diff --git a/ietf/api/urls.py b/ietf/api/urls.py
index 707bed2920..1c0a9a6195 100644
--- a/ietf/api/urls.py
+++ b/ietf/api/urls.py
@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
 from ietf.api import views as api_views
 from ietf.doc import views_ballot
 from ietf.meeting import views as meeting_views
+from ietf.person import api as person_api
 from ietf.submit import views as submit_views
 from ietf.utils.urls import url
 
 router = routers.DefaultRouter()  # v3 api router
+router.register("person", person_api.PersonViewSet)
 
 api.autodiscover()
 
diff --git a/ietf/person/api.py b/ietf/person/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d5be85f12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ietf/person/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Copyright The IETF Trust 2024, All Rights Reserved
+"""DRF API Views"""
+
+from rest_framework import mixins, viewsets
+
+from .models import Person
+
+
+class PersonViewSet(mixins.RetrieveModelMixin, viewsets.GenericViewSet):
+    """Person viewset
+    
+    Mostly demo for now. Only allows retrieving single instances. Think hard about permissions before
+    allowing write or list access.
+    """
+    queryset = Person.objects.all()
diff --git a/ietf/person/serializers.py b/ietf/person/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..adee96a7dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ietf/person/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Copyright The IETF Trust 2024, All Rights Reserved
+"""DRF Serializers"""
+
+from rest_framework import serializers
+
+from .models import Person
+
+
+class PersonSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    """Person serializer"""
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Person
+        fields = ["id", "name"]