diff --git a/os_capacity/api_test.py b/os_capacity/api_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f16a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os_capacity/api_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+# 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.
+import openstack
+from prometheus_client import core as prom_core
+
+RETRY_COUNT = 3
+
+
+class OpenStackAPITestCollector(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        openstack.connect()
+        print("got openstack connection\n")
+
+    def _check_compute(self, conn):
+        for i in range(RETRY_COUNT):
+            flavors = list(conn.compute.flavors())
+        flavor_count = prom_core.GaugeMetricFamily(
+            "openstack_flavor_count",
+            "The number of flavors in the OpenStack deployment.",
+            labels=["project_id"],
+        )
+        flavor_count.add_metric([conn.current_project_id], len(flavors))
+
+        for i in range(RETRY_COUNT):
+            servers = list(conn.compute.servers())
+        server_count = prom_core.GaugeMetricFamily(
+            "openstack_server_count",
+            "The number of servers in the OpenStack deployment.",
+            labels=["project_id"],
+        )
+        server_count.add_metric([conn.current_project_id], len(servers))
+        return [flavor_count, server_count]
+
+    def _check_images(self, conn):
+        for i in range(RETRY_COUNT):
+            images = list(conn.image.images())
+        image_count = prom_core.GaugeMetricFamily(
+            "openstack_image_count",
+            "The number of images in the OpenStack deployment.",
+            labels=["project_id"],
+        )
+        image_count.add_metric([conn.current_project_id], len(images))
+        return [image_count]
+
+    def _check_volumes(self, conn):
+        for i in range(RETRY_COUNT):
+            volumes = list(conn.block_storage.volumes())
+        volume_count = prom_core.GaugeMetricFamily(
+            "openstack_volume_count",
+            "The number of volumes in the OpenStack deployment.",
+            labels=["project_id"],
+        )
+        volume_count.add_metric([conn.current_project_id], len(volumes))
+        return [volume_count]
+
+    def _check_ironic(self, conn):
+        for i in range(RETRY_COUNT):
+            nodes = list(conn.bare_metal.nodes())
+        ironic_node_count = prom_core.GaugeMetricFamily(
+            "openstack_ironic_node_count",
+            "The number of ironic nodes in the OpenStack deployment.",
+            labels=["project_id"],
+        )
+        ironic_node_count.add_metric([conn.current_project_id], len(nodes))
+        return [ironic_node_count]
+
+    def _check_identity(self, conn):
+        user = conn.current_user_id
+        for i in range(RETRY_COUNT):
+            projects = list(conn.identity.user_projects(user))
+        project_count = prom_core.GaugeMetricFamily(
+            "openstack_project_count",
+            "The number of projects in the OpenStack deployment.",
+            labels=["project_id"],
+        )
+        project_count.add_metric([conn.current_project_id], len(projects))
+        return [project_count]
+
+    def _check_network(self, conn):
+        for i in range(RETRY_COUNT):
+            networks = list(conn.network.networks())
+        network_count = prom_core.GaugeMetricFamily(
+            "openstack_network_count",
+            "The number of networks in the OpenStack deployment.",
+            labels=["project_id"],
+        )
+        network_count.add_metric([], len(networks))
+
+        for i in range(RETRY_COUNT):
+            ports = list(conn.network.ports())
+        port_count = prom_core.GaugeMetricFamily(
+            "openstack_port_count",
+            "The number of ports in the OpenStack deployment.",
+            labels=["project_id"],
+        )
+        port_count.add_metric([conn.current_project_id], len(ports))
+        return [network_count, port_count]
+
+    def _check_load_balancer(self, conn):
+        for i in range(RETRY_COUNT):
+            lbs = list(conn.load_balancer.load_balancers())
+        lb_count = prom_core.GaugeMetricFamily(
+            "openstack_load_balancer_count",
+            "The number of load balancers in the OpenStack deployment.",
+            labels=["project_id"],
+        )
+        lb_count.add_metric([conn.current_project_id], len(lbs))
+        return [lb_count]
+
+    def collect(self):
+        openstack.enable_logging(debug=False)
+        conn = openstack.connect()
+        print("collecting api test metrics\n")
+        guages = []
+
+        guages += self._check_compute(conn)
+        guages += self._check_images(conn)
+        guages += self._check_volumes(conn)
+        guages += self._check_ironic(conn)
+        guages += self._check_identity(conn)
+        guages += self._check_network(conn)
+        guages += self._check_load_balancer(conn)
+
+        print("finished collecting metrics\n")
+        return guages
diff --git a/os_capacity/prometheus.py b/os_capacity/prometheus.py
index 9e0ac7d..dc26ce3 100755
--- a/os_capacity/prometheus.py
+++ b/os_capacity/prometheus.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 import prometheus_client as prom_client
 from prometheus_client import core as prom_core
 
+from os_capacity import api_test
+
 RESOURCE_PROVIDER_AGGREGATE_CACHE = {}
 
 
@@ -392,6 +394,7 @@ def main():
     prom_client.start_http_server(**kwargs)
 
     prom_core.REGISTRY.register(OpenStackCapacityCollector())
+    prom_core.REGISTRY.register(api_test.OpenStackAPITestCollector())
     # there must be a better way!
     while True:
         time.sleep(5000)