diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/oembed.js b/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/oembed.js
index f04ee161d2..f9ac28de36 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/oembed.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/api/endpoints/oembed.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const config = require('../../../shared/config');
 const externalRequest = require('../../lib/request-external');
 
-const OEmbed = require('../../services/oembed');
+const OEmbed = require('@tryghost/oembed-service');
 const oembed = new OEmbed({config, externalRequest});
 
 const NFT = require('../../services/nft-oembed');
diff --git a/ghost/core/package.json b/ghost/core/package.json
index 493048aef5..5fdb8a5f4d 100644
--- a/ghost/core/package.json
+++ b/ghost/core/package.json
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
     "@tryghost/mw-vhost": "0.0.0",
     "@tryghost/nodemailer": "0.3.25",
     "@tryghost/nql": "0.9.2",
+    "@tryghost/oembed-service": "0.0.0",
     "@tryghost/package-json": "0.0.0",
     "@tryghost/pretty-cli": "1.2.30",
     "@tryghost/promise": "0.1.21",
@@ -159,15 +160,6 @@
     "knex-migrator": "5.0.3",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
     "luxon": "3.0.1",
-    "metascraper": "5.30.1",
-    "metascraper-author": "5.29.15",
-    "metascraper-description": "5.29.15",
-    "metascraper-image": "5.29.15",
-    "metascraper-logo": "5.29.15",
-    "metascraper-logo-favicon": "5.30.1",
-    "metascraper-publisher": "5.29.15",
-    "metascraper-title": "5.29.15",
-    "metascraper-url": "5.29.15",
     "moment": "2.24.0",
     "moment-timezone": "0.5.23",
     "multer": "1.4.4",
@@ -181,7 +173,6 @@
     "sanitize-html": "2.7.1",
     "semver": "7.3.7",
     "stoppable": "1.1.0",
-    "tough-cookie": "4.0.0",
     "uuid": "8.3.2",
     "xml": "1.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/ghost/oembed-service/.eslintrc.js b/ghost/oembed-service/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9c1bcb522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/oembed-service/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module.exports = {
+    plugins: ['ghost'],
+    extends: [
+        'plugin:ghost/node'
+    ]
+};
diff --git a/ghost/oembed-service/README.md b/ghost/oembed-service/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be30a645e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/oembed-service/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Oembed Service
+
+Oembed service for Ghost
+
+
+## Usage
+
+
+## Develop
+
+This is a monorepo package.
+
+Follow the instructions for the top-level repo.
+1. `git clone` this repo & `cd` into it as usual
+2. Run `yarn` to install top-level dependencies.
+
+
+
+## Test
+
+- `yarn lint` run just eslint
+- `yarn test` run lint and tests
+
diff --git a/ghost/oembed-service/index.js b/ghost/oembed-service/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e6e4c3bbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/oembed-service/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+module.exports = require('./lib/oembed-service');
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/oembed.js b/ghost/oembed-service/lib/oembed-service.js
similarity index 100%
rename from ghost/core/core/server/services/oembed.js
rename to ghost/oembed-service/lib/oembed-service.js
diff --git a/ghost/oembed-service/package.json b/ghost/oembed-service/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efa840b179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/oembed-service/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "name": "@tryghost/oembed-service",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/TryGhost/Ghost/tree/main/packages/oembed-service",
+  "author": "Ghost Foundation",
+  "private": true,
+  "main": "index.js",
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "echo \"Implement me!\"",
+    "test": "NODE_ENV=testing c8 --all --reporter text --reporter cobertura mocha './test/**/*.test.js'",
+    "lint:code": "eslint *.js lib/ --ext .js --cache",
+    "lint": "yarn lint:code && yarn lint:test",
+    "lint:test": "eslint -c test/.eslintrc.js test/ --ext .js --cache"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "index.js",
+    "lib"
+  ],
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "c8": "7.12.0",
+    "mocha": "10.0.0",
+    "should": "13.2.3",
+    "sinon": "14.0.0"
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@tryghost/errors": "1.2.15",
+    "@tryghost/logging": "2.2.4",
+    "@tryghost/tpl": "0.1.18",
+    "lodash": "4.17.21",
+    "metascraper": "5.30.1",
+    "metascraper-author": "5.29.15",
+    "metascraper-description": "5.29.15",
+    "metascraper-image": "5.29.15",
+    "metascraper-logo": "5.29.15",
+    "metascraper-logo-favicon": "5.30.1",
+    "metascraper-publisher": "5.29.15",
+    "metascraper-title": "5.29.15",
+    "metascraper-url": "5.29.15",
+    "oembed-parser": "1.4.9",
+    "tough-cookie": "4.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ghost/oembed-service/test/.eslintrc.js b/ghost/oembed-service/test/.eslintrc.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..829b601eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/oembed-service/test/.eslintrc.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+module.exports = {
+    plugins: ['ghost'],
+    extends: [
+        'plugin:ghost/test'
+    ]
+};
diff --git a/ghost/oembed-service/test/hello.test.js b/ghost/oembed-service/test/hello.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f9e671446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ghost/oembed-service/test/hello.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+const assert = require('assert');
+
+describe('Hello world', function () {
+    it('Runs a test', function () {
+        assert.equal('hello', 'hello');
+    });
+});