diff --git a/api/ECNQueue.py b/api/ECNQueue.py
index 5bfa26a..e7127ec 100644
--- a/api/ECNQueue.py
+++ b/api/ECNQueue.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
 import os, time, email, re
 from typing import Union
+import json
 
 
 
@@ -40,6 +41,19 @@ def __init__(self, queue: str, number: int) -> None:
 		self.subject = self.__getMostRecentHeaderByType("Subject")["content"]
 		self.status = self.__getMostRecentHeaderByType("Status")["content"]
 
+		self.jsonData = {
+			"lastUpdated": self.lastUpdated,
+			"headers": self.headers,
+			"content": self.content,
+			"isLocked": self.isLocked,
+			"userEmail": self.userEmail,
+			"userName": self.userName,
+			"userAlias": self.userName,
+			"assignedTo": self.assignedTo,
+			"subject": self.subject,
+			"status": self.status
+		}
+
 	def __getLastUpdated(self) -> float:
 		"""Returns last modified time of item reported by the filesystem in mm-dd-yy hh:mm am/pm format.
 
@@ -246,6 +260,14 @@ def __getAssignedTo(self) -> str:
 		assignedTo = assignedToHeader["content"]
 		return assignedTo
 
+	def toJson(self) -> dict:
+		"""Returns a JSON safe representation of the item.
+
+		Returns:
+			dict: JSON safe representation of the item.
+		"""
+		return json.dumps(self.jsonData)
+
 	def __repr__(self) -> str:
 		return self.queue + str(self.number)