diff --git a/pkg/apigw/ctx/ctx.go b/pkg/apigw/ctx/ctx.go
index a2c226802..2556acc31 100644
--- a/pkg/apigw/ctx/ctx.go
+++ b/pkg/apigw/ctx/ctx.go
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ func ScopeToContext(ctx context.Context, s *types.Scp) context.Context {
 	return context.WithValue(ctx, ContextKeyScope, s)
 }
 
-func ScopeFromContext(ctx context.Context) *types.Scp {
-	return ctx.Value(ContextKeyScope).(*types.Scp)
+func ScopeFromContext(ctx context.Context) (ss *types.Scp) {
+	s := ctx.Value(ContextKeyScope)
+
+	if s == nil {
+		return &types.Scp{}
+	}
+
+	return s.(*types.Scp)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apigw/filter/processer.go b/pkg/apigw/filter/processer.go
index 6638deaf7..0d17ec5aa 100644
--- a/pkg/apigw/filter/processer.go
+++ b/pkg/apigw/filter/processer.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ type (
 		log *zap.Logger
 
 		params struct {
-			Func   string `json:"func"`
+			Func   string `json:"jsfunc"`
 			Encode bool   `json:"encode"`
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/apigw/filter/processer_test.go b/pkg/apigw/filter/processer_test.go
index b093da438..ec86d77e9 100644
--- a/pkg/apigw/filter/processer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apigw/filter/processer_test.go
@@ -113,5 +113,5 @@ func Test_processerPayload(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func prepareFuncPayload(s string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`{"func": "%s"}`, base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(s)))
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`{"jsfunc": "%s"}`, base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(s)))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apigw/pipeline/chain.go b/pkg/apigw/pipeline/chain.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a3e0bbf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apigw/pipeline/chain.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package pipeline
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
+)
+
+type (
+	chiHandlerChain struct {
+		chain []func(http.Handler) http.Handler
+	}
+)
+
+func (cc chiHandlerChain) Handler() (h http.Handler) {
+	return chi.
+		Chain(cc.chain...).
+		HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apigw/pipeline/pipeline.go b/pkg/apigw/pipeline/pipeline.go
index c89a50301..43bf08e17 100644
--- a/pkg/apigw/pipeline/pipeline.go
+++ b/pkg/apigw/pipeline/pipeline.go
@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/apigw/types"
-	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 )
 
 type (
 	Worker struct {
-		Handler func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error
 		Weight  int
+		Async   bool
 		Name    string
+		Type    types.FilterKind
+		Handler func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) error
 	}
 
 	workerSet []*Worker
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ type (
 		workers workerSet
 		err     types.ErrorHandlerFunc
 		log     *zap.Logger
+		async   bool
 	}
 )
 
@@ -37,6 +39,10 @@ func NewPipeline(log *zap.Logger) *Pl {
 	}
 }
 
+func (pp *Pl) Async(a bool) {
+	pp.async = a
+}
+
 func (pp *Pl) Error() types.ErrorHandlerFunc {
 	return pp.err
 }
@@ -46,47 +52,63 @@ func (pp *Pl) ErrorHandler(ff types.ErrorHandlerFunc) {
 	pp.err = ff
 }
 
-// add filter
+// Add filter
 func (pp *Pl) Add(w *Worker) {
 	pp.workers = append(pp.workers, w)
 	sort.Sort(pp.workers)
 }
 
-func (pp *Pl) AddHandler(h http.Handler) {}
-
+// Handler is the main operating entry point for requests
+// that handles filter groups
 func (pp *Pl) Handler() http.Handler {
-	var (
-		middleware []func(http.Handler) http.Handler
-	)
+	// use the chi implementation of chains
+	chiChain := chiHandlerChain{
+		chain: pp.makeMiddleware(pp.workers...),
+	}
 
-	for _, wrker := range pp.workers {
+	return chiChain.Handler()
+}
+
+// makeMiddleware creates a list of handlers from workers
+// it is used in chaining
+func (pp *Pl) makeMiddleware(hh ...*Worker) (middleware []func(http.Handler) http.Handler) {
+	for _, wrker := range hh {
 		middleware = append(middleware, pp.makeHandler(*wrker))
 	}
 
-	return chi.Chain(middleware...).Handler(http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {}))
+	return middleware
 }
 
+// makeHandler creates a handler from worker, it also
+// wraps the error handling
 func (pp *Pl) makeHandler(hh Worker) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 		return http.HandlerFunc(func(rw http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			var (
+				err   error
 				start = time.Now()
+				log   = pp.log.With(zap.String("filter", hh.Name))
 			)
 
-			pp.log.Debug("started processing", zap.String("filter", hh.Name))
+			log.Debug("started processing", zap.Bool("async", hh.Async))
 
-			// if w.async {
-			// 	ctx = context.Background()
-			// 	r.WithContext(context.Background())
-			// 	go w.handler(rw, r)
-			// 	next.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
-			// } else {
+			fn := func() (err error) {
+				err = hh.Handler(rw, r)
+				log.Debug("finished processing", zap.Duration("duration", time.Since(start)))
+				return
+			}
 
-			err := hh.Handler(rw, r)
-
-			pp.log.Debug("finished processing",
-				zap.String("filter", hh.Name),
-				zap.Duration("duration", time.Since(start)))
+			if hh.Async {
+				go func() {
+					// only log error, do not call error handler,
+					// since we do not reply back the response (it was already sent)
+					if err = fn(); err != nil {
+						log.Error(err.Error())
+					}
+				}()
+			} else {
+				err = fn()
+			}
 
 			if err != nil {
 				pp.err(rw, r, err)
@@ -94,8 +116,6 @@ func (pp *Pl) makeHandler(hh Worker) func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			} else {
 				next.ServeHTTP(rw, r)
 			}
-			// }
-
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -105,3 +125,18 @@ func (a workerSet) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	return a[i].Weight < a[j].Weight
 }
 func (a workerSet) Swap(i, j int) { a[i], a[j] = a[j], a[i] }
+
+func (a workerSet) Filter(f func(*Worker) (bool, error)) (out workerSet, err error) {
+	var ok bool
+	out = workerSet{}
+
+	for i := range a {
+		if ok, err = f(a[i]); err != nil {
+			return
+		} else if ok {
+			out = append(out, a[i])
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apigw/service.go b/pkg/apigw/service.go
index 9f43bc8d2..cb4b325a1 100644
--- a/pkg/apigw/service.go
+++ b/pkg/apigw/service.go
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ func (s *apigw) Router(r chi.Router) {
 // init all the routes
 func (s *apigw) Init(ctx context.Context, route ...*route) {
 	var (
-		hasPostFilters    bool
 		defaultPostFilter types.Handler
 	)
 
@@ -174,7 +173,10 @@ func (s *apigw) Init(ctx context.Context, route ...*route) {
 			pipe = pipeline.NewPipeline(log)
 		)
 
-		hasPostFilters = false
+		// pipeline needs to know how to handle
+		// async processers
+		pipe.Async(r.meta.async)
+
 		r.opts = s.opts
 		r.log = log
 
@@ -188,6 +190,13 @@ func (s *apigw) Init(ctx context.Context, route ...*route) {
 		for _, f := range regFilters {
 			flog := log.With(zap.String("ref", f.Ref))
 
+			// make sure there is only one postfilter
+			// on async routes
+			if r.meta.async && f.Kind == string(types.PostFilter) {
+				flog.Debug("not registering filter for async route")
+				continue
+			}
+
 			ff, err := s.registerFilter(f, r)
 
 			if err != nil {
@@ -197,29 +206,25 @@ func (s *apigw) Init(ctx context.Context, route ...*route) {
 
 			pipe.Add(ff)
 
-			// check if it's a postfilter for async support
-			if f.Kind == string(types.PostFilter) {
-				hasPostFilters = true
-			}
-
 			flog.Debug("registered filter")
 		}
 
-		r.handler = pipe.Handler()
-		r.errHandler = pipe.Error()
-
 		// add default postfilter on async
 		// routes if not present
-		if r.meta.async && !hasPostFilters {
+		if r.meta.async {
 			log.Info("registering default postfilter", zap.Error(err))
 
 			pipe.Add(&pipeline.Worker{
 				Handler: defaultPostFilter.Handler(),
 				Name:    defaultPostFilter.String(),
+				Type:    types.PostFilter,
 				Weight:  math.MaxInt8,
 			})
 		}
 
+		r.handler = pipe.Handler()
+		r.errHandler = pipe.Error()
+
 		log.Debug("successfuly registered route")
 	}
 }
@@ -246,8 +251,10 @@ func (s *apigw) registerFilter(f *st.ApigwFilter, r *route) (ff *pipeline.Worker
 	}
 
 	ff = &pipeline.Worker{
+		Async:   r.meta.async && f.Kind == string(types.Processer),
 		Handler: handler.Handler(),
 		Name:    handler.String(),
+		Type:    types.FilterKind(f.Kind),
 		Weight:  filter.FilterWeight(int(f.Weight), types.FilterKind(f.Kind)),
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/apigw/types/handler.go b/pkg/apigw/types/handler.go
index b1a927639..6ab71497b 100644
--- a/pkg/apigw/types/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/apigw/types/handler.go
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 package types
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 )
 
 type (
-	Stringer interface {
-		String() string
-	}
-
 	HTTPHandler interface {
 		Handler() HandlerFunc
 	}
@@ -19,7 +16,7 @@ type (
 
 	Handler interface {
 		HTTPHandler
-		Stringer
+		fmt.Stringer
 
 		Merge([]byte) (Handler, error)
 		Meta() FilterMeta
diff --git a/pkg/options/apigw.gen.go b/pkg/options/apigw.gen.go
index 3b9592318..3a68c82ed 100644
--- a/pkg/options/apigw.gen.go
+++ b/pkg/options/apigw.gen.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 type (
 	ApigwOpt struct {
 		Enabled              bool          `env:"APIGW_ENABLED"`
+		Debug                bool          `env:"APIGW_DEBUG"`
 		LogEnabled           bool          `env:"APIGW_LOG_ENABLED"`
 		LogRequestBody       bool          `env:"APIGW_LOG_REQUEST_BODY"`
 		ProxyEnableDebugLog  bool          `env:"APIGW_PROXY_ENABLE_DEBUG_LOG"`
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ type (
 func Apigw() (o *ApigwOpt) {
 	o = &ApigwOpt{
 		Enabled:              true,
+		Debug:                false,
 		LogEnabled:           false,
 		LogRequestBody:       false,
 		ProxyEnableDebugLog:  false,
diff --git a/pkg/options/apigw.yaml b/pkg/options/apigw.yaml
index 2e08937b7..e769283af 100644
--- a/pkg/options/apigw.yaml
+++ b/pkg/options/apigw.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ props:
     description: |-
       Enable API Gateway
 
+  - name: Debug
+    type: bool
+    default: false
+    description: |-
+      Enable API Gateway debugging info
+
   - name: logEnabled
     type: bool
     default: false
diff --git a/system/service/apigw_filter.go b/system/service/apigw_filter.go
index e5b2ce6db..963eb3cfc 100644
--- a/system/service/apigw_filter.go
+++ b/system/service/apigw_filter.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/actionlog"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/apigw"
+	agtypes "github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/apigw/types"
 	a "github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/auth"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/store"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/system/types"
@@ -83,6 +84,13 @@ func (svc *apigwFilter) Create(ctx context.Context, new *types.ApigwFilter) (q *
 			return ApigwFilterErrNotFound(qProps)
 		}
 
+		// check for existing filters if route is async
+		if r.Meta.Async {
+			if err = svc.validateAsyncRoute(ctx, r, new, qProps); err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
 		if err = store.CreateApigwFilter(ctx, svc.store, new); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -100,6 +108,33 @@ func (svc *apigwFilter) Create(ctx context.Context, new *types.ApigwFilter) (q *
 	return q, svc.recordAction(ctx, qProps, ApigwFilterActionCreate, err)
 }
 
+func (svc *apigwFilter) validateAsyncRoute(ctx context.Context, r *types.ApigwRoute, f *types.ApigwFilter, props *apigwFilterActionProps) (err error) {
+	filters, _, err := svc.Search(ctx, types.ApigwFilterFilter{
+		RouteID: r.ID,
+		Enabled: true,
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if f.Kind == string(agtypes.Processer) {
+		processers, _ := filters.Filter(func(af *types.ApigwFilter) (bool, error) {
+			return af.Kind == string(agtypes.Processer), nil
+		})
+
+		if len(processers) == 1 {
+			return ApigwFilterErrAsyncRouteTooManyProcessers(props)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if f.Kind == string(agtypes.PostFilter) {
+		return ApigwFilterErrAsyncRouteTooManyAfterFilters(props)
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 func (svc *apigwFilter) Update(ctx context.Context, upd *types.ApigwFilter) (q *types.ApigwFilter, err error) {
 	var (
 		qProps = &apigwFilterActionProps{filter: upd}
diff --git a/system/service/apigw_filter_actions.gen.go b/system/service/apigw_filter_actions.gen.go
index 892a40830..48ec1d871 100644
--- a/system/service/apigw_filter_actions.gen.go
+++ b/system/service/apigw_filter_actions.gen.go
@@ -615,6 +615,78 @@ func ApigwFilterErrNotAllowedToUndelete(mm ...*apigwFilterActionProps) *errors.E
 	return e
 }
 
+// ApigwFilterErrAsyncRouteTooManyProcessers returns "system:filter.asyncRouteTooManyProcessers" as *errors.Error
+//
+//
+// This function is auto-generated.
+//
+func ApigwFilterErrAsyncRouteTooManyProcessers(mm ...*apigwFilterActionProps) *errors.Error {
+	var p = &apigwFilterActionProps{}
+	if len(mm) > 0 {
+		p = mm[0]
+	}
+
+	var e = errors.New(
+		errors.KindInternal,
+
+		p.Format("processer already exists for this async route", nil),
+
+		errors.Meta("type", "asyncRouteTooManyProcessers"),
+		errors.Meta("resource", "system:filter"),
+
+		// action log entry; no formatting, it will be applied inside recordAction fn.
+		errors.Meta(apigwFilterLogMetaKey{}, "failed to add {{filter}}; too many processers, async route"),
+		errors.Meta(apigwFilterPropsMetaKey{}, p),
+
+		// translation namespace & key
+		errors.Meta(locale.ErrorMetaNamespace{}, "system"),
+		errors.Meta(locale.ErrorMetaKey{}, "apigwFilter.errors.asyncRouteTooManyProcessers"),
+
+		errors.StackSkip(1),
+	)
+
+	if len(mm) > 0 {
+	}
+
+	return e
+}
+
+// ApigwFilterErrAsyncRouteTooManyAfterFilters returns "system:filter.asyncRouteTooManyAfterFilters" as *errors.Error
+//
+//
+// This function is auto-generated.
+//
+func ApigwFilterErrAsyncRouteTooManyAfterFilters(mm ...*apigwFilterActionProps) *errors.Error {
+	var p = &apigwFilterActionProps{}
+	if len(mm) > 0 {
+		p = mm[0]
+	}
+
+	var e = errors.New(
+		errors.KindInternal,
+
+		p.Format("no after filters are allowd for this async route", nil),
+
+		errors.Meta("type", "asyncRouteTooManyAfterFilters"),
+		errors.Meta("resource", "system:filter"),
+
+		// action log entry; no formatting, it will be applied inside recordAction fn.
+		errors.Meta(apigwFilterLogMetaKey{}, "failed to add {{filter}}; too many afterfilters, async route"),
+		errors.Meta(apigwFilterPropsMetaKey{}, p),
+
+		// translation namespace & key
+		errors.Meta(locale.ErrorMetaNamespace{}, "system"),
+		errors.Meta(locale.ErrorMetaKey{}, "apigwFilter.errors.asyncRouteTooManyAfterFilters"),
+
+		errors.StackSkip(1),
+	)
+
+	if len(mm) > 0 {
+	}
+
+	return e
+}
+
 // *********************************************************************************************************************
 // *********************************************************************************************************************
 
diff --git a/system/service/apigw_filter_actions.yaml b/system/service/apigw_filter_actions.yaml
index 5a994939f..928af0002 100644
--- a/system/service/apigw_filter_actions.yaml
+++ b/system/service/apigw_filter_actions.yaml
@@ -73,3 +73,11 @@ errors:
   - error: notAllowedToUndelete
     message: "not allowed to undelete this filter"
     log: "failed to undelete {{filter}}; insufficient permissions"
+
+  - error: asyncRouteTooManyProcessers
+    message: "processer already exists for this async route"
+    log: "failed to add {{filter}}; too many processers, async route"
+
+  - error: asyncRouteTooManyAfterFilters
+    message: "no after filters are allowd for this async route"
+    log: "failed to add {{filter}}; too many afterfilters, async route"