diff --git a/disperser/dataapi/metrics_handler.go b/disperser/dataapi/metrics_handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ccbc6fbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/disperser/dataapi/metrics_handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package dataapi
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultThroughputRateSecs  = 240 // 4m rate is used for < 7d window to match $__rate_interval
+	sevenDayThroughputRateSecs = 660 // 11m rate is used for >= 7d window to match $__rate_interval
+)
+
+// metricHandler handles operations to collect metrics about the Disperser.
+type metricsHandler struct {
+	// For accessing metrics info
+	promClient PrometheusClient
+}
+
+func newMetricsHandler(promClient PrometheusClient) *metricsHandler {
+	return &metricsHandler{
+		promClient: promClient,
+	}
+}
+
+func (mh *metricsHandler) getAvgThroughput(ctx context.Context, startTime int64, endTime int64) (float64, error) {
+	result, err := mh.promClient.QueryDisperserBlobSizeBytesPerSecond(ctx, time.Unix(startTime, 0), time.Unix(endTime, 0))
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	size := len(result.Values)
+	if size == 0 {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	totalBytes := result.Values[size-1].Value - result.Values[0].Value
+	timeDuration := result.Values[size-1].Timestamp.Sub(result.Values[0].Timestamp).Seconds()
+	return totalBytes / timeDuration, nil
+}
+
+func (mh *metricsHandler) getThroughputTimeseries(ctx context.Context, startTime int64, endTime int64) ([]*Throughput, error) {
+	throughputRateSecs := uint16(defaultThroughputRateSecs)
+	if endTime-startTime >= 7*24*60*60 {
+		throughputRateSecs = uint16(sevenDayThroughputRateSecs)
+	}
+	result, err := mh.promClient.QueryDisperserAvgThroughputBlobSizeBytes(ctx, time.Unix(startTime, 0), time.Unix(endTime, 0), throughputRateSecs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(result.Values) <= 1 {
+		return []*Throughput{}, nil
+	}
+
+	throughputs := make([]*Throughput, 0)
+	for i := throughputRateSecs; i < uint16(len(result.Values)); i++ {
+		v := result.Values[i]
+		throughputs = append(throughputs, &Throughput{
+			Timestamp:  uint64(v.Timestamp.Unix()),
+			Throughput: v.Value,
+		})
+	}
+
+	return throughputs, nil
+}
diff --git a/disperser/dataapi/metrics_handlers.go b/disperser/dataapi/metrics_handlers.go
index 9b6c68dcb..e317c5cfd 100644
--- a/disperser/dataapi/metrics_handlers.go
+++ b/disperser/dataapi/metrics_handlers.go
@@ -5,17 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Layr-Labs/eigenda/core"
 )
 
-const (
-	maxWorkersGetOperatorState = 10  // The maximum number of workers to use when querying operator state.
-	defaultThroughputRateSecs  = 240 // 4m rate is used for < 7d window to match $__rate_interval
-	sevenDayThroughputRateSecs = 660 // 11m rate is used for >= 7d window to match $__rate_interval
-)
-
 func (s *server) getMetric(ctx context.Context, startTime int64, endTime int64) (*Metric, error) {
 	blockNumber, err := s.transactor.GetCurrentBlockNumber(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -49,23 +42,11 @@ func (s *server) getMetric(ctx context.Context, startTime int64, endTime int64)
 		}
 	}
 
-	result, err := s.promClient.QueryDisperserBlobSizeBytesPerSecond(ctx, time.Unix(startTime, 0), time.Unix(endTime, 0))
+	throughput, err := s.metricsHandler.getAvgThroughput(ctx, startTime, endTime)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	var (
-		totalBytes   float64
-		timeDuration float64
-		throughput   float64
-		valuesSize   = len(result.Values)
-	)
-	if valuesSize > 1 {
-		totalBytes = result.Values[valuesSize-1].Value - result.Values[0].Value
-		timeDuration = result.Values[valuesSize-1].Timestamp.Sub(result.Values[0].Timestamp).Seconds()
-		throughput = totalBytes / timeDuration
-	}
-
 	costInGas, err := s.calculateTotalCostGasUsed(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -79,32 +60,6 @@ func (s *server) getMetric(ctx context.Context, startTime int64, endTime int64)
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (s *server) getThroughput(ctx context.Context, start int64, end int64) ([]*Throughput, error) {
-	throughputRateSecs := uint16(defaultThroughputRateSecs)
-	if end-start >= 7*24*60*60 {
-		throughputRateSecs = uint16(sevenDayThroughputRateSecs)
-	}
-	result, err := s.promClient.QueryDisperserAvgThroughputBlobSizeBytes(ctx, time.Unix(start, 0), time.Unix(end, 0), throughputRateSecs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	if len(result.Values) <= 1 {
-		return []*Throughput{}, nil
-	}
-
-	throughputs := make([]*Throughput, 0)
-	for i := throughputRateSecs; i < uint16(len(result.Values)); i++ {
-		v := result.Values[i]
-		throughputs = append(throughputs, &Throughput{
-			Timestamp:  uint64(v.Timestamp.Unix()),
-			Throughput: v.Value,
-		})
-	}
-
-	return throughputs, nil
-}
-
 func (s *server) calculateTotalCostGasUsed(ctx context.Context) (float64, error) {
 	batches, err := s.subgraphClient.QueryBatchesWithLimit(ctx, 1, 0)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/disperser/dataapi/server.go b/disperser/dataapi/server.go
index eb6ee4f7e..a04e3d3e8 100644
--- a/disperser/dataapi/server.go
+++ b/disperser/dataapi/server.go
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ type (
 		eigenDAHttpServiceChecker EigenDAHttpServiceChecker
 
 		operatorHandler *operatorHandler
+		metricsHandler  *metricsHandler
 	}
 )
 
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ func NewServer(
 		eigenDAGRPCServiceChecker: eigenDAGRPCServiceChecker,
 		eigenDAHttpServiceChecker: eigenDAHttpServiceChecker,
 		operatorHandler:           newOperatorHandler(logger, metrics, transactor, chainState, indexedChainState, subgraphClient),
+		metricsHandler:            newMetricsHandler(promClient),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -607,7 +609,7 @@ func (s *server) FetchMetricsThroughputHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 		end = now.Unix()
 	}
 
-	ths, err := s.getThroughput(c.Request.Context(), start, end)
+	ths, err := s.metricsHandler.getThroughputTimeseries(c.Request.Context(), start, end)
 	if err != nil {
 		s.metrics.IncrementFailedRequestNum("FetchMetricsTroughput")
 		errorResponse(c, err)