diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index e76ee7f5..e10a3bfa 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -78,3 +78,9 @@ func (c *Client) BlockHeight(height uint64) (resp types.Block, err error) {
 	err = c.c.GET(fmt.Sprintf("/explorer/block/height/%d", height), &resp)
 	return
 }
+
+// Transaction returns the transaction with the specified ID.
+func (c *Client) Transaction(id types.TransactionID) (resp types.Transaction, err error) {
+	err = c.c.GET(fmt.Sprintf("/explorer/transactions/%s", id), &resp)
+	return
+}
diff --git a/api/server.go b/api/server.go
index a1fd030b..8ebcc616 100644
--- a/api/server.go
+++ b/api/server.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type (
 		Tip() (types.ChainIndex, error)
 		BlockByID(id types.BlockID) (types.Block, error)
 		BlockByHeight(height uint64) (types.Block, error)
+		Transaction(id types.TransactionID) (types.Transaction, error)
 	}
 )
 
@@ -164,6 +165,18 @@ func (s *server) explorerBlockHeightHandler(jc jape.Context) {
 	jc.Encode(block)
 }
 
+func (s *server) explorerTransactionsIDHandler(jc jape.Context) {
+	var id types.TransactionID
+	if jc.DecodeParam("id", &id) != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	txn, err := s.e.Transaction(id)
+	if jc.Check("failed to get transaction", err) != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	jc.Encode(txn)
+}
+
 // NewServer returns an HTTP handler that serves the explored API.
 func NewServer(e Explorer, cm ChainManager, s Syncer) http.Handler {
 	srv := server{
@@ -183,5 +196,6 @@ func NewServer(e Explorer, cm ChainManager, s Syncer) http.Handler {
 		"GET    /explorer/tip":                  srv.explorerTipHandler,
 		"GET    /explorer/block/id/:id":         srv.explorerBlockHandler,
 		"GET    /explorer/block/height/:height": srv.explorerBlockHeightHandler,
+		"GET    /explorer/transactions/:id":     srv.explorerTransactionsIDHandler,
 	})
 }