diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index e129bb02..e973794f 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
+	"path"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/google/cadvisor/info"
@@ -32,18 +33,14 @@ type Client struct {
 }
 
 // NewClient returns a new client with the specified base URL.
-// TODO(cAdvisor): Currently the error result is always nil.
-func NewClient(URL string) (*Client, error) {
-	return &Client{
-		baseUrl: strings.Join([]string{
-			URL,
-			"api/v1.0",
-		}, "/"),
-	}, nil
-}
+func NewClient(url string) (*Client, error) {
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(url, "/") {
+		url += "/"
+	}
 
-func (self *Client) machineInfoUrl() string {
-	return strings.Join([]string{self.baseUrl, "machine"}, "/")
+	return &Client{
+		baseUrl: fmt.Sprintf("%sapi/v1.1/", url),
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // MachineInfo returns the JSON machine information for this client.
@@ -59,11 +56,40 @@ func (self *Client) MachineInfo() (minfo *info.MachineInfo, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *Client) containerInfoUrl(name string) string {
-	if name[0] == '/' {
-		name = name[1:]
+// ContainerInfo returns the JSON container information for the specified
+// container and request.
+func (self *Client) ContainerInfo(name string, query *info.ContainerInfoRequest) (cinfo *info.ContainerInfo, err error) {
+	u := self.containerInfoUrl(name)
+	ret := new(info.ContainerInfo)
+	if err = self.httpGetJsonData(ret, query, u, fmt.Sprintf("container info for %q", name)); err != nil {
+		return
 	}
-	return strings.Join([]string{self.baseUrl, "containers", name}, "/")
+	cinfo = ret
+	return
+}
+
+// Returns the information about all subcontainers (recursive) of the specified container (including itself).
+func (self *Client) SubcontainersInfo(name string, query *info.ContainerInfoRequest) ([]info.ContainerInfo, error) {
+	var response []info.ContainerInfo
+	url := self.subcontainersInfoUrl(name)
+	err := self.httpGetJsonData(&response, query, url, fmt.Sprintf("subcontainers container info for %q", name))
+	if err != nil {
+		return []info.ContainerInfo{}, err
+
+	}
+	return response, nil
+}
+
+func (self *Client) machineInfoUrl() string {
+	return self.baseUrl + path.Join("machine")
+}
+
+func (self *Client) containerInfoUrl(name string) string {
+	return self.baseUrl + path.Join("containers", name)
+}
+
+func (self *Client) subcontainersInfoUrl(name string) string {
+	return self.baseUrl + path.Join("subcontainers", name)
 }
 
 func (self *Client) httpGetJsonData(data, postData interface{}, url, infoName string) error {
@@ -95,16 +121,3 @@ func (self *Client) httpGetJsonData(data, postData interface{}, url, infoName st
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-// ContainerInfo returns the JSON container information for the specified
-// container and request.
-func (self *Client) ContainerInfo(name string,
-	query *info.ContainerInfoRequest) (cinfo *info.ContainerInfo, err error) {
-	u := self.containerInfoUrl(name)
-	ret := new(info.ContainerInfo)
-	if err = self.httpGetJsonData(ret, query, u, fmt.Sprintf("container info for %v", name)); err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	cinfo = ret
-	return
-}
diff --git a/client/client_test.go b/client/client_test.go
index 1258e09b..f05682b2 100644
--- a/client/client_test.go
+++ b/client/client_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
+	"path"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func cadvisorTestClient(path string, expectedPostObj, expectedPostObjEmpty, repl
 			}
 			encoder := json.NewEncoder(w)
 			encoder.Encode(replyObj)
-		} else if r.URL.Path == "/api/v1.0/machine" {
+		} else if r.URL.Path == "/api/v1.1/machine" {
 			fmt.Fprint(w, `{"num_cores":8,"memory_capacity":31625871360}`)
 		} else {
 			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ func TestGetMachineinfo(t *testing.T) {
 		NumCores:       8,
 		MemoryCapacity: 31625871360,
 	}
-	client, server, err := cadvisorTestClient("/api/v1.0/machine", nil, nil, minfo, t)
+	client, server, err := cadvisorTestClient("/api/v1.1/machine", nil, nil, minfo, t)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to get a client %v", err)
 	}
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ func TestGetContainerInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	containerName := "/some/container"
 	cinfo := itest.GenerateRandomContainerInfo(containerName, 4, query, 1*time.Second)
-	client, server, err := cadvisorTestClient(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1.0/containers%v", containerName), query, &info.ContainerInfoRequest{}, cinfo, t)
+	client, server, err := cadvisorTestClient(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1.1/containers%v", containerName), query, &info.ContainerInfoRequest{}, cinfo, t)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to get a client %v", err)
 	}
@@ -114,3 +115,40 @@ func TestGetContainerInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("received unexpected ContainerInfo")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetSubcontainersInfo(t *testing.T) {
+	query := &info.ContainerInfoRequest{
+		NumStats: 3,
+	}
+	containerName := "/some/container"
+	cinfo := itest.GenerateRandomContainerInfo(containerName, 4, query, 1*time.Second)
+	cinfo1 := itest.GenerateRandomContainerInfo(path.Join(containerName, "sub1"), 4, query, 1*time.Second)
+	cinfo2 := itest.GenerateRandomContainerInfo(path.Join(containerName, "sub2"), 4, query, 1*time.Second)
+	response := []info.ContainerInfo{
+		*cinfo,
+		*cinfo1,
+		*cinfo2,
+	}
+	client, server, err := cadvisorTestClient(fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1.1/subcontainers%v", containerName), query, &info.ContainerInfoRequest{}, response, t)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to get a client %v", err)
+	}
+	defer server.Close()
+	returned, err := client.SubcontainersInfo(containerName, query)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if len(returned) != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected number of results: got %d, expected 3", len(returned))
+	}
+	if !returned[0].Eq(cinfo) {
+		t.Error("received unexpected ContainerInfo")
+	}
+	if !returned[1].Eq(cinfo1) {
+		t.Error("received unexpected ContainerInfo")
+	}
+	if !returned[2].Eq(cinfo2) {
+		t.Error("received unexpected ContainerInfo")
+	}
+}