diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md
index be4466f15f..5407fe480a 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.md
+++ b/AUTHORS.md
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ Contributors
 ===
 
 * Michael Shanks - [@mjashanks](https://github.com/mjashanks)
-* Dan - [@danbudi](https://github.com/danbudi)
+* Daniel Loudon - [@danbudi](https://github.com/marblekirby)
 * Joe  - [@joebudi](https://github.com/joebudi)
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diff --git a/packages/client/src/api/index.js b/packages/client/src/api/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d20c1a619f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/api/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { ERROR } from "../state/standardState";
+import {loadRecord} from "./loadRecord";
+import {listRecords} from "./listRecords";
+
+export const createApi = ({rootPath, setState, getState}) => {
+
+    const apiCall = (method) => ({url, body, notFound, badRequest, forbidden}) => {
+        fetch(url, {
+            method: method,
+            headers: {
+                'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            },
+            body: body && JSON.stringify(body), 
+            credentials: "same-origin"
+        }).then(r => {
+            switch (r.status) {
+                case 200:
+                    return r.json();
+                case 404:
+                    return error(notFound || `${url} Not found`);
+                case 400:
+                    return error(badRequest || `${url} Bad Request`);
+                case 403:
+                    return error(forbidden || `${url} Forbidden`);
+                default:
+                    if(r.status.toString().startsWith("2")
+                        || r.status.toString().startsWith("3"))
+                        return r.json()
+                    else
+                        return error(`${url} - ${r.statusText}`);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    const post = apiCall("POST");
+    const get = apiCall("GET");
+    const patch = apiCall("PATCH");
+    const del = apiCall("DELETE");
+
+    const ERROR_MEMBER = "##error";
+    const error = message => {
+        const e = {};
+        e[ERROR_MEMBER] = message;
+        setState(ERROR, message);
+        return e;
+    }
+
+    const isSuccess = obj => !!obj[ERROR_MEMBER];
+
+    const apiOpts = {
+        rootPath, setState, getState, isSuccess, error,
+        post, get, patch, delete:del
+    };
+
+    return {
+        loadRecord:loadRecord(apiOpts), 
+        listRecords: listRecords(api)
+    }
+}
+
+
diff --git a/packages/client/src/api/listRecords.js b/packages/client/src/api/listRecords.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afb0010e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/api/listRecords.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+export const listRecords = api => async ({indexKey, statePath}) => {
+    if(!recordKey) {
+        api.error("Load Record: record key not set");
+        return;
+    }  
+    
+    if(!statePath) {
+        api.error("Load Record: state path not set");
+        return;
+    } 
+
+    const records = get({
+        url:`${rootPath}/api/listRecords/${indexKey}`
+    });
+
+    if(api.isSuccess(records))
+        api.setState(statePath, records);
+}
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diff --git a/packages/client/src/api/loadRecord.js b/packages/client/src/api/loadRecord.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1a4dd0b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/api/loadRecord.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+
+ export const loadRecord = (api) => async ({recordKey, statePath}) => {
+
+    if(!recordKey) {
+        api.error("Load Record: record key not set");
+        return;
+    }  
+    
+    if(!statePath) {
+        api.error("Load Record: state path not set");
+        return;
+    } 
+
+    const record = await get({
+        url:`${rootPath}/api/record/${key}`
+    });
+
+    if(api.isSuccess(record))
+        api.setState(statePath, record);
+}
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diff --git a/packages/client/src/api/saveRecord.js b/packages/client/src/api/saveRecord.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..10dd354aac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/api/saveRecord.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+
+ export const saveRecord = (api) => async ({statePath}) => {
+    
+    if(!statePath) {
+        api.error("Load Record: state path not set");
+        return;
+    } 
+
+    const recordtoSave = api.getState(statePath);
+
+    if(!recordtoSave) {
+        api.error(`there is no record in state: ${statePath}`);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if(!recordtoSave.key) {
+        api.error(`item in state does not appear to be a record - it has no key (${statePath})`);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    const savedRecord = await post({
+        url:`${rootPath}/api/record/${recordtoSave.key}`,
+        body: recordtoSave
+    });
+
+    if(api.isSuccess(record))
+        api.setState(statePath, savedRecord);
+}
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diff --git a/packages/client/src/core/createCoreApp.js b/packages/client/src/core/createCoreApp.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6dc857a79f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/core/createCoreApp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+
+export const createCoreApp = (appDefinition, user) => {
+    const app = {
+        datastore: null,
+        crypto:null,
+        publish: () => {},
+        hierarchy: appDefinition.hierarchy,
+        actions: appDefinition.actions
+    };
+
+    app.asUser(user);
+
+    return app;
+}
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diff --git a/packages/client/src/core/index.js b/packages/client/src/core/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79fbefe5c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/core/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { createCoreApp } from "./createCoreApp"
+import {
+    getNew, getNewChild
+} from "../../../core/src/recordApi/getNew";
+
+export const createCoreApi = (appDefinition, user) => {
+    
+    const app = createCoreApp(appDefinition, user);
+
+    return {
+        recordApi: {
+            getNew: getNew(app),
+            getNewChild: getNewChild(app)
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/packages/client/src/createApp.js b/packages/client/src/createApp.js
index cbb58d989f..513f5b1216 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/createApp.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/createApp.js
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ import {
 import {writable} from "svelte/store";
 import { $ } from "./core/common";
 import { setupBinding } from "./state/stateBinding";
+import { createCoreApi } from "./core";
 
-export const createApp = componentLibraries => {
+export const createApp = (componentLibraries, appDefinition, user) => {
 
     const initialiseComponent = (props, htmlElement) => {
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export const createApp = componentLibraries => {
 
         if(!componentName || !libName) return;
 
-        const {initialProps, bind} = setupBinding(store, props);
+        const {initialProps, bind} = setupBinding(store, props, coreApi);
 
         const component = new (componentLibraries[libName][componentName])({
             target: htmlElement,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export const createApp = componentLibraries => {
 
     }
 
+    const coreApi = createCoreApi(appDefinition, user);
     const store = writable({});
 
     const _app = {
diff --git a/packages/client/src/index.js b/packages/client/src/index.js
index e8903e0927..24e4c85469 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ import { createApp } from "./createApp";
 export const loadBudibase = async (componentLibraries, props) => {
 
     const appDefinition = window["##BUDIBASE_APPDEFINITION##"];
+    const user = localStorage.getItem("budibase:user") || {
+        name: "annonymous",
+        permissions : [],
+        isUser:false,
+        temp:false
+    }
 
     if(!componentLibraries) {
 
@@ -22,7 +28,7 @@ export const loadBudibase = async (componentLibraries, props) => {
         props = appDefinition.props;
     }
 
-    const _app = createApp(componentLibraries);
+    const _app = createApp(componentLibraries, user);
     _app.initialiseComponent(
         props,
         document.body);
diff --git a/packages/client/src/state/coreHandlers.js b/packages/client/src/state/coreHandlers.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d601aa768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/state/coreHandlers.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { ERROR } from "./standardState";
+
+export const getNewChildRecordToState = (store, coreApi) =>
+            ({recordKey, collectionName,childRecordType,statePath}) => {
+    const error = errorHandler(setState);
+    try {
+        if(!recordKey) {
+            error("getNewChild > recordKey not set");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(!collectionName) {
+            error("getNewChild > collectionName not set");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(!childRecordType) {
+            error("getNewChild > childRecordType not set");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(!statePath) {
+            error("getNewChild > statePath not set");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const rec = coreApi.recordApi.getNewChild(recordKey, collectionName, childRecordType);
+        setState(store, statePath, rec);
+    }
+    catch(e) {
+        error(e.message);
+    }
+}
+
+
+export const getNewRecordToState = (store, coreApi) =>
+            ({collectionKey,childRecordType,statePath}) => {
+    const error = errorHandler(setState);
+    try {
+        if(!collectionKey) {
+            error("getNewChild > collectionKey not set");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(!childRecordType) {
+            error("getNewChild > childRecordType not set");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(!statePath) {
+            error("getNewChild > statePath not set");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const rec = coreApi.recordApi.getNew(collectionKey, childRecordType);
+        setState(store, statePath, rec);
+    }
+    catch(e) {
+        error(e.message);
+    }
+}
+
+const errorHandler = setState => message => setState(ERROR, message);
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diff --git a/packages/client/src/state/eventHandlers.js b/packages/client/src/state/eventHandlers.js
index 452bf07fd0..718f61b69b 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/state/eventHandlers.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/state/eventHandlers.js
@@ -1,22 +1,43 @@
-import {
-    setState
-} from "./setState";
+import { setState } from "./setState";
+import { getState } from "./getState";
 import {
     isArray, isUndefined
 } from "lodash/fp";
 
+import { createApi } from "../api";
+import {
+    getNewChildRecordToState, getNewRecordToState
+} from "./coreHandlers";
+
 export const EVENT_TYPE_MEMBER_NAME = "##eventHandlerType";
 
-export const eventHandlers = store => {
+export const eventHandlers = (store,coreApi) => {
     
     const handler = (parameters, execute) => ({
         execute, parameters
     });
 
+    const api = createApi({
+        rootPath:"",
+        setState: (path, value) => setState(store, path, value),
+        getState: (path, fallback) => getState(store, path, fallback)
+    });
+
     const setStateHandler = ({path, value}) => setState(store, path, value);
     
     return {
-        "Set State": handler(["path", "value"],  setStateHandler)
+        "Set State": handler(["path", "value"],  setStateHandler),
+        "Load Record": handler(["recordKey", "statePath"], api.loadRecord),
+        "List Records": handler(["indexKey", "statePath"], api.listRecords),
+        "Save Record": handler(["statePath"], api.saveRecord),
+        
+        "Get New Child Record": handler(
+            ["recordKey", "collectionName", "childRecordType", "statePath"], 
+            getNewChildRecordToState(store, coreApi)),
+
+        "Get New Record": handler(
+            ["collectionKey", "childRecordType", "statePath"], 
+            getNewRecordToState(store, coreApi)),
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/client/src/state/standardState.js b/packages/client/src/state/standardState.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad74b7fb3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/src/state/standardState.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+
+export const ERROR = "##error_message";
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diff --git a/packages/client/src/state/stateBinding.js b/packages/client/src/state/stateBinding.js
index 4b9b5a9e8b..f70dc05847 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/state/stateBinding.js
+++ b/packages/client/src/state/stateBinding.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
 export const BB_STATE_BINDINGPATH = "##bbstate";
 export const BB_STATE_FALLBACK = "##bbstatefallback";
 const doNothing = () => {};
-export const setupBinding = (store, props) => {
+export const setupBinding = (store, props, coreApi) => {
 
     const initialProps = {...props};
     const boundProps = [];
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const setupBinding = (store, props) => {
 
         if(boundProps.length === 0 && componentEventHandlers.length === 0) return;
 
-        const handlerTypes = eventHandlers(store);
+        const handlerTypes = eventHandlers(store, coreApi);
 
         const unsubscribe = store.subscribe(s => {
             const newProps = {};