diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 2492b04a..cd108449 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ GIT
 
 GIT
   remote: git://github.com/travis-ci/travis-core.git
-  revision: 9978518236afb520c8fff68bebe7beb62f8ad776
+  revision: f1d4c3246ea7a5434076fdc7026aa11a2c90bdac
   specs:
     travis-core (0.0.1)
       actionmailer (~> 3.2.19)
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ GIT
       coder (~> 0.4.0)
       data_migrations (~> 0.0.1)
       gh
+      google-api-client (~> 0.9.4)
       hashr
       metriks (~> 0.9.7)
       multi_json
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ GIT
       rollout (~> 1.1.0)
       s3 (~> 0.3)
       simple_states (~> 1.0.0)
-      thor (~> 0.14.6)
+      thor
       travis-config (~> 0.1.0)
       virtus (~> 1.0.0)
 
@@ -191,6 +192,24 @@ GEM
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
       net-http-persistent (>= 2.7)
       net-http-pipeline
+    google-api-client (0.9.4)
+      addressable (~> 2.3)
+      googleauth (~> 0.5)
+      httpclient (~> 2.7)
+      hurley (~> 0.1)
+      memoist (~> 0.11)
+      mime-types (>= 1.6)
+      representable (~> 2.3.0)
+      retriable (~> 2.0)
+      thor (~> 0.19)
+    googleauth (0.5.1)
+      faraday (~> 0.9)
+      jwt (~> 1.4)
+      logging (~> 2.0)
+      memoist (~> 0.12)
+      multi_json (~> 1.11)
+      os (~> 0.9)
+      signet (~> 0.7)
     hashr (0.0.22)
     hike (1.2.3)
     hitimes (1.2.3)
@@ -198,20 +217,27 @@ GEM
       multi_json (~> 1.0)
       multi_xml (>= 0.5.2)
     httpclient (2.7.1)
+    hurley (0.2)
     i18n (0.7.0)
     ice_nine (0.11.2)
     jemalloc (1.0.1)
     journey (1.0.4)
     json (1.8.3)
+    jwt (1.5.4)
     kgio (2.9.2)
     listen (1.0.3)
       rb-fsevent (>= 0.9.3)
       rb-inotify (>= 0.9)
       rb-kqueue (>= 0.2)
+    little-plugger (1.1.4)
+    logging (2.1.0)
+      little-plugger (~> 1.1)
+      multi_json (~> 1.10)
     mail (2.5.4)
       mime-types (~> 1.16)
       treetop (~> 1.4.8)
     memcachier (0.0.2)
+    memoist (0.14.0)
     metaclass (0.0.4)
     method_source (0.8.2)
     metriks (0.9.9.6)
@@ -229,6 +255,7 @@ GEM
     multipart-post (2.0.0)
     net-http-persistent (2.9.4)
     net-http-pipeline (1.0.1)
+    os (0.9.6)
     pg (0.18.2)
     polyglot (0.3.5)
     proxies (0.2.1)
@@ -270,8 +297,11 @@ GEM
     redis (3.2.2)
     redis-namespace (1.5.1)
       redis (~> 3.0, >= 3.0.4)
+    representable (2.3.0)
+      uber (~> 0.0.7)
     rerun (0.8.2)
       listen (~> 1.0.3)
+    retriable (2.1.0)
     rollout (1.1.0)
     rspec (2.99.0)
       rspec-core (~> 2.99.0)
@@ -292,6 +322,11 @@ GEM
       json
       redis (>= 3.0.6)
       redis-namespace (>= 1.3.1)
+    signet (0.7.2)
+      addressable (~> 2.3)
+      faraday (~> 0.9)
+      jwt (~> 1.5)
+      multi_json (~> 1.10)
     simple_states (1.0.1)
       activesupport
       hashr (~> 0.0.10)
@@ -320,7 +355,7 @@ GEM
       rack (~> 1.0)
       tilt (~> 1.1, != 1.3.0)
     stackprof (0.2.7)
-    thor (0.14.6)
+    thor (0.19.1)
     thread_safe (0.3.5)
     tilt (1.4.1)
     timecop (0.8.0)
@@ -333,6 +368,7 @@ GEM
       polyglot
       polyglot (>= 0.3.1)
     tzinfo (0.3.48)
+    uber (0.0.15)
     unicorn (4.8.3)
       kgio (~> 2.6)
       rack
@@ -390,6 +426,3 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   travis-yaml!
   unicorn
   yard-sinatra!
-
-BUNDLED WITH
-   1.12.0.pre.1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ed8b817..4388b241 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,50 +4,68 @@ This is the app running on https://api.travis-ci.org/
 
 ## Requirements
 
+You will need the following packages to get travis-api to work:
+
 1. PostgreSQL 9.3 or higher
-1. Redis
-1. RabbitMQ
-1. Nginx *NB: If working on Ubuntu please install Nginx manually from source. [This guide](http://www.rackspace.com/knowledge_center/article/ubuntu-and-debian-installing-nginx-from-source) is helpful but make sure you install the [latest stable version](https://www.nginx.com/resources/wiki/start/topics/tutorials/install/#stable), include the user name on your ubuntu machine when compiling (add `--user=[yourusername]` as an option when running `./configure`), and don't follow any subsequent server configuration steps. Travis-api will start and configure its own nginx server when run locally.
+2. Bundler
+3. Redis Server
+4. *Optional:* RabbitMQ Server
+5. Nginx -
+    *If working in Ubuntu please install nginx manually from source: Download and extract latest nginx version, open a terminal in extracted folder and then run the following:*
+```sh-session
+    $ sudo apt-get install libpcre3 libpcre3-dev
+    $ auto/configure --user=$USER
+    $ make
+    $ sudo make install
+    $ sudo ln -s /usr/local/nginx/sbin/nginx /bin/nginx
+```
 
 ## Installation
 
 ### Setup
-
-    $ bundle install
-
+```sh-session
+$ bundle install
+```
 ### Database setup
 
+*You might need to create a role first. For this you should run the following:*
+```sh-session
+$ sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE USER yourusername WITH SUPERUSER PASSWORD 'yourpassword'"
+```
+
 NB detail for how `rake` sets up the database can be found in the `Rakefile`. In the `namespace :db` block you will see the database name is configured using the environment variable RAILS_ENV. If you are using a different configuration you will have to make your own adjustments.
-
-1. `bundle exec rake db:create`
-2. for testing 'RAILS_ENV=test bundle exec rake db:create --trace'
-1. Clone `travis-logs` and copy the `logs` database (assume the PostgreSQL user is `postgres`):
 ```sh-session
-cd ..
-git clone https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-logs.git
-cd travis-logs
-rvm jruby do bundle exec rake db:migrate # `travis-logs` requires JRuby
-psql -c "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS logs CASCADE" -U postgres travis_development
-pg_dump -t logs travis_logs_development | psql -U postgres travis_development
+$ RAILS_ENV=development bundle exec rake db:create
+$ RAILS_ENV=test bundle exec rake db:create
+```
+#### Optional
+Clone `travis-logs` and copy the `logs` database (assume the PostgreSQL user is `postgres`):
+```sh-session
+$ cd ..
+$ git clone https://github.com/travis-ci/travis-logs.git
+$ cd travis-logs
+$ rvm jruby do bundle exec rake db:migrate # `travis-logs` requires JRuby
+$ psql -c "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS logs CASCADE" -U postgres travis_development
+$ pg_dump -t logs travis_logs_development | psql -U postgres travis_development
+
+$ RAILS_ENV=test bundle exec rake db:create
+$ pushd ../travis-logs
+$ RAILS_ENV=test rvm jruby do bundle exec rake db:migrate
+$ psql -c "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS logs CASCADE" -U postgres travis_test
+$ pg_dump -t logs travis_logs_test | psql -U postgres travis_test
+$ popd
 ```
 
-Repeat the database steps for `RAILS_ENV=test`.
-```sh-session
-RAILS_ENV=test bundle exec rake db:create
-pushd ../travis-logs
-RAILS_ENV=test rvm jruby do bundle exec rake db:migrate
-psql -c "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS logs CASCADE" -U postgres travis_test
-pg_dump -t logs travis_logs_test | psql -U postgres travis_test
-popd
-```
 
 ### Run tests
-
-    $ rake spec
-
+```sh-session
+$ bundle exec rspec
+```
 ### Run the server
-
-    $ bundle exec script/server
+```sh-session
+$ bundle exec script/server
+```
+If you have problems with Nginx because the websocket is already in use, try restarting your computer.
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/models/request.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/models/request.rb
index fd1387a8..1baec65c 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/models/request.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/models/request.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,20 @@
 module Travis::API::V3
   class Models::Request < Model
+    BRANCH_REF = %r{refs/heads/(.*?)$}
+
     belongs_to :commit
     belongs_to :repository
     belongs_to :owner, polymorphic: true
     has_many   :builds
     serialize  :config
     serialize  :payload
+
+    def branch_name
+      ref =~ BRANCH_REF and $1
+    end
+
+    def ref
+      payload['ref'] if payload
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/renderer/request.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/renderer/request.rb
index 356a74fe..112315fc 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/renderer/request.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/renderer/request.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ require 'travis/api/v3/renderer/model_renderer'
 module Travis::API::V3
   class Renderer::Request < Renderer::ModelRenderer
     representation(:minimal,  :id)
-    representation(:standard, :id, :repository, :commit, :owner, :created_at, :result, :message, :event_type)
+    representation(:standard, :id, :repository, :branch_name, :commit, :owner, :created_at, :result, :message, :event_type)
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb
index 1d4d0978..ea3827de 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/v3/services/requests/create.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Travis::API::V3
   class Services::Requests::Create < Service
     TIME_FRAME = 1.hour
-    LIMIT      = 10
+    LIMIT = 10
     private_constant :TIME_FRAME, :LIMIT
 
     result_type :request
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module Travis::API::V3
 
     def limit(repository)
       if repository.settings.nil?
-        LIMIT
+        Travis.config.requests_create_api_limit || LIMIT
       else
         repository.settings["api_builds_rate_limit"] || Travis.config.requests_create_api_limit || LIMIT
       end
diff --git a/spec/v3/services/requests/find_spec.rb b/spec/v3/services/requests/find_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6a8bd7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/v3/services/requests/find_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe Travis::API::V3::Services::Requests::Find do
+  let(:repo) { Travis::API::V3::Models::Repository.where(owner_name: 'svenfuchs', name: 'minimal').first }
+  let(:request) { repo.requests.first }
+
+  describe "fetching requests on a public repository" do
+    before     { get("/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/requests")     }
+    example    { expect(last_response).to be_ok }
+    example    { expect(JSON.load(body).to_s).to include(
+                  "@type",
+                  "requests",
+                  "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/requests",
+                  "repository",
+                  "commit",
+                  "message",
+                  "the commit message",
+                  "branch_name",
+                  "representation",
+                  "@pagination",
+                  "owner",
+                  "created_at",
+                  "result",
+                  "sha",
+                  "svenfuchs/minimal",
+                  "event_type",
+                  "push")
+    }
+  end
+
+  describe "fetching requests on private repository, private API, authenticated as user with access" do
+    let(:token)   { Travis::Api::App::AccessToken.create(user: repo.owner, app_id: 1) }
+    let(:headers) {{ 'HTTP_AUTHORIZATION' => "token #{token}"                        }}
+    before        { Travis::API::V3::Models::Permission.create(repository: repo, user: repo.owner, pull: true) }
+    before        { repo.update_attribute(:private, true)                             }
+    before        { get("/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/requests", {}, headers)                             }
+    after         { repo.update_attribute(:private, false)                            }
+    example       { expect(last_response).to be_ok                                    }
+    example       { expect(JSON.load(body).to_s).to include(
+                    "@type",
+                    "requests",
+                    "/v3/repo/#{repo.id}/requests",
+                    "repository",
+                    "commit",
+                    "message",
+                    "the commit message",
+                    "branch_name",
+                    "representation",
+                    "@pagination",
+                    "owner",
+                    "created_at",
+                    "result",
+                    "sha",
+                    "svenfuchs/minimal",
+                    "event_type",
+                    "push")
+    }
+
+  end
+end