diff --git a/application/controllers/Api.php b/application/controllers/Api.php
index 664f7024..3b6b2928 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Api.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Api.php
@@ -437,6 +437,12 @@ class API extends CI_Controller {
 		echo $this->api_model->country_worked($dxcc_num, $band, $mode);
 	}
 
+	function gridsquare_worked($gridsquare, $band, $mode = NULL) {
+		$this->load->model('api_model');
+
+		echo $this->api_model->gridsquare_worked($gridsquare, $band, $mode);
+	}
+
 
 	/* ENDPOINT for Rig Control */
 
diff --git a/application/models/Api_model.php b/application/models/Api_model.php
index 2c11d633..6146d511 100644
--- a/application/models/Api_model.php
+++ b/application/models/Api_model.php
@@ -57,6 +57,25 @@ class API_Model extends CI_Model {
     }
 
 
+    function gridsquare_worked($gridsquare, $band, $mode){
+
+    	if($mode != NULL) {
+    		$query = $this->db->query('SELECT COUNT(1) as count FROM '.$this->config->item('table_name').' WHERE COL_GRIDSQUARE = "'.$gridsquare.'" AND COL_BAND = "'.$band.'" AND COL_MODE = "'.$mode.'"');
+    	} else {
+    		$query = $this->db->query('SELECT COUNT(1) as count FROM '.$this->config->item('table_name').' WHERE COL_GRIDSQUARE = "'.$gridsquare.'" AND COL_BAND ="'.$band.'"');
+    	}
+
+    	if ($query->num_rows() > 0)
+        {
+            foreach ($query->result() as $row)
+            {
+                 return $row->count;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
     function delete_key($key) {
     	$this->db->where('key', $key);
 		$this->db->delete('api');