diff --git a/Amplify/Categories/API/AuthProvider/APIAuthProviderFactory.swift b/Amplify/Categories/API/AuthProvider/APIAuthProviderFactory.swift
index fe56f3cf96..16a9ba4c2e 100644
--- a/Amplify/Categories/API/AuthProvider/APIAuthProviderFactory.swift
+++ b/Amplify/Categories/API/AuthProvider/APIAuthProviderFactory.swift
@@ -13,7 +13,12 @@ open class APIAuthProviderFactory {
     /// Empty public initializer
     public init() {
     }
-
+    
+    /// Retrieve the UserPools auth provider
+    open func userPoolsAuthProvider() -> AmplifyUserPoolsAuthProvider? {
+        return nil
+    }
+    
     /// Retrieve the OIDC auth provider
     open func oidcAuthProvider() -> AmplifyOIDCAuthProvider? {
         return nil
@@ -30,6 +35,9 @@ public protocol AmplifyAuthTokenProvider {
     func getLatestAuthToken() async throws -> String
 }
 
+/// Amplify CognitoUserPools Auth Provider
+public protocol AmplifyUserPoolsAuthProvider: AmplifyAuthTokenProvider {}
+
 /// Amplify OIDC Auth Provider
 public protocol AmplifyOIDCAuthProvider: AmplifyAuthTokenProvider {}
 
diff --git a/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/Configuration/AWSAPIEndpointInterceptors.swift b/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/Configuration/AWSAPIEndpointInterceptors.swift
index 99191e40dc..6dd70b78cf 100644
--- a/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/Configuration/AWSAPIEndpointInterceptors.swift
+++ b/AmplifyPlugins/API/Sources/AWSAPIPlugin/Configuration/AWSAPIEndpointInterceptors.swift
@@ -81,14 +81,21 @@ struct AWSAPIEndpointInterceptors {
                                                        endpointType: endpointType)
             postludeInterceptors.append(interceptor)
         case .amazonCognitoUserPools:
-            guard let authService = authService else {
-                throw PluginError.pluginConfigurationError("AuthService not set for cognito user pools",
-                                                           "")
+            if let userPoolsAuthProvider = apiAuthProviderFactory.userPoolsAuthProvider() {
+                let wrappedAuthProvider = AuthTokenProviderWrapper(tokenAuthProvider: userPoolsAuthProvider)
+                let interceptor = AuthTokenURLRequestInterceptor(authTokenProvider: wrappedAuthProvider,
+                                                                 isTokenExpired: expiryValidator)
+                preludeInterceptors.append(interceptor)
+            } else {
+                guard let authService = authService else {
+                    throw PluginError.pluginConfigurationError("AuthService not set for cognito user pools",
+                                                               "")
+                }
+                let provider = BasicUserPoolTokenProvider(authService: authService)
+                let interceptor = AuthTokenURLRequestInterceptor(authTokenProvider: provider,
+                                                                 isTokenExpired: expiryValidator)
+                preludeInterceptors.append(interceptor)
             }
-            let provider = BasicUserPoolTokenProvider(authService: authService)
-            let interceptor = AuthTokenURLRequestInterceptor(authTokenProvider: provider,
-                                                             isTokenExpired: expiryValidator)
-            preludeInterceptors.append(interceptor)
         case .openIDConnect:
             guard let oidcAuthProvider = apiAuthProviderFactory.oidcAuthProvider() else {
                 throw PluginError.pluginConfigurationError("AuthService not set for OIDC",