diff --git a/neutron_lib/clients/placement.py b/neutron_lib/clients/placement.py
index 047bda874..4dee2cdd6 100644
--- a/neutron_lib/clients/placement.py
+++ b/neutron_lib/clients/placement.py
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import functools
+import re
 
 from keystoneauth1 import exceptions as ks_exc
 from keystoneauth1 import loading as keystone
 from oslo_log import log as logging
+from oslo_utils import versionutils
 
 from neutron_lib._i18n import _
 from neutron_lib.exceptions import placement as n_exc
@@ -26,7 +28,8 @@ from neutron_lib.exceptions import placement as n_exc
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 API_VERSION_REQUEST_HEADER = 'OpenStack-API-Version'
-PLACEMENT_API_WITH_AGGREGATES = 'placement 1.1'
+PLACEMENT_API_WITH_MEMBER_OF = 'placement 1.3'
+PLACEMENT_API_WITH_NESTED_RESOURCES = 'placement 1.14'
 
 
 def _check_placement_api_available(f):
@@ -58,12 +61,19 @@ def _check_placement_api_available(f):
     return wrapper
 
 
+def _get_version(openstack_api_version):
+    match = re.search(r"placement (?P<api_version>\d+\.\d+)",
+                      openstack_api_version)
+    return versionutils.convert_version_to_tuple(match.group('api_version'))
+
+
 class PlacementAPIClient(object):
     """Client class for placement ReST API."""
 
     def __init__(self, conf,
-                 openstack_api_version=PLACEMENT_API_WITH_AGGREGATES):
+                 openstack_api_version=PLACEMENT_API_WITH_NESTED_RESOURCES):
         self._openstack_api_version = openstack_api_version
+        self._target_version = _get_version(openstack_api_version)
         self._conf = conf
         self._ks_filter = {'service_type': 'placement',
                            'region_name': self._conf.placement.region_name}
@@ -116,6 +126,72 @@ class PlacementAPIClient(object):
         url = '/resource_providers/%s' % resource_provider_uuid
         self._delete(url)
 
+    @_check_placement_api_available
+    def get_resource_provider(self, resource_provider_uuid):
+        """Get resource provider by UUID.
+
+        :param resource_provider_uuid: UUID of the resource provider.
+        :raises PlacementResourceProviderNotFound: If the resource provider is
+                                                   not present.
+        :returns: The Resource Provider matching the UUID.
+        :raises PlacementResourceProviderNotFound: For failure to find resource
+        """
+        url = '/resource_providers/%s' % resource_provider_uuid
+        try:
+            return self._get(url, headers={API_VERSION_REQUEST_HEADER:
+                                           self._openstack_api_version}).json()
+        except ks_exc.NotFound:
+            raise n_exc.PlacementResourceProviderNotFound(
+                resource_provider=resource_provider_uuid)
+
+    @_check_placement_api_available
+    def list_resource_providers(self, name=None, member_of=None,
+                                resources=None, in_tree=None, uuid=None):
+        """Get a list of resource providers.
+
+        :param name: Name of the resource providers.
+        :param member_of: List of aggregate UUID to get those resource
+                          providers that are associated with.
+                          NOTE: placement 1.3 needed.
+        :param resources: Dictionary of resource classes and requested values.
+        :param in_tree: UUID of a resource provider that the caller wants to
+                        limit the returned providers to those within its
+                        'provider tree'. The returned list will contain only
+                        resource providers with the root_provider_id of the
+                        resource provider with UUID == tree_uuid.
+                        NOTE: placement 1.14 needed.
+        :param uuid: UUID of the resource provider.
+        :returns: A list of Resource Provider matching the filters.
+        :raises PlacementAPIVersionIncorrect: If placement API target version
+                                              is too low
+        """
+        url = '/resource_providers'
+        filters = {}
+        if name:
+            filters['name'] = name
+        if member_of:
+            needed_version = _get_version(PLACEMENT_API_WITH_MEMBER_OF)
+            if self._target_version < needed_version:
+                raise n_exc.PlacementAPIVersionIncorrect(
+                    current_version=self._target_version,
+                    needed_version=needed_version)
+            filters['member_of'] = member_of
+        if resources:
+            filters['resources'] = resources
+        if in_tree:
+            needed_version = _get_version(
+                PLACEMENT_API_WITH_NESTED_RESOURCES)
+            if self._target_version < needed_version:
+                raise n_exc.PlacementAPIVersionIncorrect(
+                    current_version=self._target_version,
+                    needed_version=needed_version)
+            filters['in_tree'] = in_tree
+        if uuid:
+            filters['uuid'] = uuid
+        return self._get(url, headers={API_VERSION_REQUEST_HEADER:
+                                       self._openstack_api_version},
+                         **filters).json()
+
     @_check_placement_api_available
     def create_inventory(self, resource_provider_uuid, inventory):
         """Create an inventory.
diff --git a/neutron_lib/exceptions/placement.py b/neutron_lib/exceptions/placement.py
index 6bc51bf6d..05acc3b6e 100644
--- a/neutron_lib/exceptions/placement.py
+++ b/neutron_lib/exceptions/placement.py
@@ -37,3 +37,8 @@ class PlacementInventoryUpdateConflict(exceptions.Conflict):
 class PlacementAggregateNotFound(exceptions.NotFound):
     message = _("Aggregate not found for resource provider "
                 "%(resource_provider)s.")
+
+
+class PlacementAPIVersionIncorrect(exceptions.NotFound):
+    message = _("Placement API version %(current_version)s, do not meet the"
+                "needed version %(needed_version)s.")
diff --git a/neutron_lib/tests/unit/clients/test_placement.py b/neutron_lib/tests/unit/clients/test_placement.py
index 98a129724..b31f306ae 100644
--- a/neutron_lib/tests/unit/clients/test_placement.py
+++ b/neutron_lib/tests/unit/clients/test_placement.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class TestPlacementAPIClient(base.BaseTestCase):
         super(TestPlacementAPIClient, self).setUp()
         config = mock.Mock()
         config.region_name = 'region_name'
-        self.openstack_api_version = 'version 1.1'
+        self.openstack_api_version = (
+            placement.PLACEMENT_API_WITH_NESTED_RESOURCES)
         self.placement_api_client = placement.PlacementAPIClient(
             config, self.openstack_api_version)
         self.placement_fixture = self.useFixture(
@@ -51,6 +52,50 @@ class TestPlacementAPIClient(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.placement_fixture.mock_delete.assert_called_once_with(
             '/resource_providers/%s' % RESOURCE_PROVIDER_UUID)
 
+    def test_get_resource_provider(self):
+        headers = {'OpenStack-API-Version': self.openstack_api_version}
+        self.placement_api_client.get_resource_provider(RESOURCE_PROVIDER_UUID)
+        self.placement_fixture.mock_get.assert_called_once_with(
+            '/resource_providers/%s' % RESOURCE_PROVIDER_UUID,
+            headers=headers)
+
+    def test_get_resource_provider_no_resource_provider(self):
+        self.placement_fixture.mock_get.side_effect = ks_exc.NotFound()
+        self.assertRaises(n_exc.PlacementResourceProviderNotFound,
+                          self.placement_api_client.get_resource_provider,
+                          RESOURCE_PROVIDER_UUID)
+
+    def test_list_resource_providers(self):
+        headers = {'OpenStack-API-Version': self.openstack_api_version}
+        filter_1 = {'name': 'name1', 'in_tree': 'tree1_uuid'}
+        self.placement_api_client.list_resource_providers(**filter_1)
+        self.placement_fixture.mock_get.assert_called_once_with(
+            '/resource_providers', headers=headers, **filter_1)
+
+        filter_2 = {'member_of': ['aggregate_uuid'], 'uuid': 'uuid_1',
+                    'resources': {'r_class1': 'value1'}}
+        self.placement_fixture.mock_get.reset_mock()
+        self.placement_api_client.list_resource_providers(**filter_2)
+        self.placement_fixture.mock_get.assert_called_once_with(
+            '/resource_providers', headers=headers, **filter_2)
+
+        filter_1.update(filter_2)
+        self.placement_fixture.mock_get.reset_mock()
+        self.placement_api_client.list_resource_providers(**filter_1)
+        self.placement_fixture.mock_get.assert_called_once_with(
+            '/resource_providers', headers=headers, **filter_1)
+
+    def test_list_resource_providers_placement_api_version_too_low(self):
+        self.placement_api_client._target_version = (1, 1)
+        self.assertRaises(
+            n_exc.PlacementAPIVersionIncorrect,
+            self.placement_api_client.list_resource_providers,
+            member_of=['aggregate_uuid'])
+        self.assertRaises(
+            n_exc.PlacementAPIVersionIncorrect,
+            self.placement_api_client.list_resource_providers,
+            in_tree='tree1_uuid')
+
     def test_create_inventory(self):
         inventory = mock.ANY
         self.placement_api_client.create_inventory(RESOURCE_PROVIDER_UUID,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/placement-resource-provider-functions-17ec45f714ea2b23.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/placement-resource-provider-functions-17ec45f714ea2b23.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c8885ce8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/placement-resource-provider-functions-17ec45f714ea2b23.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+features:
+  - Added ``list_resource_providers`` function to the Placement API client, which
+    allows to retrieve a list of Resource Providers filtering by UUID or parent
+    UUID.
+    It requires at least version ``1.3`` of placement API for listing resource
+    providers that are members of any of the list of aggregates provided.
+    It requires at least version ``1.14`` of placement API for listing nested
+    resource providers.
+  - Added ``get_resource_provider`` function to the Placement API client, which
+    allows to retrieve an specific Resource Provider by its UUID.
+  - Added ``PlacementAPIVersionIncorrect`` exception class which can be raised
+    when requested placement API version is incorect and doesn't support
+    requested API feature.