diff --git a/services/tasks_api/resources/cognito.yml b/services/tasks_api/resources/cognito.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeff4fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/tasks_api/resources/cognito.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+Resources:
+  CognitoUserPool:
+    Type: AWS::Cognito::UserPool
+    Properties:
+      UserPoolName: ${self:provider.stage}-tasks-api-pool
+      AutoVerifiedAttributes:
+        - email
+
+  CognitoUserPoolClient:
+    Type: AWS::Cognito::UserPoolClient
+    Properties:
+      ClientName: ${self:provider.stage}-tasks-api-client
+      UserPoolId:
+        Ref: CognitoUserPool
+      ExplicitAuthFlows:
+        - ADMIN_NO_SRP_AUTH
+      GenerateSecret: false
+
+Outputs:
+  UserPoolId:
+    Value:
+      Ref: CognitoUserPool
+
+  UserPoolClientId:
+    Value:
+      Ref: CognitoUserPoolClient
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diff --git a/services/tasks_api/serverless.yml b/services/tasks_api/serverless.yml
index f7376c1..9e1bd67 100644
--- a/services/tasks_api/serverless.yml
+++ b/services/tasks_api/serverless.yml
@@ -57,4 +57,5 @@ plugins:
   - serverless-python-requirements
 
 resources:
+  - ${file(resources/cognito.yml)}
   - ${file(resources/dynamodb.yml)}
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