diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7061472..dca25bc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -19,11 +19,8 @@ RUN apt-get install ffmpeg libsm6 libxext6 -y
 # -----------------------------------
 # Copy required files from repo into image
 COPY ./deepface /app/deepface
-COPY ./api/src/app.py /app/
-COPY ./api/src/api.py /app/
-COPY ./api/src/routes.py /app/
-COPY ./api/src/service.py /app/
 COPY ./requirements.txt /app/
+COPY ./package_info.json /app/package_info.json
 COPY ./setup.py /app/
 COPY ./README.md /app/
 
@@ -50,5 +47,6 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 
 # -----------------------------------
 # run the app (re-configure port if necessary)
+WORKDIR /app/deepface/api/src
 EXPOSE 5000
 CMD ["gunicorn", "--workers=1", "--timeout=3600", "--bind=0.0.0.0:5000", "app:create_app()"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c64453d..673f848 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ user
 
 **API** - [`Demo`](https://youtu.be/HeKCQ6U9XmI)
 
-DeepFace serves an API as well. You can clone [`/api`](https://github.com/serengil/deepface/tree/master/api) folder and run the api via gunicorn server. This will get a rest service up. In this way, you can call deepface from an external system such as mobile app or web.
+DeepFace serves an API as well. You can clone deepface source code and run the api via gunicorn server with the following command. This will get a rest service up. In this way, you can call deepface from an external system such as mobile app or web.
 
 ```shell
 cd scripts
diff --git a/api/__init__.py b/deepface/api/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from api/__init__.py
rename to deepface/api/__init__.py
diff --git a/api/postman/deepface-api.postman_collection.json b/deepface/api/postman/deepface-api.postman_collection.json
similarity index 100%
rename from api/postman/deepface-api.postman_collection.json
rename to deepface/api/postman/deepface-api.postman_collection.json
diff --git a/api/src/__init__.py b/deepface/api/src/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from api/src/__init__.py
rename to deepface/api/src/__init__.py
diff --git a/api/src/api.py b/deepface/api/src/api.py
similarity index 100%
rename from api/src/api.py
rename to deepface/api/src/api.py
diff --git a/api/src/app.py b/deepface/api/src/app.py
similarity index 71%
rename from api/src/app.py
rename to deepface/api/src/app.py
index 0103d82..fa0cb87 100644
--- a/api/src/app.py
+++ b/deepface/api/src/app.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # 3rd parth dependencies
 from flask import Flask
-from modules.core.routes import blueprint
+from deepface.api.src.modules.core.routes import blueprint
 
 def create_app():
     app = Flask(__name__)
diff --git a/api/src/modules/core/__init__.py b/deepface/api/src/modules/core/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from api/src/modules/core/__init__.py
rename to deepface/api/src/modules/core/__init__.py
diff --git a/api/src/modules/core/routes.py b/deepface/api/src/modules/core/routes.py
similarity index 98%
rename from api/src/modules/core/routes.py
rename to deepface/api/src/modules/core/routes.py
index e0256c1..d36ad24 100644
--- a/api/src/modules/core/routes.py
+++ b/deepface/api/src/modules/core/routes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, request
-from modules.core import service
+from deepface.api.src.modules.core import service
 from deepface.commons.logger import Logger
 
 logger = Logger(module="api/src/routes.py")
diff --git a/api/src/modules/core/service.py b/deepface/api/src/modules/core/service.py
similarity index 100%
rename from api/src/modules/core/service.py
rename to deepface/api/src/modules/core/service.py
diff --git a/scripts/service.sh b/scripts/service.sh
index 2076648..8b16c9d 100755
--- a/scripts/service.sh
+++ b/scripts/service.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-cd ../api/src
+cd ../deepface/api/src
 gunicorn --workers=1 --timeout=3600 --bind=0.0.0.0:5000 "app:create_app()"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/testing_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
similarity index 94%
rename from tests/testing_api.py
rename to tests/test_api.py
index e5c9e95..3c31857 100644
--- a/tests/testing_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-import sys
 import unittest
-from deepface.commons import constant
 from deepface.commons.logger import Logger
+from deepface.api.src.app import create_app
 
-# api is not available under deepface import
-sys.path.insert(1, f"{constant.ROOT_DIR}/api/src")
-# pylint: disable=wrong-import-order, wrong-import-position
-from app import create_app
 
 logger = Logger("tests/test_api.py")