diff --git a/osf/external/cedar/client.py b/osf/external/cedar/client.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f451ee9b4fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osf/external/cedar/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import requests
+from urllib.parse import quote_plus
+from website import settings
+
+class CedarClient(object):
+    host = settings.CEDAR_API_HOST
+    api_key = settings.CEDAR_API_KEY
+    home_folder_id = quote_plus(settings.CEDAR_HOME_FOLDER_ID)
+    headers = {
+        'Authorization': f'apikey {api_key}'
+    }
+
+    def retrieve_all_template_ids(self):
+        url = f'{self.host}folders/{self.home_folder_id}/contents/?resource_types=template'
+        r = requests.get(url, headers=self.headers)
+        resources = r.json()['resources']
+        return [item['@id'] for item in resources]
+
+    def retreive_template_by_id(self, id):
+        url = f'{self.host}templates/{quote_plus(id)}'
+        r = requests.get(url, headers=self.headers)
+        return r.json()
diff --git a/website/settings/defaults.py b/website/settings/defaults.py
index 77ee38075e6..443a26e9397 100644
--- a/website/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/website/settings/defaults.py
@@ -1992,6 +1992,11 @@ class CeleryConfig:
 SPAM_THROTTLE_AUTOBAN = True
 SPAM_CREATION_THROTTLE_LIMIT = 5
 
+# CEDAR API configs
+CEDAR_API_HOST = ''
+CEDAR_API_KEY = ''
+CEDAR_HOME_FOLDER_ID = ''
+
 # refresh campaign every 5 minutes
 CAMPAIGN_REFRESH_THRESHOLD = 5 * 60  # 5 minutes in seconds
 
diff --git a/website/settings/local-dist.py b/website/settings/local-dist.py
index e44788a403d..85a9b420db5 100644
--- a/website/settings/local-dist.py
+++ b/website/settings/local-dist.py
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@
 OSF_SERVER_KEY = None
 OSF_SERVER_CERT = None
 
+# CEDAR API configs
+CEDAR_API_HOST = ''
+CEDAR_API_KEY = ''
+CEDAR_HOME_FOLDER_ID = ''
+
 class CeleryConfig(defaults.CeleryConfig):
     """
     Celery configuration