diff --git a/plugins/profile_description_block/lib/profile_description_block.rb b/plugins/profile_description_block/lib/profile_description_block.rb
index 50f967f..b6b9b43 100644
--- a/plugins/profile_description_block/lib/profile_description_block.rb
+++ b/plugins/profile_description_block/lib/profile_description_block.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ class ProfileDescriptionBlock < Block
     _('PROFILE DESCRIPTION')
   end
 
+  def api_content
+    description = self.owner.description.present? ? self.owner.description : _("Description field is empty or not enabled on enviroment")
+    hash = { description: description }
+    Grape::Presenters::Presenter.represent(hash).as_json
+  end
+
   def cacheable?
     false
   end
diff --git a/plugins/profile_description_block/test/unit/profile_description_block_test.rb b/plugins/profile_description_block/test/unit/profile_description_block_test.rb
index 656399b..544977a 100644
--- a/plugins/profile_description_block/test/unit/profile_description_block_test.rb
+++ b/plugins/profile_description_block/test/unit/profile_description_block_test.rb
@@ -36,4 +36,17 @@ class ProfileDescriptionBlockViewTest < ActionView::TestCase
     assert (render_block_content(Block.last).include?(description)),
       "Description block doesn't show profile description"
   end
+
+  should 'return profile description in api_content when description is present' do
+    block = ProfileDescriptionBlock.new
+    @person.stubs(:description).returns("This is my description").returns("This is my description")
+    block.stubs(:owner).returns(@person)
+    assert_equal "This is my description", block.api_content['description']
+  end
+
+  should 'return default message in api_content when description is not present' do
+    block = ProfileDescriptionBlock.new
+    block.stubs(:owner).returns(@person)
+    assert_equal "Description field is empty or not enabled on enviroment", block.api_content['description']
+  end
 end
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