diff --git a/packages/api-server/api_server/app.py b/packages/api-server/api_server/app.py
index e6721a1bc..0928a0acf 100644
--- a/packages/api-server/api_server/app.py
+++ b/packages/api-server/api_server/app.py
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ async def on_sio_connect(
 app.include_router(
     routes.fleets_router, prefix="/fleets", dependencies=[Depends(user_dep)]
 )
+app.include_router(routes.rios_router, prefix="/rios", dependencies=[Depends(user_dep)])
 app.include_router(
     routes.admin_router, prefix="/admin", dependencies=[Depends(user_dep)]
 )
diff --git a/packages/api-server/api_server/models/__init__.py b/packages/api-server/api_server/models/__init__.py
index d3d9eb544..72016de82 100644
--- a/packages/api-server/api_server/models/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/api-server/api_server/models/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from .labels import *
 from .lifts import *
 from .pagination import *
+from .rio import *
 from .rmf_api.activity_discovery_request import ActivityDiscoveryRequest
 from .rmf_api.activity_discovery_response import ActivityDiscovery
 from .rmf_api.cancel_task_request import CancelTaskRequest
diff --git a/packages/api-server/api_server/models/rio.py b/packages/api-server/api_server/models/rio.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4916ef05e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api-server/api_server/models/rio.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from typing import Any
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+class Rio(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    type: str
+    data: dict[str, Any]
diff --git a/packages/api-server/api_server/models/tortoise_models/__init__.py b/packages/api-server/api_server/models/tortoise_models/__init__.py
index 384dd978d..1b9821064 100644
--- a/packages/api-server/api_server/models/tortoise_models/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/api-server/api_server/models/tortoise_models/__init__.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 from .ingestor_state import IngestorState
 from .lift_state import LiftState
 from .log import LogMixin
+from .rio import *
 from .scheduled_task import *
 from .tasks import (
     TaskEventLog,
diff --git a/packages/api-server/api_server/models/tortoise_models/rio.py b/packages/api-server/api_server/models/tortoise_models/rio.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a05ba02e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api-server/api_server/models/tortoise_models/rio.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from tortoise.fields import CharField, JSONField
+from tortoise.models import Model
+
+
+class Rio(Model):
+    id = CharField(max_length=255, pk=True)
+    type = CharField(max_length=255, index=True)
+    data = JSONField()
diff --git a/packages/api-server/api_server/rmf_io/__init__.py b/packages/api-server/api_server/rmf_io/__init__.py
index 0d3e3a2e8..770026be3 100644
--- a/packages/api-server/api_server/rmf_io/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/api-server/api_server/rmf_io/__init__.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     TaskEvents,
     alert_events,
     fleet_events,
+    rio_events,
     rmf_events,
     task_events,
 )
diff --git a/packages/api-server/api_server/rmf_io/events.py b/packages/api-server/api_server/rmf_io/events.py
index d92117501..44b3d394a 100644
--- a/packages/api-server/api_server/rmf_io/events.py
+++ b/packages/api-server/api_server/rmf_io/events.py
@@ -51,3 +51,11 @@ def __init__(self):
 
 
 alert_events = AlertEvents()
+
+
+class RioEvents:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.rios = Subject()
+
+
+rio_events = RioEvents()
diff --git a/packages/api-server/api_server/routes/__init__.py b/packages/api-server/api_server/routes/__init__.py
index ac3fbd34c..98eb57367 100644
--- a/packages/api-server/api_server/routes/__init__.py
+++ b/packages/api-server/api_server/routes/__init__.py
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@
 from .internal import router as internal_router
 from .lifts import router as lifts_router
 from .main import router as main_router
+from .rios import router as rios_router
 from .tasks import *
diff --git a/packages/api-server/api_server/routes/rios.py b/packages/api-server/api_server/routes/rios.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79971ca1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api-server/api_server/routes/rios.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+from typing import Annotated
+
+from fastapi import Query, Response
+
+from api_server.fast_io import FastIORouter, SubscriptionRequest
+from api_server.models import Rio
+from api_server.models.tortoise_models import Rio as DbRio
+from api_server.rmf_io import rio_events
+
+router = FastIORouter(tags=["RIOs"])
+
+
+@router.get("", response_model=list[Rio])
+async def query_rios(
+    id_: Annotated[
+        str | None, Query(alias="id", description="comma separated list of ids")
+    ] = None,
+    type_: Annotated[
+        str | None, Query(alias="type", description="comma separated list of types")
+    ] = None,
+):
+    filters = {}
+    if id_:
+        filters["id__in"] = id_.split(",")
+    if type_:
+        filters["type__in"] = type_.split(",")
+
+    rios = await DbRio.filter(**filters)
+    return rios
+
+
+@router.sub("", response_model=Rio)
+async def sub_rio(_req: SubscriptionRequest):
+    return rio_events.rios
+
+
+@router.put("", response_model=None)
+async def put_rio(rio: Rio, resp: Response):
+    rio_dict = rio.dict()
+    del rio_dict["id"]
+    _, created = await DbRio.update_or_create(rio_dict, id=rio.id)
+    if created:
+        resp.status_code = 201
+    rio_events.rios.on_next(rio)
diff --git a/packages/api-server/api_server/routes/test_rios.py b/packages/api-server/api_server/routes/test_rios.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a13809e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api-server/api_server/routes/test_rios.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# import pydantic
+
+# from api_server.models import Rio
+# from api_server.models.tortoise_models import Rio as DbRio
+# from api_server.rmf_io import rio_events
+# from api_server.test import AppFixture
+
+
+# @AppFixture.reset_app_before_test
+# class TestRiosRoute(AppFixture):
+#     def test_get_rios(self):
+#         self.portal.call(
+#             DbRio(id="test_rio", type="test_type", data={"battery": 1}).save
+#         )
+#         self.portal.call(
+#             DbRio(id="test_rio2", type="test_type", data={"battery": 0.5}).save
+#         )
+#         self.portal.call(
+#             DbRio(id="test_rio3", type="test_type3", data={"battery": 0}).save
+#         )
+
+#         test_cases = [
+#             ("id=test_rio,test_rio2", 2),
+#             ("id=test_rio,test_rio4", 1),
+#             ("type=test_type,test_type3", 3),
+#             ("type=test_type,test_rio", 2),
+#             ("id=test_rio,test_rio3&type=test_type3", 1),
+#         ]
+
+#         for tc in test_cases:
+#             resp = self.client.get(f"/rios?{tc[0]}")
+#             self.assertEqual(200, resp.status_code, tc)
+#             rios = pydantic.TypeAdapter(list[Rio]).validate_json(resp.content)
+#             self.assertEqual(tc[1], len(rios))
+
+#     def test_sub_rios(self):
+#         with self.subscribe_sio("/rios") as sub:
+#             rio_events.rios.on_next(
+#                 Rio(id="test_rio", type="test_type", data={"battery": 1})
+#             )
+#             rio = Rio(**next(sub))
+#             self.assertEqual("test_rio", rio.id)
+
+#     def test_put_rios(self):
+#         resp = self.client.put(
+#             "/rios",
+#             content=Rio(
+#                 id="test_rio", type="test_type", data={"battery": 1}
+#             ).model_dump_json(),
+#         )
+#         self.assertEqual(201, resp.status_code)
+
+#         rios = self.portal.call(DbRio.all)
+#         self.assertEqual(1, len(rios))
+
+#         resp = self.client.put(
+#             "/rios",
+#             content=Rio(
+#                 id="test_rio", type="test_type", data={"battery": 0.5}
+#             ).model_dump_json(),
+#         )
+#         # should return 200 if an existing resource is updated
+#         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status_code)
+#         rios = self.portal.call(DbRio.all)
+#         self.assertEqual(1, len(rios))
+#         if not isinstance(rios[0].data, dict):
+#             self.fail("data should be a dict")
+#         self.assertEqual(0.5, rios[0].data["battery"])
diff --git a/packages/api-server/api_server/test/test_fixtures.py b/packages/api-server/api_server/test/test_fixtures.py
index c63c9695d..0b1201d2c 100644
--- a/packages/api-server/api_server/test/test_fixtures.py
+++ b/packages/api-server/api_server/test/test_fixtures.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import asyncio
 import contextlib
+import enum
 import inspect
 import os
 import os.path
@@ -83,8 +84,31 @@ async def async_try_until(
 
 
 class AppFixture(unittest.TestCase):
+    class InitMode(enum.Enum):
+        SETUP_CLASS = enum.auto()
+        SETUP_TEST = enum.auto()
+
+    _init_mode = InitMode.SETUP_CLASS
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def reset_app_before_test(testcase: type["AppFixture"]):
+        """
+        By default, the app is setup once and remains for the entire test case,
+        use this to change it so that it resets the app and database before every test.
+
+        Example usage:
+        ```python3
+        @AppFixture.reset_app_before_test
+        class MyTest(AppFixture):
+            ...
+        ```
+        """
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        testcase._init_mode = AppFixture.InitMode.SETUP_TEST
+        return testcase
+
     @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
+    def setUpApp(cls):
         async def clean_db():
             # connect to the db to drop it
             await Tortoise.init(db_url=app_config.db_url, modules={"models": []})
@@ -101,7 +125,20 @@ async def clean_db():
         cls.client = TestClient()
         cls.client.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
         cls.client.__enter__()
-        cls.addClassCleanup(cls.client.__exit__)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        if cls._init_mode == AppFixture.InitMode.SETUP_CLASS:
+            cls.setUpApp()
+            cls.addClassCleanup(cls.client.__exit__)
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        if self._init_mode == AppFixture.InitMode.SETUP_TEST:
+            self.setUpApp()
+            self.addCleanup(self.client.__exit__)
+
+        self.test_time = 0
+        self.portal = self.get_portal()
 
     @classmethod
     def get_portal(cls) -> BlockingPortal:
@@ -146,7 +183,7 @@ async def wait_for_msgs():
 
                 async def handle_resp(emit_room, msg, *_args, **_kwargs):
                     if emit_room == "subscribe" and not msg["success"]:
-                        raise Exception("Failed to subscribe")
+                        raise Exception("Failed to subscribe", msg)
                     if emit_room == room:
                         async with condition:
                             if isinstance(msg, pydantic.BaseModel):
@@ -167,9 +204,6 @@ async def handle_resp(emit_room, msg, *_args, **_kwargs):
                 if connected:
                     portal.call(on_disconnect, "test")
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.test_time = 0
-
     def create_user(self, admin: bool = False):
         username = f"user_{uuid4().hex}"
         resp = self.client.post(