diff --git a/licenseware/report_components/__init__.py b/licenseware/report_components/__init__.py
index 5efa946b..51fb7d4f 100644
--- a/licenseware/report_components/__init__.py
+++ b/licenseware/report_components/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 from .base_report_component import BaseReportComponent
+from .external_data_service import ExternalDataService
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diff --git a/licenseware/report_components/external_data_service.py b/licenseware/report_components/external_data_service.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6ab4ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/licenseware/report_components/external_data_service.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import requests
+from licenseware.utils.logger import log
+
+
+class ExternalDataService:
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_data(_request, app_id, component_id, filter_payload=None):
+        try:
+            service_url = f"http://kong/{app_id}/report-components/{component_id}"
+            headers = {
+                "TenantId": _request.headers.get("TenantId"),
+                "Authorization": _request.headers.get("Authorization"),
+            }
+            if filter_payload:
+                data = requests.post(
+                    url=service_url, headers=headers, json=filter_payload
+                )
+            else:
+                data = requests.get(url=service_url, headers=headers)
+                
+            if data.status_code == 200:
+                return data.json()
+            else:
+                log.warning(f"Could not retrieve data for {component_id} from {app_id}")
+                log.warning(f"GET {service_url} {data.status_code}")
+                return []
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.exception(str(e))
+            return False
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