diff --git a/actions.py b/actions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80814c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+"""
+Copyright 2015 Hewlett-Packard
+
+Licensed under the Apache 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
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-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.
+
+This product includes cryptographic software written by Eric Young
+(eay@cryptsoft.com). This product includes software written by Tim
+Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).
+========================================================================
+"""
+
+import json
+import requests
+from freezer.apiclient import exceptions
+
+
+class ActionManager(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, client):
+        self.client = client
+        self.endpoint = self.client.endpoint + '/v1/actions/'
+
+    @property
+    def headers(self):
+        return {'X-Auth-Token': self.client.auth_token}
+
+    def create(self, doc):
+        r = requests.post(self.endpoint,
+                          data=json.dumps(doc),
+                          headers=self.headers)
+        if r.status_code != 201:
+            raise exceptions.MetadataCreationFailure(
+                "[*] Error {0}: {1}".format(r.status_code, r.text))
+        action_id = r.json()['action_id']
+        return action_id
+
+    def delete(self, action_id):
+        endpoint = self.endpoint + action_id
+        r = requests.delete(endpoint, headers=self.headers)
+        if r.status_code != 204:
+            raise exceptions.MetadataDeleteFailure(
+                "[*] Error {0}".format(r.status_code))
+
+    def list(self, limit=10, offset=0, search=None):
+        """
+        Retrieves a list of action info structures
+
+        :param limit: number of result to return (optional, default 10)
+        :param offset: order of first document (optional, default 0)
+        :param search: structured query (optional)
+                       can contain:
+                       * "match": list of {field, value}
+                       Example:
+                       { "match": [
+                               {"description": "some search text here"},
+                               {"backup_name": "mydata"},
+                               ...
+                             ],
+                       }
+        """
+        data = json.dumps(search) if search else None
+        query = {'limit': int(limit), 'offset': int(offset)}
+        r = requests.get(self.endpoint, headers=self.headers,
+                         params=query, data=data)
+        if r.status_code != 200:
+            raise exceptions.MetadataGetFailure(
+                "[*] Error {0}: {1}".format(r.status_code, r.text))
+        return r.json()['actions']
+
+    def get(self, action_id):
+        endpoint = self.endpoint + action_id
+        r = requests.get(endpoint, headers=self.headers)
+        if r.status_code == 200:
+            return r.json()
+        if r.status_code == 404:
+            return None
+        raise exceptions.MetadataGetFailure(
+            "[*] Error {0}".format(r.status_code))
+
+    def update(self, action_id, update_doc):
+        endpoint = self.endpoint + action_id
+        r = requests.patch(endpoint,
+                           headers=self.headers,
+                           data=json.dumps(update_doc))
+        if r.status_code != 200:
+            raise exceptions.MetadataUpdateFailure(
+                "[*] Error {0}: {1}".format(r.status_code, r.text))
+        return r.json()['version']
+
+    def set_status(self, action_id, new_status):
+        return self.update(action_id, {'status': new_status})
diff --git a/client.py b/client.py
index 4ec3afe..34b4081 100644
--- a/client.py
+++ b/client.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ if os.path.exists(os.path.join(possible_topdir, 'freezer', '__init__.py')):
 
 from freezer.apiclient.backups import BackupsManager
 from freezer.apiclient.registration import RegistrationManager
+from freezer.apiclient.actions import ActionManager
 import exceptions
 
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ class Client(object):
         self._auth = None
         self.backups = BackupsManager(self)
         self.registration = RegistrationManager(self)
+        self.actions = ActionManager(self)
 
     def _update_api_endpoint(self):
         services = self.auth.services.list()
diff --git a/exceptions.py b/exceptions.py
index c91381f..ffdc03f 100644
--- a/exceptions.py
+++ b/exceptions.py
@@ -19,18 +19,44 @@ Hudson (tjh@cryptsoft.com).
 ========================================================================
 """
 
-
-class MetadataCreationFailure(Exception):
-    message = "Metadata creation failed: %reason"
+import json
 
 
-class MetadataGetFailure(Exception):
-    message = "Metadata read failed: %reason"
+class ApiClientException(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, r):
+        try:
+            body = json.loads(r.text)
+            message = "[*] Error {0}: {1}".format(
+                r.status_code,
+                body['description'])
+        except:
+            message = r
+        super(ApiClientException, self).__init__(message)
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.message
 
 
-class MetadataDeleteFailure(Exception):
-    message = "Metadata deletion failed: %reason"
+class MetadataCreationFailure(ApiClientException):
+    def __init__(self, r=''):
+        super(self.__class__, self).__init__(r)
 
 
-class AuthFailure(Exception):
-    message = "Authentication Error: %reason"
+class MetadataGetFailure(ApiClientException):
+    def __init__(self, r=''):
+        super(self.__class__, self).__init__(r)
+
+
+class MetadataDeleteFailure(ApiClientException):
+    def __init__(self, r=''):
+        super(self.__class__, self).__init__(r)
+
+
+class AuthFailure(ApiClientException):
+    def __init__(self, r=''):
+        super(self.__class__, self).__init__(r)
+
+
+class MetadataUpdateFailure(ApiClientException):
+    def __init__(self, r=''):
+        super(self.__class__, self).__init__(r)