diff --git a/packages/api-client/src/client.ts b/packages/api-client/src/client.ts
index cf49f0c0e9..db9bf10d44 100644
--- a/packages/api-client/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/api-client/src/client.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 //
-import { type WorkspaceLoginInfo, getClient as getAccountClient } from '@hcengineering/account-client'
+import { getClient as getAccountClient } from '@hcengineering/account-client'
 import client, { clientId } from '@hcengineering/client'
 import {
   type Class,
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import {
   createMarkupOperations
 } from './markup'
 import { type ConnectOptions, type PlatformClient, WithMarkup } from './types'
+import { getWorkspaceToken } from './utils'
 
 /**
  * Create platform client
@@ -282,39 +283,3 @@ class PlatformClientImpl implements PlatformClient {
     await this.close()
   }
 }
-
-export interface WorkspaceToken {
-  endpoint: string
-  token: string
-  workspaceId: WorkspaceUuid
-  info: WorkspaceLoginInfo
-}
-
-export async function getWorkspaceToken (
-  url: string,
-  options: ConnectOptions,
-  config?: ServerConfig
-): Promise<WorkspaceToken> {
-  config ??= await loadServerConfig(url)
-
-  let token: string | undefined
-
-  if ('token' in options) {
-    token = options.token
-  } else {
-    const { email, password } = options
-    const loginInfo = await getAccountClient(config.ACCOUNTS_URL).login(email, password)
-    token = loginInfo.token
-  }
-
-  if (token === undefined) {
-    throw new Error('Login failed')
-  }
-
-  const ws = await getAccountClient(config.ACCOUNTS_URL, token).selectWorkspace(options.workspace)
-  if (ws === undefined) {
-    throw new Error('Workspace not found')
-  }
-
-  return { endpoint: ws.endpoint, token: ws.token, workspaceId: ws.workspace, info: ws }
-}
diff --git a/packages/api-client/src/index.ts b/packages/api-client/src/index.ts
index e6ee3bebb6..b96c8d21d2 100644
--- a/packages/api-client/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api-client/src/index.ts
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ export * from './socket'
 export * from './types'
 export * from './rest'
 export * from './config'
+export * from './utils'
diff --git a/packages/api-client/src/rest/index.ts b/packages/api-client/src/rest/index.ts
index 4397c92ecd..371187c27a 100644
--- a/packages/api-client/src/rest/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api-client/src/rest/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 //
 
-export { createRestClient } from './rest'
+export { createRestClient, connectRest } from './rest'
 export { createRestTxOperations } from './tx'
 export * from './types'
diff --git a/packages/api-client/src/rest/rest.ts b/packages/api-client/src/rest/rest.ts
index ccf1a95c16..b545f73a71 100644
--- a/packages/api-client/src/rest/rest.ts
+++ b/packages/api-client/src/rest/rest.ts
@@ -39,12 +39,19 @@ import {
 import { PlatformError, unknownError } from '@hcengineering/platform'
 
 import type { RestClient } from './types'
+import { AuthOptions } from '../types'
 import { extractJson, withRetry } from './utils'
+import { getWorkspaceToken } from '../utils'
 
 export function createRestClient (endpoint: string, workspaceId: string, token: string): RestClient {
   return new RestClientImpl(endpoint, workspaceId, token)
 }
 
+export async function connectRest (url: string, options: AuthOptions): Promise<RestClient> {
+  const { endpoint, token, workspaceId } = await getWorkspaceToken(url, options)
+  return createRestClient(endpoint, workspaceId, token)
+}
+
 const rateLimitError = 'rate-limit'
 
 function isRLE (err: any): boolean {
diff --git a/packages/api-client/src/utils.ts b/packages/api-client/src/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d6efe5f3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api-client/src/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+//
+// Copyright © 2025 Hardcore Engineering Inc.
+//
+// Licensed under the Eclipse Public License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may
+// obtain a copy of the License at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+import { type WorkspaceLoginInfo, getClient as getAccountClient } from '@hcengineering/account-client'
+import { WorkspaceUuid } from '@hcengineering/core'
+import { AuthOptions } from './types'
+import { loadServerConfig, ServerConfig } from './config'
+
+export interface WorkspaceToken {
+  endpoint: string
+  token: string
+  workspaceId: WorkspaceUuid
+  info: WorkspaceLoginInfo
+}
+
+export async function getWorkspaceToken (
+  url: string,
+  options: AuthOptions,
+  config?: ServerConfig
+): Promise<WorkspaceToken> {
+  config ??= await loadServerConfig(url)
+
+  let token: string | undefined
+
+  if ('token' in options) {
+    token = options.token
+  } else {
+    const { email, password } = options
+    const loginInfo = await getAccountClient(config.ACCOUNTS_URL).login(email, password)
+    token = loginInfo.token
+  }
+
+  if (token === undefined) {
+    throw new Error('Login failed')
+  }
+
+  const ws = await getAccountClient(config.ACCOUNTS_URL, token).selectWorkspace(options.workspace)
+  if (ws === undefined) {
+    throw new Error('Workspace not found')
+  }
+
+  return { endpoint: ws.endpoint, token: ws.token, workspaceId: ws.workspace, info: ws }
+}