diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/MicropubClientController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/MicropubClientController.php
index 858822fb..60c714d4 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/MicropubClientController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/MicropubClientController.php
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@ class MicropubClientController extends Controller
     public function newNotePage(Request $request)
     {
         $url = $request->session()->get('me');
-        $syndication = $this->parseSyndicationTargets(
-            $request->session()->get('syndication')
-        );
+        $syndication = $request->session()->get('syndication');
 
         return view('micropubnewnotepage', [
             'url' => $url,
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ class MicropubClientController extends Controller
             return redirect('notes/new')->withErrors('Bad response when refreshing syndication targets', 'endpoint');
         }
         $body = (string) $response->getBody();
-        $syndication = str_replace(['&', '[]'], [';', ''], $body);
+        $syndication = $this->parseSyndicationTargets($body);
 
         $request->session()->put('syndication', $syndication);
 
@@ -321,10 +319,9 @@ class MicropubClientController extends Controller
             return;
         }
         $syndicateTo = [];
-        $parts = explode(';', $syndicationTargets);
-        foreach ($parts as $part) {
-            $target = explode('=', $part);
-            $syndicateTo[] = urldecode($target[1]);
+        $data = json_decode($syndicationTargets, true);
+        foreach ($syndicateTo['syndicate-to'] as $syn) {
+            $syndicateTo[] = $syn['uid'];
         }
         if (count($syndicateTo) > 0) {
             return $syndicateTo;
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/MicropubController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/MicropubController.php
index b348ade1..175e9b79 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/MicropubController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/MicropubController.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class MicropubController extends Controller
     protected $placeService;
 
     /**
-     * Injest the dependency.
+     * Inject the dependencies.
      */
     public function __construct(
         TokenService $tokenService = null,
@@ -59,31 +59,53 @@ class MicropubController extends Controller
                     $type = $request->input('h');
                     if ($type == 'entry') {
                         $note = $this->noteService->createNote($request, $clientId);
-                        $content = 'Note created at ' . $note->longurl;
+                        $content = <<<EOD
+{
+    "response": "created",
+    "location": "$note->longurl"
+}
+EOD;
 
                         return (new Response($content, 201))
-                                      ->header('Location', $note->longurl);
+                                      ->header('Location', $note->longurl)
+                                      ->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
                     }
                     if ($type == 'card') {
                         $place = $this->placeService->createPlace($request);
-                        $content = 'Place created at ' . $place->longurl;
+                        $content = <<<EOD
+{
+    "response": "created",
+    "location": "$place->longurl"
+}
+EOD;
 
                         return (new Response($content, 201))
-                                      ->header('Location', $place->longurl);
+                                      ->header('Location', $place->longurl)
+                                      ->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
                     }
                 }
             }
-            $content = http_build_query([
-                'error' => 'invalid_token',
-                'error_description' => 'The token provided is not valid or does not have the necessary scope',
-            ]);
+            $content = <<<EOD
+{
+    "response": "error",
+    "error": "invalid_token",
+    "error_description": "The token provided is not valid or does not have the necessary scope",
+}
+EOD;
 
             return (new Response($content, 400))
-                          ->header('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
+                          ->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
         }
-        $content = 'No OAuth token sent with request.';
+        $content = <<<EOD
+{
+    "response": "error",
+    "error": "no_token",
+    "error_description": "No OAuth token sent with request"
+}
+EOD;
 
-        return new Response($content, 400);
+        return (new Response($content, 400))
+                        ->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -104,16 +126,34 @@ class MicropubController extends Controller
             $valid = $this->tokenService->validateToken($token);
 
             if ($valid === null) {
-                return new Response('Invalid token', 400);
+                $content = <<<EOD
+{
+    "respose": "error",
+    "error": "invalid_token",
+    "error_description": "The provided token did not pass validation"
+}
+EOD;
+                return (new Response($content, 400))
+                            ->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
             }
             //we have a valid token, is `syndicate-to` set?
             if ($request->input('q') === 'syndicate-to') {
-                $content = http_build_query([
-                    'syndicate-to' => 'twitter.com/jonnybarnes',
+                return response()->json([
+                    'syndicate-to' => [[
+                        'uid' => 'https://twitter.com/jonnybarnes',
+                        'name' => 'jonnybarnes on Twitter',
+                        'service' => [
+                            'name' => 'Twitter',
+                            'url' => 'https://twitter.com',
+                            'photo' => 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Twitter_bird_logo_2012.svg',
+                        ],
+                        'user' => [
+                            'name' => 'jonnybarnes',
+                            'url' => 'https://twitter.com/jonnybarnes',
+                            'photo' => 'https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1853565405/jmb-bw.jpg',
+                        ],
+                    ]],
                 ]);
-
-                return (new Response($content, 200))
-                              ->header('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
             }
             //nope, how about a geo URL?
             if (substr($request->input('q'), 0, 4) === 'geo:') {
@@ -123,21 +163,51 @@ class MicropubController extends Controller
                 $longitude = $latlng[1];
                 $places = Place::near($latitude, $longitude, 1000);
 
-                return (new Response(json_encode($places), 200))
-                        ->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+                return response()->json([
+                    'response' => 'places',
+                    'places' => $places
+                ]);
+            }
+            //nope, ho about a config query?
+            if ($request->input('q') == 'config') {
+                return response()->json([
+                    'syndicate-to' => [[
+                        'uid' => 'https://twitter.com/jonnybarnes',
+                        'name' => 'jonnybarnes on Twitter',
+                        'service' => [
+                            'name' => 'Twitter',
+                            'url' => 'https://twitter.com',
+                            'photo' => 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9f/Twitter_bird_logo_2012.svg',
+                        ],
+                        'user' => [
+                            'name' => 'jonnybarnes',
+                            'url' => 'https://twitter.com/jonnybarnes',
+                            'photo' => 'https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1853565405/jmb-bw.jpg',
+                        ],
+                    ]],
+                ]);
             }
-            //nope, just return the token
-            $content = http_build_query([
-                'me' => $valid->getClaim('me'),
-                'scope' => $valid->getClaim('scope'),
-                'client_id' => $valid->getClaim('client_id'),
-            ]);
 
-            return (new Response($content, 200))
-                          ->header('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
+            //nope, just return the token
+            return response()->json([
+                'response' => 'token',
+                'token' => [
+                    'me' => $valid->getClaim('me'),
+                    'scope' => $valid->getClaim('scope'),
+                    'client_id' => $valid->getClaim('client_id'),
+                ],
+            ]);
         }
         $content = 'No OAuth token sent with request.';
+        $content = <<<EOD
+{
+    "response": "error",
+    "error": "no_token",
+    "error_description": "No token provided with request"
+}
+EOD;
 
-        return new Response($content, 400);
+        return (new Response($content, 400))
+                        ->header('Content-Type', 'application/json');
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/NoteService.php b/app/Services/NoteService.php
index defa5330..087aa594 100644
--- a/app/Services/NoteService.php
+++ b/app/Services/NoteService.php
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ class NoteService
         $this->dispatch(new SendWebMentions($note));
 
         if (//micropub request, syndication sent as array
-            (is_array($request->input('mp-syndicate-to'))
+            (is_array($request->input('syndicate-to'))
                 &&
-            (in_array('twitter.com/jonnybarnes', $request->input('mp-syndicate-to')))
+            (in_array('https://twitter.com/jonnybarnes', $request->input('syndicate-to')))
             || //micropub request, syndication sent as string
-            ($request->input('mp-syndicate-to') == 'twitter.com/jonnybarnes')
+            ($request->input('syndicate-to') == 'https://twitter.com/jonnybarnes')
             || //local admin cp request
             ($request->input('twitter') == true))
         ) {
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index e1251433..4140a2ea 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Version {next}
+  - Use JSON for syndication endpoint query response
+  - Use JSON for all micropub requests
+  - Add support for `q=config` query of the micropub endpoint
+
+## Version 0.0.6.3 (2016-06-29)
+  - Fix an issue with dispatching the syndication job
+
 ## Version 0.0.6.2 (2016-06-28)
   - Fix an issue with sending webmentions
 
diff --git a/tests/MicropubClientTest.php b/tests/MicropubClientTest.php
index d0c47e4d..0fb4bdf3 100644
--- a/tests/MicropubClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/MicropubClientTest.php
@@ -32,12 +32,13 @@ class MicropubClientTest extends TestCase
 
     public function testClientPageRecentAuth()
     {
+        $syndication = ['https://twitter.com/jonnybarnes'];
         $this->withSession([
             'me' => $this->appurl,
-            'syndication' => 'mp-syndicate-to=twitter.com%2Fjbl5',
+            'syndication' => $syndication,
         ])->visit($this->appurl . '/notes/new')
           ->see($this->appurl)
-          ->see('twitter.com/jbl5');
+          ->see('https://twitter.com/jonnybarnes');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/MicropubTest.php b/tests/MicropubTest.php
index 1854f3fb..4da3853d 100644
--- a/tests/MicropubTest.php
+++ b/tests/MicropubTest.php
@@ -25,26 +25,26 @@ class MicropubTest extends TestCase
     {
         $this->call('GET', $this->appurl . '/api/post');
         $this->assertResponseStatus(400);
-        $this->see('No OAuth token sent with request.');
+        $this->seeJson(['error_description' => 'No token provided with request']);
     }
 
     public function testMicropubRequestWithoutValidToken()
     {
         $this->call('GET', $this->appurl . '/api/post', [], [], [], ['HTTP_Authorization' => 'Bearer abc123']);
         $this->assertResponseStatus(400);
-        $this->see('Invalid token');
+        $this->seeJson(['error_description' => 'The provided token did not pass validation']);
     }
 
     public function testMicropubRequestWithValidToken()
     {
         $this->call('GET', $this->appurl . '/api/post', [], [], [], ['HTTP_Authorization' => 'Bearer ' . $this->getToken()]);
-        $this->see('me=https%3A%2F%2Fjonnybarnes.localhost');
+        $this->seeJson(['response' => 'token']);
     }
 
     public function testMicropubRequestForSyndication()
     {
         $this->call('GET', $this->appurl . '/api/post', ['q' => 'syndicate-to'], [], [], ['HTTP_Authorization' => 'Bearer ' . $this->getToken()]);
-        $this->see('twitter.com%2Fjonnybarnes');
+        $this->seeJson(['uid' => 'https://twitter.com/jonnybarnes']);
     }
 
     public function testMicropubRequestForNearbyPlacesThatExist()
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ class MicropubTest extends TestCase
         $this->see('[]');
     }
 
+    public function testMicropubRequestForConfig()
+    {
+        $this->call('GET', $this->appurl . '/api/post', ['q' => 'config'], [], [], ['HTTP_Authorization' => 'Bearer ' . $this->getToken()]);
+        $this->seeJson(['uid' => 'https://twitter.com/jonnybarnes']);
+    }
+
     public function testMicropubRequestCreateNewNote()
     {
         $faker = \Faker\Factory::create();