diff --git a/packages/portal-api/test/index.js b/packages/portal-api/test/index.js
index 40ceee8c..3acd0714 100644
--- a/packages/portal-api/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/portal-api/test/index.js
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 const Code = require('code');
 const Hapi = require('hapi');
 const Lab = require('lab');
+const PortalData = require('portal-data');
 const PortalApi = require('../');
 
 
 // Test shortcuts
 
 const lab = exports.lab = Lab.script();
+const afterEach = lab.afterEach;
+const beforeEach = lab.beforeEach;
 const describe = lab.describe;
 const it = lab.it;
 const expect = Code.expect;
@@ -48,4 +51,118 @@ describe('graphql', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  it('can query for a deployment group inside a portal', (done) => {
+    const server = new Hapi.Server();
+    server.connection();
+    server.register(internals.register, (err) => {
+      expect(err).to.not.exist();
+
+      // internals.bootstrap(server.plugins['portal-api'].data, (err) => {
+      const payload = {
+        query: '{ portal { datacenter { region }, deploymentGroups(name: "test1") { name, slug } } }'
+      };
+
+      server.inject({ method: 'POST', url: '/graphql', payload }, (res) => {
+        expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200);
+        const result = JSON.parse(res.result);
+        expect(result.data).to.exist();
+        expect(result.data.portal.deploymentGroups[0].name).to.equal('test1');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('defaults to all deployment groups inside a portal', (done) => {
+    const server = new Hapi.Server();
+    server.connection();
+    server.register(internals.register, (err) => {
+      expect(err).to.not.exist();
+
+      // internals.bootstrap(server.plugins['portal-api'].data, (err) => {
+      const payload = {
+        query: '{ portal { datacenter { region }, deploymentGroups { name, slug } } }'
+      };
+
+      server.inject({ method: 'POST', url: '/graphql', payload }, (res) => {
+        expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200);
+        const result = JSON.parse(res.result);
+        expect(result.data).to.exist();
+        expect(result.data.portal.deploymentGroups.length).to.equal(2);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('can sub-filter services for a deployment group', (done) => {
+    const server = new Hapi.Server();
+    server.connection();
+    server.register(internals.register, (err) => {
+      expect(err).to.not.exist();
+
+      // internals.bootstrap(server.plugins['portal-api'].data, (err) => {
+      const payload = {
+        query: '{ portal { datacenter { region }, deploymentGroups(name: "test2") { name, services(name: "service") { name } } } }'
+      };
+
+      server.inject({ method: 'POST', url: '/graphql', payload }, (res) => {
+        expect(res.statusCode).to.equal(200);
+        const result = JSON.parse(res.result);
+        const deploymentGroup = result.data.portal.deploymentGroups[0];
+
+        expect(deploymentGroup.name).to.equal('test2');
+        expect(deploymentGroup.services[0].name).to.equal('service');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  beforeEach((done) => {
+    const data = new PortalData({ name: 'test', db: { test: true } });
+    data.connect(() => {
+      data.createDatacenter({ region: 'us-sw', name: 'us-sw' }, (err, datacenter) => {
+        if (err) {
+          return done(err);
+        }
+
+        data.createUser({ firstName: 'Nikola', lastName: 'Tesla', email: 'nikola@tesla.com', login: 'nikola' }, (err, user) => {
+          if (err) {
+            return done(err);
+          }
+
+          data.createPortal({
+            user,
+            datacenter
+          }, (err, portal) => {
+            if (err) {
+              return done(err);
+            }
+
+            data.createDeploymentGroup({ name: 'test1' }, () => {
+              data.createDeploymentGroup({ name: 'test2' }, (err, deploymentGroup) => {
+                if (err) {
+                  return done(err);
+                }
+
+                data.createService({
+                  name: 'service',
+                  slug: 'service_slug',
+                  deploymentGroupId: deploymentGroup.id
+                }, () => { done(); });
+              });
+            });
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach((done) => {
+    const data = new PortalData({ name: 'test', db: { test: true } });
+    data.connect(() => {
+      data._db.r.dbDrop('test').run(data._db._connection, () => {
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/portal-data/lib/index.js b/packages/portal-data/lib/index.js
index a8002fc9..cdb80abf 100644
--- a/packages/portal-data/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/portal-data/lib/index.js
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
           (next) => {
             this.getDatacenter({ id: portal.datacenter_id }, next);
           },
-          (next) => {
-            this._db.deployment_groups.all(next);
-          },
           (next) => {
             this.getUser({}, next);
           }
@@ -90,11 +87,24 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
           return cb(err);
         }
 
+        // Sub query/filter for deploymentGroups
+        const deploymentGroups = (args) => {
+          return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            this.getDeploymentGroups(args, (err, groups) => {
+              if (err) {
+                return reject(err);
+              }
+
+              resolve(groups);
+            });
+          });
+        };
+
         cb(null, Transform.fromPortal({
           portal,
-          datacenter: results.successes[0],
-          deploymentGroups: results.successes[1],
-          user: results.successes[2]
+          deploymentGroups,
+          datacenter: results.operations[0].result,
+          user: results.operations[1].result
         }));
       });
     });
@@ -201,7 +211,27 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
         return cb(err);
       }
 
-      cb(null, deploymentGroups ? deploymentGroups.map(Transform.fromDeploymentGroup) : null);
+      const getServices = (service_ids) => {
+        return (args) => {
+          args = args || {};
+          args.ids = service_ids;
+          return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+            this.getServices(args, (err, services) => {
+              if (err) {
+                return reject(err);
+              }
+
+              resolve(services);
+            });
+          });
+        };
+      };
+
+      const convertedGroups = deploymentGroups ? deploymentGroups.map((deploymentGroup) => {
+        return Transform.fromDeploymentGroup(deploymentGroup, getServices(deploymentGroup.service_ids));
+      }) : [];
+
+      cb(null, convertedGroups);
     };
 
     if (ids) {
@@ -216,28 +246,38 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
       return this._db.deployment_groups.query({ slug }, finish);
     }
 
-    finish();
+    return this._db.deployment_groups.all(finish);
   }
 
   getDeploymentGroup (query, cb) {
-    this._db.deployment_groups.sync(() => {
-      this._db.deployment_groups.single(query, (err, deploymentGroup) => {
-        if (err) {
-          return cb(err);
-        }
+    this._db.deployment_groups.single(query, (err, deploymentGroup) => {
+      if (err) {
+        return cb(err);
+      }
 
-        if (!deploymentGroup) {
-          return cb(null, {});
-        }
+      if (!deploymentGroup) {
+        return cb(null, {});
+      }
 
-        if (!deploymentGroup.service_ids || !deploymentGroup.service_ids.length) {
-          return cb(null, Transform.fromDeploymentGroup(deploymentGroup));
-        }
+      if (!deploymentGroup.service_ids || !deploymentGroup.service_ids.length) {
+        return cb(null, Transform.fromDeploymentGroup(deploymentGroup));
+      }
 
-        this._db.services.get(deploymentGroup.service_ids, (err, services) => {
-          cb(err, Transform.fromDeploymentGroup(deploymentGroup, services));
+      const getServices = (args) => {
+        args = args || {};
+        args.ids = deploymentGroup.service_ids;
+        return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+          this.getServices(args, (err, services) => {
+            if (err) {
+              return reject(err);
+            }
+
+            resolve(services);
+          });
         });
-      });
+      };
+
+      cb(err, Transform.fromDeploymentGroup(deploymentGroup, getServices));
     });
   }
 
@@ -673,7 +713,42 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
     });
   }
 
-  // TODO: get services with join/merge
+  getServices (options, cb) {
+    const query = {};
+    if (options.ids && options.ids.length) {
+      query.id = this._db.or(options.ids);
+    }
+
+    if (options.name) {
+      query.name = options.name;
+    }
+
+    if (options.slug) {
+      query.slug = options.slug;
+    }
+
+    if (options.parentId) {
+      query.parent_id = options.parentId;
+    }
+
+    if (options.deploymentGroupId) {
+      query.deployment_group_id = options.deploymentGroupId;
+    }
+
+    this._db.services.query(query, (err, services) => {
+      if (err) {
+        return cb(err);
+      }
+
+      if (!services || !services.length) {
+        return cb();
+      }
+
+      return cb(null, services.map((service) => {
+        return Transform.fromService({ service });
+      }));
+    });
+  }
 
 
   // instances
diff --git a/packages/portal-data/lib/transform.js b/packages/portal-data/lib/transform.js
index eb60833e..82111a80 100644
--- a/packages/portal-data/lib/transform.js
+++ b/packages/portal-data/lib/transform.js
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ const Yamljs = require('yamljs');
 
 
 exports.fromPortal = function ({ portal, datacenter, deploymentGroups, user }) {
-  deploymentGroups = Array.isArray(deploymentGroups) ? deploymentGroups : [];
-
   return {
     id: portal.id,
     user,
     datacenter,
-    deploymentGroups: deploymentGroups.map(exports.fromDeploymentGroup)
+    deploymentGroups
   };
 };
 
@@ -26,15 +24,11 @@ exports.toPortal = function (clientPortal) {
 
 
 exports.fromDeploymentGroup = function (deploymentGroup, services) {
-  if (!Array.isArray(services)) {
-    services = [];
-  }
-
   return {
     id: deploymentGroup.id,
     name: deploymentGroup.name,
     slug: deploymentGroup.slug,
-    services: services ? services.map((service) => { return exports.fromService({ service }); }) : [],
+    services,
     version: deploymentGroup.version_id,
     history: deploymentGroup.history_version_ids || []
   };
diff --git a/packages/portal-data/test/index.js b/packages/portal-data/test/index.js
index 19c1ecf9..a893e5d9 100644
--- a/packages/portal-data/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/portal-data/test/index.js
@@ -24,23 +24,6 @@ describe('connect()', () => {
 });
 
 describe('portals', () => {
-  describe('createPortal()', () => {
-    it('creates a new portal', (done) => {
-      const data = new PortalData(internals.options);
-      data.connect((err) => {
-        expect(err).to.not.exist();
-
-        const portal = {};
-
-        data.createPortal(portal, (err, result) => {
-          expect(err).to.not.exist();
-          expect(result.id).to.exist();
-          done();
-        });
-      });
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('getPortal()', () => {
     it('retrieves a single portal record', (done) => {
       const data = new PortalData(internals.options);