diff --git a/src/api2/config.rs b/src/api2/config.rs
index aed73b81..34b04d55 100644
--- a/src/api2/config.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config.rs
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ pub mod remote;
 pub mod sync;
 pub mod verify;
 pub mod drive;
+pub mod changer;
 
 const SUBDIRS: SubdirMap = &[
+    ("changer", &changer::ROUTER),
     ("datastore", &datastore::ROUTER),
     ("drive", &drive::ROUTER),
     ("remote", &remote::ROUTER),
+    ("scan-changers", &changer::SCAN_CHANGERS),
+    ("scan-drives", &drive::SCAN_DRIVES),
     ("sync", &sync::ROUTER),
     ("verify", &verify::ROUTER)
 ];
diff --git a/src/api2/config/changer.rs b/src/api2/config/changer.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71631ac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api2/config/changer.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,244 @@
+use anyhow::{bail, Error};
+use serde_json::Value;
+
+use proxmox::api::{api, Router, RpcEnvironment};
+
+use crate::{
+    config,
+    api2::types::{
+        CHANGER_ID_SCHEMA,
+        LINUX_DRIVE_PATH_SCHEMA,
+        DriveListEntry,
+        ScsiTapeChanger,
+        TapeDeviceInfo,
+    },
+    tape::{
+        linux_tape_changer_list,
+        check_drive_path,
+        lookup_drive,
+    },
+};
+
+#[api(
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            name: {
+                schema: CHANGER_ID_SCHEMA,
+            },
+            path: {
+                schema: LINUX_DRIVE_PATH_SCHEMA,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+)]
+/// Create a new changer device
+pub fn create_changer(
+    name: String,
+    path: String,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+
+    let _lock = config::drive::lock()?;
+
+    let (mut config, _digest) = config::drive::config()?;
+
+    let linux_changers = linux_tape_changer_list();
+
+    check_drive_path(&linux_changers, &path)?;
+
+    if config.sections.get(&name).is_some() {
+        bail!("Entry '{}' already exists", name);
+    }
+
+    let item = ScsiTapeChanger {
+        name: name.clone(),
+        path,
+    };
+
+    config.set_data(&name, "changer", &item)?;
+
+    config::drive::save_config(&config)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[api(
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            name: {
+                schema: CHANGER_ID_SCHEMA,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+    returns: {
+        type: ScsiTapeChanger,
+    },
+
+)]
+/// Get tape changer configuration
+pub fn get_config(
+    name: String,
+    _param: Value,
+    mut rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment,
+) -> Result<ScsiTapeChanger, Error> {
+
+    let (config, digest) = config::drive::config()?;
+
+    let data: ScsiTapeChanger = config.lookup("changer", &name)?;
+
+    rpcenv["digest"] = proxmox::tools::digest_to_hex(&digest).into();
+
+    Ok(data)
+}
+
+#[api(
+    input: {
+        properties: {},
+    },
+    returns: {
+        description: "The list of configured changers (with config digest).",
+        type: Array,
+        items: {
+            type: DriveListEntry,
+        },
+    },
+)]
+/// List changers
+pub fn list_changers(
+    _param: Value,
+    mut rpcenv: &mut dyn RpcEnvironment,
+) -> Result<Vec<DriveListEntry>, Error> {
+
+    let (config, digest) = config::drive::config()?;
+
+    let linux_changers = linux_tape_changer_list();
+
+    let changer_list: Vec<ScsiTapeChanger> = config.convert_to_typed_array("changer")?;
+
+    let mut list = Vec::new();
+
+    for changer in changer_list {
+        let mut entry = DriveListEntry {
+            name: changer.name,
+            path: changer.path.clone(),
+            changer: None,
+            vendor: None,
+            model: None,
+            serial: None,
+        };
+        if let Some(info) = lookup_drive(&linux_changers, &changer.path) {
+            entry.vendor = Some(info.vendor.clone());
+            entry.model = Some(info.model.clone());
+            entry.serial = Some(info.serial.clone());
+        }
+
+        list.push(entry);
+    }
+
+    rpcenv["digest"] = proxmox::tools::digest_to_hex(&digest).into();
+    Ok(list)
+}
+
+#[api(
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            name: {
+                schema: CHANGER_ID_SCHEMA,
+            },
+            path: {
+                schema: LINUX_DRIVE_PATH_SCHEMA,
+                optional: true,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+)]
+/// Update a tape changer configuration
+pub fn update_changer(
+    name: String,
+    path: Option<String>,
+    _param: Value,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+
+    let _lock = config::drive::lock()?;
+
+    let (mut config, _digest) = config::drive::config()?;
+
+    let mut data: ScsiTapeChanger = config.lookup("changer", &name)?;
+
+    if let Some(path) = path {
+        let changers = linux_tape_changer_list();
+        check_drive_path(&changers, &path)?;
+        data.path = path;
+    }
+
+    config.set_data(&name, "changer", &data)?;
+
+    config::drive::save_config(&config)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[api(
+    input: {
+        properties: {
+            name: {
+                schema: CHANGER_ID_SCHEMA,
+            },
+        },
+    },
+)]
+/// Delete a tape changer configuration
+pub fn delete_changer(name: String, _param: Value) -> Result<(), Error> {
+
+    let _lock = config::drive::lock()?;
+
+    let (mut config, _digest) = config::drive::config()?;
+
+    match config.sections.get(&name) {
+        Some((section_type, _)) => {
+            if section_type != "changer" {
+                bail!("Entry '{}' exists, but is not a changer device", name);
+            }
+            config.sections.remove(&name);
+        },
+        None => bail!("Delete changer '{}' failed - no such entry", name),
+    }
+
+    config::drive::save_config(&config)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[api(
+    input: {
+        properties: {},
+    },
+    returns: {
+        description: "The list of autodetected tape changers.",
+        type: Array,
+        items: {
+            type: TapeDeviceInfo,
+        },
+    },
+)]
+/// Scan for SCSI tape changers
+pub fn scan_changers(_param: Value) -> Result<Vec<TapeDeviceInfo>, Error> {
+
+    let list = linux_tape_changer_list();
+
+    Ok(list)
+}
+
+pub const SCAN_CHANGERS: Router = Router::new()
+    .get(&API_METHOD_SCAN_CHANGERS);
+
+
+const ITEM_ROUTER: Router = Router::new()
+    .get(&API_METHOD_GET_CONFIG)
+    .put(&API_METHOD_UPDATE_CHANGER)
+    .delete(&API_METHOD_DELETE_CHANGER);
+
+
+pub const ROUTER: Router = Router::new()
+    .get(&API_METHOD_LIST_CHANGERS)
+    .post(&API_METHOD_CREATE_CHANGER)
+    .match_all("name", &ITEM_ROUTER);
diff --git a/src/api2/config/drive.rs b/src/api2/config/drive.rs
index 6316b16b..1702e476 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/drive.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/drive.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pub fn delete_drive(name: String, _param: Value) -> Result<(), Error> {
     },
 )]
 /// Scan tape drives
-pub fn scan_tape_drives(_param: Value) -> Result<Vec<TapeDeviceInfo>, Error> {
+pub fn scan_drives(_param: Value) -> Result<Vec<TapeDeviceInfo>, Error> {
 
     let list = linux_tape_device_list();
 
@@ -234,15 +234,14 @@ pub fn scan_tape_drives(_param: Value) -> Result<Vec<TapeDeviceInfo>, Error> {
 }
 
 
-const SCAN_DRIVES: Router = Router::new()
-    .get(&API_METHOD_SCAN_TAPE_DRIVES);
+pub const SCAN_DRIVES: Router = Router::new()
+    .get(&API_METHOD_SCAN_DRIVES);
 
 
 const ITEM_ROUTER: Router = Router::new()
     .get(&API_METHOD_GET_CONFIG)
     .put(&API_METHOD_UPDATE_DRIVE)
-    .delete(&API_METHOD_DELETE_DRIVE)
-    .subdirs(&[("scan", &SCAN_DRIVES)]);
+    .delete(&API_METHOD_DELETE_DRIVE);
 
 
 pub const ROUTER: Router = Router::new()