diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 36978a82..5bebb1eb 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -7,20 +7,21 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
+	"go-micro.dev/v4/api/router"
 	"go-micro.dev/v4/registry"
 	"go-micro.dev/v4/server"
 )
 
-// The Api interface provides a way to 
+// The Api interface provides a way to
 // create composable API gateways
 type Api interface {
 	// Initialise options
 	Init(...Option) error
 	// Get the options
 	Options() Options
-	// Register an endpoint 
+	// Register an endpoint
 	Register(*Endpoint) error
-	// Deregister an endpoint 
+	// Deregister an endpoint
 	Deregister(*Endpoint) error
 	// Run the api
 	Run(context.Context) error
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ type Api interface {
 type Options struct {
 	// Address of the server
 	Address string
+	// Router for resolving routes
+	Router router.Router
 }
 
 type Option func(*Options) error
diff --git a/api/default.go b/api/default.go
index 18ffed55..c4c111f7 100644
--- a/api/default.go
+++ b/api/default.go
@@ -19,8 +19,12 @@ type api struct {
 func newApi(opts ...Option) Api {
 	options := NewOptions(opts...)
 
-	// TODO: make configurable
-	rtr := registry.NewRouter()
+	rtr := options.Router
+
+	if rtr == nil {
+		// TODO: make configurable
+		rtr = registry.NewRouter()
+	}
 
 	// TODO: make configurable
 	hdlr := rpc.NewHandler(
diff --git a/api/options.go b/api/options.go
index 210f947b..c52c918f 100644
--- a/api/options.go
+++ b/api/options.go
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package api
 
+import (
+	"go-micro.dev/v4/api/router"
+)
+
 func NewOptions(opts ...Option) Options {
 	options := Options{
 		Address: ":8080",
@@ -11,3 +15,11 @@ func NewOptions(opts ...Option) Options {
 
 	return options
 }
+
+// WithRouter sets the router to use e.g static or registry
+func WithRouter(r router.Router) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) error {
+		o.Router = r
+		return nil
+	}
+}