diff --git a/app/models/recent_documents_block.rb b/app/models/recent_documents_block.rb
index 3f38542..fd05945 100644
--- a/app/models/recent_documents_block.rb
+++ b/app/models/recent_documents_block.rb
@@ -29,4 +29,12 @@ class RecentDocumentsBlock < Block
   def self.expire_on
       { :profile => [:article], :environment => [:article] }
   end
+
+  def api_content
+    Noosfero::API::Entities::ArticleBase.represent(docs).as_json
+  end
+
+  def display_api_content_by_default?
+    false
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/recent_documents_block_test.rb b/test/unit/recent_documents_block_test.rb
index 9667bf1..19e3b99 100644
--- a/test/unit/recent_documents_block_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/recent_documents_block_test.rb
@@ -128,4 +128,12 @@ class RecentDocumentsBlockViewTest < ActionView::TestCase
     box.expects(:owner).returns(Environment.new).at_least_once
     assert_equal '', render_block_footer(block)
   end
+
+  should 'return articles in api_content' do
+    profile = fast_create(Profile)
+    article = fast_create(TextArticle, profile_id: profile.id)
+    block = RecentDocumentsBlock.new
+    block.stubs(:owner).returns(profile)
+    assert_equal [article.id], block.api_content['articles'].map {|a| a[:id]}
+  end
 end
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