diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/playershops/api/Shop.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/playershops/api/Shop.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb914c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/playershops/api/Shop.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package com.alttd.playershops.api;
+
+import com.alttd.playershops.shop.ShopType;
+import org.bukkit.Location;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
+
+import java.util.UUID;
+
+public interface Shop { // TODO finish docs
+
+    String getOwnerName();
+
+    UUID getOwnerUUID();
+
+    ShopType getType();
+
+    Location getSignLocation();
+
+    Location getContainerLocation();
+
+    String getServer();
+
+    double getPrice();
+
+    void setPrice(double price);
+
+    int getAmount();
+
+    void setAmount(int amount);
+
+    double getBalance();
+
+    void setBalance(double balance);
+
+    ItemStack getItemStack();
+
+    void setItemStack(ItemStack itemStack);
+
+    ItemStack getSecondaryItem();
+
+    void setSecondaryItem(ItemStack itemStack);
+
+    boolean isInitialized();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/alttd/playershops/shop/AbstractShop.java b/src/main/java/com/alttd/playershops/shop/AbstractShop.java
index 7c19986..8d77909 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/alttd/playershops/shop/AbstractShop.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/alttd/playershops/shop/AbstractShop.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.alttd.playershops.shop;
 
+import com.alttd.playershops.api.Shop;
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@ import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-public abstract class AbstractShop {
+public abstract class AbstractShop implements Shop {
 
     @Getter
     private int id;
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractShop {
     @Getter @Setter
     private long lastTransaction;
 
+    protected boolean initialized;
+
     AbstractShop(Location signLocation, UUID uuid, double price, int amount) {
         this.signLocation = signLocation;
         if (signLocation != null) {
@@ -67,4 +70,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractShop {
         }
         return ChatColor.RED + "[CLOSED]";
     }
+
+    public boolean isInitialized() {
+        return initialized;
+    }
 }