diff --git a/backend/ipc/api.go b/backend/ipc/api.go
index 32681f7..d75e5ae 100644
--- a/backend/ipc/api.go
+++ b/backend/ipc/api.go
@@ -1,19 +1,37 @@
 package ipc
 
 const (
-	PlayPath      = "/transport/play"
+	// GET
+	PingPath = "/ping"
+	// POST
+	PlayPath = "/transport/play"
+	// POST
 	PlayPausePath = "/transport/playpause"
-	PausePath     = "/transport/pause"
-	StopPath      = "/transport/stop"
-	PreviousPath  = "/transport/previous"
-	NextPath      = "/transport/next"
-	TimePosPath   = "/transport/timepos"
-
+	// POST
+	PausePath = "/transport/pause"
+	// POST
+	StopPath = "/transport/stop"
+	// POST
+	PreviousPath = "/transport/previous"
+	// POST
+	NextPath = "/transport/next"
+	// POST(TimePos)
+	TimePosPath = "/transport/timepos"
+	// POST to seek
 	PlayTrackPath = "/queue/playtrack"
-
+	// GET -> Volume
+	// POST(Volume)
 	VolumePath = "/volume"
 )
 
+type TimePos struct {
+	Seconds float64 `json:"seconds"`
+}
+
+type Volume struct {
+	Volume int `json:"volume"`
+}
+
 type Response struct {
 	Error string `json:"error"`
 }
diff --git a/backend/ipc/client.go b/backend/ipc/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..134ed4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/ipc/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package ipc
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+var ErrPingFail = errors.New("ping failed")
+
+type Client struct {
+	httpC http.Client
+}
+
+// Connect attempts to connect to the IPC socket as client.
+func Connect() (*Client, error) {
+	conn, err := Dial()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	client := &Client{httpC: http.Client{
+		Transport: &http.Transport{
+			DialContext: func(_ context.Context, _, _ string) (net.Conn, error) {
+				return conn, nil
+			},
+		},
+	}}
+	if err := client.Ping(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return client, nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Ping() error {
+	if c.makeSimpleRequest(http.MethodGet, PingPath) != nil {
+		return ErrPingFail
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Play() error {
+	return c.makeSimpleRequest(http.MethodPost, PlayPath)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) Pause() error {
+	return c.makeSimpleRequest(http.MethodPost, PausePath)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) PlayPause() error {
+	return c.makeSimpleRequest(http.MethodPost, PlayPausePath)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) SeekNext() error {
+	return c.makeSimpleRequest(http.MethodPost, NextPath)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) SeekBackOrPrevious() error {
+	return c.makeSimpleRequest(http.MethodPost, NextPath)
+}
+
+func (c *Client) makeSimpleRequest(method string, path string) error {
+	var resp *http.Response
+	var err error
+	switch method {
+	case http.MethodGet:
+		resp, err = c.httpC.Get(path)
+	case http.MethodPost:
+		resp, err = c.httpC.Post(path, "application/json", nil)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		var r Response
+		json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&r)
+		return errors.New(r.Error)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/backend/ipc/server.go b/backend/ipc/server.go
index 00e4ddd..40a38cd 100644
--- a/backend/ipc/server.go
+++ b/backend/ipc/server.go
@@ -34,22 +34,48 @@ func (s *serverImpl) createHandler() http.Handler {
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
 		w.Write([]byte("The given path is not valid"))
 	})
+	m.HandleFunc(PingPath, s.makeSimpleEndpointHandler(func() error { return nil }))
 	m.HandleFunc(PlayPath, s.makeSimpleEndpointHandler(s.handler.Continue))
 	m.HandleFunc(PausePath, s.makeSimpleEndpointHandler(s.handler.Pause))
 	m.HandleFunc(PlayPausePath, s.makeSimpleEndpointHandler(s.handler.PlayPause))
 	m.HandleFunc(StopPath, s.makeSimpleEndpointHandler(s.handler.Stop))
 	m.HandleFunc(PreviousPath, s.makeSimpleEndpointHandler(s.handler.SeekBackOrPrevious))
 	m.HandleFunc(NextPath, s.makeSimpleEndpointHandler(s.handler.SeekNext))
+	m.HandleFunc(TimePosPath, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		var t TimePos
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Response.Body).Decode(&t); err != nil {
+			s.writeErr(w, err)
+			return
+		}
+		s.writeSimpleResponse(w, s.handler.SeekSeconds(t.Seconds))
+	})
+	m.HandleFunc(VolumePath, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method == http.MethodGet {
+			msg, _ := json.Marshal(Volume{Volume: s.handler.Volume()})
+			w.Write(msg)
+			return
+		}
+		var v Volume
+		if err := json.NewDecoder(r.Response.Body).Decode(&v); err != nil {
+			s.writeErr(w, err)
+			return
+		}
+		s.writeSimpleResponse(w, s.handler.SetVolume(v.Volume))
+	})
 	return m
 }
 
 func (s *serverImpl) makeSimpleEndpointHandler(f func() error) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		if err := f(); err == nil {
-			s.writeOK(w)
-		} else {
-			s.writeErr(w, err)
-		}
+		s.writeSimpleResponse(w, f())
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *serverImpl) writeSimpleResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
+	if err == nil {
+		s.writeOK(w)
+	} else {
+		s.writeErr(w, err)
 	}
 }