diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
index f27fc4dfe..5e0a6c780 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/base_controller.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,4 @@ class Api::V1::BaseController < ApplicationController
     {:page => params[:page], :per_page => per_page}
   end
 
-  def validation_failed(subject)
-    {:message => "Validation Failed", :errors => subject.errors.messages}.to_json
-  end
-
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
index a676ff89e..e416ad783 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
@@ -27,14 +27,9 @@ class Api::V1::PlatformsController < Api::V1::BaseController
     platform_params[:released]    = p[:released] if p[:released]
     platform_params[:description] = p[:description] if p[:description]
     if @platform.update_attributes(p)
-      render :json => {
-        :platform => {
-          :id => @platform.id,
-          :message => 'Platform has been updated successfully'
-        }
-      }.to_json
+      render :json => json_response('Platform has been updated successfully')
     else
-      render :json => validation_failed(@platform), :status => 422
+      render :json => json_response('Platform has not been updated', true), :status => 422
     end
   end
 
@@ -44,32 +39,46 @@ class Api::V1::PlatformsController < Api::V1::BaseController
 
   def add_member
     if member.present? && @platform.add_member(member)
-      render :json => {
-        :platform => {
-          :id => @platform.id,
-          :message => "#{member.class.to_s} '#{member.id}' has been added to platform successfully"
-        }
-      }.to_json
+      render :json => json_response("#{member.class.to_s} '#{member.id}' has been added to platform successfully")
     else
-      render :json => validation_failed(@platform), :status => 422
+      render :json => json_response('Member has not been added to platform', true), :status => 422
     end
   end
 
   def remove_member
     if member.present? && @platform.remove_member(member)
-      render :json => {
-        :platform => {
-          :id => @platform.id,
-          :message => "#{member.class.to_s} '#{member.id}' has been removed from platform successfully"
-        }
-      }.to_json
+      render :json => json_response("#{member.class.to_s} '#{member.id}' has been removed from platform successfully")
     else
-      render :json => validation_failed(@platform), :status => 422
+      render :json => json_response('Member has not been removed from platform'), :status => 422
     end
   end
 
+  def clone
+    p = params[:platform] || {}
+    platform_params = {}
+    platform_params[:description] = p[:description] if p[:description]
+    platform_params[:name]        = p[:name] if p[:name]
+    platform_params[:owner]       = current_user
+    @cloned = @platform.full_clone(platform_params)
+    if @cloned.persisted?
+      render :json => json_response('Platform has been cloned successfully')
+    else
+      render :json => json_response('Platform has not been cloned', true), :status => 422
+    end
+  end
+
+  def clear
+    @platform.clear
+    render :json => json_response('Platform has been cleared successfully')
+  end
+
   private
 
+  def json_response(message, nullify_id = false)
+    id = nullify_id ? nil : @platform.id
+    { :platform => {:id => id, :message => message} }.to_json
+  end
+
   def member
     return @member if @member
     if params[:type] == 'User'
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index c87672d5e..2a9b5b461 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Rosa::Application.routes.draw do
           get :members
           put :add_member
           delete :remove_member
+          post :clone
+          put :clear
         }
       end
       resources :repositories, :only => [:show]
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb
index 24d6d358d..571d72c8c 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ shared_examples_for 'api platform user with writer rights' do
       @platform.members.should_not include(member)
     end
   end
-
 end
 
 shared_examples_for 'api platform user without writer rights' do
@@ -107,6 +106,31 @@ shared_examples_for 'api platform user without writer rights' do
     end
   end
 
+  it_should_behave_like 'api platform user without clone rights'
+end
+
+shared_examples_for 'api platform user with clone rights' do
+  before { any_instance_of(Platform, :create_directory => true) }
+  let(:params) { {:id => @platform.id, :platform => {:description => 'new description', :name => 'new_name'}} }
+  it 'should be able to perform clone action' do
+    post :clone, params, :format => :json
+    response.should be_success
+  end
+  it 'ensures that platform has been cloned' do
+    lambda { post :clone, params, :format => :json }.should change{ Platform.count }.by(1)
+  end
+end
+
+shared_examples_for 'api platform user without clone rights' do
+  before { any_instance_of(Platform, :create_directory => true) }
+  let(:params) { {:id => @platform.id, :platform => {:description => 'new description', :name => 'new_name'}} }
+  it 'should not be able to perform clone action' do
+    post :clone, params, :format => :json
+    response.should_not be_success
+  end
+  it 'ensures that platform has not been cloned' do
+    lambda { post :clone, params, :format => :json }.should_not change{ Platform.count }
+  end
 end
 
 shared_examples_for 'api platform user with reader rights for hidden platform' do
@@ -189,6 +213,7 @@ describe Api::V1::PlatformsController do
     it_should_behave_like 'api platform user with reader rights'
     it_should_behave_like 'api platform user with reader rights for hidden platform'
     it_should_behave_like 'api platform user with writer rights'
+    it_should_behave_like 'api platform user with clone rights'
   end
 
   context 'for owner user' do
@@ -202,6 +227,7 @@ describe Api::V1::PlatformsController do
     it_should_behave_like 'api platform user with reader rights'
     it_should_behave_like 'api platform user with reader rights for hidden platform'
     it_should_behave_like 'api platform user with writer rights'
+    it_should_behave_like 'api platform user without clone rights'
   end
 
   context 'for reader user' do