diff --git a/src/subcommand/server.rs b/src/subcommand/server.rs
index 0b70b3ab73..3dc06980f2 100644
--- a/src/subcommand/server.rs
+++ b/src/subcommand/server.rs
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ use {
     page_config::PageConfig,
     runes::Rune,
     templates::{
-      BlockHtml, BlockJson, BlocksHtml, ChildrenHtml, ClockSvg, CollectionsHtml, HomeHtml,
-      InputHtml, InscriptionHtml, InscriptionJson, InscriptionsBlockHtml, InscriptionsHtml,
-      InscriptionsJson, OutputHtml, OutputJson, PageContent, PageHtml, PreviewAudioHtml,
-      PreviewCodeHtml, PreviewFontHtml, PreviewImageHtml, PreviewMarkdownHtml, PreviewModelHtml,
-      PreviewPdfHtml, PreviewTextHtml, PreviewUnknownHtml, PreviewVideoHtml, RangeHtml, RareTxt,
-      RuneHtml, RunesHtml, SatHtml, SatInscriptionJson, SatInscriptionsJson, SatJson,
-      TransactionHtml,
+      BlockHtml, BlockJson, BlocksHtml, ChildrenHtml, ChildrenJson, ClockSvg, CollectionsHtml,
+      HomeHtml, InputHtml, InscriptionHtml, InscriptionJson, InscriptionsBlockHtml,
+      InscriptionsHtml, InscriptionsJson, OutputHtml, OutputJson, PageContent, PageHtml,
+      PreviewAudioHtml, PreviewCodeHtml, PreviewFontHtml, PreviewImageHtml, PreviewMarkdownHtml,
+      PreviewModelHtml, PreviewPdfHtml, PreviewTextHtml, PreviewUnknownHtml, PreviewVideoHtml,
+      RangeHtml, RareTxt, RuneHtml, RunesHtml, SatHtml, SatInscriptionJson, SatInscriptionsJson,
+      SatJson, TransactionHtml,
     },
   },
   axum::{
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@ impl Server {
         )
         .route("/r/blockheight", get(Self::block_height))
         .route("/r/blocktime", get(Self::block_time))
+        .route("/r/children/:inscription_id", get(Self::children_recursive))
+        .route(
+          "/r/children/:inscription_id/:page",
+          get(Self::children_recursive_paginated),
+        )
         .route("/r/metadata/:inscription_id", get(Self::metadata))
         .route("/r/sat/:sat_number", get(Self::sat_inscriptions))
         .route(
@@ -1352,6 +1357,28 @@ impl Server {
     )
   }
 
+  async fn children_recursive(
+    Extension(index): Extension<Arc<Index>>,
+    Path(inscription_id): Path<InscriptionId>,
+  ) -> ServerResult<Response> {
+    Self::children_recursive_paginated(Extension(index), Path((inscription_id, 0))).await
+  }
+
+  async fn children_recursive_paginated(
+    Extension(index): Extension<Arc<Index>>,
+    Path((parent, page)): Path<(InscriptionId, usize)>,
+  ) -> ServerResult<Response> {
+    let parent_sequence_number = index
+      .get_inscription_entry(parent)?
+      .ok_or_not_found(|| format!("inscription {parent}"))?
+      .sequence_number;
+
+    let (ids, more) =
+      index.get_children_by_sequence_number_paginated(parent_sequence_number, 100, page)?;
+
+    Ok(Json(ChildrenJson { ids, more, page }).into_response())
+  }
+
   async fn inscriptions(
     Extension(page_config): Extension<Arc<PageConfig>>,
     Extension(index): Extension<Arc<Index>>,
@@ -4496,4 +4523,76 @@ next
       .id
       .is_none());
   }
+
+  #[test]
+  fn children_recursive_endpoint() {
+    let server = TestServer::new_with_regtest_with_json_api();
+    server.mine_blocks(1);
+
+    let parent_txid = server.bitcoin_rpc_server.broadcast_tx(TransactionTemplate {
+      inputs: &[(1, 0, 0, inscription("text/plain", "hello").to_witness())],
+      ..Default::default()
+    });
+
+    let parent_inscription_id = InscriptionId {
+      txid: parent_txid,
+      index: 0,
+    };
+
+    server.assert_response(
+      format!("/r/children/{parent_inscription_id}"),
+      StatusCode::NOT_FOUND,
+      &format!("inscription {parent_inscription_id} not found"),
+    );
+
+    server.mine_blocks(1);
+
+    let children_json =
+      server.get_json::<ChildrenJson>(format!("/r/children/{parent_inscription_id}"));
+    assert_eq!(children_json.ids.len(), 0);
+
+    let mut builder = script::Builder::new();
+    for _ in 0..111 {
+      builder = Inscription {
+        content_type: Some("text/plain".into()),
+        body: Some("hello".into()),
+        parent: Some(parent_inscription_id.parent_value()),
+        unrecognized_even_field: false,
+        ..Default::default()
+      }
+      .append_reveal_script_to_builder(builder);
+    }
+
+    let witness = Witness::from_slice(&[builder.into_bytes(), Vec::new()]);
+
+    let txid = server.bitcoin_rpc_server.broadcast_tx(TransactionTemplate {
+      inputs: &[(2, 0, 0, witness), (2, 1, 0, Default::default())],
+      ..Default::default()
+    });
+
+    server.mine_blocks(1);
+
+    let first_child_inscription_id = InscriptionId { txid, index: 0 };
+    let hundredth_child_inscription_id = InscriptionId { txid, index: 99 };
+    let hundred_first_child_inscription_id = InscriptionId { txid, index: 100 };
+    let hundred_eleventh_child_inscription_id = InscriptionId { txid, index: 110 };
+
+    let children_json =
+      server.get_json::<ChildrenJson>(format!("/r/children/{parent_inscription_id}"));
+
+    assert_eq!(children_json.ids.len(), 100);
+    assert_eq!(children_json.ids[0], first_child_inscription_id);
+    assert_eq!(children_json.ids[99], hundredth_child_inscription_id);
+    assert!(children_json.more);
+    assert_eq!(children_json.page, 0);
+
+    let children_json =
+      server.get_json::<ChildrenJson>(format!("/r/children/{parent_inscription_id}/1"));
+
+    assert_eq!(children_json.ids.len(), 11);
+    assert_eq!(children_json.ids[0], hundred_first_child_inscription_id);
+    assert_eq!(children_json.ids[10], hundred_eleventh_child_inscription_id);
+    assert!(!children_json.more);
+    assert_eq!(children_json.page, 1);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/templates.rs b/src/templates.rs
index d7604dacaf..d20c71cbc3 100644
--- a/src/templates.rs
+++ b/src/templates.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use {super::*, boilerplate::Boilerplate};
 pub(crate) use {
   block::{BlockHtml, BlockJson},
   blocks::BlocksHtml,
-  children::ChildrenHtml,
+  children::{ChildrenHtml, ChildrenJson},
   clock::ClockSvg,
   collections::CollectionsHtml,
   home::HomeHtml,
diff --git a/src/templates/children.rs b/src/templates/children.rs
index ac3621d57a..d495abdcea 100644
--- a/src/templates/children.rs
+++ b/src/templates/children.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ pub(crate) struct ChildrenHtml {
   pub(crate) next_page: Option<usize>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+pub struct ChildrenJson {
+  pub ids: Vec<InscriptionId>,
+  pub more: bool,
+  pub page: usize,
+}
+
 impl PageContent for ChildrenHtml {
   fn title(&self) -> String {
     format!("Inscription {} Children", self.parent_number)