diff --git a/cms/envs/common.py b/cms/envs/common.py
index bfecbffcaa..b620644f61 100644
--- a/cms/envs/common.py
+++ b/cms/envs/common.py
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ from lms.envs.common import (
 
     # Enterprise service settings
     ENTERPRISE_CATALOG_INTERNAL_ROOT_URL,
+    ENTERPRISE_BACKEND_SERVICE_EDX_OAUTH2_KEY,
+    ENTERPRISE_BACKEND_SERVICE_EDX_OAUTH2_SECRET,
+    ENTERPRISE_BACKEND_SERVICE_EDX_OAUTH2_PROVIDER_URL,
 
     # Blockstore
     BLOCKSTORE_USE_BLOCKSTORE_APP_API,
diff --git a/cms/envs/devstack.py b/cms/envs/devstack.py
index 76af9a6cd2..ee0e74f433 100644
--- a/cms/envs/devstack.py
+++ b/cms/envs/devstack.py
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ IDA_LOGOUT_URI_LIST = [
     'http://localhost:18150/logout/',  # credentials
 ]
 
+ENTERPRISE_BACKEND_SERVICE_EDX_OAUTH2_PROVIDER_URL = "http://edx.devstack.lms/oauth2"
+
 ############################### BLOCKSTORE #####################################
 BLOCKSTORE_API_URL = "http://edx.devstack.blockstore:18250/api/v1/"
 
diff --git a/lms/envs/common.py b/lms/envs/common.py
index 74bfb6e979..e9a8dc1862 100644
--- a/lms/envs/common.py
+++ b/lms/envs/common.py
@@ -5115,3 +5115,8 @@ DISCUSSION_MODERATION_CLOSE_REASON_CODES = {
 IS_ELIGIBLE_FOR_FINANCIAL_ASSISTANCE_URL = '/core/api/course_eligibility/'
 FINANCIAL_ASSISTANCE_APPLICATION_STATUS_URL = "/core/api/financial_assistance_application/status/"
 CREATE_FINANCIAL_ASSISTANCE_APPLICATION_URL = '/core/api/financial_assistance_applications'
+
+######################## Enterprise API Client ########################
+ENTERPRISE_BACKEND_SERVICE_EDX_OAUTH2_KEY = "enterprise-backend-service-key"
+ENTERPRISE_BACKEND_SERVICE_EDX_OAUTH2_SECRET = "enterprise-backend-service-secret"
+ENTERPRISE_BACKEND_SERVICE_EDX_OAUTH2_PROVIDER_URL = "http://127.0.0.1:8000/oauth2"
diff --git a/lms/envs/devstack.py b/lms/envs/devstack.py
index 133d3cf1e3..58d76aca27 100644
--- a/lms/envs/devstack.py
+++ b/lms/envs/devstack.py
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@ MKTG_URLS = {
 
 ENTERPRISE_MARKETING_FOOTER_QUERY_PARAMS = {}
 
+ENTERPRISE_BACKEND_SERVICE_EDX_OAUTH2_PROVIDER_URL = "http://edx.devstack.lms:18000/oauth2"
+
 CREDENTIALS_SERVICE_USERNAME = 'credentials_worker'
 
 COURSE_CATALOG_URL_ROOT = 'http://edx.devstack.discovery:18381'
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/commerce/utils.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/commerce/utils.py
index ccadba7c8f..0105b2c11d 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/commerce/utils.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/commerce/utils.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 """ Commerce API Service. """
 
 
+import requests
 from django.conf import settings
+from edx_rest_api_client.auth import SuppliedJwtAuth
 from edx_rest_api_client.client import EdxRestApiClient
 from eventtracking import tracker
 
@@ -31,7 +33,11 @@ def is_commerce_service_configured():
 
 
 def ecommerce_api_client(user, session=None):
-    """ Returns an E-Commerce API client setup with authentication for the specified user. """
+    """
+    Returns an E-Commerce API client setup with authentication for the specified user.
+
+    DEPRECATED: To be replaced with get_ecommerce_api_client as part of FC-0001.
+    """
     claims = {'tracking_context': create_tracking_context(user)}
     scopes = [
         'user_id',
@@ -45,3 +51,21 @@ def ecommerce_api_client(user, session=None):
         jwt=jwt,
         session=session
     )
+
+
+def get_ecommerce_api_client(user):
+    """
+    Returns an E-Commerce API client setup with authentication for the specified user.
+    """
+    claims = {'tracking_context': create_tracking_context(user)}
+    scopes = [
+        'user_id',
+        'email',
+        'profile'
+    ]
+    jwt = create_jwt_for_user(user, additional_claims=claims, scopes=scopes)
+
+    client = requests.Session()
+    client.auth = SuppliedJwtAuth(jwt)
+
+    return client
diff --git a/openedx/core/lib/edx_api_utils.py b/openedx/core/lib/edx_api_utils.py
index ed3ecf78fb..3828c06743 100644
--- a/openedx/core/lib/edx_api_utils.py
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/edx_api_utils.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 
 import logging
+from urllib.parse import urljoin
 
 from django.core.cache import cache
 
@@ -20,7 +21,10 @@ def get_fields(fields, response):
 
 def get_edx_api_data(api_config, resource, api, resource_id=None, querystring=None, cache_key=None, many=True,
                      traverse_pagination=True, fields=None, long_term_cache=False):
-    """GET data from an edX REST API.
+    """
+    GET data from an edX REST API_client.
+
+    DEPRECATED: To be replaced with get_api_data as part of FC-0001.
 
     DRY utility for handling caching and pagination.
 
@@ -95,7 +99,10 @@ def get_edx_api_data(api_config, resource, api, resource_id=None, querystring=No
 
 
 def _traverse_pagination(response, endpoint, querystring, no_data):
-    """Traverse a paginated API response.
+    """
+    Traverse a paginated API response.
+
+    DEPRECATED: To be replaced with get_results_with_traverse_pagination as part of FC-0001.
 
     Extracts and concatenates "results" (list of dict) returned by DRF-powered APIs.
     """
@@ -111,3 +118,111 @@ def _traverse_pagination(response, endpoint, querystring, no_data):
         next_page = response.get('next')
 
     return results
+
+
+def get_api_data(api_config, resource, api_client, base_api_url, resource_id=None,
+                 querystring=None, cache_key=None, many=True,
+                 traverse_pagination=True, fields=None, long_term_cache=False):
+    """
+    GET data from an edX REST API endpoint using the API client.
+
+    DRY utility for handling caching and pagination.
+
+    Arguments:
+        api_config (ConfigurationModel): The configuration model governing interaction with the API.
+        resource (str): Name of the API resource being requested.
+        api_client (requests.Session): API client (either raw requests.Session or OAuthAPIClient) to use for
+            requesting data.
+        base_api_url (str): base API url, used to construct the full API URL across with resource and
+            resource_id (if any).
+
+    Keyword Arguments:
+        resource_id (int or str): Identifies a specific resource to be retrieved.
+        querystring (dict): Optional query string parameters.
+        cache_key (str): Where to cache retrieved data. The cache will be ignored if this is omitted
+            (neither inspected nor updated).
+        many (bool): Whether the resource requested is a collection of objects, or a single object.
+            If false, an empty dict will be returned in cases of failure rather than the default empty list.
+        traverse_pagination (bool): Whether to traverse pagination or return paginated response..
+        long_term_cache (bool): Whether to use the long term cache ttl or the standard cache ttl
+
+    Returns:
+        Data returned by the API. When hitting a list endpoint, extracts "results" (list of dict)
+        returned by DRF-powered APIs.
+    """
+    no_data = [] if many else {}
+
+    if not api_config.enabled:
+        log.warning('%s configuration is disabled.', api_config.API_NAME)
+        return no_data
+
+    if cache_key:
+        cache_key = f'{cache_key}.{resource_id}' if resource_id is not None else cache_key
+        cache_key += '.zpickled'
+
+        cached = cache.get(cache_key)
+        if cached:
+            try:
+                cached_response = zunpickle(cached)
+            except Exception:  # pylint: disable=broad-except
+                # Data is corrupt in some way.
+                log.warning("Data for cache is corrupt for cache key %s", cache_key)
+                cache.delete(cache_key)
+            else:
+                if fields:
+                    cached_response = get_fields(fields, cached_response)
+
+                return cached_response
+
+    try:
+        querystring = querystring if querystring else {}
+        api_url = urljoin(
+            f"{base_api_url}/",
+            f"{resource}/{resource_id if resource_id else ''}"
+        )
+        response = api_client.get(api_url, params=querystring)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        response = response.json()
+
+        if resource_id is None and traverse_pagination:
+            results = get_results_with_traverse_pagination(response, api_client, api_url, querystring, no_data)
+        else:
+            results = response
+
+    except:  # pylint: disable=bare-except
+        log.exception('Failed to retrieve data from the %s API.', api_config.API_NAME)
+        return no_data
+
+    if cache_key:
+        zdata = zpickle(results)
+        cache_ttl = api_config.cache_ttl
+        if long_term_cache:
+            cache_ttl = api_config.long_term_cache_ttl
+        cache.set(cache_key, zdata, cache_ttl)
+
+    if fields:
+        results = get_fields(fields, results)
+
+    return results
+
+
+def get_results_with_traverse_pagination(response, api_client, api_url, querystring, no_data):
+    """
+    Traverse a paginated API response.
+
+    Extracts and concatenates "results" (list of dict) returned by DRF-powered APIs.
+    """
+    results = response.get('results', no_data)
+
+    page = 1
+    next_page = response.get('next')
+    while next_page:
+        page += 1
+        querystring['page'] = page
+        response = api_client.get(api_url, params=querystring)
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        response = response.json()
+        results += response.get('results', no_data)
+        next_page = response.get('next')
+
+    return results