diff --git a/make.py b/make.py
index ab076e0..49ef5dc 100755
--- a/make.py
+++ b/make.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
 
 #from __future__ import print_function
 import os
diff --git a/src/core/peer_core.cc b/src/core/peer_core.cc
index 8efe0e7..5d3bb3c 100644
--- a/src/core/peer_core.cc
+++ b/src/core/peer_core.cc
@@ -573,6 +573,28 @@ namespace p2psp {
 
     // }}}
   }
+  
+  
+  std::string Peer_core::RESTSplitter(std::string channel_url) {
+	boost::system::error_code ec;  
+    io_service svc;
+    ip::tcp::socket rest(svc);
+    rest.connect({ {}, 3000 });
+    std::string request("GET /channel/"+channel_url+" HTTP/1.1\r\n\r\n");
+    rest.send(buffer(request));
+    std::string data;
+
+    do {
+        char buf[1024];
+        size_t bytes_transferred = rest.receive(buffer(buf), {}, ec);
+        if (!ec) data.append(buf, buf + bytes_transferred);
+    } while (!ec);
+    
+    int split=data.find("\"splitterAddress\":\"")+19;
+    int next_split=data.find("\"",split);
+    data=data.substr(split,next_split-split);
+	return data;	  
+  }
 
   uint16_t Peer_core::GetSplitterPort() {
     // {{{
diff --git a/src/core/peer_core.h b/src/core/peer_core.h
index 47636cc..4f6df83 100644
--- a/src/core/peer_core.h
+++ b/src/core/peer_core.h
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ namespace p2psp {
 
     virtual void Init();
 
+	virtual std::string RESTSplitter(std::string channel_url);
     virtual void        SetSplitterAddr(ip::address splitter_addr);
     virtual ip::address GetSplitterAddr();
     static  ip::address GetDefaultSplitterAddr();