diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index f676aaa..98c7e16 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -38,14 +39,19 @@
 )
 
 const (
-	deploymentsEndpoint = "/configurations"
-	blobEndpointPath    = "/blobs"
-	blobEndpoint        = blobEndpointPath + "/{blobId}"
+	deploymentsEndpoint  = "/configurations"
+	blobEndpointPath     = "/blobs"
+	blobEndpoint         = blobEndpointPath + "/{blobId}"
+	configStatusEndpoint = "/configstatus"
+	heartbeatEndpoint    = "/heartbeat/{uuid}"
+	registerEndpoint     = "/register/{uuid}"
 )
 
 const (
 	API_ERR_BAD_BLOCK = iota + 1
 	API_ERR_INTERNAL
+	API_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS
+	API_ERR_FROM_TRACKER
 )
 
 const (
@@ -94,6 +100,12 @@
 	ApiDeploymentsResponse []ApiDeploymentDetails `json:"contents"`
 }
 
+type PutConfigStatusResponse struct {
+	Kind string
+	Self string
+	//Contents []
+}
+
 //TODO add support for block and subscriber
 type apiManagerInterface interface {
 	InitAPI()
@@ -102,14 +114,18 @@
 }
 
 type apiManager struct {
-	dbMan               dbManagerInterface
-	deploymentsEndpoint string
-	blobEndpoint        string
-	eTag                int64
-	deploymentsChanged  chan interface{}
-	addSubscriber       chan chan deploymentsResult
-	removeSubscriber    chan chan deploymentsResult
-	apiInitialized      bool
+	dbMan                dbManagerInterface
+	trackerCl            trackerClientInterface
+	deploymentsEndpoint  string
+	blobEndpoint         string
+	configStatusEndpoint string
+	heartbeatEndpoint    string
+	registerEndpoint     string
+	eTag                 int64
+	deploymentsChanged   chan interface{}
+	addSubscriber        chan chan deploymentsResult
+	removeSubscriber     chan chan deploymentsResult
+	apiInitialized       bool
 }
 
 func (a *apiManager) InitAPI() {
@@ -118,6 +134,9 @@
 	}
 	services.API().HandleFunc(a.deploymentsEndpoint, a.apiGetCurrentDeployments).Methods("GET")
 	services.API().HandleFunc(a.blobEndpoint, a.apiReturnBlobData).Methods("GET")
+	services.API().HandleFunc(a.configStatusEndpoint, a.apiPutConfigStatus).Methods("PUT")
+	services.API().HandleFunc(a.heartbeatEndpoint, a.apiPutHeartbeat).Methods("PUT")
+	services.API().HandleFunc(a.registerEndpoint, a.apiPostRegister).Methods("POST")
 	a.apiInitialized = true
 	log.Debug("API endpoints initialized")
 }
@@ -346,6 +365,105 @@
 	w.Write(b)
 }
 
+func (a *apiManager) apiPostRegister(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	uuid := vars["uuid"]
+	if !isValidUuid(uuid) {
+		a.writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, API_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS, "Bad/Missing gateway uuid")
+		return
+	}
+	created := r.Header.Get("created")
+	if created == "" {
+		a.writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, API_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS, "Bad/Missing created")
+		return
+	}
+	name := r.Header.Get("name")
+	if name == "" {
+		a.writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, API_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS, "Bad/Missing name")
+		return
+	}
+
+	pod := r.Header.Get("pod")
+	podType := r.Header.Get("podtype")
+	serviceType := r.Header.Get("type")
+
+	trackerResp := a.trackerCl.postRegister(uuid, pod, created, name, podType, serviceType)
+	switch trackerResp.code {
+	case http.StatusOK:
+		a.writePostRegisterResp(w, trackerResp)
+	default:
+		log.Infof("putConfigStatus code: %v Reason: %v", trackerResp.code, trackerResp.errString)
+		a.writeError(w, trackerResp.code, API_ERR_FROM_TRACKER, trackerResp.errString)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (a *apiManager) apiPutConfigStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+
+	configId := r.URL.Query().Get("configid")
+	if configId == "" {
+		a.writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, API_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS, "Bad/Missing configId")
+		return
+	}
+	uuid := r.Header.Get("uuid")
+	if !isValidUuid(uuid) {
+		a.writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, API_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS, "Bad/Missing gateway uuid")
+		return
+	}
+	status := r.Header.Get("status")
+	if status == "" {
+		a.writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, API_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS, "Bad/Missing status")
+		return
+	}
+	created := r.Header.Get("created")
+	if created == "" {
+		a.writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, API_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS, "Bad/Missing created")
+		return
+	}
+	trackerResp := a.trackerCl.putConfigStatus(configId, status, uuid, created)
+	switch trackerResp.code {
+	case http.StatusOK:
+		a.writeConfigStatusResp(w, trackerResp)
+	default:
+		log.Infof("putConfigStatus code: %v Reason: %v", trackerResp.code, trackerResp.errString)
+		a.writeError(w, trackerResp.code, API_ERR_FROM_TRACKER, trackerResp.errString)
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *apiManager) apiPutHeartbeat(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	vars := mux.Vars(r)
+	uuid := vars["uuid"]
+	if !isValidUuid(uuid) {
+		a.writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, API_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS, "Bad/Missing gateway uuid")
+		return
+	}
+	updated := r.Header.Get("updated")
+	if updated == "" {
+		a.writeError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, API_ERR_INVALID_PARAMETERS, "Bad/Missing updated")
+		return
+	}
+	trackerResp := a.trackerCl.putHeartbeat(uuid, updated)
+	switch trackerResp.code {
+	case http.StatusOK:
+		a.writePutHeartbeatResp(w, trackerResp)
+	default:
+		log.Infof("putConfigStatus code: %v Reason: %v", trackerResp.code, trackerResp.errString)
+		a.writeError(w, trackerResp.code, API_ERR_FROM_TRACKER, trackerResp.errString)
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *apiManager) writeConfigStatusResp(w http.ResponseWriter, tr trackerResponse) {
+	w.Header().Add("Content-type", tr.contentType)
+}
+
+func (a *apiManager) writePostRegisterResp(w http.ResponseWriter, tr trackerResponse) {
+	w.Header().Add("Content-type", tr.contentType)
+}
+
+func (a *apiManager) writePutHeartbeatResp(w http.ResponseWriter, tr trackerResponse) {
+	w.Header().Add("Content-type", tr.contentType)
+}
+
 // call whenever the list of deployments changes
 func (a *apiManager) incrementETag() string {
 	e := atomic.AddInt64(&a.eTag, 1)
@@ -394,3 +512,11 @@
 	proto = proto + "://" + config.GetString(configAPIListen)
 	return proto
 }
+
+func isValidUuid(uuid string) bool {
+	r, err := regexp.Compile("^[a-fA-F0-9]{8}-[a-fA-F0-9]{4}-4[a-fA-F0-9]{3}-[8|9|aA|bB][a-fA-F0-9]{3}-[a-fA-F0-9]{12}$")
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return r.MatchString(uuid)
+}
diff --git a/clients.go b/clients.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c260b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clients.go
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package apiGatewayConfDeploy
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+)
+
+const (
+	trackerConfigStatusEndpoint = "/serviceconfigstatus"
+	trackerHeartbeatEndpoint    = "/serviceheartbeat/{uuid}"
+	trackerRegisterEndpoint     = "/serviceregister/{uuid}"
+)
+
+type trackerClientInterface interface {
+	putConfigStatus(configId, status, uuid, created string) trackerResponse
+	postRegister(uuid, pod, created, name, podType, serviceType string) trackerResponse
+	putHeartbeat(uuid, updated string) trackerResponse
+}
+
+type trackerResponse struct {
+	code        int
+	contentType string
+	errString   string
+}
+
+type trackerClient struct {
+	trackerBaseUrl string
+	clusterId      string
+	httpclient     *http.Client
+}
+
+func (t *trackerClient) putConfigStatus(configId, status, uuid, created string) trackerResponse {
+	uri, err := url.Parse(t.trackerBaseUrl + trackerConfigStatusEndpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("putConfigStatus failed to parse tracker uri: %v", err)
+		return (internalError(err))
+	}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", uri, nil)
+	req.Header.Add("configid", configId)
+	req.Header.Add("Authorization", getAuthToken())
+	req.Header.Add("status", status)
+	req.Header.Add("uuid", uuid)
+	req.Header.Add("created", created)
+	req.Header.Add("clusterid", t.clusterId)
+
+	r, err := t.httpclient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("trackerClient communication error: %v", err)
+		return (internalError(err))
+	}
+	defer r.Body.Close()
+	res := trackerResponse{}
+	switch r.StatusCode {
+	case http.StatusOK:
+		res.code = r.StatusCode
+		res.contentType = r.Header.Get("Content-type")
+	default:
+		res.code = r.StatusCode
+		res.contentType = r.Header.Get("Content-type")
+		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return (internalError(err))
+		}
+		res.errString = string(body)
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+func (t *trackerClient) postRegister(uuid, pod, created, name, podType, serviceType string) trackerResponse {
+	uri, err := url.Parse(t.trackerBaseUrl + trackerRegisterEndpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("postRegister failed to parse tracker uri: %v", err)
+		return (internalError(err))
+	}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", uri, nil)
+	req.Header.Add("uuid", uuid)
+	req.Header.Add("Authorization", getAuthToken())
+	req.Header.Add("pod", pod)
+	req.Header.Add("podtype", podType)
+	req.Header.Add("created", created)
+	req.Header.Add("name", name)
+	req.Header.Add("type", serviceType)
+	req.Header.Add("clusterid", t.clusterId)
+
+	r, err := t.httpclient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("trackerClient communication error: %v", err)
+		return (internalError(err))
+	}
+	defer r.Body.Close()
+	res := trackerResponse{}
+	switch r.StatusCode {
+	case http.StatusOK:
+		res.code = r.StatusCode
+		res.contentType = r.Header.Get("Content-type")
+	default:
+		res.code = r.StatusCode
+		res.contentType = r.Header.Get("Content-type")
+		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return (internalError(err))
+		}
+		res.errString = string(body)
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+func (t *trackerClient) putHeartbeat(uuid, updated string) trackerResponse {
+	uri, err := url.Parse(t.trackerBaseUrl + trackerHeartbeatEndpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("putHeartbeat failed to parse tracker uri: %v", err)
+		return (internalError(err))
+	}
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("PUT", uri, nil)
+	req.Header.Add("uuid", uuid)
+	req.Header.Add("Authorization", getAuthToken())
+	req.Header.Add("updated", updated)
+	req.Header.Add("clusterid", t.clusterId)
+
+	r, err := t.httpclient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("trackerClient communication error: %v", err)
+		return (internalError(err))
+	}
+	defer r.Body.Close()
+	res := trackerResponse{}
+	switch r.StatusCode {
+	case http.StatusOK:
+		res.code = r.StatusCode
+		res.contentType = r.Header.Get("Content-type")
+	default:
+		res.code = r.StatusCode
+		res.contentType = r.Header.Get("Content-type")
+		body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return (internalError(err))
+		}
+		res.errString = string(body)
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+func internalError(err error) (res trackerResponse) {
+	res.code = http.StatusInternalServerError
+	res.errString = err.Error()
+	return res
+}
+
+func getAuthToken() string {
+	//TODO
+	return "Bearer "
+}
diff --git a/init.go b/init.go
index 1c4e16d..919e7a6 100644
--- a/init.go
+++ b/init.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 	debounceDuration time.Duration
 	apiServerBaseURI *url.URL
 	eventHandler     *apigeeSyncHandler
+	apidClusterId    string
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@
 		return pluginData, fmt.Errorf("Missing required config value: %s", configBlobServerBaseURI)
 	}
 
+	if !config.IsSet(configApidClusterID) {
+		return pluginData, fmt.Errorf("Missing required config value: %s", configApidClusterID)
+	}
+
 	var err error
 	apiServerBaseURI, err = url.Parse(config.GetString(configApiServerBaseURI))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -122,6 +127,7 @@
 			return nil
 		},
 	}
+	apidClusterId = config.GetString(configApidClusterID)
 
 	// initialize db manager