diff --git a/api/api.py b/api/api.py
index a4973fd..301117b 100644
--- a/api/api.py
+++ b/api/api.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from flask import Flask
+from flask import Flask, request
 from flask_restful import Api, Resource
 import ECNQueue
 
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ def get(self, queue: str, number: int) -> str:
         Returns:
             str: JSON representation of the item requested.
         """
-        return ECNQueue.Item(queue, number, True).toJson()
+        
+        headersOnly = True if request.args.get("headersOnly") == "True" else False
+        return ECNQueue.Item(queue, number, headersOnly=headersOnly).toJson()
 
 class Queue(Resource):
     def get(self, queue: str) -> str:
@@ -52,12 +54,12 @@ def get(self, queue: str) -> str:
         Returns:
             str: JSON representation of the queue requested.
         """
+        headersOnly = False if request.args.get("headersOnly") == "False" else True
         queues_requested = queue.split("+")
 
         queues = []
         for queue in queues_requested:
-            queues.append(ECNQueue.Queue(queue).toJson())
-
+            queues.append(ECNQueue.Queue(queue, headersOnly=headersOnly).toJson())
         return queues
 
 class QueueList(Resource):
@@ -88,4 +90,4 @@ def get(self) -> list:
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app.run()
+    app.run()
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