diff --git a/package/mech/Config.in b/package/mech/Config.in
index a83cff2b..0e816bde 100644
--- a/package/mech/Config.in
+++ b/package/mech/Config.in
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_MECH
 	bool "mech"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_CLIXON
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_AUGEAS
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_JANSSON
 	help
 	  Orchestrate an Infix node using any of the front-ends
 	  offered by Clixon, e.g. NETCONF, RESTCONF or SNMP.
diff --git a/src/mech/common.am b/src/mech/common.am
index e0f7bc4d..5fd01db2 100644
--- a/src/mech/common.am
+++ b/src/mech/common.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ yang_DATA =
 cli_libadd = -lclixon -lclixon_cli
 cli_ldflags = -module -avoid-version -shared
 
-backend_cflags = $(CFLAGS) $(augeas_CFLAGS)
-backend_libadd = $(augeas_LIBS) -lclixon -lclixon_backend ../common/common.la
+backend_cflags = $(augeas_CFLAGS) $(jansson_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS)
+backend_libadd = $(augeas_LIBS)   $(jansson_LIBS) -lclixon -lclixon_backend ../common/common.la
 backend_ldflags = -module -avoid-version -shared
 
diff --git a/src/mech/configure.ac b/src/mech/configure.ac
index 89c3a4d3..b79da24e 100644
--- a/src/mech/configure.ac
+++ b/src/mech/configure.ac
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ AC_PROG_INSTALL
 
 AC_CHECK_LIB([clixon], [yang_len_get],, AC_MSG_ERROR([Clixon not found]))
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([augeas],  [augeas >= 1.12.0])
-
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([jansson], [jansson >= 2.0.0])
 
 test "x$prefix" = xNONE && prefix=$ac_default_prefix
 test "x$exec_prefix" = xNONE && exec_prefix='${prefix}'
diff --git a/src/mech/src/ietf-interfaces/ietf-interfaces.c b/src/mech/src/ietf-interfaces/ietf-interfaces.c
index effbc29c..1cb7d1cb 100644
--- a/src/mech/src/ietf-interfaces/ietf-interfaces.c
+++ b/src/mech/src/ietf-interfaces/ietf-interfaces.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 */
 
+#include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <jansson.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <syslog.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -142,12 +144,125 @@ err:
 	return err;
 }
 
+/* Verify obj is a string and then lowercase print it in fmt */
+void cprint_xml_string(cbuf *cb, const char *fmt, json_t *obj, const char *key)
+{
+	json_t *val;
+	char *str;
+
+	val = json_object_get(obj, key);
+	if (!val || !json_is_string(val))
+		return;
+
+	str = strdup(json_string_value(val));
+	if (!str)
+		return;
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < strlen(str); i++)
+		str[i] = tolower(str[i]);
+	cprintf(cb, fmt, str);
+	free(str);
+}
+
+void cprint_ifdata(cbuf *cb, char *ifname)
+{
+	json_t *root = NULL, *obj;
+	json_error_t error;
+	FILE *fp = NULL;
+	char cmd[128];
+	size_t len;
+	char *buf;
+
+	buf = malloc(BUFSIZ);
+	if (!buf)
+		goto err;
+
+	snprintf(cmd, sizeof(cmd), "ip -j -p link show %s", ifname);
+	fp = popen(cmd, "r");
+	if (!fp)
+		goto err;
+
+	len = fread(buf, 1, 4096, fp);
+	if (len == 0 || ferror(fp))
+		goto err;
+
+	root = json_loadb(buf, len, 0, &error);
+	if (!root)
+		goto err;
+	if (!json_is_array(root)) {
+		if (!json_is_object(root))
+			goto err;
+		obj = root;
+	} else
+		obj = json_array_get(root, 0);
+
+	cprintf(cb,
+		"<interface xmlns:ex=\"urn:example:clixon\">\n"
+		"  <name>%s</name>\n"
+		"  <type>ex:eth</type>\n", ifname);
+	cprint_xml_string(cb, "  <phys-address>%s</phys-address>\n", obj, "address");
+	cprint_xml_string(cb, "  <oper-status>%s</oper-status>\n", obj, "operstate");
+	cprintf(cb, "</interface>");
+err:
+	if (root)
+		json_decref(root);
+	if (fp)
+		pclose(fp);
+	if (buf)
+		free(buf);
+}
+
+int ietf_if_statedata(clicon_handle h, cvec *nsc, char *xpath, cxobj *xstate)
+{
+	cxobj    **xvec = NULL;
+	size_t     xlen = 0;
+	cbuf      *cb = NULL;
+	cxobj     *xt = NULL;
+	cvec      *nsc1 = NULL;
+//	yang_stmt *yspec = NULL;
+	int        rc = -1;
+
+	if ((cb = cbuf_new()) == NULL) {
+		clicon_err(OE_UNIX, errno, "cbuf_new");
+		goto done;
+	}
+
+//	yspec = clicon_dbspec_yang(h);
+	if ((nsc1 = xml_nsctx_init(NULL, "urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-interfaces")) == NULL)
+		goto done;
+	if (xmldb_get0(h, "running", YB_MODULE, nsc1, "/interfaces/interface/name", 1, 0, &xt, NULL, NULL) < 0)
+		goto done;
+	if (xpath_vec(xt, nsc1, "/interfaces/interface/name", &xvec, &xlen) < 0)
+		goto done;
+	if (xlen) {
+		cprintf(cb, "<interfaces xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-interfaces\">");
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < xlen; i++)
+			cprint_ifdata(cb, xml_body(xvec[i]));
+		cprintf(cb, "</interfaces>");
+		if (clixon_xml_parse_string(cbuf_get(cb), YB_NONE, NULL, &xstate, NULL) < 0)
+			goto done;
+	}
+	rc = 0;
+done:
+	if (nsc1)
+		xml_nsctx_free(nsc1);
+	if (xt)
+		xml_free(xt);
+	if (cb)
+		cbuf_free(cb);
+	if (xvec)
+		free(xvec);
+	return rc;
+}
+
 static clixon_plugin_api ietf_interfaces_api = {
 	.ca_name = "ietf-interfaces",
 	.ca_init = clixon_plugin_init,
 
 	.ca_trans_begin = ietf_if_tr_begin,
 	.ca_trans_commit = ietf_if_tr_commit,
+
+	.ca_statedata = ietf_if_statedata,
 };
 
 clixon_plugin_api *clixon_plugin_init(clicon_handle h)