diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/routing.js b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/routing.js
index 3be2e3fd41..bd5d991dfa 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/routing.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/routing.js
@@ -2,8 +2,38 @@ const { getRoutingInfo } = require("../../utilities/routing")
 const { AccessController } = require("../../utilities/security/accessLevels")
 
 async function getRoutingStructure(appId) {
-  let baseRouting = await getRoutingInfo(appId)
-  return baseRouting
+  const screenRoutes = await getRoutingInfo(appId)
+  const routing = {}
+  for (let screenRoute of screenRoutes) {
+    const fullpath = screenRoute.routing.route
+    // replace the first value with the home route
+    const subpaths = ["/"].concat(fullpath.split("/").splice(1))
+    // special case for when it is simply the home route "/", this creates a weird scenario
+    if (subpaths[1] === "") {
+      subpaths.splice(1, 1)
+    }
+    const accessLevel = screenRoute.routing.accessLevelId
+    // iterate through the tree initially to flesh out all the required subpaths
+    let currentPath = routing,
+      nextSubpath = routing
+    for (let subpath of subpaths) {
+      if (!nextSubpath[subpath]) {
+        nextSubpath[subpath] = {
+          subpaths: {},
+        }
+      }
+      currentPath = nextSubpath ? nextSubpath : currentPath[subpath]
+      nextSubpath = currentPath[subpath].subpaths
+    }
+    const correctPath = currentPath[subpaths[subpaths.length - 1]]
+    if (!correctPath.screens) {
+      correctPath.screens = {}
+    }
+    correctPath.screens[accessLevel] = screenRoute.id
+    correctPath.fullpath = fullpath
+  }
+
+  return { routes: routing }
 }
 
 exports.fetch = async ctx => {
@@ -14,4 +44,5 @@ exports.clientFetch = async ctx => {
   const routing = getRoutingStructure(ctx.appId)
   // use the access controller to pick which access level is applicable to this user
   const accessController = new AccessController(ctx.appId)
+  // TODO: iterate through the routes and pick which the user can access
 }