diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
index 8abfab88a1..9bf8ff645d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetsController.php
@@ -274,6 +274,44 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * Returns JSON with information about an asset (by tag) for detail view.
+     *
+     * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
+     * @param string $tag
+     * @since [v4.2.1]
+     * @return JsonResponse
+     */
+    public function showByTag($tag)
+    {
+        if ($asset = Asset::with('assetstatus')->with('assignedTo')->withTrashed()->where('asset_tag',$tag)->first()) {
+            $this->authorize('view', $asset);
+            return (new AssetsTransformer)->transformAsset($asset);
+        }
+        return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, 'Asset not found'), 404);
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns JSON with information about an asset (by serial) for detail view.
+     *
+     * @author [A. Gianotto] [<snipe@snipe.net>]
+     * @param string $serial
+     * @since [v4.2.1]
+     * @return JsonResponse
+     */
+    public function showBySerial($serial)
+    {
+        if ($assets = Asset::with('assetstatus')->with('assignedTo')
+            ->withTrashed()->where('serial',$serial)->get()) {
+                $this->authorize('view', $assets);
+                return (new AssetsTransformer)->transformAssets($assets, $assets->count());
+        }
+        return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, 'Asset not found'), 404);
+
+    }
+
+
      /**
      * Returns JSON with information about an asset for detail view.
      *
@@ -289,6 +327,7 @@ class AssetsController extends Controller
             return (new AssetsTransformer)->transformAsset($asset);
         }
 
+
     }
 
 
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 88c428c725..15dfe09998 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -283,6 +283,17 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1','namespace' => 'Api'], function () {
 
     Route::group(['prefix' => 'hardware'], function () {
 
+        Route::get( 'bytag/{tag}',  [
+            'as' => 'assets.show.bytag',
+            'uses' => 'AssetsController@showByTag'
+        ]);
+
+        Route::get( 'byserial/{serial}',  [
+            'as' => 'assets.show.byserial',
+            'uses' => 'AssetsController@showBySerial'
+        ]);
+
+
         Route::get( 'selectlist',  [
             'as' => 'assets.selectlist',
             'uses' => 'AssetsController@selectlist'