diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4f11ff60..b039a84e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
     "yargs": "8.0.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "0.17.1",
     "bootstrap": "4.0.0-alpha.6",
     "firebase": "4.3.1",
     "flat-ui": "2.1.1",
diff --git a/src/api/api.js b/src/api/api.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..298f775d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/api.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/**
+ * @module api/api
+ */
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+export default axios;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a6447aa4..965043f1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -405,6 +405,13 @@ axios@^0.16.2:
     follow-redirects "^1.2.3"
     is-buffer "^1.1.5"
 
+axios@^0.17.1:
+  version "0.17.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axios/-/axios-0.17.1.tgz#2d8e3e5d0bdbd7327f91bc814f5c57660f81824d"
+  dependencies:
+    follow-redirects "^1.2.5"
+    is-buffer "^1.1.5"
+
 babel-code-frame@^6.11.0, babel-code-frame@^6.22.0, babel-code-frame@^6.26.0:
   version "6.26.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/babel-code-frame/-/babel-code-frame-6.26.0.tgz#63fd43f7dc1e3bb7ce35947db8fe369a3f58c74b"
@@ -3019,6 +3026,12 @@ follow-redirects@^1.2.3:
   dependencies:
     debug "^2.4.5"
 
+follow-redirects@^1.2.5:
+  version "1.2.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.2.6.tgz#4dcdc7e4ab3dd6765a97ff89c3b4c258117c79bf"
+  dependencies:
+    debug "^3.1.0"
+
 for-each@~0.3.2:
   version "0.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/for-each/-/for-each-0.3.2.tgz#2c40450b9348e97f281322593ba96704b9abd4d4"
@@ -3873,7 +3886,7 @@ ignore@^3.3.3:
   version "3.3.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ignore/-/ignore-3.3.5.tgz#c4e715455f6073a8d7e5dae72d2fc9d71663dba6"
 
-import-glob-loader@^1.1.0:
+import-glob-loader@1.1.0:
   version "1.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/import-glob-loader/-/import-glob-loader-1.1.0.tgz#98d84c0f661c8ba9f821d9ddb7c6b6dc8e97eca2"
   dependencies: