diff --git a/addon_imps/redirect/__init__.py b/addon_imps/redirect/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2f4aa93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon_imps/redirect/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"""addon_imps.redirect: imps that implement a redirect-like interface
+"""
diff --git a/addon_imps/redirect/redirect_dummy.py b/addon_imps/redirect/redirect_dummy.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53c3f3b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon_imps/redirect/redirect_dummy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+from addon_toolkit.interfaces._base import BaseAddonInterface
+from addon_toolkit.interfaces.redirect import RedirectAddonImp
+
+
+class DummyRedirectImp(RedirectAddonImp):
+    """this is a dummy AddonImp for ALL redirect services.
+    redirect links will be specified in django admin configuration."""
+
+    ADDON_INTERFACE = BaseAddonInterface
diff --git a/addon_service/admin/__init__.py b/addon_service/admin/__init__.py
index 10389538..da1bfad0 100644
--- a/addon_service/admin/__init__.py
+++ b/addon_service/admin/__init__.py
@@ -93,6 +93,22 @@ class ExternalComputingServiceAdmin(GravyvaletModelAdmin):
     }
 
 
+@admin.register(models.ExternalRedirectService)
+class ExternalRedirectServiceAdmin(GravyvaletModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ("display_name", "created", "modified")
+    readonly_fields = (
+        "id",
+        "created",
+        "modified",
+    )
+    raw_id_fields = ("oauth2_client_config", "oauth1_client_config")
+    enum_choice_fields = {
+        "int_addon_imp": known_imps.RedirectAddonImpNumbers,
+        "int_credentials_format": CredentialsFormats,
+        "int_service_type": ServiceTypes,
+    }
+
+
 @admin.register(models.OAuth2ClientConfig)
 @linked_many_field("external_storage_services")
 @linked_many_field("external_citation_services")
diff --git a/addon_service/common/known_imps.py b/addon_service/common/known_imps.py
index edb3b7b0..9d6a7f87 100644
--- a/addon_service/common/known_imps.py
+++ b/addon_service/common/known_imps.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 )
 from addon_imps.computing import boa
 from addon_imps.link import dataverse as link_dataverse
+from addon_imps.redirect import redirect_dummy
 from addon_imps.storage import (
     azure_blob_storage,
     bitbucket,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@
 from addon_toolkit.interfaces.citation import CitationAddonImp
 from addon_toolkit.interfaces.computing import ComputingAddonImp
 from addon_toolkit.interfaces.link import LinkAddonImp
+from addon_toolkit.interfaces.redirect import RedirectAddonImp
 from addon_toolkit.interfaces.storage import StorageAddonImp
 
 
@@ -102,6 +104,9 @@ class KnownAddonImps(enum.Enum):
     # Type: Link
     LINK_DATAVERSE = link_dataverse.DataverseLinkImp
 
+    # Type: Redirect
+    REDIRECT_DUMMY = redirect_dummy.DummyRedirectImp
+
     if __debug__:
         BLARG = my_blarg.MyBlargStorage
 
@@ -140,6 +145,9 @@ class AddonImpNumbers(enum.Enum):
     # Type: Link
     LINK_DATAVERSE = 1030
 
+    # Type: Redirect
+    REDIRECT_DUMMY = 1040
+
     if __debug__:
         BLARG = -7
 
@@ -158,3 +166,4 @@ def filter_addons_by_type(addon_type):
 CitationAddonImpNumbers = filter_addons_by_type(CitationAddonImp)
 ComputingAddonImpNumbers = filter_addons_by_type(ComputingAddonImp)
 LinkAddonImpNumbers = filter_addons_by_type(LinkAddonImp)
+RedirectAddonImpNumbers = filter_addons_by_type(RedirectAddonImp)
diff --git a/addon_service/external_service/redirect/__init__.py b/addon_service/external_service/redirect/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..713236df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon_service/external_service/redirect/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+"""addon_service.external_service.redirect: imps that implement a redirect service
+"""
diff --git a/addon_service/external_service/redirect/models.py b/addon_service/external_service/redirect/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..12b1becb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon_service/external_service/redirect/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from django.db import models
+
+from addon_service.external_service.models import ExternalService
+
+
+class ExternalRedirectService(ExternalService):
+    redirect_url = models.URLField(blank=True, default="")
+
+    class Meta:
+        verbose_name = "External Redirect Service"
+        verbose_name_plural = "External Redirect Services"
+        app_label = "addon_service"
+
+    class JSONAPIMeta:
+        resource_name = "external-redirect-services"
diff --git a/addon_service/external_service/redirect/serializers.py b/addon_service/external_service/redirect/serializers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cf8308c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon_service/external_service/redirect/serializers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+from rest_framework_json_api import serializers
+from rest_framework_json_api.utils import get_resource_type_from_model
+
+from addon_service.addon_imp.models import AddonImpModel
+from addon_service.common import view_names
+from addon_service.common.serializer_fields import DataclassRelatedDataField
+from addon_service.external_service.serializers import ExternalServiceSerializer
+
+from .models import ExternalRedirectService
+
+
+RESOURCE_TYPE = get_resource_type_from_model(ExternalRedirectService)
+
+
+class ExternalRedirectServiceSerializer(ExternalServiceSerializer):
+    """api serializer for the `ExternalRedirectService` model"""
+
+    url = serializers.HyperlinkedIdentityField(
+        view_name=view_names.detail_view(RESOURCE_TYPE)
+    )
+
+    addon_imp = DataclassRelatedDataField(
+        dataclass_model=AddonImpModel,
+        related_link_view_name=view_names.related_view(RESOURCE_TYPE),
+    )
+
+    redirect_url = serializers.CharField(
+        read_only=True,
+    )
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = ExternalRedirectService
+        fields = [
+            "id",
+            "addon_imp",
+            "auth_uri",
+            "credentials_format",
+            "display_name",
+            "url",
+            "wb_key",
+            "external_service_name",
+            "configurable_api_root",
+            "icon_url",
+            "api_base_url_options",
+            "redirect_url",
+        ]
diff --git a/addon_service/external_service/redirect/views.py b/addon_service/external_service/redirect/views.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2e106d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon_service/external_service/redirect/views.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from drf_spectacular.utils import (
+    extend_schema,
+    extend_schema_view,
+)
+from rest_framework_json_api.views import ReadOnlyModelViewSet
+
+from .models import ExternalRedirectService
+from .serializers import ExternalRedirectServiceSerializer
+
+
+@extend_schema_view(
+    list=extend_schema(
+        description="Get the list of all available external redirect services"
+    ),
+    get=extend_schema(
+        description="Get particular external redirect service",
+    ),
+)
+class ExternalRedirectServiceViewSet(ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
+    queryset = ExternalRedirectService.objects.all()
+    serializer_class = ExternalRedirectServiceSerializer
diff --git a/addon_service/migrations/0017_externalredirectservice.py b/addon_service/migrations/0017_externalredirectservice.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8620939a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon_service/migrations/0017_externalredirectservice.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.2.20 on 2025-09-11 18:14
+
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.db import (
+    migrations,
+    models,
+)
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ("addon_service", "0016_externallinkservice_int_supported_features_and_more"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.CreateModel(
+            name="ExternalRedirectService",
+            fields=[
+                (
+                    "externalservice_ptr",
+                    models.OneToOneField(
+                        auto_created=True,
+                        on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.CASCADE,
+                        parent_link=True,
+                        primary_key=True,
+                        serialize=False,
+                        to="addon_service.externalservice",
+                    ),
+                ),
+                ("redirect_url", models.URLField(blank=True, default="")),
+            ],
+            options={
+                "verbose_name": "External Redirect Service",
+                "verbose_name_plural": "External Redirect Services",
+            },
+            bases=("addon_service.externalservice",),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/addon_service/models.py b/addon_service/models.py
index b350e261..f381f961 100644
--- a/addon_service/models.py
+++ b/addon_service/models.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from addon_service.external_service.citation.models import ExternalCitationService
 from addon_service.external_service.computing.models import ExternalComputingService
 from addon_service.external_service.link.models import ExternalLinkService
+from addon_service.external_service.redirect.models import ExternalRedirectService
 from addon_service.external_service.storage.models import ExternalStorageService
 from addon_service.oauth1.models import OAuth1ClientConfig
 from addon_service.oauth2.models import (
@@ -47,4 +48,5 @@
     "ExternalLinkService",
     "AuthorizedLinkAccount",
     "ConfiguredLinkAddon",
+    "ExternalRedirectService",
 )
diff --git a/addon_service/static/provider_icons/datapipe.png b/addon_service/static/provider_icons/datapipe.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2272662a
Binary files /dev/null and b/addon_service/static/provider_icons/datapipe.png differ
diff --git a/addon_service/urls.py b/addon_service/urls.py
index ab89009d..adaa482f 100644
--- a/addon_service/urls.py
+++ b/addon_service/urls.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ def _register_viewset(viewset):
 _register_viewset(views.AddonOperationViewSet)
 _register_viewset(views.AddonImpViewSet)
 _register_viewset(views.UserReferenceViewSet)
+_register_viewset(views.ExternalRedirectServiceViewSet)
 
 
 ###
diff --git a/addon_service/views.py b/addon_service/views.py
index f72ee948..7996234e 100644
--- a/addon_service/views.py
+++ b/addon_service/views.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     ExternalComputingServiceViewSet,
 )
 from addon_service.external_service.link.views import ExternalLinkServiceViewSet
+from addon_service.external_service.redirect.views import ExternalRedirectServiceViewSet
 from addon_service.external_service.storage.views import ExternalStorageServiceViewSet
 from addon_service.oauth1.views import oauth1_callback_view
 from addon_service.oauth2.views import oauth2_callback_view
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ async def status(request):
     "AuthorizedStorageAccountViewSet",
     "ConfiguredStorageAddonViewSet",
     "ExternalStorageServiceViewSet",
+    "ExternalRedirectServiceViewSet",
     "ResourceReferenceViewSet",
     "UserReferenceViewSet",
     "oauth2_callback_view",
diff --git a/addon_toolkit/interfaces/redirect.py b/addon_toolkit/interfaces/redirect.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ca3c5fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon_toolkit/interfaces/redirect.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"""a static (and still in progress) definition of what composes a redirect addon"""
+
+import dataclasses
+
+from addon_toolkit.imp import AddonImp
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class RedirectAddonImp(AddonImp):
+    """base class for redirect addon implementations"""
+
+    pass