diff --git a/lbry/db/database.py b/lbry/db/database.py
index ce74005b4..2ce8ea96f 100644
--- a/lbry/db/database.py
+++ b/lbry/db/database.py
@@ -276,8 +276,11 @@ class Database:
     async def search_supports(self, **constraints) -> Result[Output]:
         return await self.fetch_result(q.search_supports, **constraints)
 
-    async def resolve(self, *urls) -> Dict[str, Output]:
-        return await self.run(q.resolve, *urls)
+    async def resolve(self, urls, **kwargs) -> Dict[str, Output]:
+        return await self.run(q.resolve, urls, **kwargs)
+
+    async def protobuf_resolve(self, urls, **kwargs) -> bytes:
+        return await self.run(q.protobuf_resolve, urls, **kwargs)
 
     async def get_txo_sum(self, **constraints) -> int:
         return await self.run(q.get_txo_sum, **constraints)
diff --git a/lbry/db/queries/resolve.py b/lbry/db/queries/resolve.py
index e93262357..73e402998 100644
--- a/lbry/db/queries/resolve.py
+++ b/lbry/db/queries/resolve.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from operator import itemgetter
 from typing import List, Dict
 
 from lbry.schema.url import URL
+from lbry.schema.result import Outputs as ResultOutput
 from lbry.error import ResolveCensoredError
 from lbry.blockchain.transaction import Output
 
@@ -35,7 +36,11 @@ def _get_referenced_rows(txo_rows: List[dict], censor_channels: List[bytes]):
     return channel_txos + reposted_txos
 
 
-def resolve(*urls) -> Dict[str, Output]:
+def protobuf_resolve(urls, **kwargs) -> bytes:
+    return ResultOutput.to_bytes([resolve_url(raw_url) for raw_url in urls], [])
+
+
+def resolve(urls, **kwargs) -> Dict[str, Output]:
     return {url: resolve_url(url) for url in urls}
     #txo_rows = [resolve_url(raw_url) for raw_url in urls]
     #extra_txo_rows = _get_referenced_rows(
diff --git a/lbry/db/queries/search.py b/lbry/db/queries/search.py
index bf422dcae..b44962bf7 100644
--- a/lbry/db/queries/search.py
+++ b/lbry/db/queries/search.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ BASE_SELECT_CLAIM_COLUMNS = BASE_SELECT_TXO_COLUMNS + [
     Claim.c.creation_height,
     Claim.c.is_controlling,
     Claim.c.channel_hash,
+    Claim.c.reposted_count,
     Claim.c.reposted_claim_hash,
     Claim.c.short_url,
     Claim.c.signed_claim_count,
diff --git a/lbry/db/queries/txio.py b/lbry/db/queries/txio.py
index 727c66f00..307da8834 100644
--- a/lbry/db/queries/txio.py
+++ b/lbry/db/queries/txio.py
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ META_ATTRS = (
     'activation_height', 'takeover_height', 'creation_height', 'staked_amount',
     'short_url', 'canonical_url', 'staked_support_amount', 'staked_support_count',
     'signed_claim_count', 'signed_support_count', 'is_signature_valid',
+    'reposted_count',
 )
 
 
diff --git a/lbry/db/tables.py b/lbry/db/tables.py
index 27b8523b8..fb694cf6c 100644
--- a/lbry/db/tables.py
+++ b/lbry/db/tables.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ Claim = Table(
 
     # reposts
     Column('reposted_claim_hash', LargeBinary, nullable=True),
+    Column('reposted_count', Integer, server_default='0'),
 
     # claims which are channels
     Column('signed_claim_count', Integer, server_default='0'),
diff --git a/lbry/schema/result.py b/lbry/schema/result.py
index 82ba9504f..2a8ffcdcc 100644
--- a/lbry/schema/result.py
+++ b/lbry/schema/result.py
@@ -185,26 +185,26 @@ class Outputs:
                 txo_message.error.code = ErrorMessage.BLOCKED
                 set_reference(txo_message.error.blocked.channel, txo.censor_hash, extra_txo_rows)
             return
-        txo_message.tx_hash = txo['txo_hash'][:32]
-        txo_message.nout, = struct.unpack('<I', txo['txo_hash'][32:])
-        txo_message.height = txo['height']
-        txo_message.claim.short_url = txo['short_url']
-        txo_message.claim.reposted = txo['reposted']
-        if txo['canonical_url'] is not None:
-            txo_message.claim.canonical_url = txo['canonical_url']
-        txo_message.claim.is_controlling = bool(txo['is_controlling'])
-        if txo['last_take_over_height'] is not None:
-            txo_message.claim.take_over_height = txo['last_take_over_height']
-        txo_message.claim.creation_height = txo['creation_height']
-        txo_message.claim.activation_height = txo['activation_height']
-        txo_message.claim.expiration_height = txo['expiration_height']
-        if txo['claims_in_channel'] is not None:
-            txo_message.claim.claims_in_channel = txo['claims_in_channel']
-        txo_message.claim.effective_amount = txo['effective_amount']
-        txo_message.claim.support_amount = txo['support_amount']
-        txo_message.claim.trending_group = txo['trending_group']
-        txo_message.claim.trending_mixed = txo['trending_mixed']
-        txo_message.claim.trending_local = txo['trending_local']
-        txo_message.claim.trending_global = txo['trending_global']
-        set_reference(txo_message.claim.channel, txo['channel_hash'], extra_txo_rows)
-        set_reference(txo_message.claim.repost, txo['reposted_claim_hash'], extra_txo_rows)
+        txo_message.tx_hash = txo.tx_ref.hash
+        txo_message.nout = txo.position
+        txo_message.height = txo.tx_ref.height
+        txo_message.claim.short_url = txo.meta['short_url']
+        txo_message.claim.reposted = txo.meta['reposted_count']
+        if txo.meta['canonical_url'] is not None:
+            txo_message.claim.canonical_url = txo.meta['canonical_url']
+        txo_message.claim.is_controlling = bool(txo.meta['takeover_height'])
+        #if txo['last_take_over_height'] is not None:
+        #    txo_message.claim.take_over_height = txo['last_take_over_height']
+        txo_message.claim.creation_height = txo.meta['creation_height']
+        txo_message.claim.activation_height = txo.meta['activation_height']
+        #txo_message.claim.expiration_height = txo['expiration_height']
+        if txo.meta['signed_claim_count'] is not None:
+            txo_message.claim.claims_in_channel = txo.meta['signed_claim_count']
+        txo_message.claim.effective_amount = txo.meta['staked_amount']
+        txo_message.claim.support_amount = txo.meta['staked_support_amount']
+        #txo_message.claim.trending_group = txo['trending_group']
+        #txo_message.claim.trending_mixed = txo['trending_mixed']
+        #txo_message.claim.trending_local = txo['trending_local']
+        #txo_message.claim.trending_global = txo['trending_global']
+        #set_reference(txo_message.claim.channel, txo['channel_hash'], extra_txo_rows)
+        #set_reference(txo_message.claim.repost, txo['reposted_claim_hash'], extra_txo_rows)
diff --git a/lbry/service/api.py b/lbry/service/api.py
index 531710785..9a60d0930 100644
--- a/lbry/service/api.py
+++ b/lbry/service/api.py
@@ -502,8 +502,9 @@ class API:
                                          # of supports you've made to this claim
         include_sent_tips=False,         # lookup and sum the total amount
                                          # of tips you've made to this claim
-        include_received_tips=False      # lookup and sum the total amount
+        include_received_tips=False,     # lookup and sum the total amount
                                          # of tips you've received to this claim
+        protobuf=False,                  # protobuf encoded result
     ) -> dict:  # resolve results, keyed by url
         """
         Get the claim that a URL refers to.
@@ -515,6 +516,7 @@ class API:
                     [--include_sent_supports]
                     [--include_sent_tips]
                     [--include_received_tips]
+                    [--protobuf]
 
         Returns:
             '<url>': {
@@ -573,6 +575,8 @@ class API:
         """
         if isinstance(urls, str):
             urls = [urls]
+        if protobuf:
+            return await self.service.protobuf_resolve(urls)
         return await self.service.resolve(
             urls, wallet=None,#self.wallets.get_or_default(wallet_id),
             include_purchase_receipt=include_purchase_receipt,
@@ -1968,53 +1972,45 @@ class API:
                           {kwargs}
 
         """
+        stream_dict, kwargs = pop_kwargs('stream', stream_kwargs(**stream_and_tx_kwargs))
+        tx_dict, kwargs = pop_kwargs('tx', tx_kwargs(**kwargs))
+        assert_consumed_kwargs(kwargs)
         self.ledger.valid_stream_name_or_error(name)
-        wallet = self.wallets.get_or_default_for_spending(wallet_id)
+        wallet = self.wallets.get_or_default_for_spending(tx_dict.pop('wallet_id'))
         amount = self.ledger.get_dewies_or_error('bid', bid, positive_value=True)
-        holding_account = wallet.accounts.get_or_default(account_id)
-        funding_accounts = wallet.accounts.get_or_all(fund_account_id)
-        channel = await wallet.channels.get_for_signing_or_none(claim_id=channel_id, claim_name=channel_name)
-        holding_address = await holding_account.get_valid_receiving_address(claim_address)
-        kwargs['fee_address'] = self.ledger.get_fee_address(kwargs, claim_address)
+        holding_account = wallet.accounts.get_or_default(stream_dict.pop('account_id'))
+        funding_accounts = wallet.accounts.get_or_all(tx_dict.pop('fund_account_id'))
+        signing_channel = None
+        if 'channel_id' in stream_dict or 'channel_name' in stream_dict:
+            signing_channel = await wallet.channels.get_for_signing_or_none(
+                channel_id=stream_dict.pop('channel_id', None),
+                channel_name=stream_dict.pop('channel_name', None)
+            )
+        holding_address = await holding_account.get_valid_receiving_address(
+            stream_dict.pop('claim_address', None)
+        )
+        kwargs['fee_address'] = self.ledger.get_fee_address(kwargs, holding_address)
 
         await wallet.verify_duplicate(name, allow_duplicate_name)
 
+        stream_dict.pop('validate_file')
+        stream_dict.pop('optimize_file')
         # TODO: fix
         #file_path, spec = await self._video_file_analyzer.verify_or_repair(
         #    validate_file, optimize_file, file_path, ignore_non_video=True
         #)
         #kwargs.update(spec)
-
-        tx = await wallet.stream.create(
-            name,
+        class FakeManagedStream:
+            sd_hash = 'beef'
+        async def create_file_stream(path):
+            return FakeManagedStream()
+        tx, fs = await wallet.streams.create(
+            name=name, amount=amount, file_path=stream_dict.pop('file_path'),
+            create_file_stream=create_file_stream,
+            holding_address=holding_address, funding_accounts=funding_accounts,
+            signing_channel=signing_channel, **remove_nulls(stream_dict)
         )
-        claim = Claim()
-        claim.stream.update(file_path=file_path, sd_hash='0' * 96, **kwargs)
-        tx = await wallet.streams.create(
-            name, claim, amount, claim_address, funding_accounts, funding_accounts[0], channel
-        )
-        new_txo = tx.outputs[0]
-
-        file_stream = None
-        if not preview:
-            file_stream = await self.stream_manager.create_stream(file_path)
-            claim.stream.source.sd_hash = file_stream.sd_hash
-            new_txo.script.generate()
-
-        if channel:
-            new_txo.sign(channel)
-        await tx.sign(funding_accounts)
-
-        if not preview:
-            await self.broadcast_or_release(tx, blocking)
-            await self.storage.save_claims([self._old_get_temp_claim_info(
-                tx, new_txo, claim_address, claim, name, dewies_to_lbc(amount)
-            )])
-            await self.storage.save_content_claim(file_stream.stream_hash, new_txo.id)
-            self.component_manager.loop.create_task(self.analytics_manager.send_claim_action('publish'))
-        else:
-            await account.ledger.release_tx(tx)
-
+        await self.service.maybe_broadcast_or_release(tx, tx_dict['preview'], tx_dict['no_wait'])
         return tx
 
     async def stream_update(
diff --git a/lbry/service/full_node.py b/lbry/service/full_node.py
index 18640cd22..974a8e8d8 100644
--- a/lbry/service/full_node.py
+++ b/lbry/service/full_node.py
@@ -55,4 +55,7 @@ class FullNode(Service):
         pass
 
     async def resolve(self, urls, **kwargs):
-        return await self.db.resolve(*urls)
+        return await self.db.resolve(urls, **kwargs)
+
+    async def protobuf_resolve(self, urls, **kwargs):
+        return await self.db.protobuf_resolve(urls, **kwargs)
diff --git a/lbry/service/json_encoder.py b/lbry/service/json_encoder.py
index cbef04fb9..e30ae75b5 100644
--- a/lbry/service/json_encoder.py
+++ b/lbry/service/json_encoder.py
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ class JSONResponseEncoder(JSONEncoder):
         if isinstance(obj, Decimal):
             return float(obj)
         if isinstance(obj, bytes):
-            return obj.decode()
+            return hexlify(obj).decode()
         return super().default(obj)
 
     def encode_transaction(self, tx):