diff --git a/pype/modules/user/rest_api.py b/pype/modules/user/rest_api.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c872925e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pype/modules/user/rest_api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import json
+from aiohttp.web_request import Request
+from aiohttp.web_response import Response
+
+
+class UserModuleRestApi:
+    def __init__(self, user_module, server_manager):
+        self.module = user_module
+        self.server_manager = server_manager
+
+        self.prefix = "/user"
+
+        self.register()
+
+    def register(self):
+        self.server_manager.add_route(
+            "GET",
+            self.prefix + "/username",
+            self.get_username
+        )
+        self.server_manager.add_route(
+            "GET",
+            self.prefix + "/show_widget",
+            self.show_user_widget
+        )
+
+    async def get_username(self, request):
+        return Response(
+            status=200,
+            body=json.dumps(self.module.cred, indent=4),
+            content_type="application/json"
+        )
+
+    async def show_user_widget(self, request):
+        self.module.action_show_widget.trigger()
+        return Response(status=200)
diff --git a/pype/modules/user/user_module.py b/pype/modules/user/user_module.py
index 0340a2e6eb..4a8d11a2f9 100644
--- a/pype/modules/user/user_module.py
+++ b/pype/modules/user/user_module.py
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import appdirs
 
 from .. import (
     PypeModule,
-    ITrayModule
+    ITrayModule,
+    IWebServerRoutes
 )
 
 
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ class UserModule(PypeModule, ITrayModule):
         self.widget_login = None
         self.action_show_widget = None
 
+        self.rest_api_obj = None
+
     def tray_init(self):
         from .widget_user import UserWidget
         self.widget_login = UserWidget(self)
@@ -71,6 +74,12 @@ class UserModule(PypeModule, ITrayModule):
     def get_user(self):
         return self.cred.get("username") or getpass.getuser()
 
+    def webserver_initialization(self, server_manager):
+        """Implementation of IWebServerRoutes interface."""
+        from .rest_api import UserModuleRestApi
+
+        self.rest_api_obj = UserModuleRestApi(self, server_manager)
+
     def connect_with_modules(self, enabled_modules):
         for module in enabled_modules:
             if isinstance(module, IUserModule):