diff --git a/httputil/api/range.go b/httputil/api/range.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36ca126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/httputil/api/range.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type RangeErrorCode string
+
+const (
+	InvalidRangeHeader   RangeErrorCode = "InvalidRangeHeader"
+	UnsupportedRangeUnit RangeErrorCode = "UnsupportedRangeUnit"
+	UnsatisfiableRange   RangeErrorCode = "UnsatisfiableRange"
+)
+
+type RangeError struct {
+	Code    RangeErrorCode
+	Message string
+}
+
+func (e *RangeError) Error() string {
+	return e.Message
+}
+
+var ErrRangeHeaderInvalid = errors.New("Invalid Range header")
+
+type RangeSpec struct {
+	First *int64
+	Last  *int64
+	// If non-null First/Last are null.
+	SuffixLength *int64
+}
+
+type RangeHeader struct {
+	Unit  string // always "bytes" for now
+	Specs []RangeSpec
+}
+
+var rangeSpecRegex = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s*(\d*)\s*-\s*(\d*)\s*$`)
+
+func ScanRangeHeader(header string) (*RangeHeader, error) {
+	if len(header) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	eq := strings.Index(header, "=")
+	if eq < 1 {
+		return nil, &RangeError{
+			Code:    InvalidRangeHeader,
+			Message: "Expected Range header to begin with `bytes=`",
+		}
+	}
+	unit := strings.TrimSpace(header[0:eq])
+	if "bytes" != unit {
+		return nil, &RangeError{
+			Code:    UnsupportedRangeUnit,
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("Unsupported Range header unit=%s", unit),
+		}
+	}
+	specStrs := strings.Split(header[eq+1:], ",")
+	specs := make([]RangeSpec, len(specStrs))
+	for i, specStr := range specStrs {
+		matches := rangeSpecRegex.FindStringSubmatch(specStr)
+		if len(matches) <= 0 {
+			return nil, &RangeError{
+				Code: InvalidRangeHeader,
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf(
+					"Invalid Range header, expected %s to be digits followed by '-' followed by digits", specStr),
+			}
+		}
+		var first, last, suffixLength *int64
+		if len(matches[1]) > 0 {
+			v, _ := strconv.ParseInt(matches[1], 10, 64)
+			first = &v
+			if len(matches[2]) > 0 {
+				v2, _ := strconv.ParseInt(matches[2], 10, 64)
+				if v2 < *first {
+					return nil, &RangeError{
+						Code: UnsatisfiableRange,
+						Message: fmt.Sprintf(
+							`Unsatisfiable byte range %s`, specStr),
+					}
+				}
+				last = &v2
+			}
+		} else if len(matches[2]) > 0 {
+			v, _ := strconv.ParseInt(matches[2], 10, 64)
+			suffixLength = &v
+		} else {
+			return nil, &RangeError{
+				Code:    InvalidRangeHeader,
+				Message: "Invalid Range header, expected more than just a '-'",
+			}
+		}
+		specs[i] = RangeSpec{
+			First:        first,
+			Last:         last,
+			SuffixLength: suffixLength,
+		}
+
+	}
+	return &RangeHeader{
+		Unit:  unit,
+		Specs: specs,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/httputil/api/range_test.go b/httputil/api/range_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc0bca5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/httputil/api/range_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func newInt64(x int64) *int64 {
+	return &x
+}
+
+func TestScanRangeHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		Header   string
+		Error    error
+		Expected *RangeHeader
+	}{
+		{
+			Header: ` bytes = 1 - 3 , 10 - `,
+			Expected: &RangeHeader{
+				Unit: "bytes",
+				Specs: []RangeSpec{
+					{
+						First: newInt64(1),
+						Last:  newInt64(3),
+					},
+					{
+						First: newInt64(10),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Header: ` bytes = - 1000`,
+			Expected: &RangeHeader{
+				Unit: "bytes",
+				Specs: []RangeSpec{
+					{
+						SuffixLength: newInt64(1000),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Header: `bytes=10-1`,
+			Error: &RangeError{
+				Code:    UnsatisfiableRange,
+				Message: `Unsatisfiable byte range 10-1`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Header: ` lines =1-2`,
+			Error: &RangeError{
+				Code:    UnsupportedRangeUnit,
+				Message: `Unsupported Range header unit=lines`,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Header: `bytes=-`,
+			Error: &RangeError{
+				Code:    InvalidRangeHeader,
+				Message: `Invalid Range header, expected more than just a '-'`,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		spec, err := ScanRangeHeader(test.Header)
+
+		assert.Equal(t, test.Error, err, "for header %q", test.Header)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.Expected, spec, "for header %q", test.Header)
+	}
+}