diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/gcp.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/gcp.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f85a322f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/gcp.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import BaseApi from './base';
+import {StoreState} from '../store/type';
+
+
+export default class GcpApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
+  startRefreshLoop() {
+    this.refreshToken();
+  }
+
+  private refreshToken() {
+    const res = this.spider('noun', 'gcp-token', 'get-gcp-token', {});
+    // TODO: store the token, set a timer to refresh it
+  }
+};
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/global.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/global.ts
index 8ed02020b4..edf6f0cc5d 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/global.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/api/global.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import GroupsApi from './groups';
 import LaunchApi from './launch';
 import GraphApi from './graph';
 import S3Api from './s3';
+import GcpApi from './gcp';
 import {HarkApi} from './hark';
 import SettingsApi from './settings';
 
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ export default class GlobalApi extends BaseApi<StoreState> {
   contacts = new ContactsApi(this.ship, this.channel, this.store);
   groups = new GroupsApi(this.ship, this.channel, this.store);
   launch = new LaunchApi(this.ship, this.channel, this.store);
+  gcp = new GcpApi(this.ship, this.channel, this.store);
   s3 = new S3Api(this.ship, this.channel, this.store);
   graph = new GraphApi(this.ship, this.channel, this.store);
   hark = new HarkApi(this.ship, this.channel, this.store);
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts
index b2ab60c6c8..cd06ae91cb 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/store.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export default class GlobalStore extends BaseStore<StoreState> {
       },
       weather: {},
       userLocation: null,
+      gcp: {},
       s3: {
         configuration: {
           buckets: new Set(),
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/type.ts b/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/type.ts
index 96b68f8a2d..6cc9c23a83 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/type.ts
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/logic/store/type.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Invites } from '~/types/invite-update';
 import { Associations } from '~/types/metadata-update';
 import { Rolodex } from '~/types/contact-update';
 import { Groups } from '~/types/group-update';
+import { GcpState } from '~/types/gcp-state';
 import { S3State } from '~/types/s3-update';
 import { LaunchState, WeatherState } from '~/types/launch-update';
 import { ConnectionStatus } from '~/types/connection';
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export interface StoreState {
   groupKeys: Set<Path>;
   nackedContacts: Set<Patp>
   s3: S3State;
+  gcp: GcpState;
   graphs: Graphs;
   graphKeys: Set<string>;
 
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/types/gcp-state.ts b/pkg/interface/src/types/gcp-state.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3f83993060
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/types/gcp-state.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface GcpState {
+  accessToken: string;
+};
diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/App.js b/pkg/interface/src/views/App.js
index 3e1650dc34..13fd7d9ef1 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/App.js
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/App.js
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ class App extends React.Component {
       // before the app has actually rendered, hence the timeout.
       this.updateTheme(this.themeWatcher);
     }, 500);
+    this.api.gcp.startRefreshLoop();
     this.api.local.getBaseHash();
     this.api.settings.getAll();
     this.store.rehydrate();