diff --git a/src/api/config.ts b/src/api/config.ts
index 200f028fa..ecb78500f 100644
--- a/src/api/config.ts
+++ b/src/api/config.ts
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import { FrontendConfigState } from '../redux/frontend-config/types'
 import { BackendConfigState } from '../redux/backend-config/types'
 import { expectResponseCode, getBackendUrl } from '../utils/apiUtils'
 
-export const getBackendConfig: () => Promise<BackendConfigState> = async () => {
+export const getBackendConfig = async (): Promise<BackendConfigState> => {
   const response = await fetch(getBackendUrl() + '/backend-config.json')
   expectResponseCode(response)
   return await response.json() as Promise<BackendConfigState>
 }
 
-export const getFrontendConfig: (baseUrl: string) => Promise<FrontendConfigState> = async (baseUrl) => {
+export const getFrontendConfig = async (baseUrl: string): Promise<FrontendConfigState> => {
   const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}config.json`)
   expectResponseCode(response)
   return await response.json() as Promise<FrontendConfigState>
diff --git a/src/api/default.ts b/src/api/default.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..971ca0044
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/default.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+export const defaultFetchConfig: Partial<RequestInit> = {
+  mode: 'cors',
+  cache: 'no-cache',
+  credentials: 'same-origin',
+  headers: {
+    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+  },
+  redirect: 'follow',
+  referrerPolicy: 'no-referrer'
+}
diff --git a/src/api/history.ts b/src/api/history.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..765b020c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/history.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import { HistoryEntry } from '../components/landing/pages/history/history'
+import { expectResponseCode, getBackendUrl } from '../utils/apiUtils'
+import { defaultFetchConfig } from './default'
+
+export const getHistory = async (): Promise<HistoryEntry[]> => {
+  const response = await fetch(getBackendUrl() + '/history')
+  expectResponseCode(response)
+  return await response.json() as Promise<HistoryEntry[]>
+}
+
+export const setHistory = async (entries: HistoryEntry[]): Promise<void> => {
+  const response = await fetch(getBackendUrl() + '/history', {
+    ...defaultFetchConfig,
+    method: 'POST',
+    body: JSON.stringify({
+      history: entries
+    })
+  })
+  expectResponseCode(response)
+}
+
+export const deleteHistory = async (): Promise<void> => {
+  const response = await fetch(getBackendUrl() + '/history', {
+    ...defaultFetchConfig,
+    method: 'DELETE'
+  })
+  expectResponseCode(response)
+}
+
+export const updateHistoryEntry = async (noteId: string, entry: HistoryEntry): Promise<HistoryEntry> => {
+  const response = await fetch(getBackendUrl() + '/history/' + noteId, {
+    ...defaultFetchConfig,
+    method: 'PUT',
+    body: JSON.stringify(entry)
+  })
+  expectResponseCode(response)
+  return await response.json() as Promise<HistoryEntry>
+}
+
+export const deleteHistoryEntry = async (noteId: string): Promise<void> => {
+  const response = await fetch(getBackendUrl() + '/history/' + noteId, {
+    ...defaultFetchConfig,
+    method: 'DELETE'
+  })
+  expectResponseCode(response)
+}
diff --git a/src/api/user.ts b/src/api/user.ts
index 40698b2c0..2a602ea2f 100644
--- a/src/api/user.ts
+++ b/src/api/user.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { expectResponseCode, getBackendUrl } from '../utils/apiUtils'
+import { defaultFetchConfig } from './default'
 
-export const getMe: (() => Promise<meResponse>) = async () => {
+export const getMe = async (): Promise<meResponse> => {
   const response = await fetch('/me')
   expectResponseCode(response)
   return (await response.json()) as meResponse
@@ -12,17 +13,10 @@ export interface meResponse {
   photo: string
 }
 
-export const postEmailLogin = async (email: string, password: string):Promise<void> => {
+export const doEmailLogin = async (email: string, password: string): Promise<void> => {
   const response = await fetch(getBackendUrl() + '/auth/email', {
+    ...defaultFetchConfig,
     method: 'POST',
-    mode: 'cors',
-    cache: 'no-cache',
-    credentials: 'same-origin',
-    headers: {
-      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-    },
-    redirect: 'follow',
-    referrerPolicy: 'no-referrer',
     body: JSON.stringify({
       email: email,
       password: password
@@ -32,17 +26,10 @@ export const postEmailLogin = async (email: string, password: string):Promise<vo
   expectResponseCode(response)
 }
 
-export const postLdapLogin: ((email: string, password: string) => Promise<void>) = async (username, password) => {
+export const doLdapLogin = async (username: string, password: string): Promise<void> => {
   const response = await fetch(getBackendUrl() + '/auth/ldap', {
+    ...defaultFetchConfig,
     method: 'POST',
-    mode: 'cors',
-    cache: 'no-cache',
-    credentials: 'same-origin',
-    headers: {
-      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-    },
-    redirect: 'follow',
-    referrerPolicy: 'no-referrer',
     body: JSON.stringify({
       username: username,
       password: password
@@ -52,17 +39,10 @@ export const postLdapLogin: ((email: string, password: string) => Promise<void>)
   expectResponseCode(response)
 }
 
-export const postOpenIdLogin: ((openid: string) => Promise<void>) = async (openId: string) => {
+export const doOpenIdLogin = async (openId: string): Promise<void> => {
   const response = await fetch(getBackendUrl() + '/auth/openid', {
+    ...defaultFetchConfig,
     method: 'POST',
-    mode: 'cors',
-    cache: 'no-cache',
-    credentials: 'same-origin',
-    headers: {
-      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-    },
-    redirect: 'follow',
-    referrerPolicy: 'no-referrer',
     body: JSON.stringify({
       openId: openId
     })
diff --git a/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-email.tsx b/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-email.tsx
index 2ce0a1662..bde12feca 100644
--- a/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-email.tsx
+++ b/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-email.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { Alert, Button, Card, Form } from 'react-bootstrap'
 import React, { FormEvent, useState } from 'react'
-import { postEmailLogin } from '../../../../../api/user'
+import { doEmailLogin } from '../../../../../api/user'
 import { getAndSetUser } from '../../../../../utils/apiUtils'
 
 export const ViaEMail: React.FC = () => {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const ViaEMail: React.FC = () => {
   const [error, setError] = useState(false)
 
   const doAsyncLogin = async () => {
-    await postEmailLogin(email, password)
+    await doEmailLogin(email, password)
     await getAndSetUser()
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-ldap.tsx b/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-ldap.tsx
index 1815d68e1..c627b02e0 100644
--- a/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-ldap.tsx
+++ b/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-ldap.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import React, { FormEvent, useState } from 'react'
 
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { Alert, Button, Card, Form } from 'react-bootstrap'
-import { postLdapLogin } from '../../../../../api/user'
+import { doLdapLogin } from '../../../../../api/user'
 import { getAndSetUser } from '../../../../../utils/apiUtils'
 import { useSelector } from 'react-redux'
 import { ApplicationState } from '../../../../../redux'
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const ViaLdap: React.FC = () => {
 
   const doAsyncLogin = async () => {
     try {
-      await postLdapLogin(username, password)
+      await doLdapLogin(username, password)
       await getAndSetUser()
     } catch {
       setError(true)
diff --git a/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-openid.tsx b/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-openid.tsx
index 307d57379..88b442e3e 100644
--- a/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-openid.tsx
+++ b/src/components/landing/pages/login/auth/via-openid.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React, { FormEvent, useState } from 'react'
 import { Trans, useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { Alert, Button, Card, Form } from 'react-bootstrap'
-import { postOpenIdLogin } from '../../../../../api/user'
+import { doOpenIdLogin } from '../../../../../api/user'
 import { getAndSetUser } from '../../../../../utils/apiUtils'
 
 export const ViaOpenId: React.FC = () => {
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const ViaOpenId: React.FC = () => {
   const [openId, setOpenId] = useState('')
   const [error, setError] = useState(false)
   const doAsyncLogin: (() => Promise<void>) = async () => {
-    await postOpenIdLogin(openId)
+    await doOpenIdLogin(openId)
     await getAndSetUser()
   }
 
diff --git a/src/redux/frontend-config/methods.ts b/src/redux/frontend-config/methods.ts
index 362c7bc1d..c869406d6 100644
--- a/src/redux/frontend-config/methods.ts
+++ b/src/redux/frontend-config/methods.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ export const setFrontendConfig = (state: FrontendConfigState): void => {
   const action: SetFrontendConfigAction = {
     type: SET_FRONTEND_CONFIG_ACTION_TYPE,
     payload: {
-      state
+      state: {
+        ...state,
+        backendUrl: state.backendUrl + '/api/v2.0/'
+      }
     }
   }
   store.dispatch(action)