diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index 79932fa..5a71522 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -100,43 +100,42 @@ class VideoApiView(ApiBaseView):
         return Response(self.response, status=self.status_code)
 
 
-class VideoProgressView(APIView):
+class VideoProgressView(ApiBaseView):
     """resolves to /api/video/<video_id>/
     handle progress status for video
     """
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def get(request, video_id):
+    def get(self, request, video_id):
         """get progress for a single video"""
         user_id = request.user.id
         key = f"{user_id}:progress:{video_id}"
         video_progress = RedisArchivist().get_message(key)
         position = video_progress.get("position", 0)
 
-        progress = {
+        self.response = {
             "youtube_id": video_id,
             "user_id": user_id,
             "position": position,
         }
-        return Response(progress)
+        return Response(self.response)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def post(request, video_id):
+    def post(self, request, video_id):
         """set progress position in redis"""
         position = request.data.get("position", 0)
         key = f"{request.user.id}:progress:{video_id}"
         message = {"position": position}
         RedisArchivist().set_message(key, message, expire=False)
+        self.response = request.data
 
-        return Response(request.data)
+        return Response(self.response)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def delete(request, video_id):
+    def delete(self, request, video_id):
         """delete progress position"""
         key = f"{request.user.id}:progress:{video_id}"
         RedisArchivist().del_message(key)
+        self.response = {"progress-reset": video_id}
 
-        return Response({"progress-reset": video_id})
+        return Response(self.response)
 
 
 class ChannelApiView(ApiBaseView):