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diff --git a/tastypie/api.py b/tastypie/api.py
index 0344a81..b4f2adc 100644
--- a/tastypie/api.py
+++ b/tastypie/api.py
@@ -50,6 +50,19 @@ class Api(object):
         # Register it globally so we can build URIs.
         _add_resource(self, resource, canonical)
     
+    def register_representation(self, representation, name, canonical=True):
+        """
+        Registers a ``Representation`` subclass with the API.
+
+        This serves as a Resource factory method and a proxy to Api.register
+        to reduce boilerplate in cases where you need no customization in your
+        ``Resource`` subclass.
+        """
+        class BasicResource(Resource):
+            representation = representation
+            resource_name = name
+        self.register(BasicResource, canonical)
+
     def unregister(self, resource_name):
         """
         If present, unregisters a resource from the API.