diff --git a/src/model/Api/indexi.ts b/src/model/Api/indexi.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6248d866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/Api/indexi.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+// Copyright 2024 @rossbulat/console authors & contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+import { ApiPromise } from '@polkadot/api';
+import type { VoidFn } from '@polkadot/api/types';
+import { WsProvider } from '@polkadot/rpc-provider';
+import type { ChainId } from 'config/networks';
+import type { EventDetail, EventStatus } from './types';
+
+export class Api {
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+  // Class members.
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+
+  // The supplied chain id.
+  #chainId: ChainId;
+
+  // API provider.
+  #provider: WsProvider;
+
+  // API provider unsubs.
+  #providerUnsubs: VoidFn[] = [];
+
+  // API instance.
+  #api: ApiPromise;
+
+  // The current RPC endpoint.
+  #rpcEndpoint: string;
+
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+  // Getters.
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+
+  get chainId() {
+    return this.#chainId;
+  }
+
+  get provider() {
+    return this.#provider;
+  }
+
+  get api() {
+    return this.#api;
+  }
+
+  get rpcEndpoint() {
+    return this.#rpcEndpoint;
+  }
+
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+  // Constructor
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+
+  constructor(chainId: ChainId, endpoint: string) {
+    this.#rpcEndpoint = endpoint;
+    this.#chainId = chainId;
+    this.initialize();
+  }
+
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+  // Initialization
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+
+  // Initialize the API.
+  async initialize() {
+    // Initialize provider.
+    this.#provider = new WsProvider(this.#rpcEndpoint);
+
+    // Tell UI api is connecting.
+    this.dispatchEvent(this.ensureEventStatus('connecting'));
+
+    // Tell UI api is connecting.
+    this.dispatchEvent(this.ensureEventStatus('connecting'));
+
+    // Initialise provider events.
+    this.initProviderEvents();
+
+    // Initialise api.
+    this.#api = await ApiPromise.create({ provider: this.provider });
+
+    // Tell UI api is ready.
+    this.dispatchEvent(this.ensureEventStatus('ready'));
+  }
+
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+  // Event handling.
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+
+  // Set up API event listeners. Relays information to `document` for the UI to handle.
+  async initProviderEvents() {
+    this.#providerUnsubs.push(
+      this.#provider.on('connected', () => {
+        this.dispatchEvent(this.ensureEventStatus('connected'));
+      })
+    );
+
+    this.#providerUnsubs.push(
+      this.#provider.on('disconnected', () => {
+        this.dispatchEvent(this.ensureEventStatus('disconnected'));
+      })
+    );
+    this.#providerUnsubs.push(
+      this.#provider.on('error', (err: string) => {
+        this.dispatchEvent(this.ensureEventStatus('error'), { err });
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Handler for dispatching events.
+  dispatchEvent(
+    event: EventStatus,
+    options?: {
+      err?: string;
+    }
+  ) {
+    const detail: EventDetail = { event };
+    if (options?.err) {
+      detail['err'] = options.err;
+    }
+    document.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('api-status', { detail }));
+  }
+
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+  // Class helpers.
+  // ------------------------------------------------------
+
+  // Ensures the provided status is a valid `EventStatus` being passed, or falls back to `error`.
+  ensureEventStatus = (status: string | EventStatus): EventStatus => {
+    const eventStatus: string[] = [
+      'connecting',
+      'connected',
+      'disconnected',
+      'ready',
+      'error',
+    ];
+    if (eventStatus.includes(status)) {
+      return status as EventStatus;
+    }
+    return 'error' as EventStatus;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/model/Api/types.ts b/src/model/Api/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5df048cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/model/Api/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright 2024 @rossbulat/console authors & contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
+export type ApiStatus = 'connecting' | 'connected' | 'disconnected' | 'ready';
+
+export type EventStatus = ApiStatus | 'error';
+
+export interface EventDetail {
+  event: EventStatus;
+  err?: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index de7c5d15..a3810c84 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
+import type { EventDetail } from 'model/Api/types';
 import type { CSSProperties, ReactNode } from 'react';
 
+declare global {
+  interface DocumentEventMap {
+    'api-status': CustomEvent<EventDetail>;
+  }
+}
+
 export interface ComponentBase {
   children?: ReactNode;
   style?: CSSProperties;
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 691d1471..2d9924c8 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "strict": true,
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
+    "strictPropertyInitialization": false,
     "noUnusedLocals": true,
   },
   "include": [
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index fca58755..16f3b05a 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright 2024 @rossbulat/console authors & contributors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-only
+
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
 import checker from 'vite-plugin-checker';