diff --git a/cms/envs/npoed.py b/cms/envs/npoed.py
index ebcb943add9f..8bdb3be85a7c 100644
--- a/cms/envs/npoed.py
+++ b/cms/envs/npoed.py
@@ -58,3 +58,6 @@
             'task': 'third_party_auth.fetch_saml_metadata',
             'schedule': datetime.timedelta(hours=ENV_TOKENS.get('THIRD_PARTY_AUTH_SAML_FETCH_PERIOD_HOURS', 24)),
         }
+
+EVMS_API_KEY = AUTH_TOKENS.get('EVMS_API_KEY')
+
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py
index f9134c820cbe..60d30ba33f9f 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/video_module/video_module.py
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@
 # of this particular import silliness. It's just that I haven't made one before,
 # and I was worried about trying it with my deadline constraints.
 try:
-    import edxval.api as edxval_api
+    # import edxval.api as edxval_api
+    # Use evms api instead of edxval_api
+    import openedx.core.djangoapps.video_evms.api as edxval_api
 except ImportError:
     edxval_api = None
 
diff --git a/lms/envs/npoed.py b/lms/envs/npoed.py
index 9e44ff8ff5fb..e49a70057f15 100644
--- a/lms/envs/npoed.py
+++ b/lms/envs/npoed.py
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@
 
 #OAUTH_OIDC_ISSUER = "https://rnoep.raccoongang.com/oauth2"
 
+EVMS_URL = ENV_TOKENS.get('EVMS_URL')
+EVMS_API_KEY = AUTH_TOKENS.get('EVMS_API_KEY')
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/video_evms/__init__.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/video_evms/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/video_evms/api.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/video_evms/api.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4947a19cea2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/video_evms/api.py
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+import json
+import urllib2
+import logging
+
+from lxml.etree import Element, SubElement
+from django.conf import settings
+
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+API_URL = '{0}/api/v1/video'.format(getattr(settings, 'EVMS_URL'))
+
+
+class ValError(Exception):
+    """
+    An error that occurs during VAL actions.
+    This error is raised when the VAL API cannot perform a requested
+    action.
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+class ValInternalError(ValError):
+    """
+    An error internal to the VAL API has occurred.
+    This error is raised when an error occurs that is not caused by incorrect
+    use of the API, but rather internal implementation of the underlying
+    services.
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+class ValVideoNotFoundError(ValError):
+    """
+    This error is raised when a video is not found
+    If a state is specified in a call to the API that results in no matching
+    entry in database, this error may be raised.
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+class ValVideoNotFoundError(ValError):
+    """
+    This error is raised when a video is not found
+    If a state is specified in a call to the API that results in no matching
+    entry in database, this error may be raised.
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+class ValCannotCreateError(ValError):
+    """
+    This error is raised when an object cannot be created
+    """
+    pass
+
+
+def get_urls_for_profiles(edx_video_id, val_profiles):
+    raw_data = get_video_info(edx_video_id)
+    if raw_data is None:
+        raw_data = {}
+    else:
+        raw_data = raw_data[0]
+    log.warning(raw_data)
+    profile_data = {}
+    for profile in val_profiles:
+        url = ''
+        if 'encoded_videos' in raw_data:
+            videos = raw_data['encoded_videos']
+            for video in videos:
+                if video.get('profile') == profile:
+                    url = video.get('url', '')
+        profile_data[profile] = url
+    return json.loads(json.dumps(profile_data))
+
+
+def get_url_for_profile(edx_video_id, val_profile):
+    return get_urls_for_profiles(edx_video_id, [val_profile])[val_profile]
+
+
+def get_video_info(edx_video_id):
+    token = getattr(settings, 'EVMS_API_KEY')
+    url_api = u'{0}/{1}?token={2}'.format(API_URL, edx_video_id, token)
+    try:
+        response = urllib2.urlopen(url_api)
+    except:
+        return None
+    data = response.read()
+    clean_data = json.loads(data)
+    return clean_data
+
+
+def export_to_xml(edx_video_id):
+    video = get_video_info(edx_video_id)
+    if video is None:
+        return Element('video_asset')
+    else:
+        video = video[0]
+    video_el = Element(
+        'video_asset',
+        attrib={
+            'client_video_id': video['client_video_id'],
+            'duration': unicode(video['duration']),
+        }
+    )
+    for encoded_video in video['encoded_videos']:
+        SubElement(
+            video_el,
+            'encoded_video',
+            {
+                name: unicode(encoded_video.get(name))
+                for name in ['profile', 'url', 'file_size', 'bitrate']
+            }
+        )
+    # Note: we are *not* exporting Subtitle data since it is not currently updated by VEDA or used
+    # by LMS/Studio.
+    return video_el
+
+
+def import_from_xml(xml, edx_video_id, course_id=None):
+    return