diff --git a/src/data/apiClient.js b/src/data/apiClient.js
index 055e5e9..812f374 100644
--- a/src/data/apiClient.js
+++ b/src/data/apiClient.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { getAuthenticatedAPIClient } from '@edx/frontend-auth';
 
 import { configuration } from '../config';
 
+const lmsBaseUrl = process.env.LMS_BASE_URL;
+
 const apiClient = getAuthenticatedAPIClient({
   appBaseUrl: configuration.BASE_URL,
   authBaseUrl: process.env.LMS_BASE_URL,
@@ -13,4 +15,20 @@ const apiClient = getAuthenticatedAPIClient({
   csrfCookieName: configuration.CSRF_COOKIE_NAME,
 });
 
+
+export function getUserPreference(username, preferenceKey) {
+  const url = `${lmsBaseUrl}/api/user/v1/preferences/${username}/${preferenceKey}`;
+
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    apiClient.get(url)
+      .then((response) => {
+        resolve(response.data);
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        reject(error);
+      });
+  });
+}
+
+
 export default apiClient;