diff --git a/dev/api.go b/dev/api.go
index 8047c34..ff5ae02 100644
--- a/dev/api.go
+++ b/dev/api.go
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package dev
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"crypto/sha1"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
-	"os"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -14,14 +15,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gofrs/uuid"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/logging"
 	"git.defalsify.org/vise.git/db"
-	fsdb "git.defalsify.org/vise.git/db/fs"
 	"git.grassecon.net/grassrootseconomics/sarafu-api/models"
 	"git.grassecon.net/grassrootseconomics/sarafu-api/event"
+	"git.grassecon.net/grassrootseconomics/common/phone"
+	"git.grassecon.net/grassrootseconomics/visedriver/storage"
 	dataserviceapi "github.com/grassrootseconomics/ussd-data-service/pkg/api"
 )
 
 var (
 	logg = logging.NewVanilla().WithDomain("sarafu-api.devapi")
+	aliasRegex = regexp.MustCompile("^\\+?[a-zA-Z0-9\\-_]+$")
 )
 
 const (
@@ -87,7 +90,6 @@ type Voucher struct {
 }
 
 type DevAccountService struct {
-	dir string
 	db db.Db
 	accounts map[string]Account
 	accountsTrack map[string]string
@@ -101,13 +103,12 @@ type DevAccountService struct {
 	autoVoucherValue map[string]int
 	defaultAccount string
 	emitterFunc event.EmitterFunc
+	pfx []byte
 //	accountsSession map[string]string
 }
 
-func NewDevAccountService(ctx context.Context, d string) *DevAccountService {
+func NewDevAccountService(ctx context.Context, ss storage.StorageService) *DevAccountService {
 	svc := &DevAccountService{
-		dir: d,
-		db: fsdb.NewFsDb(),
 		accounts: make(map[string]Account),
 		accountsTrack: make(map[string]string),
 		accountsAlias: make(map[string]string),
@@ -117,20 +118,25 @@ func NewDevAccountService(ctx context.Context, d string) *DevAccountService {
 		txsTrack: make(map[string]string),
 		autoVoucherValue: make(map[string]int),
 		defaultAccount: zeroAddress,
+		pfx: []byte("__"),
+	}
+	if ss != nil {
+		var err error
+		svc.db, err = ss.GetUserdataDb(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+		svc.db.SetSession("")
+		svc.db.SetPrefix(db.DATATYPE_USERDATA)
+		err = svc.loadAll(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			logg.DebugCtxf(ctx, "loadall error", "err", err)
+		}
 	}
 	acc := Account{
 		Address: zeroAddress,
 	}
 	svc.accounts[acc.Address] = acc
-	err := svc.db.Connect(ctx, d)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	svc.db.SetPrefix(db.DATATYPE_USERDATA)
-	err = svc.loadAll(ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
 	return svc
 }
 
@@ -139,6 +145,15 @@ func (das *DevAccountService) WithEmitter(fn event.EmitterFunc) *DevAccountServi
 	return das
 }
 
+func (das *DevAccountService) WithPrefix(pfx []byte) *DevAccountService {
+	das.pfx = pfx
+	return das
+}
+
+func (das *DevAccountService) prefixKeyFor(k string, v string) []byte {
+	return append(das.pfx, []byte(k + "_" + v)...)
+}
+
 func (das *DevAccountService) loadAccount(ctx context.Context, pubKey string, v []byte) error {
 	var acc Account
 
@@ -171,7 +186,7 @@ func (das *DevAccountService) loadTx(ctx context.Context, hsh string, v []byte)
 func (das *DevAccountService) loadItem(ctx context.Context, k []byte, v []byte) error {
 	var err error
 	s := string(k)
-	ss := strings.SplitN(s, "_", 2)
+	ss := strings.SplitN(s[2:], "_", 2)
 	if len(ss) != 2 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("malformed key: %s", s)
 	}
@@ -179,6 +194,8 @@ func (das *DevAccountService) loadItem(ctx context.Context, k []byte, v []byte)
 		err = das.loadAccount(ctx, ss[1], v)
 	} else if ss[0] == "tx" {
 		err = das.loadTx(ctx, ss[1], v)
+	} else {
+		logg.ErrorCtxf(ctx, "unknown double underscore key", "key", ss[0])
 	}
 	return err
 }
@@ -186,18 +203,19 @@ func (das *DevAccountService) loadItem(ctx context.Context, k []byte, v []byte)
 // TODO: Add connect tx and account
 // TODO: update balance
 func (das *DevAccountService) loadAll(ctx context.Context) error {
-	d, err := os.ReadDir(das.dir)
+	dumper, err := das.db.Dump(ctx, []byte{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for _, v := range(d) {
-		// TODO: move decoding to vise
-		fp := v.Name()
-		k := []byte(fp[1:])
-		v, err := das.db.Get(ctx, k)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+	for true {
+		k, v := dumper.Next(ctx)
+		if k == nil {
+			break
 		}
+		if !bytes.HasPrefix(k, das.pfx) {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		err = das.loadItem(ctx, k, v)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -295,11 +313,16 @@ func (das *DevAccountService) balanceAuto(ctx context.Context, pubKey string) er
 }
 
 func (das *DevAccountService) saveAccount(ctx context.Context, acc Account) error {
-	k := "account_" + acc.Address
+	if das.db == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	k := das.prefixKeyFor("account", acc.Address)
 	v, err := json.Marshal(acc)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	das.db.SetSession("")
+	das.db.SetPrefix(db.DATATYPE_USERDATA)
 	return das.db.Put(ctx, []byte(k), v)
 }
 
@@ -438,11 +461,13 @@ func (das *DevAccountService) VoucherData(ctx context.Context, address string) (
 }
 
 func (das *DevAccountService) saveTokenTransfer(ctx context.Context, mytx Tx) error {
-	k := "tx_" + mytx.Hsh
+	k := das.prefixKeyFor("tx", mytx.Hsh)
 	v, err := json.Marshal(mytx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	das.db.SetSession("")
+	das.db.SetPrefix(db.DATATYPE_USERDATA)
 	return das.db.Put(ctx, []byte(k), v)
 }
 
@@ -516,7 +541,7 @@ func (das *DevAccountService) TokenTransfer(ctx context.Context, amount, from, t
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (das *DevAccountService) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*dataserviceapi.AliasAddress, error) {
+func (das *DevAccountService) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*models.AliasAddress, error) {
 	addr, ok := das.accountsAlias[alias]
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("alias %s not found", alias)
@@ -525,7 +550,52 @@ func (das *DevAccountService) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias strin
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("alias %s found but does not resolve", alias)
 	}
-	return &dataserviceapi.AliasAddress{
+	return &models.AliasAddress{
 		Address: acc.Address,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+func (das *DevAccountService) applyPhoneAlias(ctx context.Context, publicKey string, phoneNumber string) (bool, error) {
+	if phoneNumber[0] == '+' {
+		if !phone.IsValidPhoneNumber(phoneNumber) {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("Invalid phoneNumber number: %v", phoneNumber)
+		}
+		logg.DebugCtxf(ctx, "matched phoneNumber alias", "phoneNumber", phoneNumber, "address", publicKey)
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func (das *DevAccountService) RequestAlias(ctx context.Context, publicKey string, hint string) (*models.RequestAliasResult, error) {
+	var alias string
+	if !aliasRegex.MatchString(hint) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("alias hint does not match: %s", publicKey)
+	}
+	acc, ok := das.accounts[publicKey]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("address %s not found", publicKey)
+	}
+	alias = hint
+	isPhone, err := das.applyPhoneAlias(ctx, publicKey, alias)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("phone parser error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !isPhone {
+		for true {
+			addr, ok := das.accountsAlias[alias]
+			if !ok {
+				break
+			}
+			if addr == publicKey {
+				break
+			}
+			alias += "x"
+		}
+		acc.Alias = alias
+		das.accountsAlias[alias] = publicKey
+	}
+	logg.DebugCtxf(ctx, "set alias", "addr", publicKey, "alias", alias)
+	return &models.RequestAliasResult{
+		Alias: alias,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/dev/api_test.go b/dev/api_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2382bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/api_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package dev
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"git.grassecon.net/grassrootseconomics/visedriver/testutil/mocks"
+)
+
+func TestApiRequestAlias(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	storageService := mocks.NewMemStorageService(ctx)
+	svc := NewDevAccountService(ctx, storageService)
+	ra, err := svc.CreateAccount(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	addr := ra.PublicKey
+	
+	_, err = svc.RequestAlias(ctx, addr, "+254f00")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error")		
+	}
+	alias := "+254712345678"
+	rb, err := svc.RequestAlias(ctx, addr, alias)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if rb.Alias != alias {
+		t.Fatalf("expected '%s', got '%s'", alias, rb.Alias)
+	}
+	_, err = svc.CheckAliasAddress(ctx, alias)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected error")
+	}
+
+	alias = "foo"
+	rb, err = svc.RequestAlias(ctx, addr, alias)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if rb.Alias != alias {
+		t.Fatalf("expected '%s', got '%s'", alias, rb.Alias)
+	}
+	rc, err := svc.CheckAliasAddress(ctx, alias)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if rc.Address != addr {
+		t.Fatalf("expected '%s', got '%s'", addr, rc.Address)
+	}
+
+	// create a second account
+	ra, err = svc.CreateAccount(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	addr = ra.PublicKey
+
+	rb, err = svc.RequestAlias(ctx, addr, alias)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	alias = "foox"
+	if rb.Alias != alias {
+		t.Fatalf("expected '%s', got '%s'", alias, rb.Alias)
+	}
+	rc, err = svc.CheckAliasAddress(ctx, alias)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if rc.Address != addr {
+		t.Fatalf("expected '%s', got '%s'", addr, rc.Address)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index e132cbe..8299445 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ module git.grassecon.net/grassrootseconomics/sarafu-api
 go 1.23.4
 
 require (
-	git.defalsify.org/vise.git v0.2.3-0.20250103172917-3e190a44568d
-	git.grassecon.net/grassrootseconomics/visedriver v0.8.0-beta.10.0.20250113213325-5228aef0889b
+	git.defalsify.org/vise.git v0.2.3-0.20250114225117-3b5fc85b650b
+	git.grassecon.net/grassrootseconomics/common v0.0.0-20250113174703-6afccefd1f05
+	git.grassecon.net/grassrootseconomics/visedriver v0.8.0-beta.10.0.20250115003256-c0534ede1b63
 	github.com/gofrs/uuid v4.4.0+incompatible
 	github.com/grassrootseconomics/eth-custodial v1.3.0-beta
 	github.com/grassrootseconomics/ussd-data-service v1.2.0-beta
@@ -14,8 +15,22 @@ require (
 require (
 	github.com/barbashov/iso639-3 v0.0.0-20211020172741-1f4ffb2d8d1c // indirect
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc // indirect
+	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/graygnuorg/go-gdbm v0.0.0-20220711140707-71387d66dce4 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20240606120523-5a60cdf6a761 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.7.1 // indirect
+	github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.2 // indirect
 	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 // indirect
+	github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/kinako v0.0.0-20170717041458-332c0a7e205a // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 // indirect
+	github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1 // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2 // indirect
+	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.32.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sync v0.10.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.21.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/leonelquinteros/gotext.v1 v1.3.1 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 23eded9..17d7b16 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,26 +1,70 @@
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-git.grassecon.net/grassrootseconomics/visedriver v0.8.0-beta.10.0.20250113213325-5228aef0889b/go.mod h1:E6W7ZOa7ZvVr0Bc5ot0LNSwpSPYq4hXlAIvEPy3AJ7U=
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diff --git a/models/alias_response.go b/models/alias_response.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..295c9ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/alias_response.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package models
+
+type RequestAliasResult struct {
+	Alias string
+}
+
+type AliasAddress struct {
+	Address string
+}
diff --git a/remote/account_service.go b/remote/account_service.go
index c6dd56b..2c67b12 100644
--- a/remote/account_service.go
+++ b/remote/account_service.go
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ type AccountService interface {
 	FetchTransactions(ctx context.Context, publicKey string) ([]dataserviceapi.Last10TxResponse, error)
 	VoucherData(ctx context.Context, address string) (*models.VoucherDataResult, error)
 	TokenTransfer(ctx context.Context, amount, from, to, tokenAddress string) (*models.TokenTransferResponse, error)
-	CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*dataserviceapi.AliasAddress, error)
+	CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*models.AliasAddress, error)
+	RequestAlias(ctx context.Context, hint string, publicKey string) (*models.RequestAliasResult, error)
 }
diff --git a/remote/http/service.go b/remote/http/service.go
index 53b8091..2c1aa85 100644
--- a/remote/http/service.go
+++ b/remote/http/service.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package http
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"io"
@@ -202,8 +203,8 @@ func (as *HTTPAccountService) TokenTransfer(ctx context.Context, amount, from, t
 // CheckAliasAddress retrieves the address of an alias from the API endpoint.
 // Parameters:
 //   - alias: The alias of the user.
-func (as *HTTPAccountService) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*dataserviceapi.AliasAddress, error) {
-	var r dataserviceapi.AliasAddress
+func (as *HTTPAccountService) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*models.AliasAddress, error) {
+	var r models.AliasAddress
 
 	ep, err := url.JoinPath(config.CheckAliasURL, alias)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -219,6 +220,10 @@ func (as *HTTPAccountService) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias strin
 	return &r, err
 }
 
+func (as *HTTPAccountService) RequestAlias(ctx context.Context, publicKey string, hint string) (*models.RequestAliasResult, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("not yet implemented")
+}
+
 // TODO: remove eth-custodial api dependency
 func doRequest(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request, rcpt any) (*api.OKResponse, error) {
 	var okResponse api.OKResponse
diff --git a/testutil/mocks/api_mock.go b/testutil/mocks/api_mock.go
index 35ce6e2..20b9a68 100644
--- a/testutil/mocks/api_mock.go
+++ b/testutil/mocks/api_mock.go
@@ -50,10 +50,16 @@ func(m MockApi) VoucherData(ctx context.Context, address string) (*models.Vouche
 	return m.VoucherDataContent, nil
 }
 
-func(m MockApi) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*dataserviceapi.AliasAddress, error) {
+func(m MockApi) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*models.AliasAddress, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func(m MockApi) RequestAlias(ctx context.Context, publicKey string, hint string) (*models.RequestAliasResult, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func(m MockApi) TokenTransfer(ctx context.Context, amount, from, to, tokenAddress string) (*models.TokenTransferResponse, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
+
+
diff --git a/testutil/mocks/service_mock.go b/testutil/mocks/service_mock.go
index 3e230a4..d500508 100644
--- a/testutil/mocks/service_mock.go
+++ b/testutil/mocks/service_mock.go
@@ -48,7 +48,12 @@ func (m *MockAccountService) TokenTransfer(ctx context.Context, amount, from, to
 	return args.Get(0).(*models.TokenTransferResponse), args.Error(1)
 }
 
-func (m *MockAccountService) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*dataserviceapi.AliasAddress, error) {
+func (m *MockAccountService) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*models.AliasAddress, error) {
 	args := m.Called(alias)
-	return args.Get(0).(*dataserviceapi.AliasAddress), args.Error(1)
+	return args.Get(0).(*models.AliasAddress), args.Error(1)
+}
+
+func(m MockAccountService) RequestAlias(ctx context.Context, publicKey string, hint string) (*models.RequestAliasResult, error) {
+	args := m.Called(publicKey, hint)
+	return args.Get(0).(*models.RequestAliasResult), args.Error(1)
 }
diff --git a/testutil/testservice/account_service.go b/testutil/testservice/account_service.go
index a368102..12b9de4 100644
--- a/testutil/testservice/account_service.go
+++ b/testutil/testservice/account_service.go
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ func (tas *TestAccountService) TokenTransfer(ctx context.Context, amount, from,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (m TestAccountService) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*dataserviceapi.AliasAddress, error) {
-	return &dataserviceapi.AliasAddress{}, nil
+func (m TestAccountService) CheckAliasAddress(ctx context.Context, alias string) (*models.AliasAddress, error) {
+	return &models.AliasAddress{}, nil
+}
+
+func (m TestAccountService) RequestAlias(ctx context.Context, publicKey string, hint string) (*models.RequestAliasResult, error) {
+	return &models.RequestAliasResult{}, nil
 }