diff --git a/api/actions/broadcast.php b/api/actions/broadcast.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdac93c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/actions/broadcast.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+$accountid = $database->get("authkeys", "accountid", ["key" => $VARS["key"]]);
+
+if (!$database->has("accounts", ["AND" => ["accountid" => $accountid, "type" => 2]])) {
+    sendJsonResp($Strings->get("Only receivers may broadcast their location to the map.", false), "ERROR");
+}
+
+$database->update("accounts", [
+    "latitude" => $VARS["latitude"],
+    "longitude" => $VARS["longitude"],
+    "lastgpsfix" => date("Y-m-d H:i:s")
+        ], ["accountid" => $accountid]);
+
+sendJsonResp();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/apisettings.php b/api/apisettings.php
index 14a7761..c801160 100644
--- a/api/apisettings.php
+++ b/api/apisettings.php
@@ -76,4 +76,12 @@ $APIS = [
             "format (optional)" => "/(geojson)/"
         ]
     ],
+    "broadcast" => [
+        "load" => "broadcast.php",
+        "vars" => [
+            "key" => $keyregex,
+            "latitude" => "/-?[0-9]{2}\.[0-9]+/",
+            "longitude" => "/-?[0-9]{2,3}\.[0-9]+/"
+        ]
+    ],
 ];