diff --git a/proxmox-api/Cargo.toml b/proxmox-api/Cargo.toml
index 7bd79b01..1bb7f83e 100644
--- a/proxmox-api/Cargo.toml
+++ b/proxmox-api/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ regex = "1.0"
 serde = "1.0"
 serde_derive = "1.0"
 serde_json = "1.0"
+textwrap = "0.11"
 url = "1.7"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/proxmox-api/src/format.rs b/proxmox-api/src/format.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..62a1deec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxmox-api/src/format.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,285 @@
+use failure::*;
+
+use std::io::Write;
+
+use super::router::{Router, SubRoute};
+use super::schema::*;
+use super::{ApiHandler, ApiMethod};
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+pub enum ParameterDisplayStyle {
+    Config,
+    //SonfigSub,
+    Arg,
+    Fixed,
+}
+
+/// CLI usage information format
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
+pub enum DocumentationFormat {
+    /// text, command line only (one line)
+    Short,
+    /// text, list all options
+    Long,
+    /// text, include description
+    Full,
+    /// like full, but in reStructuredText format
+    ReST,
+}
+
+/// Line wrapping to form simple list of paragraphs.
+pub fn wrap_text(
+    initial_indent: &str,
+    subsequent_indent: &str,
+    text: &str,
+    columns: usize,
+) -> String {
+    let wrapper1 = textwrap::Wrapper::new(columns)
+        .initial_indent(initial_indent)
+        .subsequent_indent(subsequent_indent);
+
+    let wrapper2 = textwrap::Wrapper::new(columns)
+        .initial_indent(subsequent_indent)
+        .subsequent_indent(subsequent_indent);
+
+    text.split("\n\n")
+        .map(|p| p.trim())
+        .filter(|p| !p.is_empty())
+        .fold(String::new(), |mut acc, p| {
+            if acc.is_empty() {
+                acc.push_str(&wrapper1.wrap(p).concat());
+            } else {
+                acc.push_str(&wrapper2.wrap(p).concat());
+            }
+            acc.push_str("\n\n");
+            acc
+        })
+}
+
+/// TODO: Document output format.
+pub fn get_schema_type_text(schema: &Schema, _style: ParameterDisplayStyle) -> String {
+    match schema {
+        Schema::Null => String::from("<null>"), // should not happen
+        Schema::String(_) => String::from("<string>"),
+        Schema::Boolean(_) => String::from("<boolean>"),
+        Schema::Integer(integer_schema) => match (integer_schema.minimum, integer_schema.maximum) {
+            (Some(min), Some(max)) => format!("<integer> ({} - {})", min, max),
+            (Some(min), None) => format!("<integer> ({} - N)", min),
+            (None, Some(max)) => format!("<integer> (-N - {})", max),
+            _ => String::from("<integer>"),
+        },
+        Schema::Object(_) => String::from("<object>"),
+        Schema::Array(_) => String::from("<array>"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// TODO: Document output format.
+pub fn get_property_description(
+    name: &str,
+    schema: &Schema,
+    style: ParameterDisplayStyle,
+    format: DocumentationFormat,
+) -> String {
+    let type_text = get_schema_type_text(schema, style);
+
+    let (descr, default) = match schema {
+        Schema::Null => ("null", None),
+        Schema::String(ref schema) => (schema.description, schema.default.map(|v| v.to_owned())),
+        Schema::Boolean(ref schema) => (schema.description, schema.default.map(|v| v.to_string())),
+        Schema::Integer(ref schema) => (schema.description, schema.default.map(|v| v.to_string())),
+        Schema::Object(ref schema) => (schema.description, None),
+        Schema::Array(ref schema) => (schema.description, None),
+    };
+
+    let default_text = match default {
+        Some(text) => format!("   (default={})", text),
+        None => String::new(),
+    };
+
+    if format == DocumentationFormat::ReST {
+        let mut text = match style {
+            ParameterDisplayStyle::Config => {
+                format!(":``{} {}{}``:  ", name, type_text, default_text)
+            }
+            ParameterDisplayStyle::Arg => {
+                format!(":``--{} {}{}``:  ", name, type_text, default_text)
+            }
+            ParameterDisplayStyle::Fixed => {
+                format!(":``<{}> {}{}``:  ", name, type_text, default_text)
+            }
+        };
+
+        text.push_str(&wrap_text("", "", descr, 80));
+        text.push('\n');
+        text.push('\n');
+
+        text
+    } else {
+        let display_name = match style {
+            ParameterDisplayStyle::Config => format!("{}:", name),
+            ParameterDisplayStyle::Arg => format!("--{}", name),
+            ParameterDisplayStyle::Fixed => format!("<{}>", name),
+        };
+
+        let mut text = format!(" {:-10} {}{}", display_name, type_text, default_text);
+        let indent = "             ";
+        text.push('\n');
+        text.push_str(&wrap_text(indent, indent, descr, 80));
+        text.push('\n');
+        text.push('\n');
+
+        text
+    }
+}
+
+fn dump_api_parameters(param: &ObjectSchema) -> String {
+    let mut res = wrap_text("", "", param.description, 80);
+
+    let mut required_list: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+    let mut optional_list: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
+
+    for (prop, optional, schema) in param.properties {
+        let param_descr = get_property_description(
+            prop,
+            &schema,
+            ParameterDisplayStyle::Config,
+            DocumentationFormat::ReST,
+        );
+
+        if *optional {
+            optional_list.push(param_descr);
+        } else {
+            required_list.push(param_descr);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if !required_list.is_empty() {
+        res.push_str("\n*Required properties:*\n\n");
+
+        for text in required_list {
+            res.push_str(&text);
+            res.push('\n');
+        }
+    }
+
+    if !optional_list.is_empty() {
+        res.push_str("\n*Optional properties:*\n\n");
+
+        for text in optional_list {
+            res.push_str(&text);
+            res.push('\n');
+        }
+    }
+
+    res
+}
+
+fn dump_api_return_schema(schema: &Schema) -> String {
+    let mut res = String::from("*Returns*: ");
+
+    let type_text = get_schema_type_text(schema, ParameterDisplayStyle::Config);
+    res.push_str(&format!("**{}**\n\n", type_text));
+
+    match schema {
+        Schema::Null => {
+            return res;
+        }
+        Schema::Boolean(schema) => {
+            let description = wrap_text("", "", schema.description, 80);
+            res.push_str(&description);
+        }
+        Schema::Integer(schema) => {
+            let description = wrap_text("", "", schema.description, 80);
+            res.push_str(&description);
+        }
+        Schema::String(schema) => {
+            let description = wrap_text("", "", schema.description, 80);
+            res.push_str(&description);
+        }
+        Schema::Array(schema) => {
+            let description = wrap_text("", "", schema.description, 80);
+            res.push_str(&description);
+        }
+        Schema::Object(obj_schema) => {
+            res.push_str(&dump_api_parameters(obj_schema));
+        }
+    }
+
+    res.push('\n');
+
+    res
+}
+
+fn dump_method_definition(method: &str, path: &str, def: Option<&ApiMethod>) -> Option<String> {
+    match def {
+        None => None,
+        Some(api_method) => {
+            let param_descr = dump_api_parameters(api_method.parameters);
+
+            let return_descr = dump_api_return_schema(api_method.returns);
+
+            let mut method = method;
+
+            if let ApiHandler::Async(_) = api_method.handler {
+                method = if method == "POST" { "UPLOAD" } else { method };
+                method = if method == "GET" { "DOWNLOAD" } else { method };
+            }
+
+            let res = format!(
+                "**{} {}**\n\n{}\n\n{}",
+                method, path, param_descr, return_descr
+            );
+            Some(res)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// TODO: Document output format.
+pub fn dump_api(
+    output: &mut dyn Write,
+    router: &Router,
+    path: &str,
+    mut pos: usize,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let mut cond_print = |x| -> Result<_, Error> {
+        if let Some(text) = x {
+            if pos > 0 {
+                writeln!(output, "-----\n")?;
+            }
+            writeln!(output, "{}", text)?;
+            pos += 1;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    };
+
+    cond_print(dump_method_definition("GET", path, router.get))?;
+    cond_print(dump_method_definition("POST", path, router.post))?;
+    cond_print(dump_method_definition("PUT", path, router.put))?;
+    cond_print(dump_method_definition("DELETE", path, router.delete))?;
+
+    match &router.subroute {
+        None => return Ok(()),
+        Some(SubRoute::MatchAll { router, param_name }) => {
+            let sub_path = if path == "." {
+                format!("<{}>", param_name)
+            } else {
+                format!("{}/<{}>", path, param_name)
+            };
+            dump_api(output, router, &sub_path, pos)?;
+        }
+        Some(SubRoute::Map(dirmap)) => {
+            //let mut keys: Vec<&String> = map.keys().collect();
+            //keys.sort_unstable_by(|a, b| a.cmp(b));
+            for (key, sub_router) in dirmap.iter() {
+                let sub_path = if path == "." {
+                    key.to_string()
+                } else {
+                    format!("{}/{}", path, key)
+                };
+                dump_api(output, sub_router, &sub_path, pos)?;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/proxmox-api/src/lib.rs b/proxmox-api/src/lib.rs
index b38d3b8b..67afc788 100644
--- a/proxmox-api/src/lib.rs
+++ b/proxmox-api/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 
 pub mod const_regex;
 pub mod error;
+pub mod format;
 pub mod router;
 pub mod rpc_environment;
 pub mod schema;