diff --git a/tests/govtool-backend/lib/kuber_api.py b/tests/govtool-backend/lib/kuber_api.py
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+++ b/tests/govtool-backend/lib/kuber_api.py
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+import json
+import sys
+import time
+from typing import Any, Optional
+
+import requests
+from requests import Response
+
+from models.TestResult import Metrics
+from config import BUILD_ID
+import os
+
+
+class KuberApi:
+
+    def __init__(self, base_url: str, api_key: Optional[str]):
+        self._base_url = base_url
+        self._session = requests.Session()
+        headers = {"Accept": "application/json", "content-type": "application/json"}
+        if api_key:
+            headers["api-key"] = api_key
+
+        self._session.headers.update(headers)
+        self.requests_log = []
+        self.tests_log = []
+
+    def __request(self, method: str, endpoint: str, param: Any | None = None, body: Any | None = None) -> Response:
+        endpoint = endpoint if endpoint.startswith("/") else "/" + endpoint
+        full_url = self._base_url + endpoint
+        full_url = full_url + "/" + param if param else full_url
+
+        return self._session.request(method, full_url, json=body)
+
+    def __get(self, endpoint: str, param: str | None = None) -> Response:
+        return self.__request("GET", endpoint, param)
+
+    def __post(self, endpoint: str, param: str | None = None, body=None) -> Response:
+        return self.__request("POST", endpoint, param, body)
+
+    def build_tx(self, tx_builer: dict, submit: bool = False) -> Response:
+        return self.__post("/api/v1/tx" + ("?submit=true" if submit else ""), body=tx_builer)
+
+    def get_utxos(self, address: str):
+        return self.__get("/api/v3/utxo?address=" + address)
+
+    def get_balance(self, address: str) -> int:
+        utxos = self.__get("/api/v3/utxo?address=" + address)
+        utxos_json = utxos.json()
+        lovelaces = [utxo["value"]["lovelace"] for utxo in utxos_json]
+        return sum(lovelaces)
+
+    def get_protocol_params(self):
+        return self.__get("api/v3/protocol-params").json()
+
+    def wait_for_txout(self, txin: str, timeout=400, log: bool = False):
+        end = time.time() + timeout
+        while time.time() < end:
+            result = self.__get("/api/v3/utxo?txin=" + txin.replace("#", "%23")).json()
+            if len(result) > 0:
+                return True
+            if log:
+                print("Waiting for transaction confirmation  : " + txin + "  ...")
+            time.sleep(5)  # wait
+
+        raise TimeoutError("Timed out waiting for transaction confirmation " + txin)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def from_env() -> "KuberApi":
+        api_url = os.environ.get("KUBER_API_URL")
+        if api_url is not None:
+            api_url = api_url[:-1] if api_url.endswith("/") else api_url
+            print(f"KUBER_API_URL: {api_url}")
+            api_key = os.environ.get("KUBER_API_KEY")
+            return KuberApi(api_url, api_key)
+        else:
+            print("KUBER_API_URL environment variable is not set.", file=sys.stderr)
+            raise ValueError("KUBER_API_URL environment variable is not")
diff --git a/tests/govtool-backend/pyproject.toml b/tests/govtool-backend/pyproject.toml
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+[tool.black]
+line-length = 120
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+
+minversion = "6.0"
+addopts = "-ra -q"
+testpaths = [
+    "test_cases",
+]
+pythonpath = ["."]
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