diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index c93f436..a5d6511 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { router as analyticUnitsRouter } from './routes/analytic_units_router';
 import { router as segmentsRouter } from './routes/segments_router';
 import { router as thresholdRouter } from './routes/threshold_router';
 import { router as dataRouter } from './routes/data_router';
-import { router as detectionStatusRouter }  from './routes/detection_status_router';
+import { router as detectionsRouter }  from './routes/detections_router';
 
 import * as AnalyticsController from './controllers/analytics_controller';
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ async function init() {
   rootRouter.use('/segments', segmentsRouter.routes(), segmentsRouter.allowedMethods());
   rootRouter.use('/threshold', thresholdRouter.routes(), thresholdRouter.allowedMethods());
   rootRouter.use('/query', dataRouter.routes(), dataRouter.allowedMethods());
-  rootRouter.use('/detectionStatus', detectionStatusRouter.routes(), detectionStatusRouter.allowedMethods());
+  rootRouter.use('/detections', detectionsRouter.routes(), detectionsRouter.allowedMethods());
 
   rootRouter.get('/', async (ctx) => {
     const activeWebhooks = await AnalyticsController.getActiveWebhooks();
diff --git a/server/src/routes/detection_status_router.ts b/server/src/routes/detection_status_router.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 81782d5..0000000
--- a/server/src/routes/detection_status_router.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-import * as AnalyticsController from '../controllers/analytics_controller';
-import { AnalyticUnitId } from '../models/analytic_unit_model';
-
-import * as Router from 'koa-router';
-import * as _ from 'lodash';
-
-export enum DetectionState {
-  READY = 'READY',
-  RUNNING = 'RUNNING',
-  FAILED = 'FAILED'
-}
-
-declare type DetectionStatus = {
-  id: AnalyticUnitId,
-  from: number,
-  to: number,
-  state: DetectionState
-}
-
-declare type DetectionStatusResponse = {
-  timeranges: DetectionStatus[]
-}
-
-let runnnedDetections: DetectionStatus[] = [];
-
-export async function getDetectionStatus(ctx: Router.IRouterContext) {
-  let id: AnalyticUnitId = ctx.request.query.id;
-  if(id === undefined || id === '') {
-    throw new Error('analyticUnitId (id) is missing');
-  }
-
-  let from: number = +ctx.request.query.from;
-  if(isNaN(from) || ctx.request.query.from === '') {
-    throw new Error(`from is missing or corrupted (got ${ctx.request.query.from})`);
-  }
-  let to: number = +ctx.request.query.to;
-  if(isNaN(to) || ctx.request.query.to === '') {
-    throw new Error(`to is missing or corrupted (got ${ctx.request.query.to})`);
-  }
-
-  const previousRun = _.find(runnnedDetections, {id, from, to});
-  if(previousRun !== undefined) {
-    ctx.response.body = {
-      timeranges: [
-        previousRun
-      ]
-    }
-  }
-
-  const currentRun = {
-    id,
-    from,
-    to,
-    state: DetectionState.RUNNING
-  };
-  runnnedDetections.push(currentRun);
-  
-  AnalyticsController.runDetect(id, from, to)
-    .then(() => _.find(runnnedDetections, {id, from, to}).state = DetectionState.READY)
-    .catch(err => {
-      console.error(err);
-      _.find(runnnedDetections, {id, from, to}).state = DetectionState.FAILED;
-    });
-
-  ctx.response.body = {
-    timeranges: [
-      currentRun
-    ]
-  };
-}
-
-export const router = new Router();
-
-router.get('/', getDetectionStatus);
diff --git a/server/src/routes/detections_router.ts b/server/src/routes/detections_router.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9680077
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/routes/detections_router.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import * as AnalyticsController from '../controllers/analytics_controller';
+import { AnalyticUnitId } from '../models/analytic_unit_model';
+
+import * as Router from 'koa-router';
+import * as _ from 'lodash';
+
+
+// TODO: move this to analytics_controller
+export enum DetectionStatus {
+  READY = 'READY',
+  RUNNING = 'RUNNING',
+  FAILED = 'FAILED'
+}
+
+// TODO: move this to analytics_controller
+declare type DetectionSpan = {
+  id: AnalyticUnitId,
+  from: number,
+  to: number,
+  status: DetectionStatus
+}
+
+declare type DetectionSpansResponse = {
+  spans: DetectionSpan[]
+}
+
+// TODO: move this to analytics_controller
+let runningDetectionSpans: DetectionSpan[] = [];
+
+export async function getDetectionSpans(ctx: Router.IRouterContext) {
+  let id: AnalyticUnitId = ctx.request.query.id;
+  if(id === undefined || id === '') {
+    throw new Error('analyticUnitId (id) is missing');
+  }
+
+  let from: number = +ctx.request.query.from;
+  if(isNaN(from) || ctx.request.query.from === '') {
+    throw new Error(`from is missing or corrupted (got ${ctx.request.query.from})`);
+  }
+  let to: number = +ctx.request.query.to;
+  if(isNaN(to) || ctx.request.query.to === '') {
+    throw new Error(`to is missing or corrupted (got ${ctx.request.query.to})`);
+  }
+
+  let response: DetectionSpansResponse = { spans: [] }
+
+  // TODO: move this to analytics_controller
+  // TODO: what if we are inside a running span?
+  // TODO: this find will not find anything because of status field, use an id instead
+  const previousRun = _.find(runningDetectionSpans, { id, from, to });
+  if(previousRun !== undefined) {
+    response.spans.push(previousRun);
+  }
+
+  const currentRun: DetectionSpan = { id, from, to, status: DetectionStatus.RUNNING };
+  runningDetectionSpans.push(currentRun);
+
+  // TODO: move this to analytics_controller
+  AnalyticsController.runDetect(id, from, to)
+    .then(() => {
+      // TODO: this find will not find anything because of status field, use an id instead
+      _.find(runningDetectionSpans, { id, from, to }).status = DetectionStatus.READY
+    })
+    .catch(err => {
+      console.error(err);
+      // TODO: this find will not find anything because of status field, use an id instead
+      _.find(runningDetectionSpans, { id, from, to }).status = DetectionStatus.FAILED;
+    });
+
+  ctx.response.body = response;
+}
+
+export const router = new Router();
+
+router.get('/spans', getDetectionSpans);