diff --git a/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure.csproj b/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure.csproj
index f7e211158..817b1e2c7 100644
--- a/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure.csproj
+++ b/services/Archival/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure/FilterLists.Archival.Infrastructure.csproj
@@ -28,14 +28,10 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Hangfire.AspNetCore" Version="1.7.12" />
     <PackageReference Include="HangFire.Redis.StackExchange" Version="1.8.4" />
     <PackageReference Include="LibGit2Sharp" Version="0.26.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Abstractions" Version="2.2.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.FxCopAnalyzers" Version="3.3.0">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Abstractions" Version="3.1.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="3.1.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions" Version="3.1.8" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/BaseApiClient.cs b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/BaseApiClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..742972c39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/BaseApiClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients
+{
+    internal abstract class BaseApiClient
+    {
+        protected BaseApiClient(HttpClient httpClient)
+        {
+            Client = httpClient;
+        }
+
+        protected HttpClient Client { get; }
+
+        protected async Task<T> GetAsync<T>(string requestUri, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            var response = await Client.GetAsync(requestUri, cancellationToken);
+            response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+            await using var responseStream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();
+            return await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<T>(responseStream, cancellationToken: cancellationToken);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/ConfigurationExtensions.cs b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
index d9a570253..809a47ad7 100644
--- a/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
+++ b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/ConfigurationExtensions.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
-using RestSharp;
+using FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients.Directory;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients
 {
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ public static class ConfigurationExtensions
     {
         public static void AddApiClients(this IServiceCollection services)
         {
-            services.AddTransient<IRestClient, RestClient>();
+            services.AddHttpClient<IDirectoryApiClient, DirectoryApiApiClient>();
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/Directory/DirectoryApiApiClient.cs b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/Directory/DirectoryApiApiClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e143ae3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/Directory/DirectoryApiApiClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Contracts.Directory;
+
+namespace FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients.Directory
+{
+    internal sealed class DirectoryApiApiClient : BaseApiClient, IDirectoryApiClient
+    {
+        public DirectoryApiApiClient(HttpClient httpClient, Uri directoryApiBaseUrl) : base(httpClient)
+        {
+            Client.BaseAddress = directoryApiBaseUrl;
+        }
+
+        public async Task<IEnumerable<ListVm>> GetListsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            return await GetAsync<IEnumerable<ListVm>>("/lists", cancellationToken);
+        }
+
+        public async Task<ListDetailsVm> GetListDetailsAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+        {
+            return await GetAsync<ListDetailsVm>($"/lists/{id}", cancellationToken);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/Directory/IDirectoryApiClient.cs b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/Directory/IDirectoryApiClient.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..91267fea9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/Directory/IDirectoryApiClient.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Contracts.Directory;
+
+namespace FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients.Directory
+{
+    public interface IDirectoryApiClient
+    {
+        Task<IEnumerable<ListVm>> GetListsAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+        Task<ListDetailsVm> GetListDetailsAsync(int id, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients.csproj b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients.csproj
index c05a1a4fe..99527e959 100644
--- a/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients.csproj
+++ b/services/SharedKernel/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients/FilterLists.SharedKernel.Apis.Clients.csproj
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
       <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
     </PackageReference>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions" Version="3.1.8" />
-    <PackageReference Include="RestSharp" Version="106.11.4" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Http" Version="3.1.8" />
+    <PackageReference Include="System.Text.Json" Version="4.7.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>