diff --git a/anchors.go b/anchors.go
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+++ b/anchors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+package factom
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Anchors is an anchors response from factomd.
+// Note that Ethereum or Bitcoin can be nil
+type Anchors struct {
+	Height   uint32          `json:"directoryblockheight"`
+	KeyMR    string          `json:"directoryblockkeymr"`
+	Bitcoin  *AnchorBitcoin  `json:"bitcoin"`
+	Ethereum *AnchorEthereum `json:"ethereum"`
+}
+
+// AnchorBitcoin is the bitcoin specific anchor
+type AnchorBitcoin struct {
+	TransactionHash string `json:"transactionhash"`
+	BlockHash       string `json:"blockhash"`
+}
+
+// AnchorEthereum is the ethereum specific anchor
+type AnchorEthereum struct {
+	RecordHeight int64        `json:"recordheight"`
+	DBHeightMax  int64        `json:"dbheightmax"`
+	DBHeightMin  int64        `json:"dbheightmin"`
+	WindowMR     string       `json:"windowmr"`
+	MerkleBranch []MerkleNode `json:"merklebranch"`
+
+	ContractAddress string `json:"contractaddress"`
+	TxID            string `json:"txid"`
+	BlockHash       string `json:"blockhash"`
+	TxIndex         int64  `json:"txindex"`
+}
+
+// MerkleNode is part of the ethereum anchor
+type MerkleNode struct {
+	Left  string `json:"left,omitempty"`
+	Right string `json:"right,omitempty"`
+	Top   string `json:"top,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (a *Anchors) String() string {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+	fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "Height: %d\n", a.Height)
+	fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "KeyMR: %s\n", a.KeyMR)
+
+	if a.Bitcoin != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "Bitcoin {\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " TransactionHash: %s\n", a.Bitcoin.TransactionHash)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " BlockHash: %s\n", a.Bitcoin.BlockHash)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "}\n")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "Bitcoin {}\n")
+	}
+
+	if a.Ethereum != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "Ethereum {\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " RecordHeight: %d\n", a.Ethereum.RecordHeight)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " DBHeightMax: %d\n", a.Ethereum.DBHeightMax)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " DBHeightMin: %d\n", a.Ethereum.DBHeightMin)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " WindowMR: %s\n", a.Ethereum.WindowMR)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "  MerkleBranch {\n")
+		for _, branch := range a.Ethereum.MerkleBranch {
+			fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "   Branch {\n")
+			fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "    Left: %s\n", branch.Left)
+			fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "    Right: %s\n", branch.Right)
+			fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "    Top: %s\n", branch.Top)
+			fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "   Branch }\n")
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "  }\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " ContractAddress: %s\n", a.Ethereum.ContractAddress)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " TxID: %s\n", a.Ethereum.TxID)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " BlockHash: %s\n", a.Ethereum.BlockHash)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, " TxIndex: %d\n", a.Ethereum.TxIndex)
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "}\n")
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintf(&sb, "Ethereum {}\n")
+	}
+
+	return sb.String()
+}
+
+// UnmarshalJSON is an unmarshaller that handles the variable response from factomd
+func (a *Anchors) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	type tmp *Anchors // unmarshal into a new type to prevent infinite loop
+	// json can't unmarshal a bool into a struct, but it can recognize a null pointer
+	data = bytes.Replace(data, []byte("\"ethereum\":false"), []byte("\"ethereum\":null"), -1)
+	data = bytes.Replace(data, []byte("\"bitcoin\":false"), []byte("\"bitcoin\":null"), -1)
+	return json.Unmarshal(data, tmp(a))
+}
+
+func getAnchors(hash string, height int64) (*Anchors, error) {
+	var params interface{}
+	if hash != "" {
+		params = hashRequest{Hash: hash}
+	} else {
+		params = heightRequest{Height: height}
+	}
+	req := NewJSON2Request("anchors", APICounter(), params)
+	resp, err := factomdRequest(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if resp.Error != nil {
+		return nil, resp.Error
+	}
+	var res Anchors
+	err = json.Unmarshal(resp.Result, &res)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &res, nil
+}
+
+// GetAnchors retrieves the bitcoin and ethereum anchors from factod.
+// Hash can be entry hash, entry block keymr, factoid block keymr,
+// admin block lookup hash, entry credit block header hash, or
+// directory block keymr
+func GetAnchors(hash string) (*Anchors, error) {
+	return getAnchors(hash, 0)
+}
+
+// GetAnchorsByHeight retrieves the bitcoin and ethereum anchors for
+// a specific height
+func GetAnchorsByHeight(height int64) (*Anchors, error) {
+	return getAnchors("", height)
+}
diff --git a/anchors_test.go b/anchors_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8704770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/anchors_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package factom
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestGetAnchors(t *testing.T) {
+	factomdResponse := `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":0,"result":{"directoryblockheight":200000,"directoryblockkeymr":"ce86fc790dd1462aea255adaa64e2f21c871995df2c2c119352d869fa1d7269f","bitcoin":{"transactionhash":"6d2d1e506528ae3b476d70fb05517bbbb152a4698a23ff78b4d87249027f53ca","blockhash":"0000000000000000000234e270b3fa6de63caad8a319731db5643ddb16b80cdf"},"ethereum":{"recordheight":200001,"dbheightmax":200000,"dbheightmin":199001,"windowmr":"935480547a2545161438da05136ec4238d88e7f8e1075687d8292fcafc1d0b22","merklebranch":[{"left":"a92a4460a9555c8b57a282e7ad4514d0f5aa8a612963da79db0e7cede6299bcd","right":"ce86fc790dd1462aea255adaa64e2f21c871995df2c2c119352d869fa1d7269f","top":"bbbf494fff20d8fbada47980498a96e49fba920fd1ca4e0586af4961e4318354"},{"left":"b41ffe5f9b710edf6bcf1a6d3e92685155411111d640f2b2224ab15f04c46161","right":"bbbf494fff20d8fbada47980498a96e49fba920fd1ca4e0586af4961e4318354","top":"ca1e7d59dc295c48ebddf6c068826584fb5adb38798f5cac7f964509627825f5"},{"left":"c919c0fb94900f3016c75a7f9f992c79aa7db126db6c6c3b1af92bbee174bda6","right":"ca1e7d59dc295c48ebddf6c068826584fb5adb38798f5cac7f964509627825f5","top":"3c8e97e32b4dbc0e4d82f066217492ca72ca722b91dbc764c311c39a9196bdda"},{"left":"3c8e97e32b4dbc0e4d82f066217492ca72ca722b91dbc764c311c39a9196bdda","right":"3c8e97e32b4dbc0e4d82f066217492ca72ca722b91dbc764c311c39a9196bdda","top":"5713abb24c8a8480f5c04bfdb8668a93e8b0a24a0562afbc7f362d665938a89e"},{"left":"5713abb24c8a8480f5c04bfdb8668a93e8b0a24a0562afbc7f362d665938a89e","right":"5713abb24c8a8480f5c04bfdb8668a93e8b0a24a0562afbc7f362d665938a89e","top":"a7ab3a72f5e754f3e10f04b9f7f2e50f36c688776b521918a755e62fd6c2da34"},{"left":"5e42d2f5ba59338b317369bbc53fbb70c094364ae8c15c9a291dad65dec9d839","right":"a7ab3a72f5e754f3e10f04b9f7f2e50f36c688776b521918a755e62fd6c2da34","top":"bc5c336d7e53b6d9f2832038c69a78eb7300bd539b6002d44f450a4d2c979aa3"},{"left":"31041410eb7bd6a9fabe974a0f4eabe477ffbbf5806fdaee5da98faff63b8142","right":"bc5c336d7e53b6d9f2832038c69a78eb7300bd539b6002d44f450a4d2c979aa3","top":"f9b5967e2acadfac93bc2141ee9f85b0649f89452e44e4f8b1cbe877457a0da4"},{"left":"04aa1b2d35ea99becd92bcfccc7406aea37287a58425b83349d0fc8cc7bec443","right":"f9b5967e2acadfac93bc2141ee9f85b0649f89452e44e4f8b1cbe877457a0da4","top":"77eca087628e243bf2914162be6c4aefaf736ed56e8c125b955cef3c48a1ab4b"},{"left":"be8394e3f3a205ad37afb8af778695e2914f071b3d215e586a93288fd692eb00","right":"77eca087628e243bf2914162be6c4aefaf736ed56e8c125b955cef3c48a1ab4b","top":"12aa5f990bd209dfaa83d9ea050e96e3b44e54ffee02252028fe969da3ab690d"},{"left":"2bdead51afe10d07c5dc5b29351fedd4a13849261359a6f22100dcc7ff50543a","right":"12aa5f990bd209dfaa83d9ea050e96e3b44e54ffee02252028fe969da3ab690d","top":"935480547a2545161438da05136ec4238d88e7f8e1075687d8292fcafc1d0b22"}],"contractaddress":"0xfac701d9554a008e48b6307fb90457ba3959e8a8","txid":"0xd57492c9d505e3052c454acdfc3768bc3eb8859c91829654346503ef2dcb6a23","blockhash":"0x49e8f3c394079e6c3964fdf943ea9759475d4ca5aec90c9a695be07efdd88d32","txindex":31}}}`
+	ts := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		fmt.Fprintln(w, factomdResponse)
+	}))
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	SetFactomdServer(ts.URL[7:])
+
+	response, err := GetAnchors("ce86fc790dd1462aea255adaa64e2f21c871995df2c2c119352d869fa1d7269f") // irrelevant, hardcoded above
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	response2, err := GetAnchorsByHeight(200000) // irrelevant, hardcoded above
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	received1 := fmt.Sprintf("%+v", response)
+	received2 := fmt.Sprintf("%+v", response2)
+	expected := `Height: 200000
+KeyMR: ce86fc790dd1462aea255adaa64e2f21c871995df2c2c119352d869fa1d7269f
+Bitcoin {
+ TransactionHash: 6d2d1e506528ae3b476d70fb05517bbbb152a4698a23ff78b4d87249027f53ca
+ BlockHash: 0000000000000000000234e270b3fa6de63caad8a319731db5643ddb16b80cdf
+}
+Ethereum {
+ RecordHeight: 200001
+ DBHeightMax: 200000
+ DBHeightMin: 199001
+ WindowMR: 935480547a2545161438da05136ec4238d88e7f8e1075687d8292fcafc1d0b22
+  MerkleBranch {
+   Branch {
+    Left: a92a4460a9555c8b57a282e7ad4514d0f5aa8a612963da79db0e7cede6299bcd
+    Right: ce86fc790dd1462aea255adaa64e2f21c871995df2c2c119352d869fa1d7269f
+    Top: bbbf494fff20d8fbada47980498a96e49fba920fd1ca4e0586af4961e4318354
+   Branch }
+   Branch {
+    Left: b41ffe5f9b710edf6bcf1a6d3e92685155411111d640f2b2224ab15f04c46161
+    Right: bbbf494fff20d8fbada47980498a96e49fba920fd1ca4e0586af4961e4318354
+    Top: ca1e7d59dc295c48ebddf6c068826584fb5adb38798f5cac7f964509627825f5
+   Branch }
+   Branch {
+    Left: c919c0fb94900f3016c75a7f9f992c79aa7db126db6c6c3b1af92bbee174bda6
+    Right: ca1e7d59dc295c48ebddf6c068826584fb5adb38798f5cac7f964509627825f5
+    Top: 3c8e97e32b4dbc0e4d82f066217492ca72ca722b91dbc764c311c39a9196bdda
+   Branch }
+   Branch {
+    Left: 3c8e97e32b4dbc0e4d82f066217492ca72ca722b91dbc764c311c39a9196bdda
+    Right: 3c8e97e32b4dbc0e4d82f066217492ca72ca722b91dbc764c311c39a9196bdda
+    Top: 5713abb24c8a8480f5c04bfdb8668a93e8b0a24a0562afbc7f362d665938a89e
+   Branch }
+   Branch {
+    Left: 5713abb24c8a8480f5c04bfdb8668a93e8b0a24a0562afbc7f362d665938a89e
+    Right: 5713abb24c8a8480f5c04bfdb8668a93e8b0a24a0562afbc7f362d665938a89e
+    Top: a7ab3a72f5e754f3e10f04b9f7f2e50f36c688776b521918a755e62fd6c2da34
+   Branch }
+   Branch {
+    Left: 5e42d2f5ba59338b317369bbc53fbb70c094364ae8c15c9a291dad65dec9d839
+    Right: a7ab3a72f5e754f3e10f04b9f7f2e50f36c688776b521918a755e62fd6c2da34
+    Top: bc5c336d7e53b6d9f2832038c69a78eb7300bd539b6002d44f450a4d2c979aa3
+   Branch }
+   Branch {
+    Left: 31041410eb7bd6a9fabe974a0f4eabe477ffbbf5806fdaee5da98faff63b8142
+    Right: bc5c336d7e53b6d9f2832038c69a78eb7300bd539b6002d44f450a4d2c979aa3
+    Top: f9b5967e2acadfac93bc2141ee9f85b0649f89452e44e4f8b1cbe877457a0da4
+   Branch }
+   Branch {
+    Left: 04aa1b2d35ea99becd92bcfccc7406aea37287a58425b83349d0fc8cc7bec443
+    Right: f9b5967e2acadfac93bc2141ee9f85b0649f89452e44e4f8b1cbe877457a0da4
+    Top: 77eca087628e243bf2914162be6c4aefaf736ed56e8c125b955cef3c48a1ab4b
+   Branch }
+   Branch {
+    Left: be8394e3f3a205ad37afb8af778695e2914f071b3d215e586a93288fd692eb00
+    Right: 77eca087628e243bf2914162be6c4aefaf736ed56e8c125b955cef3c48a1ab4b
+    Top: 12aa5f990bd209dfaa83d9ea050e96e3b44e54ffee02252028fe969da3ab690d
+   Branch }
+   Branch {
+    Left: 2bdead51afe10d07c5dc5b29351fedd4a13849261359a6f22100dcc7ff50543a
+    Right: 12aa5f990bd209dfaa83d9ea050e96e3b44e54ffee02252028fe969da3ab690d
+    Top: 935480547a2545161438da05136ec4238d88e7f8e1075687d8292fcafc1d0b22
+   Branch }
+  }
+ ContractAddress: 0xfac701d9554a008e48b6307fb90457ba3959e8a8
+ TxID: 0xd57492c9d505e3052c454acdfc3768bc3eb8859c91829654346503ef2dcb6a23
+ BlockHash: 0x49e8f3c394079e6c3964fdf943ea9759475d4ca5aec90c9a695be07efdd88d32
+ TxIndex: 31
+}
+`
+	if received1 != expected {
+		t.Errorf("GetAnchors() expected:%s\nreceived:%s", expected, received1)
+	}
+	if received2 != expected {
+		t.Errorf("GetAnchorsByHeight() expected:%s\nreceived:%s", expected, received2)
+	}
+
+}