diff --git a/app/views/api.scala.html b/app/views/api.scala.html
index dff799b6..6f24e1fb 100644
--- a/app/views/api.scala.html
+++ b/app/views/api.scala.html
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 }
 
 @main("*", scripts = hypothesisEmbed) {
+    <div id="usage-policy" class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
+        <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+        @Html(Messages.get("api.usage.policy", "https://lobid.org/usage-policy/"))
+    </div>
     <h2 id="basics">@Messages.get("api.basics.header") <small><a href="#basics"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-link"></span></a></small></h2>
     <dl>
     @desc("HTTP GET", routes.Application.get("DE-6", format="json"))
diff --git a/app/views/main.scala.html b/app/views/main.scala.html
index 04cbbfea..9d12f0a9 100644
--- a/app/views/main.scala.html
+++ b/app/views/main.scala.html
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 							<ul class="dropdown-menu">
 								<li @if(controllers.Application.currentUri().contains("dataset")){class="active"}><a href='@routes.Application.dataset("")'>@Messages.get("main.navbar.info.dataset")</a></li>
 								<li><a href="mailto:lobid-admin@@hbz-nrw.de?subject=Feedback%20lobid-organisations,%20URL%20@controllers.Application.currentUri()">@Messages.get("main.navbar.info.feedback")</a></li>
+								<li><a href="http://lobid.org/usage-policy/">@Messages.get("main.navbar.info.policy")</a></li>
 							</ul>
 						</li>
 					</ul>
diff --git a/conf/messages.de b/conf/messages.de
index ea2e26b7..9178d6ce 100644
--- a/conf/messages.de
+++ b/conf/messages.de
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ main.navbar.api.title = Programmierschnittstelle
 
 main.navbar.info.dataset = Datenbeschreibung
 main.navbar.info.feedback = Feedback zur aktuellen Seite
+main.navbar.info.policy = Richtlinien API-Nutzung
 
 main.footer.text = ein LOD-Dienst des <a href="{0}">hbz — Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes NRW</a>
 main.footer.imprint = Impressum
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ search.position_sort = In Ihrer Nähe
 
 # api
 
+api.usage.policy = Technische und sonstige Hinweise zur lobid-Nutzung finden sich in den <a class="alert-link" href="{0}">Richtlinien zur API-Nutzung</a>.
 api.basics.header = API-Grundlagen
 api.basics.search = Suche über alle Felder
 api.basics.pagination = Suche mit Paginierung
diff --git a/conf/messages.en b/conf/messages.en
index 200f8505..78a68ede 100644
--- a/conf/messages.en
+++ b/conf/messages.en
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ main.navbar.api.title = Application programming interface
 
 main.navbar.info.dataset = Dataset description
 main.navbar.info.feedback = Feedback about current page
+main.navbar.info.policy = Guidelines API usage
 
 main.footer.text = a LOD service by <a href="{0}">hbz — Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes NRW</a>
 main.footer.imprint = Imprint
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ search.position_sort = Close to you
 
 # api
 
+api.usage.policy = Technical and other guidance on the usage of lobid can be found in the <a class="alert-link" href="{0}">API Usage Guidelines</a>.
 api.basics.header = API basics
 api.basics.search = Query all fields
 api.basics.pagination = Query with pagination
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/main.css b/public/stylesheets/main.css
index a73b81c4..2425029d 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/main.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/main.css
@@ -122,3 +122,12 @@ small {
 	color: blue;
 	z-index: 100 !important;
 }
+
+#usage-policy {
+	margin-top: 20px;
+	/*
+	setting standard background-color for .alert-info
+	https://getbootstrap.com/docs/3.3/components/#alerts
+	*/
+	background-color: #d9edf7;
+}