diff --git a/plugins/recent_content/lib/recent_content_block.rb b/plugins/recent_content/lib/recent_content_block.rb
index a042b06..b680d68 100644
--- a/plugins/recent_content/lib/recent_content_block.rb
+++ b/plugins/recent_content/lib/recent_content_block.rb
@@ -48,4 +48,12 @@ class RecentContentBlock < Block
     attr == self.presentation_mode
   end
 
+  def api_content
+    children = self.articles_of_folder(self.root, self.total_items)
+    Noosfero::API::Entities::ArticleBase.represent(children).as_json
+  end
+
+  def display_api_content_by_default?
+    false
+  end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/recent_content/test/unit/recent_content_block_test.rb b/plugins/recent_content/test/unit/recent_content_block_test.rb
index 38af2d5..1b451a6 100644
--- a/plugins/recent_content/test/unit/recent_content_block_test.rb
+++ b/plugins/recent_content/test/unit/recent_content_block_test.rb
@@ -142,4 +142,18 @@ class RecentContentBlockViewTest < ActionView::TestCase
 
     assert_match /Block Title/, content
   end
+
+  should 'return articles in api_content' do
+    profile = create_user('testuser').person
+
+    root = fast_create(Blog, name: 'test-blog', profile_id: profile.id)
+    article = fast_create(TextArticle, parent_id: root.id, profile_id: profile.id)
+
+    block = RecentContentBlock.new
+    block.stubs(:holder).returns(profile)
+    block.selected_folder = root.id
+    block.presentation_mode = ''
+    assert_equal [article.id], block.api_content['articles'].map {|a| a[:id]}
+  end
+
 end
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