diff --git a/.js.env.example b/.js.env.example
index 56c7c1bb865..1b7ee23f66d 100644
--- a/.js.env.example
+++ b/.js.env.example
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@ export SECURITY_ALERTS_API_URL="https://security-alerts.api.cx.metamask.io"
 # Enable Portfolio View
 export PORTFOLIO_VIEW="true"
 
+# Portfolio API base url
+export MM_PORTFOLIO_API_BASE_URL="https://portfolio.dev-api.cx.metamask.io"
+
+# Temporary mechanism to enable mm portfolio API prior to release.
+export MM_PORTFOLIO_API_ENABLED="false"
 
 # Temporary mechanism to enable security alerts API prior to release.
 export MM_SECURITY_ALERTS_API_ENABLED="true"
diff --git a/app/core/AppConstants.ts b/app/core/AppConstants.ts
index 7d132663576..74b3becc9a2 100644
--- a/app/core/AppConstants.ts
+++ b/app/core/AppConstants.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const DEVELOPMENT = 'development';
 const PORTFOLIO_URL =
   process.env.MM_PORTFOLIO_URL || 'https://portfolio.metamask.io';
 const SECURITY_ALERTS_API_URL = process.env.SECURITY_ALERTS_API_URL ?? 'https://security-alerts.api.cx.metamask.io';
+const MM_PORTFOLIO_API_BASE_URL = process.env.MM_PORTFOLIO_API_BASE_URL ?? 'https://portfolio.dev-api.cx.metamask.io';
 
 export default {
   IS_DEV: process.env?.NODE_ENV === DEVELOPMENT,
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ export default {
   PORTFOLIO: {
     URL: PORTFOLIO_URL,
   },
+  PORTFOLIO_API: {
+    URL: MM_PORTFOLIO_API_BASE_URL,
+  },
   BRIDGE: {
     ACTIVE: true,
     URL: `${PORTFOLIO_URL}/bridge`,
diff --git a/app/lib/ppom/mm-portfolio-api.ts b/app/lib/ppom/mm-portfolio-api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bd43a6e433f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/ppom/mm-portfolio-api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import AppConstants from '../../core/AppConstants';
+
+export function isMMPortfolioAPIEnabled() {
+  return process.env.MM_PORTFOLIO_API_ENABLED === 'true';
+}
+
+export async function getMMPortfolioHealthCheck<T>(): Promise<T> {
+  return request('');
+}
+
+async function request(endpoint: string, options?: RequestInit) {
+  const url = getUrl(endpoint);
+
+  const response = await fetch(url, options);
+
+  if (!response.ok) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `MM Portfolio API request failed with status: ${response.status}`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return response.json();
+}
+
+function getUrl(endpoint: string) {
+  const host = AppConstants.PORTFOLIO_API.URL;
+
+  if (!host) {
+    throw new Error('MM Portfolio API URL is not set');
+  }
+
+  return `${host}/${endpoint}`;
+}
diff --git a/bitrise.yml b/bitrise.yml
index 44878376bba..3e17ef054f3 100644
--- a/bitrise.yml
+++ b/bitrise.yml
@@ -1734,6 +1734,9 @@ app:
     - opts:
         is_expand: false
       PORTFOLIO_VIEW: true
+    - opts:
+        is_expand: false
+      MM_PORTFOLIO_API_ENABLED: false
     - opts:
         is_expand: false
       MM_MULTICHAIN_V1_ENABLED: true
@@ -1808,7 +1811,7 @@ app:
       NVM_SHA256SUM: '8e45fa547f428e9196a5613efad3bfa4d4608b74ca870f930090598f5af5f643'
     - opts:
         is_expand: false
-      NODE_VERSION: 20.18.0
+      NODE_VERSION: 20.17.0
     - opts:
         is_expand: false
       YARN_VERSION: 1.22.22