            // try claiming this device.
+        std::string Claimer;
+        if(HasParameter("claimer",Claimer)) {
+            std::string ClaimId;
+            if(!HasParameter("claimId",ClaimId) || SerialNumber.empty() || Claimer.empty()) {
+                return BadRequest(RESTAPI::Errors::MissingOrInvalidParameters);
+            }
+            return PerformClaim(SerialNumber, Claimer, ClaimId);
         }
 
+        ProvObjects::InventoryTag   Existing;
+        if(SerialNumber.empty() || !DB_.GetRecord(RESTAPI::Protocol::SERIALNUMBER,SerialNumber,Existing)) {
+            return NotFound();
+        }
 
         auto RawObject = ParseStream();
         ProvObjects::InventoryTag   NewObject;
diff --git a/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_handler.h b/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_handler.h
index bec3d8f..34b3166 100644
--- a/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_handler.h
+++ b/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_handler.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace OpenWifi {
         void DoPost() final;
         void DoPut() final;
         void DoDelete() final;
+        void PerformClaim(const std::string &SerialNumber, const std::string & Claimer , const std::string & ClaimId);
         InventoryDB     &DB_;
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_list_handler.cpp b/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_list_handler.cpp
index 39f4731..200c9cb 100644
--- a/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_list_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/RESTAPI/RESTAPI_inventory_list_handler.cpp
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@ namespace OpenWifi{
         }
 
         if(!QB_.Select.empty()) {
-            return ReturnRecordList<decltype(StorageService()->InventoryDB()),
-            ProvObjects::InventoryTag>("taglist",StorageService()->InventoryDB(),*this );
+            return ReturnRecordList<decltype(StorageService()->InventoryDB())>("taglist",StorageService()->InventoryDB(),*this );
         } else if(HasParameter("entity",UUID)) {
             if(QB_.CountOnly) {
                 auto C = StorageService()->InventoryDB().Count( StorageService()->InventoryDB().OP("entity",ORM::EQ,UUID));
diff --git a/src/framework/RESTAPI_errors.h b/src/framework/RESTAPI_errors.h
index 061ba9a..c35f2fa 100644
--- a/src/framework/RESTAPI_errors.h
+++ b/src/framework/RESTAPI_errors.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace OpenWifi::RESTAPI::Errors {
     static const std::string CouldNotBeDeleted{"Element could not be deleted."};
     static const std::string NameMustBeSet{"The name property must be set."};
     static const std::string ConfigBlockInvalid{"Configuration block type invalid."};
-    static const std::string UnknownId{"Unknown management policy."};
+    static const std::string UnknownId{"Unknown UUID."};
     static const std::string InvalidDeviceTypes{"Unknown or invalid device type(s)."};
     static const std::string RecordNotCreated{"Record could not be created."};
     static const std::string RecordNotUpdated{"Record could not be updated."};