diff --git a/xos/api/examples/misc/add_slice.sh b/xos/api/examples/misc/add_slice.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b2d7adc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/api/examples/misc/add_slice.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ./config.sh
+
+SITE_ID=1
+USER_ID=1
+
+DATA=$(cat <<EOF
+{"name": "mysite_test1",
+ "site": $SITE_ID,
+ "creator": $USER_ID
+}
+EOF
+)
+
+curl -H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u $AUTH -X POST -d "$DATA" $HOST/xos/slices/?no_hyperlinks=1
diff --git a/xos/api/examples/misc/config.sh b/xos/api/examples/misc/config.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92d703c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/api/examples/misc/config.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# see config.sh in the parent directory
+source ../config.sh
diff --git a/xos/api/examples/misc/delete_slice.sh b/xos/api/examples/misc/delete_slice.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1113d4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/api/examples/misc/delete_slice.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ./config.sh
+source ./util.sh
+
+SLICE_NAME=mysite_test1
+
+SLICE_ID=$(lookup_slice_id $SLICE_NAME)
+if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+    exit -1
+fi
+
+curl -u $AUTH -X DELETE $HOST/xos/slices/$SLICE_ID/
diff --git a/xos/api/examples/misc/update_slice.sh b/xos/api/examples/misc/update_slice.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..94e82cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/api/examples/misc/update_slice.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+source ./config.sh
+source ./util.sh
+
+SLICE_NAME=mysite_test1
+
+SLICE_ID=$(lookup_slice_id $SLICE_NAME)
+if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+    exit -1
+fi
+
+DATA=$(cat <<EOF
+{"description": "foo"}
+EOF
+)
+
+curl -H "Accept: application/json; indent=4" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u $AUTH -X PATCH -d "$DATA" $HOST/xos/slices/$SLICE_ID/
diff --git a/xos/api/examples/misc/util.sh b/xos/api/examples/misc/util.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b66903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/api/examples/misc/util.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+source ../util.sh
diff --git a/xos/api/examples/util.sh b/xos/api/examples/util.sh
index 648b32c..73cc039 100644
--- a/xos/api/examples/util.sh
+++ b/xos/api/examples/util.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@
     echo $ID
 }
 
+function lookup_slice_id {
+    JSON=`curl -f -s -u $AUTH -X GET $HOST/xos/slices/?name=$1`
+    if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then
+        echo "function lookup_slice_id with arguments $1 failed" >&2
+        echo "See CURL output below:" >&2
+        curl -s -u $AUTH -X GET $HOST/xos/slices/?name=$1 >&2
+        exit -1
+    fi
+    ID=`echo $JSON | python -c "import json,sys; print json.load(sys.stdin)[0].get('id','')"`
+    #echo "(mapped slice_name to id $ID)" >&2
+    echo $ID
+}
+
 function lookup_subscriber_volt {
     JSON=`curl -f -s -u $AUTH -X GET $HOST/api/tenant/cord/subscriber/$1/`
     if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then