diff --git a/plugins/todo/package.json b/plugins/todo/package.json
index c587fb6dc1..59b66dabb0 100644
--- a/plugins/todo/package.json
+++ b/plugins/todo/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "clean": "backstage-cli clean"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@backstage/catalog-model": "^0.7.3",
     "@backstage/core": "^0.7.0",
     "@backstage/theme": "^0.2.3",
     "@material-ui/core": "^4.11.0",
diff --git a/plugins/todo/src/api/TodoClient.ts b/plugins/todo/src/api/TodoClient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e85e49f1fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/todo/src/api/TodoClient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { TodoApi, TodoListOptions, TodoListResult } from './types';
+
+export class TodoClient implements TodoApi {
+  listTodos(_options: TodoListOptions): Promise<TodoListResult> {
+    throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/todo/src/api/index.ts b/plugins/todo/src/api/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..813a161469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/todo/src/api/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+export { TodoClient } from './TodoClient';
+export { todoApiRef } from './types';
+export type { TodoApi } from './types';
diff --git a/plugins/todo/src/api/types.ts b/plugins/todo/src/api/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc6a15620b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/todo/src/api/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2021 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { createApiRef } from '@backstage/core';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
+
+export type TodoItem = {
+  text: string;
+  author?: string;
+  viewUrl?: string;
+  editUrl?: string;
+};
+
+export type TodoListOptions = {
+  entity?: Entity;
+  cursor?: string;
+};
+
+export type TodoListResult = {
+  items: TodoItem[];
+  totalCount: number;
+  cursors: {
+    prev: string;
+    self: string;
+    next: string;
+  };
+};
+
+export interface TodoApi {
+  listTodos(options: TodoListOptions): Promise<TodoListResult>;
+}
+
+export const todoApiRef = createApiRef<TodoApi>({
+  id: 'plugin.todo.api',
+  description: 'Lists TODOs',
+});