diff --git a/monero_utils/MyMoneroCoreBridge.js b/monero_utils/MyMoneroCoreBridge.js
index 9b3a25d..c4a2e13 100644
--- a/monero_utils/MyMoneroCoreBridge.js
+++ b/monero_utils/MyMoneroCoreBridge.js
@@ -459,6 +459,53 @@ class MyMoneroCoreBridge
 			mask: ret.mask,
 		};
 	}
+	decodeRctSimple(rv, sk, i)
+	{
+		const ecdhInfo = []; // should obvs be plural but just keeping exact names in-tact
+		for (var j = 0 ; j < rv.outPk.length ; j++) {
+			var this_ecdhInfo = rv.ecdhInfo[j];
+  			ecdhInfo.push({
+				mask: this_ecdhInfo.mask,
+				amount: this_ecdhInfo.amount
+			})
+		}
+		const outPk = [];
+		for (var j = 0 ; j < rv.outPk.length ; j++) {
+			var this_outPk_mask = null;
+			var this_outPk = rv.outPk[j];
+			if (typeof this_outPk === 'string') {
+				this_outPk_mask = this_outPk;
+			} else if (typeof this_outPk === "object") {
+				this_outPk_mask = this_outPk.mask; 
+			}
+			if (this_outPk_mask == null) {
+				return { err_msg: "Couldn't locate outPk mask value" }
+			}
+  			outPk.push({
+				mask: this_outPk_mask
+			})
+		}
+		const args =
+		{
+			i: "" + i,  // must be passed as string
+			sk: sk,
+			rv: {
+				type: "" + rv.type/*must be string*/, // e.g. 1, 3 ... corresponding to rct::RCTType* in rctSigs.cpp
+				ecdhInfo: ecdhInfo,
+				outPk: outPk
+			}
+		};
+		const args_str = JSON.stringify(args);
+		const ret_string = this.Module.decodeRctSimple(args_str);
+		const ret = JSON.parse(ret_string);
+		if (typeof ret.err_msg !== 'undefined' && ret.err_msg) {
+			return { err_msg: ret.err_msg }
+		}
+		return { // calling these out so as to provide a stable ret val interface
+			amount: ret.amount, // string
+			mask: ret.mask,
+		};
+	}
 	estimated_tx_network_fee(fee_per_kb__string, priority, optl__fee_per_b_string) // this is until we switch the server over to fee per b
 	{ // TODO update this API to take object rather than arg list
 		const args =
diff --git a/src/index.cpp b/src/index.cpp
index 58187ff..0211ca6 100644
--- a/src/index.cpp
+++ b/src/index.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ EMSCRIPTEN_BINDINGS(my_module)
     emscripten::function("derive_public_key", &serial_bridge::derive_public_key);
     emscripten::function("derive_subaddress_public_key", &serial_bridge::derive_subaddress_public_key);
     emscripten::function("decodeRct", &serial_bridge::decodeRct);
+    emscripten::function("decodeRctSimple", &serial_bridge::decodeRctSimple);
     //
 }
 extern "C"
diff --git a/tests/MyMoneroCoreCpp.node.js b/tests/MyMoneroCoreCpp.node.js
index ee84fe9..b4b5277 100644
--- a/tests/MyMoneroCoreCpp.node.js
+++ b/tests/MyMoneroCoreCpp.node.js
@@ -168,6 +168,13 @@ function tests(Module)
 		console.timeEnd("decodeRct")
 		console.log("decodeRct ret", ret_string)
 	}
+  {
+		console.time("decodeRctSimple")
+		const args_str = '{"i":"0","sk":"a2259749f7aad692e000af4b7f383f4441ba4085bf70e518081365750db73b06","rv":{"type":"3","ecdhInfo":[{"mask":"dc9a2e8a66a336f67bb1a150f6de4522f09c451a10f450d7ee096baa75660a05","amount":"0c8f7514fd1d7c4f49795f33254739ce8e96275b17f50a03c877ed4b56896601"},{"mask":"f0d94c21aa892ad4e0d492f5fce4b8e99ff5e1ed687134b9419a2290e8701004","amount":"dbaeca613d37b53ff0a22a1fb6e09150baa6f4f5f6e145ef78a78cc19624a702"}],"outPk":[{"mask":"4dd9e7e2a2d8f31f065562923079399ec6c90d4b155d289208001994815bd01f"},{"mask":"c23cdb07e56bcb6a9ad087122b7079f2c34e217bcbddd16ca6031ab8828f7a84"}]}}'
+		const ret_string = Module.decodeRctSimple(args_str)
+		console.timeEnd("decodeRctSimple")
+		console.log("decodeRctSimple ret", ret_string)
+  }
 	{
 		console.time("send_funds")
 		const task_id = "something unique";