inline int web_client_api_request_v1_registry(RRDHOST *host, struct web_client *w, char *url) {
    static uint32_t hash_action = 0, hash_access = 0, hash_hello = 0, hash_delete = 0, hash_search = 0,
            hash_switch = 0, hash_machine = 0, hash_url = 0, hash_name = 0, hash_delete_url = 0, hash_for = 0,
            hash_to = 0 /*, hash_redirects = 0 */;

    if(unlikely(!hash_action)) {
        hash_action = simple_hash("action");
        hash_access = simple_hash("access");
        hash_hello = simple_hash("hello");
        hash_delete = simple_hash("delete");
        hash_search = simple_hash("search");
        hash_switch = simple_hash("switch");
        hash_machine = simple_hash("machine");
        hash_url = simple_hash("url");
        hash_name = simple_hash("name");
        hash_delete_url = simple_hash("delete_url");
        hash_for = simple_hash("for");
        hash_to = simple_hash("to");
/*
        hash_redirects = simple_hash("redirects");
*/
    }

    char person_guid[GUID_LEN + 1] = "";

    debug(D_WEB_CLIENT, "%llu: API v1 registry with URL '%s'", w->id, url);

    // TODO
    // The browser may send multiple cookies with our id

    char *cookie = strstr(w->response.data->buffer, NETDATA_REGISTRY_COOKIE_NAME "=");
    if(cookie)
        strncpyz(person_guid, &cookie[sizeof(NETDATA_REGISTRY_COOKIE_NAME)], 36);

    char action = '\0';
    char *machine_guid = NULL,
            *machine_url = NULL,
            *url_name = NULL,
            *search_machine_guid = NULL,
            *delete_url = NULL,
            *to_person_guid = NULL;
/*
    int redirects = 0;
*/

    while(url) {
        char *value = mystrsep(&url, "?&");
        if (!value || !*value) continue;

        char *name = mystrsep(&value, "=");
        if (!name || !*name) continue;
        if (!value || !*value) continue;

        debug(D_WEB_CLIENT, "%llu: API v1 registry query param '%s' with value '%s'", w->id, name, value);

        uint32_t hash = simple_hash(name);

        if(hash == hash_action && !strcmp(name, "action")) {
            uint32_t vhash = simple_hash(value);

            if(vhash == hash_access && !strcmp(value, "access")) action = 'A';
            else if(vhash == hash_hello && !strcmp(value, "hello")) action = 'H';
            else if(vhash == hash_delete && !strcmp(value, "delete")) action = 'D';
            else if(vhash == hash_search && !strcmp(value, "search")) action = 'S';
            else if(vhash == hash_switch && !strcmp(value, "switch")) action = 'W';
#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
            else error("unknown registry action '%s'", value);
#endif /* NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS */
        }
/*
        else if(hash == hash_redirects && !strcmp(name, "redirects"))
            redirects = atoi(value);
*/
        else if(hash == hash_machine && !strcmp(name, "machine"))
            machine_guid = value;

        else if(hash == hash_url && !strcmp(name, "url"))
            machine_url = value;

        else if(action == 'A') {
            if(hash == hash_name && !strcmp(name, "name"))
                url_name = value;
        }
        else if(action == 'D') {
            if(hash == hash_delete_url && !strcmp(name, "delete_url"))
                delete_url = value;
        }
        else if(action == 'S') {
            if(hash == hash_for && !strcmp(name, "for"))
                search_machine_guid = value;
        }
        else if(action == 'W') {
            if(hash == hash_to && !strcmp(name, "to"))
                to_person_guid = value;
        }
#ifdef NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS
        else error("unused registry URL parameter '%s' with value '%s'", name, value);
#endif /* NETDATA_INTERNAL_CHECKS */
    }

    if(unlikely(respect_web_browser_do_not_track_policy && web_client_has_donottrack(w))) {
        buffer_flush(w->response.data);
        buffer_sprintf(w->response.data, "Your web browser is sending 'DNT: 1' (Do Not Track). The registry requires persistent cookies on your browser to work.");
        return 400;
    }

    if(unlikely(action == 'H')) {
        // HELLO request, dashboard ACL
        if(unlikely(!web_client_can_access_dashboard(w)))
            return web_client_permission_denied(w);
    }
    else {
        // everything else, registry ACL
        if(unlikely(!web_client_can_access_registry(w)))
            return web_client_permission_denied(w);
    }

    switch(action) {
        case 'A':
            if(unlikely(!machine_guid || !machine_url || !url_name)) {
                error("Invalid registry request - access requires these parameters: machine ('%s'), url ('%s'), name ('%s')", machine_guid ? machine_guid : "UNSET", machine_url ? machine_url : "UNSET", url_name ? url_name : "UNSET");
                buffer_flush(w->response.data);
                buffer_strcat(w->response.data, "Invalid registry Access request.");
                return 400;
            }

            web_client_enable_tracking_required(w);
            return registry_request_access_json(host, w, person_guid, machine_guid, machine_url, url_name, now_realtime_sec());

        case 'D':
            if(unlikely(!machine_guid || !machine_url || !delete_url)) {
                error("Invalid registry request - delete requires these parameters: machine ('%s'), url ('%s'), delete_url ('%s')", machine_guid?machine_guid:"UNSET", machine_url?machine_url:"UNSET", delete_url?delete_url:"UNSET");
                buffer_flush(w->response.data);
                buffer_strcat(w->response.data, "Invalid registry Delete request.");
                return 400;
            }

            web_client_enable_tracking_required(w);
            return registry_request_delete_json(host, w, person_guid, machine_guid, machine_url, delete_url, now_realtime_sec());

        case 'S':
            if(unlikely(!machine_guid || !machine_url || !search_machine_guid)) {
                error("Invalid registry request - search requires these parameters: machine ('%s'), url ('%s'), for ('%s')", machine_guid?machine_guid:"UNSET", machine_url?machine_url:"UNSET", search_machine_guid?search_machine_guid:"UNSET");
                buffer_flush(w->response.data);
                buffer_strcat(w->response.data, "Invalid registry Search request.");
                return 400;
            }

            web_client_enable_tracking_required(w);
            return registry_request_search_json(host, w, person_guid, machine_guid, machine_url, search_machine_guid, now_realtime_sec());

        case 'W':
            if(unlikely(!machine_guid || !machine_url || !to_person_guid)) {
                error("Invalid registry request - switching identity requires these parameters: machine ('%s'), url ('%s'), to ('%s')", machine_guid?machine_guid:"UNSET", machine_url?machine_url:"UNSET", to_person_guid?to_person_guid:"UNSET");
                buffer_flush(w->response.data);
                buffer_strcat(w->response.data, "Invalid registry Switch request.");
                return 400;
            }

            web_client_enable_tracking_required(w);
            return registry_request_switch_json(host, w, person_guid, machine_guid, machine_url, to_person_guid, now_realtime_sec());

        case 'H':
            return registry_request_hello_json(host, w);

        default:
            buffer_flush(w->response.data);
            buffer_strcat(w->response.data, "Invalid registry request - you need to set an action: hello, access, delete, search");
            return 400;
    }
}