diff --git a/packages/api/src/routers/integration_router.ts b/packages/api/src/routers/integration_router.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e6d4079b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/routers/integration_router.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import cors from 'cors'
+import express from 'express'
+import { corsConfig } from '../utils/corsConfig'
+import { env } from '../env'
+import axios from 'axios'
+import { buildLogger } from '../utils/logger'
+import { getClaimsByToken } from '../utils/auth'
+
+const logger = buildLogger('app.dispatch')
+
+export function integrationRouter() {
+  const router = express.Router()
+  // request token from pocket
+  router.post(
+    '/pocket/request-token',
+    cors<express.Request>(corsConfig),
+    async (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-member-access
+      const token = (req.cookies.auth as string) || req.headers.authorization
+      const claims = await getClaimsByToken(token)
+      if (!claims) {
+        return res.status(401).send('UNAUTHORIZED')
+      }
+
+      const consumerKey = env.pocket.consumerKey
+      const redirectUri = `${env.client.url}/settings/integrations:pocketAuthorizationFinished`
+      try {
+        // make a POST request to Pocket to get a request token
+        const response = await axios.post<{ code: string }>(
+          'https://getpocket.com/v3/oauth/request',
+          {
+            consumer_key: consumerKey,
+            redirect_uri: redirectUri,
+          }
+        )
+        const { code } = response.data
+        // store the request token in a cookie
+        res.cookie('pocketRequestToken', code, {
+          maxAge: 1000 * 60 * 60,
+        })
+        // redirect the user to Pocket to authorize the request token
+        res.redirect(
+          `https://getpocket.com/auth/authorize?request_token=${code}&redirect_uri=${redirectUri}`
+        )
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.info('pocket/request-token exception:', e)
+        res.redirect(
+          `${env.client.url}/settings/integrations?errorCodes=UNKNOWN`
+        )
+      }
+    }
+  )
+  return router
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/server.ts b/packages/api/src/server.ts
index 506046777..deccfade0 100755
--- a/packages/api/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/server.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import { textToSpeechRouter } from './routers/text_to_speech'
 import * as httpContext from 'express-http-context'
 import { notificationRouter } from './routers/notification_router'
 import { userRouter } from './routers/user_router'
+import { integrationRouter } from './routers/integration_router'
 
 const PORT = process.env.PORT || 4000
 
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ export const createApp = (): {
   app.use('/api/mobile-auth', mobileAuthRouter())
   app.use('/api/text-to-speech', textToSpeechRouter())
   app.use('/api/notification', notificationRouter())
+  app.use('/api/integration', integrationRouter())
   app.use('/svc/pubsub/content', contentServiceRouter())
   app.use('/svc/pubsub/links', linkServiceRouter())
   app.use('/svc/pubsub/newsletters', newsletterServiceRouter())