diff --git a/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/__init__.py b/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eef3dd24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+from .main import fetch_users  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/main.py b/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d12851c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import httpx
+from django.conf import settings
+from httpx import BasicAuth, Response
+
+from commcare_connect.connect_id_client.models import ConnectIdUser
+
+GET = "GET"
+POST = "POST"
+
+
+def fetch_users(phone_number_list) -> list[ConnectIdUser]:
+    response = _make_request(GET, "/users/fetch_users", params={"phone_numbers": phone_number_list})
+    data = response.json()
+    return [ConnectIdUser(**user_dict) for user_dict in data["found_users"]]
+
+
+def _make_request(method, path, params=None, json=None) -> Response:
+    if json and not method == "POST":
+        raise ValueError("json can only be used with POST requests")
+
+    auth = BasicAuth(settings.CONNECTID_CLIENT_ID, settings.CONNECTID_CLIENT_SECRET)
+    response = httpx.request(
+        method,
+        f"{settings.CONNECTID_URL}{path}",
+        params=params,
+        json=json,
+        auth=auth,
+    )
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return response
diff --git a/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/models.py b/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/models.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e76f3d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/models.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import dataclasses
+
+
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class ConnectIdUser:
+    name: str
+    username: str
+    phone_number: str
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f"{self.name} ({self.username})"
diff --git a/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/tests.py b/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9761a4ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commcare_connect/connect_id_client/tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from .main import fetch_users
+
+
+def test_fetch_users(httpx_mock):
+    httpx_mock.add_response(
+        json={
+            "found_users": [
+                {
+                    "username": "user_name1",
+                    "name": "name1",
+                    "phone_number": "phone_number1",
+                },
+                {
+                    "name": "name2",
+                    "username": "user_name2",
+                    "phone_number": "phone_number2",
+                },
+            ]
+        }
+    )
+
+    users = fetch_users(["phone_number1", "phone_number2"])
+    assert len(users) == 2
+    assert users[0].name == "name1"
+    assert users[1].name == "name2"
diff --git a/commcare_connect/opportunity/tasks.py b/commcare_connect/opportunity/tasks.py
index 7233fbec..6bce0ba8 100644
--- a/commcare_connect/opportunity/tasks.py
+++ b/commcare_connect/opportunity/tasks.py
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-import requests
-from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
 from django.utils.timezone import now
 
+from commcare_connect.connect_id_client import fetch_users
 from commcare_connect.opportunity.app_xml import get_connect_blocks_for_app
 from commcare_connect.opportunity.export import export_empty_payment_table, export_user_visit_data
 from commcare_connect.opportunity.forms import DateRanges
@@ -33,15 +32,9 @@ def create_learn_modules_assessments(opportunity_id):
 
 @celery_app.task()
 def add_connect_users(user_list: list[str], opportunity_id: str):
-    result = requests.get(
-        f"{settings.CONNECTID_URL}/users/fetch_users",
-        auth=(settings.CONNECTID_CLIENT_ID, settings.CONNECTID_CLIENT_SECRET),
-        params={"phone_numbers": user_list},
-    )
-    data = result.json()
-    for user in data["found_users"]:
+    for user in fetch_users(user_list):
         u, _ = User.objects.update_or_create(
-            username=user["username"], defaults={"phone_number": user["phone_number"], "name": user["name"]}
+            username=user.username, defaults={"phone_number": user.phone_number, "name": user.name}
         )
         opportunity_access, _ = OpportunityAccess.objects.get_or_create(user=u, opportunity_id=opportunity_id)
         invite_user(u, opportunity_access)