diff --git a/pybossa/api/__init__.py b/pybossa/api/__init__.py
index 468c89d83..e51554fcd 100644
--- a/pybossa/api/__init__.py
+++ b/pybossa/api/__init__.py
@@ -33,9 +33,11 @@
 from flask import Blueprint, request, abort, Response, make_response
 from flask import current_app
 from flask_login import current_user, login_required
+from flasgger import swag_from
 from time import time
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from werkzeug.exceptions import NotFound
+from pybossa.exc.repository import DBIntegrityError
 from pybossa.util import jsonpify, get_user_id_or_ip, fuzzyboolean, \
     PARTIAL_ANSWER_KEY, SavedTaskPositionEnum, PARTIAL_ANSWER_POSITION_KEY, \
     get_user_saved_partial_tasks
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@
 from pybossa.cache import users as cached_users, ONE_MONTH
 from pybossa.cache.task_browse_helpers import get_searchable_columns
 from pybossa.cache.users import get_user_pref_metadata
-from pybossa.view.projects import get_locked_tasks
+from pybossa.view.projects import get_locked_tasks, clone_project
 from pybossa.redis_lock import EXPIRE_LOCK_DELAY
 from pybossa.api.bulktasks import BulkTasksAPI
 
@@ -1023,3 +1025,53 @@ def get_project_progress(project_id=None, short_name=None):
         return Response(json.dumps(response), status=200, mimetype="application/json")
     else:
         return abort(403)
+
+
+@jsonpify
+@csrf.exempt
+@blueprint.route('/project/<int:project_id>/clone',  methods=['POST'])
+@blueprint.route('/project/<short_name>/clone',  methods=['POST'])
+@login_required
+@swag_from('docs/project/project_clone.yaml')
+def project_clone(project_id=None, short_name=None):
+
+    if current_user.is_anonymous:
+        return abort(401)
+    if short_name:
+        project = project_repo.get_by_shortname(short_name)
+    else:
+        project = project_repo.get(project_id)
+    if not project:
+        return abort(404)
+    if not (current_user.admin or (current_user.subadmin and current_user.id in project.owners_ids)):
+        return abort(403)
+
+    payload = request.json
+
+    if not (payload and payload.get('input_data_class') and payload.get('output_data_class') \
+        and payload.get('name') and payload.get('short_name')):
+        return abort(400, 'Request is missing one or more of the required fields: name, short_name, input_data_class, output_data_class')
+
+    if not payload.get('password'):
+        payload['password'] = ""
+
+    try:
+        new_project = clone_project(project, payload)
+        current_app.logger.info(
+                'project.clone: user: %s, old project id: %s, new project id: %s'.format(
+                    current_user.id,
+                    project.id,
+                    new_project.id
+                )
+            )
+        return Response(json.dumps(new_project.dictize()), status=200, mimetype="application/json")
+
+    except Exception as e:
+        msg = e.message if hasattr(e, 'message') else str(e)
+        current_app.logger.error(
+            'project.clone: user: %s, msg: %s'.format(
+            current_user.id,
+            msg
+            )
+        )
+        raise abort(400, f"Error cloning project - {e}")
diff --git a/pybossa/api/docs/project/project_clone.yaml b/pybossa/api/docs/project/project_clone.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..399862e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pybossa/api/docs/project/project_clone.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+Clone a project by project ID or short name
+---
+tags:
+  - name: project
+definitions:
+  CloneProjectRequestBody:
+    type: object
+    properties:
+      input_data_class:
+        type: string
+        description: Classification of input data
+        example: L4 - Public Internal Data
+      output_data_class:
+        type: string
+        description: Classification of output data
+        example: L4 - Public Internal Data
+      name:
+        type: string
+        description: Name of the new project
+        example: My Project Clone
+      short_name:
+        type: string
+        description: Short name of the new project
+        example: myprojectclone
+      password:
+        type: string
+        description: Password for the new project (optional)
+        example: mypassword123
+      copy_users:
+        type: boolean
+        description: Keep same list of assigned users (optional, default=false)
+        example: false
+    required:
+      - input_data_class
+      - output_data_class
+      - name
+      - short_name
+parameters:
+  - name: project_id
+    in: path
+    type: integer
+    required: false
+    description: The project ID to clone
+  - name: short_name
+    in: path
+    type: string
+    required: false
+    description: The short name of the project to clone
+  - name: payload
+    in: body
+    required: true
+    description: Information required to clone the project
+    schema:
+      $ref: '#/definitions/CloneProjectRequestBody'
+      example:
+        input_data_class: L4 - Public Internal Data
+        output_data_class: L4 - Public Internal Data
+        name: My Project Clone
+        short_name: myprojectclone
+        password: mypassword
+responses:
+  200:
+    description: New cloned project information
+    schema:
+      $ref: '#definitions/Project'
+  400:
+    description: Bad request - Missing or invalid payload
+  401:
+    description: Unauthorized - User is not logged in
+  403:
+    description: Forbidden - User does not have permission to clone project
+  404:
+    description: Not found - Project does not exist
diff --git a/test/test_api/test_project_api.py b/test/test_api/test_project_api.py
index e67797ebc..5f6dc1c84 100644
--- a/test/test_api/test_project_api.py
+++ b/test/test_api/test_project_api.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
                             CategoryFactory, AuditlogFactory)
 from test.helper.gig_helper import make_subadmin, make_admin
 from test.test_api import TestAPI
+from test.test_authorization import mock_current_user
 
 project_repo = ProjectRepository(db)
 task_repo = TaskRepository(db)
@@ -2559,3 +2560,177 @@ def test_project_progress(self):
         res = self.app.get('/api/project/testproject/projectprogress', follow_redirects=True, headers=headers)
         assert res.status_code == 200
         assert res.json == dict(n_completed_tasks=3, n_tasks=3)
+
+
+    def _setup_project(self, short_name, owner):
+        task_presenter = 'test; url="project/oldname/" pybossa.run("oldname"); test;'
+        return ProjectFactory.create(id=40,
+                                        short_name=short_name,
+                                        info={'task_presenter': task_presenter,
+                                              'quiz': {'test': 123},
+                                              'enrichments': [{'test': 123}],
+                                              'passwd_hash': 'testpass',
+                                              'ext_config': {'test': 123}
+                                            },
+                                        owner=owner)
+
+    @with_context
+    def test_clone_project_access(self):
+        """Test API clone project access control"""
+        [admin, subadminowner, subadmin, reguser] = UserFactory.create_batch(4)
+        make_admin(admin)
+        make_subadmin(subadminowner)
+        make_subadmin(subadmin)
+
+        short_name = "testproject"
+        self._setup_project(short_name, subadminowner)
+        headers = [('Authorization', subadminowner.api_key)]
+
+        # check 401 response for anonymous user
+        mock_anonymous = mock_current_user()
+        with patch('pybossa.api.current_user', new=mock_anonymous):
+            res = self.app.post(f'/api/project/{short_name}/clone', headers=headers)
+            error_msg = "User must have access"
+            assert res.status_code == 401, res.status_code
+
+        # check 404 response when the project doesn't exist
+        res = self.app.post('/api/project/9999/clone', headers=headers)
+        error_msg = "A valid project must be used"
+        assert res.status_code == 404, error_msg
+
+        # check 404 response when the project doesn't exist
+        res = self.app.post('/api/project/xyz/clone', headers=headers)
+        error_msg = "A valid project must be used"
+        assert res.status_code == 404, error_msg
+
+        # check 401 response when use is not authorized
+        headers = [('Authorization', reguser.api_key)]
+        res = self.app.post(f'/api/project/{short_name}/clone', headers=headers)
+        error_msg = "User must have permissions"
+        assert res.status_code == 403, error_msg
+
+        # check 401 response when use is not authorized
+        headers = [('Authorization', subadmin.api_key)]
+        res = self.app.post(f'/api/project/{short_name}/clone', headers=headers)
+        error_msg = "User must have permissions"
+        assert res.status_code == 403, error_msg
+
+
+    @with_context
+    def test_clone_project_edge_cases(self):
+        """Test API clone project edge cases"""
+        [admin, subadminowner] = UserFactory.create_batch(2)
+        make_admin(admin)
+        make_subadmin(subadminowner)
+
+        short_name = "testproject"
+        self._setup_project(short_name, subadminowner)
+        headers = [('Authorization', subadminowner.api_key)]
+
+        # check 400 response when user does not post a payload
+        res = self.app.post(f'/api/project/{short_name}/clone', headers=headers)
+        error_msg = "User must post valid payload"
+        assert res.status_code == 400, error_msg
+
+        # check 400 response when user posts payload missed req fields
+        data = { "name": "Test Project Clone" }
+        res = self.app.post(f'/api/project/{short_name}/clone', headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data))
+        error_msg = "User must post valid payload"
+        assert res.status_code == 400, error_msg
+
+        # test duplicate short name
+        from pybossa.view.projects import data_access_levels
+
+        data = {
+            "name": "Test Project Clone",
+            "short_name": short_name + 'clone',
+            "input_data_class": "L4 - Public Third-Party Data",
+            "output_data_class": "L4 - Public Third-Party Data"
+        }
+        with patch.dict(data_access_levels, self.patch_data_access_levels):
+            res = self.app.post(f'/api/project/{short_name}/clone', headers=headers, data=data, content_type='application/json')
+            error_msg = "User must post a unique project short name"
+            assert res.status_code == 400, error_msg
+
+
+    @with_context
+    def test_clone_project_success(self):
+        """Test API clone project success state"""
+        from pybossa.view.projects import data_access_levels
+
+        [admin, subadminowner] = UserFactory.create_batch(2)
+        make_admin(admin)
+        make_subadmin(subadminowner)
+
+        short_name = "testproject"
+        self._setup_project(short_name, subadminowner)
+        headers = [('Authorization', subadminowner.api_key)]
+
+        data = {'short_name': 'newname', 'name': 'newname', 'password': 'Test123', 'input_data_class': 'L4 - public','output_data_class': 'L4 - public'}
+        with patch.dict(data_access_levels, self.patch_data_access_levels):
+            res = self.app.post(f'/api/project/{short_name}/clone', headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data), content_type='application/json')
+            data = json.loads(res.data)
+            assert res.status_code == 200, data
+
+
+    @with_context
+    @patch('pybossa.api.clone_project')
+    def test_clone_project_error(self, clone_project):
+        """Test API clone project error when cloning project"""
+        from pybossa.view.projects import data_access_levels
+
+        clone_project.side_effect = Exception("Project clone error!")
+        [admin, subadminowner] = UserFactory.create_batch(2)
+        make_admin(admin)
+        make_subadmin(subadminowner)
+
+        short_name = "testproject"
+        self._setup_project(short_name, subadminowner)
+        headers = [('Authorization', subadminowner.api_key)]
+
+        data = {'short_name': 'newname', 'name': 'newname', 'password': 'Test123', 'input_data_class': 'L4 - public','output_data_class': 'L4 - public'}
+        with patch.dict(data_access_levels, self.patch_data_access_levels):
+            res = self.app.post(f'/api/project/{short_name}/clone', headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data), content_type='application/json')
+            data = json.loads(res.data)
+            assert res.status_code == 400, data
+
+
+    @with_context
+    def test_clone_project_by_id_success(self):
+        """Test API clone project by id success state"""
+        from pybossa.view.projects import data_access_levels
+
+        [admin, subadminowner] = UserFactory.create_batch(2)
+        make_admin(admin)
+        make_subadmin(subadminowner)
+
+        short_name = "testproject"
+        self._setup_project(short_name, subadminowner)
+        headers = [('Authorization', subadminowner.api_key)]
+
+        data = {'short_name': 'newname', 'name': 'newname', 'password': 'Test123', 'input_data_class': 'L4 - public','output_data_class': 'L4 - public'}
+        with patch.dict(data_access_levels, self.patch_data_access_levels):
+            res = self.app.post(f'/api/project/40/clone', headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data), content_type='application/json')
+            data = json.loads(res.data)
+            assert res.status_code == 200, data
+
+
+    @with_context
+    def test_clone_project_no_password(self):
+        """Test API clone project success state without project password"""
+        from pybossa.view.projects import data_access_levels
+
+        [admin, subadminowner] = UserFactory.create_batch(2)
+        make_admin(admin)
+        make_subadmin(subadminowner)
+
+        short_name = "testproject"
+        self._setup_project(short_name, subadminowner)
+
+        headers = [('Authorization', subadminowner.api_key)]
+
+        data = {'short_name': 'newname', 'name': 'newname', 'input_data_class': 'L4 - public','output_data_class': 'L4 - public'}
+        with patch.dict(data_access_levels, self.patch_data_access_levels):
+            res = self.app.post(f'/api/project/{short_name}/clone', headers=headers, data=json.dumps(data), content_type='application/json')
+            data = json.loads(res.data)
+            assert res.status_code == 200, data