diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c421243b..aa23018a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "bdk-ffi"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.1"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.2"
 dependencies = [
  "assert_matches",
  "bdk",
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/Cargo.toml b/bdk-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 09d0cac4..865c860e 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bdk-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "bdk-ffi"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.1"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.2"
 authors = ["Steve Myers <steve@notmandatory.org>", "Sudarsan Balaji <sudarsan.balaji@artfuldev.com>"]
 edition = "2018"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl b/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
index 921283fe..6d536499 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/bdk.udl
@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ interface Descriptor {
   string as_string_private();
 };
 
+interface EsploraClient {
+  constructor(string url);
+
+  [Throws=BdkError]
+  Update scan(Wallet wallet, u64 stop_gap, u64 parallel_requests);
+};
 
 interface Wallet {
   [Throws=BdkError]
@@ -144,6 +150,9 @@ interface Wallet {
   Balance get_balance();
 
   Network network();
+
+  [Throws=BdkError]
+  void apply_update(Update update);
 };
 
 enum WalletType {
@@ -151,6 +160,8 @@ enum WalletType {
   "FlatFile",
 };
 
+interface Update {};
+
 interface Address {
   [Throws=BdkError]
   constructor(string address, Network network);
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/descriptor.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/descriptor.rs
index 61f75753..d3ec5835 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/descriptor.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/descriptor.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub(crate) struct Descriptor {
+pub struct Descriptor {
     pub extended_descriptor: ExtendedDescriptor,
     pub key_map: KeyMap,
 }
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/esplora.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/esplora.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b100e98a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/esplora.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+use crate::wallet::Update;
+use crate::wallet::Wallet;
+use bdk::wallet::Update as BdkUpdate;
+use bdk::Error as BdkError;
+use bdk_esplora::esplora_client::{BlockingClient, Builder};
+use bdk_esplora::EsploraExt;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+pub struct EsploraClient(BlockingClient);
+
+impl EsploraClient {
+    pub fn new(url: String) -> Self {
+        let client = Builder::new(url.as_str()).build_blocking().unwrap();
+        Self(client)
+    }
+
+    pub fn scan(
+        &self,
+        wallet: Arc<Wallet>,
+        stop_gap: u64,
+        parallel_requests: u64,
+    ) -> Result<Arc<Update>, BdkError> {
+        let wallet = wallet.get_wallet();
+
+        let previous_tip = wallet.latest_checkpoint();
+        let keychain_spks = wallet.spks_of_all_keychains().into_iter().collect();
+
+        let (update_graph, last_active_indices) = self
+            .0
+            .scan_txs_with_keychains(
+                keychain_spks,
+                None,
+                None,
+                stop_gap as usize,
+                parallel_requests as usize,
+            )
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let missing_heights = update_graph.missing_heights(wallet.local_chain());
+        let chain_update = self
+            .0
+            .update_local_chain(previous_tip, missing_heights)
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let update = BdkUpdate {
+            last_active_indices,
+            graph: update_graph,
+            chain: Some(chain_update),
+        };
+
+        Ok(Arc::new(Update(update)))
+    }
+
+    // pub fn sync();
+
+    // pub fn broadcast();
+
+    // pub fn estimate_fee();
+}
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diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 4189daa1..a1bab788 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -48,11 +48,15 @@ mod keys;
 mod psbt;
 mod wallet;
 
+mod esplora;
+
 use crate::descriptor::Descriptor;
 use crate::keys::DerivationPath;
 use crate::keys::DescriptorPublicKey;
 use crate::keys::DescriptorSecretKey;
 use crate::keys::Mnemonic;
+use crate::esplora::EsploraClient;
+use crate::wallet::Update;
 use bdk::keys::bip39::WordCount;
 use bdk::Error as BdkError;
 use bdk::KeychainKind;
diff --git a/bdk-ffi/src/wallet.rs b/bdk-ffi/src/wallet.rs
index ababc7a6..3eb9cb54 100644
--- a/bdk-ffi/src/wallet.rs
+++ b/bdk-ffi/src/wallet.rs
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
 use crate::descriptor::Descriptor;
 use crate::Balance;
 use crate::{AddressIndex, AddressInfo, Network};
+use bdk::wallet::Update as BdkUpdate;
 use bdk::Error as BdkError;
 use bdk::Wallet as BdkWallet;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, MutexGuard};
@@ -306,8 +307,8 @@ pub enum WalletType {
     FlatFile,
 }
 
-pub(crate) struct Wallet {
-    pub(crate) inner_mutex: Mutex<BdkWallet>,
+pub struct Wallet {
+    pub inner_mutex: Mutex<BdkWallet>,
 }
 
 impl Wallet {
@@ -357,4 +358,13 @@ impl Wallet {
     pub fn network(&self) -> Network {
         self.get_wallet().network().into()
     }
+
+    pub fn apply_update(&self, update: Arc<Update>) -> Result<(), BdkError> {
+        // self.get_wallet(). .apply_update(update.0).map_err(|e| BdkError::Generic(e.to_string()))
+        self.get_wallet()
+            .apply_update(update.0.clone())
+            .map_err(|e| BdkError::Generic(e.to_string()))
+    }
 }
+
+pub struct Update(pub(crate) BdkUpdate);
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