diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 654c87040..0aacf1e57 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ executors:
     docker:
       - image: filecoin/rust:latest
     working_directory: /mnt/crate
+  doxygen:
+    docker:
+      - image: hrektts/doxygen
 
 restore-workspace: &restore-workspace
   attach_workspace:
@@ -113,6 +116,18 @@ jobs:
           target: "aarch64-linux-android"
 
 
+  build_doxygen:
+    executor: doxygen
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run: bash ci_scripts/run-doxygen.sh
+      - run: mkdir -p workspace/c-docs 
+      - run: cp -av deltachat-ffi/{html,xml} workspace/c-docs/
+      - persist_to_workspace:
+          root: workspace
+          paths:
+            - c-docs
+
   build_test_docs_wheel:
     docker:
       - image: deltachat/coredeps
@@ -148,7 +163,7 @@ jobs:
           at: workspace
       - run: pyenv global 3.5.2
       - run: ls -laR workspace
-      - run: ci_scripts/ci_upload.sh workspace/py-docs workspace/wheelhouse
+      - run: ci_scripts/ci_upload.sh workspace/py-docs workspace/wheelhouse workspace/c-docs
 
   clippy:
     executor: default
@@ -166,18 +181,21 @@ workflows:
   test:
     jobs:
       - cargo_fetch
+      - build_doxygen
+
       - build_test_docs_wheel:
           requires:
             - cargo_fetch
       - upload_docs_wheels:
           requires:
             - build_test_docs_wheel
+            - build_doxygen 
       - rustfmt:
           requires:
             - cargo_fetch
       - clippy:
           requires:
-            - cargo_fetch
+           - cargo_fetch
 
       # Linux Desktop 64bit
       - test_x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu:
diff --git a/ci_scripts/ci_upload.sh b/ci_scripts/ci_upload.sh
index aff44c61b..ec381c549 100755
--- a/ci_scripts/ci_upload.sh
+++ b/ci_scripts/ci_upload.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ fi
 
 set -xe
 
-#DOXYDOCDIR=${1:?directory where doxygen docs to be found}
 PYDOCDIR=${1:?directory with python docs}
 WHEELHOUSEDIR=${2:?directory with pre-built wheels}
+DOXYDOCDIR=${3:?directory where doxygen docs to be found}
 
 export BRANCH=${CIRCLE_BRANCH:?specify branch for uploading purposes}
 
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ rsync -avz \
   delta@py.delta.chat:build/${BRANCH}
 
 # C docs to c.delta.chat
-#rsync -avz \
-#  -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" \
-#  "$DOXYDOCDIR/html/" \
-#  delta@py.delta.chat:build-c/${BRANCH}
+rsync -avz \
+  -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null" \
+  "$DOXYDOCDIR/html/" \
+  delta@c.delta.chat:build-c/${BRANCH}
 
 echo -----------------------
 echo upload wheels 
diff --git a/ci_scripts/run-doxygen.sh b/ci_scripts/run-doxygen.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..5275ee6c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci_scripts/run-doxygen.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -ex
+
+cd deltachat-ffi 
+doxygen 
+
diff --git a/python/doc/_templates/globaltoc.html b/python/doc/_templates/globaltoc.html
index 0901a0d90..fa88e59bc 100644
--- a/python/doc/_templates/globaltoc.html
+++ b/python/doc/_templates/globaltoc.html
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   <li><a href="{{ pathto('install') }}">install</a></li>
   <li><a href="{{ pathto('api') }}">high level API</a></li>
   <li><a href="{{ pathto('lapi') }}">low level API</a></li>
-  <li><a href="{{ pathto('capi') }}">C deltachat.h</a></li>
 </ul>
 <b>external links:</b>
 <ul>
diff --git a/python/doc/lapi.rst b/python/doc/lapi.rst
index 95e28fd33..67bb63bc4 100644
--- a/python/doc/lapi.rst
+++ b/python/doc/lapi.rst
@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 low level API reference
 ===================================
 
-for full C-docs, defines and function checkout :doc:`capi`
+for full doxygen-generated C-docs, defines and functions please checkout
+
+https://c.delta.chat
+
+
+Python low-level capi calls
+---------------------------
 
 
 .. automodule:: deltachat.capi.lib