diff --git a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/httpx_calls_capture_parameters.py b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/httpx_calls_capture_parameters.py
index 3e44b62c3b86..a58544a59f09 100644
--- a/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/httpx_calls_capture_parameters.py
+++ b/packages/pytest-simcore/src/pytest_simcore/helpers/httpx_calls_capture_parameters.py
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 class CapturedParameterSchema(BaseModel):
     title: str | None = None
-    type_: Literal["str", "int", "float", "bool"] | None = Field(None, alias="type")
+    type_: Literal["str", "int", "float", "bool", "null"] | None = Field(
+        None, alias="type"
+    )
     pattern: str | None = None
     format_: Literal["uuid"] | None = Field(None, alias="format")
     exclusiveMinimum: bool | None = None
diff --git a/services/api-server/tests/mocks/get_program_release_not_found.json b/services/api-server/tests/mocks/get_program_release_not_found.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..72a58825d422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/api-server/tests/mocks/get_program_release_not_found.json
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+[
+ {
+  "name": "GET /services/simcore%2Fservices%2Fdynamic%2Fmy_program/1.0.0",
+  "description": "<Request('GET', 'http://catalog:8005/v0/services/simcore%2Fservices%2Fdynamic%2Fmy_program/1.0.0?user_id=1')>",
+  "method": "GET",
+  "host": "catalog",
+  "path": {
+   "path": "/v0/services/{service_key}/{service_version}",
+   "path_parameters": [
+    {
+     "in": "path",
+     "name": "service_key",
+     "required": true,
+     "schema": {
+      "title": "Service Key",
+      "type": "str",
+      "pattern": "^simcore/services/((comp|dynamic|frontend))/([a-z0-9][a-z0-9_.-]*/)*([a-z0-9-_]+[a-z0-9])$"
+     },
+     "response_value": "services"
+    },
+    {
+     "in": "path",
+     "name": "service_version",
+     "required": true,
+     "schema": {
+      "title": "Service Version",
+      "type": "str",
+      "pattern": "^(0|[1-9]\\d*)(\\.(0|[1-9]\\d*)){2}(-(0|[1-9]\\d*|\\d*[-a-zA-Z][-\\da-zA-Z]*)(\\.(0|[1-9]\\d*|\\d*[-a-zA-Z][-\\da-zA-Z]*))*)?(\\+[-\\da-zA-Z]+(\\.[-\\da-zA-Z-]+)*)?$"
+     },
+     "response_value": "simcore/services/dynamic/my_program"
+    }
+   ]
+  },
+  "query": "user_id=1",
+  "response_body": {
+   "error": {
+    "errors": [
+     "Not Found"
+    ]
+   }
+  },
+  "status_code": 404
+ }
+]
diff --git a/services/api-server/tests/mocks/get_program_release_success.json b/services/api-server/tests/mocks/get_program_release_success.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4a35e7dc2dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/api-server/tests/mocks/get_program_release_success.json
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+[
+ {
+  "name": "GET /services/simcore%2Fservices%2Fdynamic%2Felectrode-selector/2.1.3",
+  "description": "<Request('GET', 'http://catalog:8005/v0/services/simcore%2Fservices%2Fdynamic%2Felectrode-selector/2.1.3?user_id=1')>",
+  "method": "GET",
+  "host": "catalog",
+  "path": {
+   "path": "/v0/services/{service_key}/{service_version}",
+   "path_parameters": [
+    {
+     "in": "path",
+     "name": "service_version",
+     "required": true,
+     "schema": {
+      "title": "Service Version",
+      "type": "str",
+      "pattern": "^(0|[1-9]\\d*)(\\.(0|[1-9]\\d*)){2}(-(0|[1-9]\\d*|\\d*[-a-zA-Z][-\\da-zA-Z]*)(\\.(0|[1-9]\\d*|\\d*[-a-zA-Z][-\\da-zA-Z]*))*)?(\\+[-\\da-zA-Z]+(\\.[-\\da-zA-Z-]+)*)?$"
+     },
+     "response_value": "simcore/services/dynamic/electrode-selector"
+    },
+    {
+     "in": "path",
+     "name": "service_key",
+     "required": true,
+     "schema": {
+      "title": "Service Key",
+      "type": "str",
+      "pattern": "^simcore/services/((comp|dynamic|frontend))/([a-z0-9][a-z0-9_.-]*/)*([a-z0-9-_]+[a-z0-9])$"
+     },
+     "response_value": "services"
+    }
+   ]
+  },
+  "query": "user_id=1",
+  "response_body": {
+   "name": "electrode-selector",
+   "thumbnail": null,
+   "icon": null,
+   "description": "GUI for selecting/visualizing electrode groups and target tissue",
+   "description_ui": false,
+   "version_display": null,
+   "deprecated": null,
+   "classifiers": [],
+   "quality": {},
+   "key": "simcore/services/dynamic/electrode-selector",
+   "version": "2.1.3",
+   "integration-version": "1.0.0",
+   "type": "dynamic",
+   "authors": [
+    {
+     "name": "Odei Maiz",
+     "email": "maiz@itis.swiss",
+     "affiliation": "ITIS Foundation"
+    }
+   ],
+   "contact": "maiz@itis.swiss",
+   "inputs": {
+    "input_1": {
+     "displayOrder": 1.0,
+     "label": "Sim info",
+     "description": "Information on which simulations are done",
+     "type": "data:application/json"
+    },
+    "input_2": {
+     "displayOrder": 2.0,
+     "label": "Targets list",
+     "description": "List of available targets for the model",
+     "type": "data:application/json"
+    }
+   },
+   "outputs": {
+    "output_1": {
+     "displayOrder": 1.0,
+     "label": "Output",
+     "description": "Electrode groups and Target tissue",
+     "type": "data:application/json"
+    }
+   },
+   "image_digest": "sha256:37f2603d079cfedcc77cce6c0846eba6668c52a4da15d81ef4e9a742c081b224",
+   "owner": null
+  }
+ }
+]
diff --git a/services/api-server/tests/mocks/list_programs_success.json b/services/api-server/tests/mocks/list_programs_success.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..66434afa5b97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/api-server/tests/mocks/list_programs_success.json
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+[
+ {
+  "name": "GET /services",
+  "description": "<Request('GET', 'http://catalog:8005/v0/services?user_id=1&details=true')>",
+  "method": "GET",
+  "host": "catalog",
+  "path": {
+   "path": "/v0/services",
+   "path_parameters": []
+  },
+  "query": "user_id=1&details=true",
+  "response_body": [
+   {
+    "name": "File Picker",
+    "thumbnail": null,
+    "icon": null,
+    "description": "File Picker",
+    "description_ui": false,
+    "version_display": null,
+    "deprecated": null,
+    "classifiers": [],
+    "quality": {},
+    "accessRights": {
+     "1": {
+      "execute_access": true,
+      "write_access": false
+     }
+    },
+    "key": "simcore/services/frontend/file-picker",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "integration-version": "1.0.0",
+    "type": "frontend",
+    "authors": [
+     {
+      "name": "Unknown",
+      "email": "unknown@osparc.io",
+      "affiliation": "unknown"
+     }
+    ],
+    "contact": "unknown@osparc.io",
+    "inputs": {},
+    "outputs": {
+     "outFile": {
+      "displayOrder": 0.0,
+      "label": "File",
+      "description": "Chosen File",
+      "type": "data:*/*"
+     }
+    },
+    "owner": null
+   },
+   {
+    "name": "Number parameter",
+    "thumbnail": "https://fakeimg.pl/100x100/ff0000%2C128/000%2C255/?text=number",
+    "icon": null,
+    "description": "Produces a number value at its outputs",
+    "description_ui": false,
+    "version_display": null,
+    "deprecated": null,
+    "classifiers": [],
+    "quality": {},
+    "accessRights": {
+     "1": {
+      "execute_access": true,
+      "write_access": false
+     }
+    },
+    "key": "simcore/services/frontend/parameter/number",
+    "version": "1.0.0",
+    "integration-version": "1.0.0",
+    "type": "frontend",
+    "authors": [
+     {
+      "name": "Unknown",
+      "email": "unknown@osparc.io",
+      "affiliation": "unknown"
+     }
+    ],
+    "contact": "unknown@osparc.io",
+    "inputs": {},
+    "outputs": {
+     "out_1": {
+      "label": "number_source",
+      "description": "Input number value",
+      "type": "number"
+     }
+    },
+    "owner": null
+   }
+  ]
+ }
+]
diff --git a/services/api-server/tests/unit/conftest.py b/services/api-server/tests/unit/conftest.py
index 8fb9fb2a4452..6074685c92e4 100644
--- a/services/api-server/tests/unit/conftest.py
+++ b/services/api-server/tests/unit/conftest.py
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ def _patch(href):
             return data.status_href, data.result_href
 
         return mocker.patch(
-            "simcore_service_api_server.services.webserver._get_lrt_urls",
+            "simcore_service_api_server.services_http.webserver._get_lrt_urls",
             side_effect=_get_lrt_urls,
         )
 
diff --git a/services/api-server/tests/unit/test_api_programs.py b/services/api-server/tests/unit/test_api_programs.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..248962f72d58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/api-server/tests/unit/test_api_programs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+import httpx
+import pytest
+from fastapi import status
+from httpx import AsyncClient
+from pytest_simcore.helpers.httpx_calls_capture_models import CreateRespxMockCallback
+from simcore_service_api_server._meta import API_VTAG
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "capture,expected_status_code",
+    [
+        ("create_program_job_invalid_program.json", status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND),
+        ("create_program_job_success.json", status.HTTP_201_CREATED),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_create_program_job(
+    client: AsyncClient,
+    mocked_webserver_rest_api_base,
+    create_respx_mock_from_capture: CreateRespxMockCallback,
+    auth: httpx.BasicAuth,
+    project_tests_dir: Path,
+    capture: str,
+    expected_status_code: int,
+):
+    respx_mock = create_respx_mock_from_capture(
+        respx_mocks=[mocked_webserver_rest_api_base],
+        capture_path=project_tests_dir / "mocks" / capture,
+        side_effects_callbacks=[],
+    )
+    assert respx_mock
+
+    program_key = "simcore/services/comp/my_program"
+    version = "1.0.0"
+
+    response = await client.post(
+        f"{API_VTAG}/programs/{program_key}/releases/{version}/jobs",
+        auth=auth,
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == expected_status_code
+    if response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED:
+        assert "job_id" in response.json()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "capture,expected_status_code",
+    [
+        ("list_programs_success.json", status.HTTP_200_OK),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_list_programs(
+    client: AsyncClient,
+    mocked_catalog_rest_api_base,
+    create_respx_mock_from_capture: CreateRespxMockCallback,
+    auth: httpx.BasicAuth,
+    project_tests_dir: Path,
+    capture: str,
+    expected_status_code: int,
+):
+    respx_mock = create_respx_mock_from_capture(
+        respx_mocks=[mocked_catalog_rest_api_base],
+        capture_path=project_tests_dir / "mocks" / capture,
+        side_effects_callbacks=[],
+    )
+    assert respx_mock
+
+    response = await client.get(f"{API_VTAG}/programs", auth=auth)
+    assert response.status_code == expected_status_code
+    if response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK:
+        programs = response.json()
+        assert isinstance(programs, list)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "capture,expected_status_code",
+    [
+        ("get_program_release_success.json", status.HTTP_200_OK),
+        ("get_program_release_not_found.json", status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND),
+    ],
+)
+async def test_get_program_release(
+    client: AsyncClient,
+    mocked_catalog_rest_api_base,
+    create_respx_mock_from_capture: CreateRespxMockCallback,
+    auth: httpx.BasicAuth,
+    project_tests_dir: Path,
+    capture: str,
+    expected_status_code: int,
+):
+    respx_mock = create_respx_mock_from_capture(
+        respx_mocks=[mocked_catalog_rest_api_base],
+        capture_path=project_tests_dir / "mocks" / capture,
+        side_effects_callbacks=[],
+    )
+    assert respx_mock
+
+    program_key = "simcore/services/dynamic/electrode-selector"
+    version = "2.1.3"
+
+    response = await client.get(
+        f"{API_VTAG}/programs/{program_key}/releases/{version}", auth=auth
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == expected_status_code
+    if response.status_code == status.HTTP_200_OK:
+        program_release = response.json()
+        assert "id" in program_release
+        assert program_release["id"] == program_key
+        assert program_release["version"] == version