diff --git a/ghost/api-framework/lib/frame.js b/ghost/api-framework/lib/frame.js
index b91de8dc86..2be8cb3b74 100644
--- a/ghost/api-framework/lib/frame.js
+++ b/ghost/api-framework/lib/frame.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class Frame {
          * file:        Uploaded file
          * files:       Uploaded files
          * apiType:     Content or admin api access
+         * docName:     The endpoint name, e.g. "posts"
+         * method:      The method name, e.g. "browse"
          */
         this.options = {};
         this.data = {};
@@ -26,6 +28,9 @@ class Frame {
         this.file = {};
         this.files = [];
         this.apiType = null;
+        this.docName = null;
+        this.method = null;
+        this.response = null;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/ghost/api-framework/lib/pipeline.js b/ghost/api-framework/lib/pipeline.js
index f5300ae004..81f2120dd7 100644
--- a/ghost/api-framework/lib/pipeline.js
+++ b/ghost/api-framework/lib/pipeline.js
@@ -174,23 +174,21 @@ const STAGES = {
  * 4. Controller - Execute the controller implementation & receive model response.
  * 5. Output Serialisation - Output formatting, Deprecations, Extra attributes etc...
  *
- * @param {Function} apiController
+ * @param {Object} apiController
  * @param {Object} apiUtils - Local utils (validation & serialisation) from target API version
  * @param {String} [apiType] - Content or Admin API access
- * @return {Function}
+ * @return {Object}
  */
 const pipeline = (apiController, apiUtils, apiType) => {
     const keys = Object.keys(apiController);
+    const docName = apiController.docName;
 
     // CASE: api controllers are objects with configuration.
     //       We have to ensure that we expose a functional interface e.g. `api.posts.add` has to be available.
-    return keys.reduce((obj, key) => {
-        const docName = apiController.docName;
-        const method = key;
+    return keys.reduce((obj, method) => {
+        const apiImpl = _.cloneDeep(apiController)[method];
 
-        const apiImpl = _.cloneDeep(apiController)[key];
-
-        obj[key] = function wrapper() {
+        obj[method] = function wrapper() {
             const apiConfig = {docName, method};
             let options;
             let data;
@@ -253,7 +251,7 @@ const pipeline = (apiController, apiUtils, apiType) => {
                 });
         };
 
-        Object.assign(obj[key], apiImpl);
+        Object.assign(obj[method], apiImpl);
         return obj;
     }, {});
 };
diff --git a/ghost/api-framework/test/frame.test.js b/ghost/api-framework/test/frame.test.js
index 36e134497f..c53eb2dc1c 100644
--- a/ghost/api-framework/test/frame.test.js
+++ b/ghost/api-framework/test/frame.test.js
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ describe('Frame', function () {
             'user',
             'file',
             'files',
-            'apiType'
+            'apiType',
+            'docName',
+            'method',
+            'response'
         ]);
     });
 
diff --git a/ghost/api-framework/test/http.test.js b/ghost/api-framework/test/http.test.js
index bfb8b86b43..ad7a038161 100644
--- a/ghost/api-framework/test/http.test.js
+++ b/ghost/api-framework/test/http.test.js
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ describe('HTTP', function () {
             'user',
             'file',
             'files',
-            'apiType'
+            'apiType',
+            'docName',
+            'method',
+            'response'
         ]);
 
         apiImpl.args[0][0].data.should.eql({a: 'a'});