diff --git a/dogapi/dogapi/models.py b/dogapi/dogapi/models.py
index cf71136..9bcf601 100644
--- a/dogapi/dogapi/models.py
+++ b/dogapi/dogapi/models.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 from doglib import DOG
+from doglib import expand_datatype as doglib_expand_datatype
 
 dog = DOG()
 
diff --git a/dogapi/dogapi/views_api.py b/dogapi/dogapi/views_api.py
index 16574ca..10469dd 100644
--- a/dogapi/dogapi/views_api.py
+++ b/dogapi/dogapi/views_api.py
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@
 from rest_framework.request import Request
 from typing import List
 
-from .models import dog
+from .models import dog, doglib_expand_datatype
 from .schemas import fetch_response_schema, identify_response_schema, is_collection_response_schema, pid_queryparam, \
     sniff_response_schema
 
 
-def parse_pid_queryparam(request: Request) -> List[str]:
+def parse_queryparam(request: Request, param_name: str) -> List[str]:
     """
     Parses queryparameters from direct API call (PHP-like format ?param[]=val1&param[]=val2, both with and without [])
     and via Swagger UI (?param=val1,val2)
     """
-    query_pid_candidates = request.GET.getlist('pid')
+    query_param_candidates = request.GET.getlist(param_name)
     # Swagger UI returns a 1 element list with comma separated values of parameter, e.g. ["string,string,string"]
-    pid_candidates = [pid for pid_candidate in query_pid_candidates for pid in pid_candidate.split(',')]
-    return pid_candidates
+    param_candidates = [param for param_candidate in query_param_candidates for param in param_candidate.split(',')]
+    return param_candidates
 
 
 @swagger_auto_schema(method="get",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def fetch(request: Request) -> Response:
 
     Returns [{pid: {fetch_results}}]
     """
-    pids = parse_pid_queryparam(request)
+    pids = parse_queryparam(request, 'pid')
     fetch_results = {pid: dog.fetch(pid) for pid in pids}
     if fetch_results:
         return Response(fetch_results, status=200)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def identify(request: Request) -> Response:
 
     Returns [{pid: <identify_result>}]
     """
-    pids = parse_pid_queryparam(request)
+    pids = parse_queryparam(request, 'pid')
     identify_result = {pid: dog.identify(pid) for pid in pids}
     if identify_result:
         return Response(identify_result, status=200)
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def is_collection(request: Request) -> Response:
 
     Returns [{pid: bool}]
     """
-    pids = parse_pid_queryparam(request)
+    pids = parse_queryparam(request, 'pid')
     is_collection_result = {pid: dog.is_collection(pid) for pid in pids}
     if is_collection_result:
         return Response(is_collection_result, status=200)
@@ -113,9 +113,22 @@ def sniff(request: Request) -> Response:
 
     Returns [{pid: <sniff_result>}]
     """
-    pids = parse_pid_queryparam(request)
+    pids = parse_queryparam(request, 'pid')
     sniff_result = {pid: dog.sniff(pid) for pid in pids}
     if sniff_result:
         return Response(sniff_result, status=200)
     else:
         return Response(f"Persistent Identifier(s) {pids} is either not correct or has been not recognised", status=400)
+
+
+@permission_classes([AllowAny])
+@api_view(['GET'])
+def expand_datatype(request: Request) -> Response:
+    data_types = parse_queryparam(request, 'data_type')
+    expanded_datatypes: dict = {}
+    for data_type in data_types:
+        expanded_datatypes.update(doglib_expand_datatype(data_type))
+    if expanded_datatypes:
+        return Response(expanded_datatypes, status=200)
+    else:
+        return Response(f"MIME data type(s) {data_types} is either not correct or has been not recognised", status=400)
diff --git a/dogconfig/dogproject/urls.py b/dogconfig/dogproject/urls.py
index 171b756..e0f6c50 100644
--- a/dogconfig/dogproject/urls.py
+++ b/dogconfig/dogproject/urls.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from drf_yasg.views import get_schema_view
 from rest_framework.permissions import AllowAny
 
-from dogapi.views_api import fetch, identify, sniff
+from dogapi.views_api import fetch, identify, sniff, expand_datatype
 
 openapi_info = openapi.Info(title="Snippets API",
                             default_version='v1',
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@
     path('fetch/', fetch, name='fetch'),
     path('identify/', identify, name='identify'),
     path('sniff/', sniff, name='sniff'),
+    path('expanddatatype/', expand_datatype, name='expand data type'),
 ]