diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 344374cb..ffceb291 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ The table below identifies the services this tool supports and some example serv
 
 | Notification Service | Service ID | Default Port | Example Syntax |
 | -------------------- | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- |
+| [Apprise API](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_apprise_api)  | apprise:// or apprises:// | (TCP) 80 or 443 | apprise://hostname/Token
 | [Boxcar](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_boxcar)  | boxcar://   | (TCP) 443   | boxcar://hostname<br />boxcar://hostname/@tag<br/>boxcar://hostname/device_token<br />boxcar://hostname/device_token1/device_token2/device_tokenN<br />boxcar://hostname/@tag/@tag2/device_token
 | [Discord](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_discord)  | discord://   | (TCP) 443   | discord://webhook_id/webhook_token<br />discord://avatar@webhook_id/webhook_token
 | [Emby](https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_emby)  | emby:// or embys:// | (TCP) 8096 | emby://user@hostname/<br />emby://user:password@hostname
diff --git a/apprise/AppriseAsset.py b/apprise/AppriseAsset.py
index af491008..e2e95b4a 100644
--- a/apprise/AppriseAsset.py
+++ b/apprise/AppriseAsset.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # THE SOFTWARE.
 
 import re
-
+from uuid import uuid4
 from os.path import join
 from os.path import dirname
 from os.path import isfile
@@ -121,6 +121,20 @@ class AppriseAsset(object):
     # that you leave this option as is otherwise.
     secure_logging = True
 
+    # All internal/system flags are prefixed with an underscore (_)
+    # These can only be initialized using Python libraries and are not picked
+    # up from (yaml) configuration files (if set)
+
+    # An internal counter that is used by AppriseAPI
+    # (https://github.com/caronc/apprise-api). The idea is to allow one
+    # instance of AppriseAPI to call another, but to track how many times
+    # this occurs. It's intent is to prevent a loop where an AppriseAPI
+    # Server calls itself (or loops indefinitely)
+    _recursion = 0
+
+    # A unique identifer we can use to associate our calling source
+    _uid = str(uuid4())
+
     def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         """
         Asset Initialization
diff --git a/apprise/plugins/NotifyAppriseAPI.py b/apprise/plugins/NotifyAppriseAPI.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b981f97a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apprise/plugins/NotifyAppriseAPI.py
@@ -0,0 +1,382 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Chris Caron <lead2gold@gmail.com>
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This code is licensed under the MIT License.
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files(the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and / or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions :
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+# THE SOFTWARE.
+
+import re
+import six
+import requests
+from json import dumps
+
+from .NotifyBase import NotifyBase
+from ..URLBase import PrivacyMode
+from ..common import NotifyType
+from ..utils import parse_list
+from ..utils import validate_regex
+from ..AppriseLocale import gettext_lazy as _
+
+
+class NotifyAppriseAPI(NotifyBase):
+    """
+    A wrapper for Apprise (Persistent) API Notifications
+    """
+
+    # The default descriptive name associated with the Notification
+    service_name = 'Apprise API'
+
+    # The services URL
+    service_url = 'https://github.com/caronc/apprise-api'
+
+    # The default protocol
+    protocol = 'apprise'
+
+    # The default secure protocol
+    secure_protocol = 'apprises'
+
+    # A URL that takes you to the setup/help of the specific protocol
+    setup_url = 'https://github.com/caronc/apprise/wiki/Notify_apprise_api'
+
+    # Depending on the number of transactions/notifications taking place, this
+    # could take a while. 30 seconds should be enough to perform the task
+    socket_connect_timeout = 30.0
+
+    # Disable throttle rate for Apprise API requests since they are normally
+    # local anyway
+    request_rate_per_sec = 0.0
+
+    # Define object templates
+    templates = (
+        '{schema}://{host}/{token}',
+        '{schema}://{host}:{port}/{token}',
+        '{schema}://{user}@{host}/{token}',
+        '{schema}://{user}@{host}:{port}/{token}',
+        '{schema}://{user}:{password}@{host}/{token}',
+        '{schema}://{user}:{password}@{host}:{port}/{token}',
+    )
+
+    # Define our tokens; these are the minimum tokens required required to
+    # be passed into this function (as arguments). The syntax appends any
+    # previously defined in the base package and builds onto them
+    template_tokens = dict(NotifyBase.template_tokens, **{
+        'host': {
+            'name': _('Hostname'),
+            'type': 'string',
+            'required': True,
+        },
+        'port': {
+            'name': _('Port'),
+            'type': 'int',
+            'min': 1,
+            'max': 65535,
+        },
+        'user': {
+            'name': _('Username'),
+            'type': 'string',
+        },
+        'password': {
+            'name': _('Password'),
+            'type': 'string',
+            'private': True,
+        },
+        'token': {
+            'name': _('Token'),
+            'type': 'string',
+            'required': True,
+            'private': True,
+            'regex': (r'^[A-Z0-9_-]{1,32}$', 'i'),
+        },
+    })
+
+    # Define our template arguments
+    template_args = dict(NotifyBase.template_args, **{
+        'tags': {
+            'name': _('Tags'),
+            'type': 'string',
+        },
+        'to': {
+            'alias_of': 'token',
+        },
+    })
+
+    # Define any kwargs we're using
+    template_kwargs = {
+        'headers': {
+            'name': _('HTTP Header'),
+            'prefix': '+',
+        },
+    }
+
+    def __init__(self, token=None, tags=None, headers=None, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Initialize Apprise API Object
+
+        headers can be a dictionary of key/value pairs that you want to
+        additionally include as part of the server headers to post with
+
+        """
+        super(NotifyAppriseAPI, self).__init__(**kwargs)
+
+        self.fullpath = kwargs.get('fullpath')
+        if not isinstance(self.fullpath, six.string_types):
+            self.fullpath = '/'
+
+        self.token = validate_regex(
+            token, *self.template_tokens['token']['regex'])
+        if not self.token:
+            msg = 'The Apprise API token specified ({}) is invalid.'\
+                .format(token)
+            self.logger.warning(msg)
+            raise TypeError(msg)
+
+        # Build list of tags
+        self.__tags = parse_list(tags)
+
+        self.headers = {}
+        if headers:
+            # Store our extra headers
+            self.headers.update(headers)
+
+        return
+
+    def url(self, privacy=False, *args, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Returns the URL built dynamically based on specified arguments.
+        """
+
+        # Our URL parameters
+        params = self.url_parameters(privacy=privacy, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        # Append our headers into our parameters
+        params.update({'+{}'.format(k): v for k, v in self.headers.items()})
+
+        if self.__tags:
+            params['tags'] = ','.join([x for x in self.__tags])
+
+        # Determine Authentication
+        auth = ''
+        if self.user and self.password:
+            auth = '{user}:{password}@'.format(
+                user=NotifyAppriseAPI.quote(self.user, safe=''),
+                password=self.pprint(
+                    self.password, privacy, mode=PrivacyMode.Secret, safe=''),
+            )
+        elif self.user:
+            auth = '{user}@'.format(
+                user=NotifyAppriseAPI.quote(self.user, safe=''),
+            )
+
+        default_port = 443 if self.secure else 80
+
+        fullpath = self.fullpath.strip('/')
+        return '{schema}://{auth}{hostname}{port}{fullpath}{token}' \
+               '/?{params}'.format(
+                   schema=self.secure_protocol
+                   if self.secure else self.protocol,
+                   auth=auth,
+                   # never encode hostname since we're expecting it to be a
+                   # valid one
+                   hostname=self.host,
+                   port='' if self.port is None or self.port == default_port
+                        else ':{}'.format(self.port),
+                   fullpath='/{}/'.format(NotifyAppriseAPI.quote(
+                       fullpath, safe='/')) if fullpath else '/',
+                   token=self.pprint(self.token, privacy, safe=''),
+                   params=NotifyAppriseAPI.urlencode(params))
+
+    def send(self, body, title='', notify_type=NotifyType.INFO, **kwargs):
+        """
+        Perform Apprise API Notification
+        """
+
+        headers = {}
+        # Apply any/all header over-rides defined
+        headers.update(self.headers)
+
+        # prepare Apprise API Object
+        payload = {
+            # Apprise API Payload
+            'title': title,
+            'body': body,
+            'type': notify_type,
+            'format': self.notify_format,
+        }
+
+        if self.__tags:
+            payload['tag'] = self.__tags
+
+        auth = None
+        if self.user:
+            auth = (self.user, self.password)
+
+        # Set our schema
+        schema = 'https' if self.secure else 'http'
+
+        url = '%s://%s' % (schema, self.host)
+        if isinstance(self.port, int):
+            url += ':%d' % self.port
+
+        fullpath = self.fullpath.strip('/')
+        url += '/{}/'.format(fullpath) if fullpath else '/'
+        url += 'notify/{}'.format(self.token)
+
+        # Some entries can not be over-ridden
+        headers.update({
+            'User-Agent': self.app_id,
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            # Pass our Source UUID4 Identifier
+            'X-Apprise-ID': self.asset._uid,
+            # Pass our current recursion count to our upstream server
+            'X-Apprise-Recursion-Count': str(self.asset._recursion + 1),
+        })
+
+        self.logger.debug('Apprise API POST URL: %s (cert_verify=%r)' % (
+            url, self.verify_certificate,
+        ))
+        self.logger.debug('Apprise API Payload: %s' % str(payload))
+
+        # Always call throttle before any remote server i/o is made
+        self.throttle()
+
+        try:
+            r = requests.post(
+                url,
+                data=dumps(payload),
+                headers=headers,
+                auth=auth,
+                verify=self.verify_certificate,
+                timeout=self.request_timeout,
+            )
+            if r.status_code != requests.codes.ok:
+                # We had a problem
+                status_str = \
+                    NotifyAppriseAPI.http_response_code_lookup(r.status_code)
+
+                self.logger.warning(
+                    'Failed to send Apprise API notification: '
+                    '{}{}error={}.'.format(
+                        status_str,
+                        ', ' if status_str else '',
+                        r.status_code))
+
+                self.logger.debug('Response Details:\r\n{}'.format(r.content))
+
+                # Return; we're done
+                return False
+
+            else:
+                self.logger.info('Sent Apprise API notification.')
+
+        except requests.RequestException as e:
+            self.logger.warning(
+                'A Connection error occurred sending Apprise API '
+                'notification to %s.' % self.host)
+            self.logger.debug('Socket Exception: %s' % str(e))
+
+            # Return; we're done
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_native_url(url):
+        """
+        Support http://hostname/notify/token and
+                http://hostname/path/notify/token
+        """
+
+        result = re.match(
+            r'^http(?P<secure>s?)://(?P<hostname>[A-Z0-9._-]+)'
+            r'(:(?P<port>[0-9]+))?'
+            r'(?P<path>/[^?]+?)?/notify/(?P<token>[A-Z0-9_-]{1,32})/?'
+            r'(?P<params>\?.+)?$', url, re.I)
+
+        if result:
+            return NotifyAppriseAPI.parse_url(
+                '{schema}://{hostname}{port}{path}/{token}/{params}'.format(
+                    schema=NotifyAppriseAPI.secure_protocol
+                    if result.group('secure') else NotifyAppriseAPI.protocol,
+                    hostname=result.group('hostname'),
+                    port='' if not result.group('port')
+                    else ':{}'.format(result.group('port')),
+                    path='' if not result.group('path')
+                    else result.group('path'),
+                    token=result.group('token'),
+                    params='' if not result.group('params')
+                    else '?{}'.format(result.group('params'))))
+
+        return None
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def parse_url(url):
+        """
+        Parses the URL and returns enough arguments that can allow
+        us to re-instantiate this object.
+
+        """
+        results = NotifyBase.parse_url(url)
+        if not results:
+            # We're done early as we couldn't load the results
+            return results
+
+        # Add our headers that the user can potentially over-ride if they wish
+        # to to our returned result set
+        results['headers'] = results['qsd+']
+        if results['qsd-']:
+            results['headers'].update(results['qsd-'])
+            NotifyBase.logger.deprecate(
+                "minus (-) based Apprise API header tokens are being "
+                " removed; use the plus (+) symbol instead.")
+
+        # Tidy our header entries by unquoting them
+        results['headers'] = \
+            {NotifyAppriseAPI.unquote(x): NotifyAppriseAPI.unquote(y)
+             for x, y in results['headers'].items()}
+
+        # Support the passing of tags in the URL
+        if 'tags' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['tags']):
+            results['tags'] = \
+                NotifyAppriseAPI.parse_list(results['qsd']['tags'])
+
+        # Support the 'to' & 'token' variable so that we can support rooms
+        # this way too.
+        if 'token' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['token']):
+            results['token'] = \
+                NotifyAppriseAPI.unquote(results['qsd']['token'])
+
+        elif 'to' in results['qsd'] and len(results['qsd']['to']):
+            results['token'] = NotifyAppriseAPI.unquote(results['qsd']['to'])
+
+        else:
+            # Start with a list of path entries to work with
+            entries = NotifyAppriseAPI.split_path(results['fullpath'])
+            if entries:
+                # use our last entry found
+                results['token'] = entries[-1]
+
+                # pop our last entry off
+                entries = entries[:-1]
+
+                # re-assemble our full path
+                results['fullpath'] = '/'.join(entries)
+
+        return results
diff --git a/packaging/redhat/python-apprise.spec b/packaging/redhat/python-apprise.spec
index 257fd6d6..2cf1155c 100644
--- a/packaging/redhat/python-apprise.spec
+++ b/packaging/redhat/python-apprise.spec
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ Apprise is a Python package for simplifying access to all of the different
 notification services that are out there. Apprise opens the door and makes
 it easy to access:
 
-Boxcar, ClickSend, DingTalk, Discord, E-Mail, Emby, Faast, FCM, Flock, Gitter,
-Google Chat, Gotify, Growl, Home Assistant, IFTTT, Join, Kavenegar, KODI,
-Kumulos, LaMetric, MacOSX, Mailgun, Mattermost, Matrix, Microsoft Windows,
-Microsoft Teams, MessageBird, MQTT, MSG91, MyAndroid, Nexmo, Nextcloud, Notica,
-Notifico, Office365, OneSignal, Opsgenie, ParsePlatform, PopcornNotify, Prowl,
-Pushalot, PushBullet, Pushjet, Pushover, PushSafer, Reddit, Rocket.Chat,
-SendGrid, SimplePush, Sinch, Slack, SMTP2Go, Spontit, SparkPost, Super Toasty,
-Streamlabs, Stride, Syslog, Techulus Push, Telegram, Twilio, Twitter, Twist, XBMC,
-XMPP, Webex Teams}
+Apprise API, Boxcar, ClickSend, DingTalk, Discord, E-Mail, Emby, Faast, FCM,
+Flock, Gitter, Google Chat, Gotify, Growl, Home Assistant, IFTTT, Join,
+Kavenegar, KODI, Kumulos, LaMetric, MacOSX, Mailgun, Mattermost, Matrix,
+Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Teams, MessageBird, MQTT, MSG91, MyAndroid, Nexmo,
+Nextcloud, Notica, Notifico, Office365, OneSignal, Opsgenie, ParsePlatform,
+PopcornNotify, Prowl, Pushalot, PushBullet, Pushjet, Pushover, PushSafer,
+Reddit, Rocket.Chat, SendGrid, SimplePush, Sinch, Slack, SMTP2Go, Spontit,
+SparkPost, Super Toasty, Streamlabs, Stride, Syslog, Techulus Push, Telegram,
+Twilio, Twitter, Twist, XBMC, XMPP, Webex Teams}
 
 Name:           python-%{pypi_name}
 Version:        0.9.5.1
diff --git a/test/test_config_base.py b/test/test_config_base.py
index 5e057acb..f28d5f24 100644
--- a/test/test_config_base.py
+++ b/test/test_config_base.py
@@ -693,8 +693,8 @@ urls:
     # There were no include entries defined
     assert len(config) == 0
 
-    # An asset we'll manipulate
-    asset = AppriseAsset()
+    # An asset we'll manipulate; set some system flags
+    asset = AppriseAsset(_uid="abc123", _recursion=1)
 
     # Global Tags
     result, config = ConfigBase.config_parse_yaml("""
@@ -705,6 +705,10 @@ asset:
   app_url: http://nuxref.com
   async_mode: no
 
+  # System flags should never get set
+  _uid: custom_id
+  _recursion: 100
+
   # Support setting empty values
   image_url_mask:
   image_url_logo:
@@ -739,6 +743,10 @@ urls:
     assert asset.app_desc == "Apprise Test Notifications"
     assert asset.app_url == "http://nuxref.com"
 
+    # Verify our system flags retain only the value they were initialized to
+    assert asset._uid == "abc123"
+    assert asset._recursion == 1
+
     # Boolean types stay boolean
     assert asset.async_mode is False
 
diff --git a/test/test_rest_plugins.py b/test/test_rest_plugins.py
index b19843ec..cafcb43b 100644
--- a/test/test_rest_plugins.py
+++ b/test/test_rest_plugins.py
@@ -68,6 +68,131 @@ REQUEST_EXCEPTIONS = (
 TEST_VAR_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'var')
 
 TEST_URLS = (
+    ##################################
+    # NotifyAppriseAPI
+    ##################################
+    ('apprise://', {
+        # invalid url (not complete)
+        'instance': None,
+    }),
+    # A a bad url
+    ('apprise://:@/', {
+        'instance': None,
+    }),
+    # No token specified
+    ('apprise://localhost', {
+        'instance': TypeError,
+    }),
+    # invalid token
+    ('apprise://localhost/!', {
+        'instance': TypeError,
+    }),
+    # No token specified (whitespace is trimmed)
+    ('apprise://localhost/%%20', {
+        'instance': TypeError,
+    }),
+    # A valid URL with Token
+    ('apprise://localhost/%s' % ('a' * 32), {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        # Our expected url(privacy=True) startswith() response:
+        'privacy_url': 'apprise://localhost/a...a/',
+    }),
+    # A valid URL with Token (using port)
+    ('apprise://localhost:8080/%s' % ('b' * 32), {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        # Our expected url(privacy=True) startswith() response:
+        'privacy_url': 'apprise://localhost:8080/b...b/',
+    }),
+    # A secure (https://) reference
+    ('apprises://localhost/%s' % ('c' * 32), {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        # Our expected url(privacy=True) startswith() response:
+        'privacy_url': 'apprises://localhost/c...c/',
+    }),
+    # Native URL suport (https)
+    ('https://example.com/path/notify/%s' % ('d' * 32), {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        # Our expected url(privacy=True) startswith() response:
+        'privacy_url': 'apprises://example.com/path/d...d/',
+    }),
+    # Native URL suport (http)
+    ('http://example.com/notify/%s' % ('d' * 32), {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        # Our expected url(privacy=True) startswith() response:
+        'privacy_url': 'apprise://example.com/d...d/',
+    }),
+    # support to= keyword
+    ('apprises://localhost/?to=%s' % ('e' * 32), {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        'privacy_url': 'apprises://localhost/e...e/',
+    }),
+    # support token= keyword (even when passed with to=, token over-rides)
+    ('apprise://localhost/?token=%s&to=%s' % ('f' * 32, 'abcd'), {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        'privacy_url': 'apprise://localhost/f...f/',
+    }),
+    # Test tags
+    ('apprise://localhost/?token=%s&tags=admin,team' % ('abcd'), {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        'privacy_url': 'apprise://localhost/a...d/',
+    }),
+    # Test Format string
+    ('apprise://user@localhost/mytoken0/?format=markdown', {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        'privacy_url': 'apprise://user@localhost/m...0/',
+    }),
+    ('apprise://user@localhost/mytoken1/', {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        'privacy_url': 'apprise://user@localhost/m...1/',
+    }),
+    ('apprise://localhost:8080/mytoken/', {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+    }),
+    ('apprise://user:pass@localhost:8080/mytoken2/', {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        'privacy_url': 'apprise://user:****@localhost:8080/m...2/',
+    }),
+    ('apprises://localhost/mytoken/', {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+    }),
+    ('apprises://user:pass@localhost/mytoken3/', {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        # Our expected url(privacy=True) startswith() response:
+        'privacy_url': 'apprises://user:****@localhost/m...3/',
+    }),
+    ('apprises://localhost:8080/mytoken4/', {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        # Our expected url(privacy=True) startswith() response:
+        'privacy_url': 'apprises://localhost:8080/m...4/',
+    }),
+    ('apprises://user:password@localhost:8080/mytoken5/', {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+
+        # Our expected url(privacy=True) startswith() response:
+        'privacy_url': 'apprises://user:****@localhost:8080/m...5/',
+    }),
+    ('apprises://localhost:8080/path?-HeaderKey=HeaderValue', {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+    }),
+    ('apprise://localhost/%s' % ('a' * 32), {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        # force a failure
+        'response': False,
+        'requests_response_code': requests.codes.internal_server_error,
+    }),
+    ('apprise://localhost/%s' % ('a' * 32), {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        # throw a bizzare code forcing us to fail to look it up
+        'response': False,
+        'requests_response_code': 999,
+    }),
+    ('apprise://localhost/%s' % ('a' * 32), {
+        'instance': plugins.NotifyAppriseAPI,
+        # Throws a series of connection and transfer exceptions when this flag
+        # is set and tests that we gracfully handle them
+        'test_requests_exceptions': True,
+    }),
+
     ##################################
     # NotifyBoxcar
     ##################################