diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/Module.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/Module.java
index 093609e..f35c55e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/Module.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/Module.java
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.renameproject;
 
+import static com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectResource.PROJECT_KIND;
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.renameproject.RenameOwnProjectCapability.RENAME_OWN_PROJECT;
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.renameproject.RenameProjectCapability.RENAME_PROJECT;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.Exports;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.config.CapabilityDefinition;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.LifecycleListener;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiModule;
 import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
 import com.google.inject.internal.UniqueAnnotations;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.renameproject.cache.CacheRenameHandler;
@@ -47,5 +49,13 @@
     bind(IndexUpdateHandler.class);
     bind(RevertRenameProject.class);
     bind(SshSessionFactory.class).toProvider(RenameReplicationSshSessionFactoryProvider.class);
+
+    install(
+        new RestApiModule() {
+          @Override
+          protected void configure() {
+            post(PROJECT_KIND, "rename").to(RenameProject.class);
+          }
+        });
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameCommand.java
index 2dfb975..50f86d7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameCommand.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.renameproject;
 
+import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.renameproject.RenameProject.CANCELLATION_MSG;
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.renameproject.RenameProject.WARNING_LIMIT;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
@@ -88,14 +89,13 @@
         }
       } else {
         try (CommandProgressMonitor monitor = new CommandProgressMonitor(stdout)) {
-          renameProject.assertCanRename(rsrc, input, monitor);
-          List<Change.Id> changeIds = renameProject.getChanges(rsrc, monitor);
+          renameProject.assertCanRename(rsrc, input, Optional.of(monitor));
+          List<Change.Id> changeIds = renameProject.getChanges(rsrc, Optional.of(monitor));
           if (continueRename(changeIds, monitor)) {
-            renameProject.doRename(changeIds, rsrc, input, monitor);
+            renameProject.doRename(changeIds, rsrc, input, Optional.of(monitor));
           } else {
-            String cancellationMsg = "Rename operation was cancelled by user.";
-            log.debug(cancellationMsg);
-            stdout.println(cancellationMsg);
+            log.debug(CANCELLATION_MSG);
+            stdout.println(CANCELLATION_MSG);
             stdout.flush();
           }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameProject.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameProject.java
index 98b365e..2cbe0e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameProject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameProject.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.BadRequestException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceConflictException;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestModifyView;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Change;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
 import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import com.google.inject.name.Named;
+import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.renameproject.RenameProject.Input;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.renameproject.cache.CacheRenameHandler;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.renameproject.conditions.RenamePreconditions;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.renameproject.database.DatabaseRenameHandler;
@@ -58,13 +61,34 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 @Singleton
-public class RenameProject {
+public class RenameProject implements RestModifyView<ProjectResource, Input> {
+
+  @Override
+  public Object apply(ProjectResource resource, Input input)
+      throws IOException, AuthException, BadRequestException, ResourceConflictException,
+          InterruptedException, ConfigInvalidException, OrmException {
+    assertCanRename(resource, input, Optional.empty());
+    List<Change.Id> changeIds = getChanges(resource, Optional.empty());
+
+    if (changeIds == null || changeIds.size() <= WARNING_LIMIT || input.continueWithRename) {
+      doRename(changeIds, resource, input, Optional.empty());
+    } else {
+      log.debug(CANCELLATION_MSG);
+      return Response.none();
+    }
+    return Response.ok("");
+  }
 
   static class Input {
+
     String name;
+    boolean continueWithRename;
   }
 
   static final int WARNING_LIMIT = 5000;
+  static final String CANCELLATION_MSG =
+      "Rename cancelled due to number of changes exceeding warning limit and user's will to not continue";
+
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RenameProject.class);
   private static final String CACHE_NAME = "changeid_project";
 
@@ -165,10 +189,11 @@
     return true;
   }
 
-  void assertCanRename(ProjectResource rsrc, Input input, ProgressMonitor pm)
+  void assertCanRename(ProjectResource rsrc, Input input, Optional<ProgressMonitor> pm)
       throws ResourceConflictException, BadRequestException, AuthException {
     try {
-      pm.beginTask("Checking preconditions");
+      pm.ifPresent(progressMonitor -> progressMonitor.beginTask("Checking preconditions"));
+
       assertNewNameNotNull(input);
       assertRenamePermission(rsrc);
       renamePreconditions.assertCanRename(rsrc, new Project.NameKey(input.name));
@@ -178,14 +203,15 @@
     }
   }
 
-  void doRename(List<Change.Id> changeIds, ProjectResource rsrc, Input input, ProgressMonitor pm)
+  void doRename(
+      List<Change.Id> changeIds, ProjectResource rsrc, Input input, Optional<ProgressMonitor> pm)
       throws InterruptedException, OrmException, ConfigInvalidException, IOException {
     Project.NameKey oldProjectKey = rsrc.getNameKey();
     Project.NameKey newProjectKey = new Project.NameKey(input.name);
     Exception ex = null;
     stepsPerformed.clear();
     try {
-      fsRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, Optional.of(pm));
+      fsRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, pm);
 
       cacheRenameStep(rsrc.getNameKey(), newProjectKey);
 
@@ -233,9 +259,9 @@
   }
 
   void fsRenameStep(
-      Project.NameKey oldProjectKey, Project.NameKey newProjectKey, Optional<ProgressMonitor> opm)
+      Project.NameKey oldProjectKey, Project.NameKey newProjectKey, Optional<ProgressMonitor> pm)
       throws IOException {
-    fsHandler.rename(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, opm);
+    fsHandler.rename(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, pm);
     logPerformedStep(Step.FILESYSTEM, newProjectKey, oldProjectKey);
   }
 
@@ -249,7 +275,7 @@
       List<Change.Id> changeIds,
       Project.NameKey oldProjectKey,
       Project.NameKey newProjectKey,
-      ProgressMonitor pm)
+      Optional<ProgressMonitor> pm)
       throws OrmException {
     List<Change.Id> updatedChangeIds =
         dbHandler.rename(changeIds, oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, pm);
@@ -261,7 +287,7 @@
       List<Change.Id> updatedChangeIds,
       Project.NameKey oldProjectKey,
       Project.NameKey newProjectKey,
-      ProgressMonitor pm)
+      Optional<ProgressMonitor> pm)
       throws InterruptedException {
     indexHandler.updateIndex(updatedChangeIds, newProjectKey, pm);
     logPerformedStep(Step.INDEX, newProjectKey, oldProjectKey);
@@ -297,9 +323,9 @@
     return stepsPerformed;
   }
 
-  List<Change.Id> getChanges(ProjectResource rsrc, ProgressMonitor pm)
+  List<Change.Id> getChanges(ProjectResource rsrc, Optional<ProgressMonitor> opm)
       throws OrmException, IOException {
-    pm.beginTask("Retrieving the list of changes from DB");
+    opm.ifPresent(pm -> pm.beginTask("Retrieving the list of changes from DB"));
     Project.NameKey oldProjectKey = rsrc.getNameKey();
     return dbHandler.getChangeIds(oldProjectKey);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RevertRenameProject.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RevertRenameProject.java
index 6d46552..4d61a49 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RevertRenameProject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RevertRenameProject.java
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@
       List<Id> changeIds,
       Project.NameKey oldProjectKey,
       Project.NameKey newProjectKey,
-      ProgressMonitor pm)
+      Optional<ProgressMonitor> opm)
       throws IOException, OrmException {
-    pm.beginTask("Reverting the rename procedure.");
+    opm.ifPresent(pm -> pm.beginTask("Reverting the rename procedure."));
     List<Change.Id> updatedChangeIds = Collections.emptyList();
     if (stepsPerformed.contains(Step.FILESYSTEM)) {
       try {
-        fsHandler.rename(newProjectKey, oldProjectKey, Optional.of(pm));
+        fsHandler.rename(newProjectKey, oldProjectKey, opm);
         log.debug("Reverted the git repo name to {} successfully.", oldProjectKey.get());
       } catch (IOException e) {
         log.error(
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
     }
     if (stepsPerformed.contains(Step.DATABASE)) {
       try {
-        updatedChangeIds = dbHandler.rename(changeIds, newProjectKey, oldProjectKey, pm);
+        updatedChangeIds = dbHandler.rename(changeIds, newProjectKey, oldProjectKey, opm);
         log.debug(
             "Reverted the changes in DB successfully from project {} to project {}.",
             newProjectKey.get(),
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
     }
     if (stepsPerformed.contains(Step.INDEX)) {
       try {
-        indexHandler.updateIndex(updatedChangeIds, oldProjectKey, pm);
+        indexHandler.updateIndex(updatedChangeIds, oldProjectKey, opm);
         log.debug(
             "Reverted the secondary index successfully from project {} to project {}.",
             newProjectKey.get(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/database/DatabaseRenameHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/database/DatabaseRenameHandler.java
index a837267..57623ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/database/DatabaseRenameHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/database/DatabaseRenameHandler.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
@@ -137,9 +138,9 @@
       List<Change.Id> changes,
       Project.NameKey oldProjectKey,
       Project.NameKey newProjectKey,
-      ProgressMonitor pm)
+      Optional<ProgressMonitor> opm)
       throws OrmException, RenameRevertException {
-    pm.beginTask("Updating changes in the database");
+    opm.ifPresent(pm -> pm.beginTask("Updating changes in the database"));
     ReviewDb db = schemaFactory.open();
     return (isNoteDb())
         ? renameInNoteDb(changes, oldProjectKey, newProjectKey)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/database/IndexUpdateHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/database/IndexUpdateHandler.java
index ed12dc3..37745ff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/database/IndexUpdateHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/database/IndexUpdateHandler.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
@@ -53,17 +54,17 @@
   }
 
   public void updateIndex(
-      List<Change.Id> changeIds, Project.NameKey newProjectKey, ProgressMonitor pm)
+      List<Change.Id> changeIds, Project.NameKey newProjectKey, Optional<ProgressMonitor> opm)
       throws InterruptedException {
     log.debug("Starting to index {} change(s).", changeIds.size());
     ExecutorService executor =
         Executors.newFixedThreadPool(
             config.getIndexThreads(),
             new ThreadFactoryBuilder().setNameFormat("Rename-Index-%d").build());
-    pm.beginTask("Indexing changes", changeIds.size());
+    opm.ifPresent(pm -> pm.beginTask("Indexing changes", changeIds.size()));
     List<Callable<Boolean>> callableTasks = new ArrayList<>(changeIds.size());
     for (Change.Id id : changeIds) {
-      callableTasks.add(new IndexTask(id, newProjectKey, pm));
+      callableTasks.add(new IndexTask(id, newProjectKey, opm));
     }
     List<Future<Boolean>> tasksCompleted = executor.invokeAll(callableTasks);
     executor.shutdown();
@@ -90,9 +91,10 @@
 
     private Change.Id changeId;
     private Project.NameKey newProjectKey;
-    private ProgressMonitor monitor;
+    private Optional<ProgressMonitor> monitor;
 
-    IndexTask(Change.Id changeId, Project.NameKey newProjectKey, ProgressMonitor monitor) {
+    IndexTask(
+        Change.Id changeId, Project.NameKey newProjectKey, Optional<ProgressMonitor> monitor) {
       this.changeId = changeId;
       this.newProjectKey = newProjectKey;
       this.monitor = monitor;
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@
     public Boolean call() throws Exception {
       try (ReviewDb db = schemaFactory.open()) {
         indexer.index(db, newProjectKey, changeId);
-        monitor.update(1);
+        monitor.ifPresent(monitor -> monitor.update(1));
         return Boolean.TRUE;
       } catch (OrmException | IOException e) {
         log.error("Failed to reindex change {} from index, Cause: {}", changeId, e);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/Documentation/rest-api-rename.md b/src/main/resources/Documentation/rest-api-rename.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70ecf15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/Documentation/rest-api-rename.md
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+@PLUGIN@ - /@PLUGIN@/ REST API
+===================================
+
+This page describes the REST endpoint that is added by the @PLUGIN@
+plugin.
+
+Please also take note of the general information on the
+[REST API](../../../Documentation/rest-api.html).
+
+This API implements a REST equivalent of the Ssh rename-project command.
+For more information, refer to:
+* [Ssh rename-project command](cmd-rename.md)
+------------------------------------------
+
+REQUEST
+-------
+```
+POST /projects/project-1/@PLUGIN@~rename HTTP/1.1
+  {
+    "name" : "project-2",
+  }
+```
+to rename project-1 to project-2.
+
+By default, if project-1 has more than 5000 changes, the rename procedure will be cancelled as it
+can take longer time and can degrade in performance in that time frame.
+
+To rename a project with more than 5000 changes, the following request is needed:
+```
+POST /projects/project-1/@PLUGIN@~rename HTTP/1.1
+  {
+    "name" : "project-2",
+    "continueWithRename" : "true"
+  }
+```
+
+RESPONSE
+--------
+If rename succeeded:
+
+```
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+```
+
+If rename was cancelled due to user's intent to not proceed when the number of changes exceeds the
+warning limit of 5000 changes:
+
+```
+HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
+```
+
+ACCESS
+------
+Same as ssh version of the command, caller must be a member of a group that is granted the
+'Rename Project' (provided by this plugin) or 'Administrate Server' capabilities.
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameIT.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameIT.java
index a552a4c..a9bea02 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RenameIT.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.GerritConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.LightweightPluginDaemonTest;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.PushOneCommit.Result;
+import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.RestResponse;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.TestPlugin;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseLocalDisk;
 import com.google.gerrit.acceptance.UseSsh;
@@ -222,4 +223,39 @@
     verify(sshHelper, atLeastOnce())
         .executeRemoteSsh(eq(new URIish(URL)), eq(expectedCommand), eq(errStream));
   }
+
+  @Test
+  @UseLocalDisk
+  public void testRenameViaHttpSuccessful() throws Exception {
+    createChange();
+    RestResponse r = renameProjectTo(NEW_PROJECT_NAME);
+    r.assertOK();
+
+    ProjectState projectState = projectCache.get(new Project.NameKey(NEW_PROJECT_NAME));
+    assertThat(projectState).isNotNull();
+    assertThat(queryProvider.get().byProject(project)).isEmpty();
+    assertThat(queryProvider.get().byProject(new Project.NameKey(NEW_PROJECT_NAME))).isNotEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  @UseLocalDisk
+  public void testRenameViaHttpWithEmptyNewName() throws Exception {
+    createChange();
+    String newProjectName = "";
+    RestResponse r = renameProjectTo(newProjectName);
+    r.assertBadRequest();
+
+    ProjectState projectState = projectCache.get(new Project.NameKey(newProjectName));
+    assertThat(projectState).isNull();
+  }
+
+  private RestResponse renameProjectTo(String newName) throws Exception {
+    setApiUser(user);
+    sender.clear();
+    String endPoint = "/projects/" + project.get() + "/" + PLUGIN_NAME + "~rename";
+    Input i = new Input();
+    i.name = newName;
+    i.continueWithRename = true;
+    return adminRestSession.post(endPoint, i);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RevertRenameProjectTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RevertRenameProjectTest.java
index a027c39..f77d80e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RevertRenameProjectTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/renameproject/RevertRenameProjectTest.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
   private RevertRenameProject revertRenameProject;
   private Project.NameKey oldProjectKey;
   private Project.NameKey newProjectKey;
-  private ProgressMonitor pm;
+  private Optional<ProgressMonitor> pm;
   private ProjectResource oldRsrc;
 
   @Before
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     oldProjectKey = project;
     newProjectKey = new Project.NameKey(NEW_PROJECT_NAME);
 
-    pm = Mockito.mock(ProgressMonitor.class);
+    pm = Optional.of(Mockito.mock(ProgressMonitor.class));
 
     oldRsrc = Mockito.mock(ProjectResource.class);
     when(oldRsrc.getNameKey()).thenReturn(oldProjectKey);
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     Result result = createChange();
     List<Change.Id> changeIds = renameProject.getChanges(oldRsrc, pm);
 
-    renameProject.fsRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, Optional.of(pm));
+    renameProject.fsRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, pm);
     assertRenamed(result);
 
     revertRenameProject.performRevert(
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
     Result result = createChange();
     List<Change.Id> changeIds = renameProject.getChanges(oldRsrc, pm);
 
-    renameProject.fsRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, Optional.of(pm));
+    renameProject.fsRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, pm);
     renameProject.cacheRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey);
     assertRenamed(result);
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     Result result = createChange();
     List<Change.Id> changeIds = renameProject.getChanges(oldRsrc, pm);
 
-    renameProject.fsRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, Optional.of(pm));
+    renameProject.fsRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, pm);
     renameProject.cacheRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey);
     renameProject.dbRenameStep(changeIds, oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, pm);
     assertRenamed(result);
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
     Result result = createChange();
     List<Change.Id> changeIds = renameProject.getChanges(oldRsrc, pm);
 
-    renameProject.fsRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, Optional.of(pm));
+    renameProject.fsRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, pm);
     renameProject.cacheRenameStep(oldProjectKey, newProjectKey);
     renameProject.dbRenameStep(changeIds, oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, pm);
     renameProject.indexRenameStep(changeIds, oldProjectKey, newProjectKey, pm);