diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index b78c5fd9303..2ed38aabee7 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -664,6 +664,7 @@ playwright.config.ts @grafana/plugins-platform-frontend
 /pkg/services/caching/ @grafana/grafana-operator-experience-squad
 /pkg/services/cloudmigration/ @grafana/grafana-operator-experience-squad
 /pkg/services/gcom/ @grafana/grafana-operator-experience-squad
+/pkg/services/authapi/ @grafana/grafana-operator-experience-squad
 
 # Feature toggles
 /pkg/services/featuremgmt/ @grafana/grafana-backend-services-squad
diff --git a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
index 789beb9a939..6b907ebd1fa 100644
--- a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ Experimental features might be changed or removed without prior notice.
 | `kubernetesFeatureToggles`                    | Use the kubernetes API for feature toggle management in the frontend                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | `newFolderPicker`                             | Enables the nested folder picker without having nested folders enabled                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | `onPremToCloudMigrationsAlerts`               | Enables the migration of alerts and its child resources to your Grafana Cloud stack. Requires `onPremToCloudMigrations` to be enabled in conjunction.                                                                                                                             |
+| `onPremToCloudMigrationsAuthApiMig`           | Enables the use of auth api instead of gcom for internal token services. Requires `onPremToCloudMigrations` to be enabled in conjunction.                                                                                                                                         |
 | `sqlExpressions`                              | Enables using SQL and DuckDB functions as Expressions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | `nodeGraphDotLayout`                          | Changed the layout algorithm for the node graph                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
 | `kubernetesAggregator`                        | Enable grafana's embedded kube-aggregator                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
index bc13567d445..cffab8c459a 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ export interface FeatureToggles {
   jitterAlertRulesWithinGroups?: boolean;
   onPremToCloudMigrations?: boolean;
   onPremToCloudMigrationsAlerts?: boolean;
+  onPremToCloudMigrationsAuthApiMig?: boolean;
   alertingSaveStatePeriodic?: boolean;
   promQLScope?: boolean;
   logQLScope?: boolean;
diff --git a/pkg/services/authapi/authapi.go b/pkg/services/authapi/authapi.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd746b08fdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/authapi/authapi.go
@@ -0,0 +1,398 @@
+// Package authapi contains the connector for Grafana internal auth service. This can be used instead of the GCOM service
+// to create access policies and access tokens
+package authapi
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
+)
+
+const LogPrefix = "auth-api.service"
+
+var ErrTokenNotFound = errors.New("auth-api: token not found")
+
+type Service interface {
+	CreateAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params CreateAccessPolicyParams, payload CreateAccessPolicyPayload) (AccessPolicy, error)
+	ListAccessPolicies(ctx context.Context, params ListAccessPoliciesParams) ([]AccessPolicy, error)
+	DeleteAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params DeleteAccessPolicyParams) (bool, error)
+	ListTokens(ctx context.Context, params ListTokenParams) ([]TokenView, error)
+	CreateToken(ctx context.Context, params CreateTokenParams, payload CreateTokenPayload) (Token, error)
+	DeleteToken(ctx context.Context, params DeleteTokenParams) error
+}
+
+type CreateAccessPolicyParams struct {
+	RequestID string
+	// this is needed until we fully migrate from gcom to authapi
+	Region string
+}
+
+type CreateAccessPolicyPayload struct {
+	Name        string   `json:"name"`
+	DisplayName string   `json:"displayName"`
+	Realms      []Realm  `json:"realms"`
+	Scopes      []string `json:"scopes"`
+}
+
+type Realm struct {
+	Identifier    string        `json:"identifier"`
+	LabelPolicies []LabelPolicy `json:"labelPolicies"`
+	Type          string        `json:"type"`
+}
+
+type LabelPolicy struct {
+	Selector string `json:"selector"`
+}
+
+type createAccessPolicyResponse struct {
+	Data AccessPolicy `json:"data"`
+}
+
+type AccessPolicy struct {
+	ID   string `json:"id"`
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+type ListAccessPoliciesParams struct {
+	RequestID string
+	Name      string
+	// this is needed until we fully migrate from gcom to authapi
+	Region string
+}
+
+type listAccessPoliciesResponse struct {
+	Data []AccessPolicy `json:"data"`
+}
+
+type DeleteAccessPolicyParams struct {
+	RequestID      string
+	AccessPolicyID string
+	// this is needed until we fully migrate from gcom to authapi
+	Region string
+}
+
+type ListTokenParams struct {
+	RequestID        string
+	AccessPolicyName string
+	TokenName        string
+	// this is needed until we fully migrate from gcom to authapi
+	Region string
+}
+
+type CreateTokenParams struct {
+	RequestID string
+	// this is needed until we fully migrate from gcom to authapi
+	Region string
+}
+
+type CreateTokenPayload struct {
+	AccessPolicyID string    `json:"accessPolicyId"`
+	DisplayName    string    `json:"displayName"`
+	Name           string    `json:"name"`
+	ExpiresAt      time.Time `json:"expiresAt"`
+}
+
+type createTokenResponse struct {
+	Data Token `json:"data"`
+}
+
+// Token returned by authapi api when a token gets created.
+type Token struct {
+	ID             string `json:"id"`
+	AccessPolicyID string `json:"accessPolicyId"`
+	Name           string `json:"name"`
+	Token          string `json:"token"`
+}
+
+type DeleteTokenParams struct {
+	RequestID string
+	TokenID   string
+	// this is needed until we fully migrate from gcom to authapi
+	Region string
+}
+
+// TokenView returned by authapi api for a GET token request.
+type TokenView struct {
+	ID             string `json:"id"`
+	AccessPolicyID string `json:"accessPolicyId"`
+	Name           string `json:"name"`
+	DisplayName    string `json:"displayName"`
+	ExpiresAt      string `json:"expiresAt"`
+	FirstUsedAt    string `json:"firstUsedAt"`
+	LastUsedAt     string `json:"lastUsedAt"`
+	CreatedAt      string `json:"createdAt"`
+}
+
+type listTokensResponse struct {
+	Data []TokenView `json:"data"`
+}
+
+var _ Service = (*AuthApiClient)(nil)
+
+type AuthApiClient struct {
+	log        log.Logger
+	cfg        Config
+	httpClient *http.Client
+}
+
+type Config struct {
+	ApiURL string
+	Token  string
+}
+
+func New(cfg Config, httpClient *http.Client) Service {
+	return &AuthApiClient{
+		log:        log.New(LogPrefix),
+		cfg:        cfg,
+		httpClient: httpClient,
+	}
+}
+
+func (client *AuthApiClient) CreateAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params CreateAccessPolicyParams, payload CreateAccessPolicyPayload) (AccessPolicy, error) {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/accesspolicies")
+	if err != nil {
+		return AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("building authapi access policy url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	body, err := json.Marshal(&payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("marshaling request body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, endpoint, bytes.NewReader(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		return AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access policy: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		return AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when creating access policy: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	var capResp createAccessPolicyResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&capResp); err != nil {
+		return AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return capResp.Data, nil
+}
+
+func (client *AuthApiClient) DeleteAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params DeleteAccessPolicyParams) (bool, error) {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/accesspolicies/", params.AccessPolicyID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("building authapi access policy url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodDelete, endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access policy: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	if response.StatusCode == http.StatusOK || response.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	return false, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when deleting access policy: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+}
+
+func (client *AuthApiClient) ListAccessPolicies(ctx context.Context, params ListAccessPoliciesParams) ([]AccessPolicy, error) {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/accesspolicies")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("building authapi access policy url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	query := url.Values{}
+	query.Set("name", params.Name)
+	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access policy: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when listing access policies: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	var lapResp listAccessPoliciesResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&lapResp); err != nil {
+		return lapResp.Data, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
+	}
+	return lapResp.Data, nil
+}
+
+func (client *AuthApiClient) ListTokens(ctx context.Context, params ListTokenParams) ([]TokenView, error) {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/tokens")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("building authapi tokens url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	query := url.Values{}
+	query.Set("accessPolicyName", params.AccessPolicyName)
+	query.Set("name", params.TokenName)
+
+	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to list access tokens: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when fetching access tokens: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	var body listTokensResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
+	}
+	return body.Data, nil
+}
+
+func (client *AuthApiClient) CreateToken(ctx context.Context, params CreateTokenParams, payload CreateTokenPayload) (Token, error) {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/tokens")
+	if err != nil {
+		return Token{}, fmt.Errorf("building authapi tokens url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	body, err := json.Marshal(&payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Token{}, fmt.Errorf("marshaling request body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, endpoint, bytes.NewReader(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		return Token{}, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Token{}, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access token: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		return Token{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when creating access token: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	var ctResp createTokenResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&ctResp); err != nil {
+		return Token{}, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return ctResp.Data, nil
+}
+
+func (client *AuthApiClient) DeleteToken(ctx context.Context, params DeleteTokenParams) error {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/tokens", params.TokenID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("building authapi tokens url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodDelete, endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("sending http request to delete access token: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+		return fmt.Errorf("token id: %s %w", params.TokenID, ErrTokenNotFound)
+	}
+
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK && response.StatusCode != http.StatusNoContent {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when deleting access token: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/authapi/fake/authapistub.go b/pkg/services/authapi/fake/authapistub.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b87f393246b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/authapi/fake/authapistub.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package fake
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/authapi"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/util"
+)
+
+var _ authapi.Service = (*AuthapiStub)(nil)
+
+type AuthapiStub struct {
+	// The cloud migration token created by this stub.
+	Token    *authapi.TokenView
+	Policies map[string]authapi.AccessPolicy
+}
+
+func (client *AuthapiStub) CreateAccessPolicy(_ context.Context, _ authapi.CreateAccessPolicyParams, _ authapi.CreateAccessPolicyPayload) (authapi.AccessPolicy, error) {
+	randStr := fmt.Sprintf("random-policy-%s", util.GenerateShortUID())
+	policy := authapi.AccessPolicy{
+		ID:   randStr,
+		Name: randStr,
+	}
+	client.Policies[policy.ID] = policy
+	return policy, nil
+}
+
+func (client *AuthapiStub) DeleteAccessPolicy(_ context.Context, params authapi.DeleteAccessPolicyParams) (bool, error) {
+	delete(client.Policies, params.AccessPolicyID)
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (client *AuthapiStub) ListAccessPolicies(_ context.Context, _ authapi.ListAccessPoliciesParams) ([]authapi.AccessPolicy, error) {
+	items := make([]authapi.AccessPolicy, 0)
+	for _, v := range client.Policies {
+		items = append(items, v)
+	}
+	return items, nil
+}
+
+func (client *AuthapiStub) ListTokens(_ context.Context, _ authapi.ListTokenParams) ([]authapi.TokenView, error) {
+	if client.Token == nil {
+		return []authapi.TokenView{}, nil
+	}
+
+	return []authapi.TokenView{*client.Token}, nil
+}
+
+func (client *AuthapiStub) CreateToken(_ context.Context, _ authapi.CreateTokenParams, payload authapi.CreateTokenPayload) (authapi.Token, error) {
+	token := authapi.Token{
+		ID:             fmt.Sprintf("random-token-%s", util.GenerateShortUID()),
+		Name:           payload.Name,
+		AccessPolicyID: payload.AccessPolicyID,
+		Token:          fmt.Sprintf("completely_fake_token_%s", util.GenerateShortUID()),
+	}
+	client.Token = &authapi.TokenView{
+		ID:             token.ID,
+		Name:           token.Name,
+		AccessPolicyID: token.AccessPolicyID,
+		DisplayName:    token.Name,
+	}
+	return token, nil
+}
+
+func (client *AuthapiStub) DeleteToken(_ context.Context, _ authapi.DeleteTokenParams) error {
+	client.Token = nil
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigration.go b/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigration.go
index faebba11d50..15f450bcd64 100644
--- a/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigration.go
+++ b/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigration.go
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package cloudmigration
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/gcom"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/authapi"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/user"
 )
 
 type Service interface {
 	// GetToken Returns the cloud migration token if it exists.
-	GetToken(ctx context.Context) (gcom.TokenView, error)
+	GetToken(ctx context.Context) (authapi.TokenView, error)
 	// CreateToken Creates a cloud migration token.
 	CreateToken(ctx context.Context) (CreateAccessTokenResponse, error)
 	// ValidateToken Sends a request to GMS to test the token.
diff --git a/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/cloudmigration.go b/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/cloudmigration.go
index 2540df5442e..c38a57b2ce4 100644
--- a/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/cloudmigration.go
+++ b/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/cloudmigration.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/kvstore"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/tracing"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/authapi"
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/authapi/fake"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/cloudmigration"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/cloudmigration/api"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/cloudmigration/gmsclient"
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ type Service struct {
 
 	dsService              datasources.DataSourceService
 	gcomService            gcom.Service
+	authApiService         authapi.Service
 	dashboardService       dashboards.DashboardService
 	folderService          folder.Service
 	pluginStore            pluginstore.Store
@@ -151,9 +154,23 @@ func ProvideService(
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating http client for GCOM: %w", err)
 		}
 		s.gcomService = gcom.New(gcom.Config{ApiURL: cfg.GrafanaComAPIURL, Token: cfg.CloudMigration.GcomAPIToken}, httpClientGcom)
+
+		if features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagOnPremToCloudMigrationsAuthApiMig) {
+			s.log.Info("using authapi client because feature flag is enabled")
+			httpClientAuthApi, err := httpClientProvider.New()
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating http client for AuthApi: %w", err)
+			}
+			// the api token is the same as for gcom
+			s.authApiService = authapi.New(authapi.Config{ApiURL: cfg.CloudMigration.AuthAPIUrl, Token: cfg.CloudMigration.GcomAPIToken}, httpClientAuthApi)
+		} else {
+			s.log.Info("using gcom client for auth")
+			s.authApiService = gcom.New(gcom.Config{ApiURL: cfg.GrafanaComAPIURL, Token: cfg.CloudMigration.GcomAPIToken}, httpClientGcom).(*gcom.GcomClient)
+		}
 	} else {
 		s.gmsClient = gmsclient.NewInMemoryClient()
-		s.gcomService = &gcomStub{policies: map[string]gcom.AccessPolicy{}, token: nil}
+		s.gcomService = &gcomStub{}
+		s.authApiService = &fake.AuthapiStub{Policies: map[string]authapi.AccessPolicy{}, Token: nil}
 		s.cfg.StackID = "12345"
 	}
 
@@ -169,7 +186,7 @@ func ProvideService(
 	return s, nil
 }
 
-func (s *Service) GetToken(ctx context.Context) (gcom.TokenView, error) {
+func (s *Service) GetToken(ctx context.Context) (authapi.TokenView, error) {
 	ctx, span := s.tracer.Start(ctx, "CloudMigrationService.GetToken")
 	defer span.End()
 	logger := s.log.FromContext(ctx)
@@ -179,7 +196,7 @@ func (s *Service) GetToken(ctx context.Context) (gcom.TokenView, error) {
 	defer cancel()
 	instance, err := s.gcomService.GetInstanceByID(timeoutCtx, requestID, s.cfg.StackID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return gcom.TokenView{}, fmt.Errorf("fetching instance by id: id=%s %w", s.cfg.StackID, err)
+		return authapi.TokenView{}, fmt.Errorf("fetching instance by id: id=%s %w", s.cfg.StackID, err)
 	}
 
 	logger.Info("instance found", "slug", instance.Slug)
@@ -189,14 +206,14 @@ func (s *Service) GetToken(ctx context.Context) (gcom.TokenView, error) {
 
 	timeoutCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, s.cfg.CloudMigration.ListTokensTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
-	tokens, err := s.gcomService.ListTokens(timeoutCtx, gcom.ListTokenParams{
+	tokens, err := s.authApiService.ListTokens(timeoutCtx, authapi.ListTokenParams{
 		RequestID:        requestID,
-		Region:           instance.RegionSlug,
 		AccessPolicyName: accessPolicyName,
 		TokenName:        accessTokenName,
+		Region:           instance.RegionSlug,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return gcom.TokenView{}, fmt.Errorf("listing tokens: %w", err)
+		return authapi.TokenView{}, fmt.Errorf("listing tokens: %w", err)
 	}
 	logger.Info("found access tokens", "num_tokens", len(tokens))
 
@@ -208,7 +225,7 @@ func (s *Service) GetToken(ctx context.Context) (gcom.TokenView, error) {
 	}
 
 	logger.Info("cloud migration token not found")
-	return gcom.TokenView{}, fmt.Errorf("fetching cloud migration token: instance=%+v accessPolicyName=%s accessTokenName=%s %w",
+	return authapi.TokenView{}, fmt.Errorf("fetching cloud migration token: instance=%+v accessPolicyName=%s accessTokenName=%s %w",
 		instance, accessPolicyName, accessTokenName, cloudmigration.ErrTokenNotFound)
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +248,7 @@ func (s *Service) CreateToken(ctx context.Context) (cloudmigration.CreateAccessT
 
 	timeoutCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, s.cfg.CloudMigration.FetchAccessPolicyTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
-	existingAccessPolicy, err := s.findAccessPolicyByName(timeoutCtx, instance.RegionSlug, accessPolicyName)
+	existingAccessPolicy, err := s.findAccessPolicyByName(timeoutCtx, accessPolicyName, instance.RegionSlug)
 	if err != nil {
 		return cloudmigration.CreateAccessTokenResponse{}, fmt.Errorf("fetching access policy by name: name=%s %w", accessPolicyName, err)
 	}
@@ -239,7 +256,7 @@ func (s *Service) CreateToken(ctx context.Context) (cloudmigration.CreateAccessT
 	if existingAccessPolicy != nil {
 		timeoutCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, s.cfg.CloudMigration.DeleteAccessPolicyTimeout)
 		defer cancel()
-		if _, err := s.gcomService.DeleteAccessPolicy(timeoutCtx, gcom.DeleteAccessPolicyParams{
+		if _, err := s.authApiService.DeleteAccessPolicy(timeoutCtx, authapi.DeleteAccessPolicyParams{
 			RequestID:      requestID,
 			AccessPolicyID: existingAccessPolicy.ID,
 			Region:         instance.RegionSlug,
@@ -251,15 +268,15 @@ func (s *Service) CreateToken(ctx context.Context) (cloudmigration.CreateAccessT
 
 	timeoutCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, s.cfg.CloudMigration.CreateAccessPolicyTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
-	accessPolicy, err := s.gcomService.CreateAccessPolicy(timeoutCtx,
-		gcom.CreateAccessPolicyParams{
+	accessPolicy, err := s.authApiService.CreateAccessPolicy(timeoutCtx,
+		authapi.CreateAccessPolicyParams{
 			RequestID: requestID,
 			Region:    instance.RegionSlug,
 		},
-		gcom.CreateAccessPolicyPayload{
+		authapi.CreateAccessPolicyPayload{
 			Name:        accessPolicyName,
 			DisplayName: accessPolicyDisplayName,
-			Realms:      []gcom.Realm{{Type: "stack", Identifier: s.cfg.StackID, LabelPolicies: []gcom.LabelPolicy{}}},
+			Realms:      []authapi.Realm{{Type: "stack", Identifier: s.cfg.StackID, LabelPolicies: []authapi.LabelPolicy{}}},
 			Scopes:      []string{"cloud-migrations:read", "cloud-migrations:write"},
 		})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -273,9 +290,12 @@ func (s *Service) CreateToken(ctx context.Context) (cloudmigration.CreateAccessT
 	timeoutCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, s.cfg.CloudMigration.CreateTokenTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	token, err := s.gcomService.CreateToken(timeoutCtx,
-		gcom.CreateTokenParams{RequestID: requestID, Region: instance.RegionSlug},
-		gcom.CreateTokenPayload{
+	token, err := s.authApiService.CreateToken(timeoutCtx,
+		authapi.CreateTokenParams{
+			RequestID: requestID,
+			Region:    instance.RegionSlug,
+		},
+		authapi.CreateTokenPayload{
 			AccessPolicyID: accessPolicy.ID,
 			Name:           accessTokenName,
 			DisplayName:    accessTokenDisplayName,
@@ -303,14 +323,14 @@ func (s *Service) CreateToken(ctx context.Context) (cloudmigration.CreateAccessT
 	return cloudmigration.CreateAccessTokenResponse{Token: base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(bytes)}, nil
 }
 
-func (s *Service) findAccessPolicyByName(ctx context.Context, regionSlug, accessPolicyName string) (*gcom.AccessPolicy, error) {
-	accessPolicies, err := s.gcomService.ListAccessPolicies(ctx, gcom.ListAccessPoliciesParams{
+func (s *Service) findAccessPolicyByName(ctx context.Context, accessPolicyName string, region string) (*authapi.AccessPolicy, error) {
+	accessPolicies, err := s.authApiService.ListAccessPolicies(ctx, authapi.ListAccessPoliciesParams{
 		RequestID: tracing.TraceIDFromContext(ctx, false),
-		Region:    regionSlug,
 		Name:      accessPolicyName,
+		Region:    region,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("listing access policies: name=%s region=%s :%w", accessPolicyName, regionSlug, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("listing access policies: name=%s :%w", accessPolicyName, err)
 	}
 
 	for _, accessPolicy := range accessPolicies {
@@ -349,10 +369,10 @@ func (s *Service) DeleteToken(ctx context.Context, tokenID string) error {
 
 	timeoutCtx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, s.cfg.CloudMigration.DeleteTokenTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
-	if err := s.gcomService.DeleteToken(timeoutCtx, gcom.DeleteTokenParams{
+	if err := s.authApiService.DeleteToken(timeoutCtx, authapi.DeleteTokenParams{
 		RequestID: tracing.TraceIDFromContext(ctx, false),
-		Region:    instance.RegionSlug,
 		TokenID:   tokenID,
+		Region:    instance.RegionSlug,
 	}); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, gcom.ErrTokenNotFound) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("deleting cloud migration token: tokenID=%s %w", tokenID, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/cloudmigration_noop.go b/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/cloudmigration_noop.go
index 28bd9ef5cc0..e0e559e23eb 100644
--- a/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/cloudmigration_noop.go
+++ b/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/cloudmigration_noop.go
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package cloudmigrationimpl
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/authapi"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/cloudmigration"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/gcom"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/user"
 )
 
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ type NoopServiceImpl struct{}
 
 var _ cloudmigration.Service = (*NoopServiceImpl)(nil)
 
-func (s *NoopServiceImpl) GetToken(ctx context.Context) (gcom.TokenView, error) {
-	return gcom.TokenView{}, cloudmigration.ErrFeatureDisabledError
+func (s *NoopServiceImpl) GetToken(ctx context.Context) (authapi.TokenView, error) {
+	return authapi.TokenView{}, cloudmigration.ErrFeatureDisabledError
 }
 
 func (s *NoopServiceImpl) CreateToken(ctx context.Context) (cloudmigration.CreateAccessTokenResponse, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/fake/cloudmigration_fake.go b/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/fake/cloudmigration_fake.go
index 020e5e96122..2bc0e4ea56a 100644
--- a/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/fake/cloudmigration_fake.go
+++ b/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/fake/cloudmigration_fake.go
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/authapi"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/cloudmigration"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/gcom"
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/user"
 )
 
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ type FakeServiceImpl struct {
 
 var _ cloudmigration.Service = (*FakeServiceImpl)(nil)
 
-func (m FakeServiceImpl) GetToken(_ context.Context) (gcom.TokenView, error) {
+func (m FakeServiceImpl) GetToken(_ context.Context) (authapi.TokenView, error) {
 	if m.ReturnError {
-		return gcom.TokenView{}, fmt.Errorf("mock error")
+		return authapi.TokenView{}, fmt.Errorf("mock error")
 	}
-	return gcom.TokenView{ID: "mock_id", DisplayName: "mock_name"}, nil
+	return authapi.TokenView{ID: "mock_id", DisplayName: "mock_name"}, nil
 }
 
 func (m FakeServiceImpl) CreateToken(_ context.Context) (cloudmigration.CreateAccessTokenResponse, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/gcomstub.go b/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/gcomstub.go
index ca18a1d90ec..bce5d0a6134 100644
--- a/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/gcomstub.go
+++ b/pkg/services/cloudmigration/cloudmigrationimpl/gcomstub.go
@@ -6,16 +6,12 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/gcom"
-	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/util"
 )
 
 type gcomStub struct {
-	// The cloud migration token created by this stub.
-	token    *gcom.TokenView
-	policies map[string]gcom.AccessPolicy
 }
 
-func (client *gcomStub) GetInstanceByID(ctx context.Context, requestID string, instanceID string) (gcom.Instance, error) {
+func (client *gcomStub) GetInstanceByID(_ context.Context, _ string, instanceID string) (gcom.Instance, error) {
 	id, err := strconv.Atoi(instanceID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return gcom.Instance{}, fmt.Errorf("parsing instanceID: %w", err)
@@ -27,55 +23,3 @@ func (client *gcomStub) GetInstanceByID(ctx context.Context, requestID string, i
 		ClusterSlug: "fake-cluser",
 	}, nil
 }
-
-func (client *gcomStub) CreateAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params gcom.CreateAccessPolicyParams, payload gcom.CreateAccessPolicyPayload) (gcom.AccessPolicy, error) {
-	randStr := fmt.Sprintf("random-policy-%s", util.GenerateShortUID())
-	policy := gcom.AccessPolicy{
-		ID:   randStr,
-		Name: randStr,
-	}
-	client.policies[policy.ID] = policy
-	return policy, nil
-}
-
-func (client *gcomStub) DeleteAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params gcom.DeleteAccessPolicyParams) (bool, error) {
-	delete(client.policies, params.AccessPolicyID)
-	return true, nil
-}
-
-func (client *gcomStub) ListAccessPolicies(ctx context.Context, params gcom.ListAccessPoliciesParams) ([]gcom.AccessPolicy, error) {
-	items := make([]gcom.AccessPolicy, 0)
-	for _, v := range client.policies {
-		items = append(items, v)
-	}
-	return items, nil
-}
-
-func (client *gcomStub) ListTokens(ctx context.Context, params gcom.ListTokenParams) ([]gcom.TokenView, error) {
-	if client.token == nil {
-		return []gcom.TokenView{}, nil
-	}
-
-	return []gcom.TokenView{*client.token}, nil
-}
-
-func (client *gcomStub) CreateToken(ctx context.Context, params gcom.CreateTokenParams, payload gcom.CreateTokenPayload) (gcom.Token, error) {
-	token := gcom.Token{
-		ID:             fmt.Sprintf("random-token-%s", util.GenerateShortUID()),
-		Name:           payload.Name,
-		AccessPolicyID: payload.AccessPolicyID,
-		Token:          fmt.Sprintf("completely_fake_token_%s", util.GenerateShortUID()),
-	}
-	client.token = &gcom.TokenView{
-		ID:             token.ID,
-		Name:           token.Name,
-		AccessPolicyID: token.AccessPolicyID,
-		DisplayName:    token.Name,
-	}
-	return token, nil
-}
-
-func (client *gcomStub) DeleteToken(ctx context.Context, params gcom.DeleteTokenParams) error {
-	client.token = nil
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
index 3c3823981c8..d688806e1fc 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
@@ -1058,6 +1058,12 @@ var (
 			Stage:       FeatureStageExperimental,
 			Owner:       grafanaOperatorExperienceSquad,
 		},
+		{
+			Name:        "onPremToCloudMigrationsAuthApiMig",
+			Description: "Enables the use of auth api instead of gcom for internal token services. Requires `onPremToCloudMigrations` to be enabled in conjunction.",
+			Stage:       FeatureStageExperimental,
+			Owner:       grafanaOperatorExperienceSquad,
+		},
 		{
 			Name:         "alertingSaveStatePeriodic",
 			Description:  "Writes the state periodically to the database, asynchronous to rule evaluation",
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
index bd6982ee039..a9233bbeec4 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ newFolderPicker,experimental,@grafana/grafana-frontend-platform,false,false,true
 jitterAlertRulesWithinGroups,preview,@grafana/alerting-squad,false,true,false
 onPremToCloudMigrations,preview,@grafana/grafana-operator-experience-squad,false,false,false
 onPremToCloudMigrationsAlerts,experimental,@grafana/grafana-operator-experience-squad,false,false,false
+onPremToCloudMigrationsAuthApiMig,experimental,@grafana/grafana-operator-experience-squad,false,false,false
 alertingSaveStatePeriodic,privatePreview,@grafana/alerting-squad,false,false,false
 promQLScope,GA,@grafana/observability-metrics,false,false,false
 logQLScope,privatePreview,@grafana/observability-logs,false,false,false
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go
index 8578b6d27b0..1043d2b3cc6 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go
@@ -567,6 +567,10 @@ const (
 	// Enables the migration of alerts and its child resources to your Grafana Cloud stack. Requires `onPremToCloudMigrations` to be enabled in conjunction.
 	FlagOnPremToCloudMigrationsAlerts = "onPremToCloudMigrationsAlerts"
 
+	// FlagOnPremToCloudMigrationsAuthApiMig
+	// Enables the use of auth api instead of gcom for internal token services. Requires `onPremToCloudMigrations` to be enabled in conjunction.
+	FlagOnPremToCloudMigrationsAuthApiMig = "onPremToCloudMigrationsAuthApiMig"
+
 	// FlagAlertingSaveStatePeriodic
 	// Writes the state periodically to the database, asynchronous to rule evaluation
 	FlagAlertingSaveStatePeriodic = "alertingSaveStatePeriodic"
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json
index 8d71e0d3bf5..88a55a353e5 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json
@@ -2404,6 +2404,18 @@
         "codeowner": "@grafana/grafana-operator-experience-squad"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "metadata": {
+        "name": "onPremToCloudMigrationsAuthApiMig",
+        "resourceVersion": "1732033809064",
+        "creationTimestamp": "2024-11-19T16:30:09Z"
+      },
+      "spec": {
+        "description": "Enables the use of auth api instead of gcom for internal token services. Requires `onPremToCloudMigrations` to be enabled in conjunction.",
+        "stage": "experimental",
+        "codeowner": "@grafana/grafana-operator-experience-squad"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "metadata": {
         "name": "openSearchBackendFlowEnabled",
diff --git a/pkg/services/gcom/gcom.go b/pkg/services/gcom/gcom.go
index 2db6dc7e1d2..b780be988d2 100644
--- a/pkg/services/gcom/gcom.go
+++ b/pkg/services/gcom/gcom.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package gcom
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/infra/log"
 )
@@ -20,12 +18,6 @@ var ErrTokenNotFound = errors.New("gcom: token not found")
 
 type Service interface {
 	GetInstanceByID(ctx context.Context, requestID string, instanceID string) (Instance, error)
-	CreateAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params CreateAccessPolicyParams, payload CreateAccessPolicyPayload) (AccessPolicy, error)
-	ListAccessPolicies(ctx context.Context, params ListAccessPoliciesParams) ([]AccessPolicy, error)
-	DeleteAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params DeleteAccessPolicyParams) (bool, error)
-	ListTokens(ctx context.Context, params ListTokenParams) ([]TokenView, error)
-	CreateToken(ctx context.Context, params CreateTokenParams, payload CreateTokenPayload) (Token, error)
-	DeleteToken(ctx context.Context, params DeleteTokenParams) error
 }
 
 type Instance struct {
@@ -33,98 +25,7 @@ type Instance struct {
 	Slug        string `json:"slug"`
 	RegionSlug  string `json:"regionSlug"`
 	ClusterSlug string `json:"clusterSlug"`
-}
-
-type CreateAccessPolicyParams struct {
-	RequestID string
-	Region    string
-}
-
-type CreateAccessPolicyPayload struct {
-	Name        string   `json:"name"`
-	DisplayName string   `json:"displayName"`
-	Realms      []Realm  `json:"realms"`
-	Scopes      []string `json:"scopes"`
-}
-
-type Realm struct {
-	Identifier    string        `json:"identifier"`
-	LabelPolicies []LabelPolicy `json:"labelPolicies"`
-	Type          string        `json:"type"`
-}
-
-type LabelPolicy struct {
-	Selector string `json:"selector"`
-}
-
-type AccessPolicy struct {
-	ID   string `json:"id"`
-	Name string `json:"name"`
-}
-
-type ListAccessPoliciesParams struct {
-	RequestID string
-	Region    string
-	Name      string
-}
-
-type ListAccessPoliciesResponse struct {
-	Items []AccessPolicy `json:"items"`
-}
-
-type DeleteAccessPolicyParams struct {
-	RequestID      string
-	AccessPolicyID string
-	Region         string
-}
-
-type ListTokenParams struct {
-	RequestID        string
-	Region           string
-	AccessPolicyName string
-	TokenName        string
-}
-
-type CreateTokenParams struct {
-	RequestID string
-	Region    string
-}
-
-type CreateTokenPayload struct {
-	AccessPolicyID string    `json:"accessPolicyId"`
-	DisplayName    string    `json:"displayName"`
-	Name           string    `json:"name"`
-	ExpiresAt      time.Time `json:"expiresAt"`
-}
-
-// The token returned by gcom api when a token gets created.
-type Token struct {
-	ID             string `json:"id"`
-	AccessPolicyID string `json:"accessPolicyId"`
-	Name           string `json:"name"`
-	Token          string `json:"token"`
-}
-
-type DeleteTokenParams struct {
-	RequestID string
-	Region    string
-	TokenID   string
-}
-
-// The token returned by gcom api for a GET token request.
-type TokenView struct {
-	ID             string `json:"id"`
-	AccessPolicyID string `json:"accessPolicyId"`
-	Name           string `json:"name"`
-	DisplayName    string `json:"displayName"`
-	ExpiresAt      string `json:"expiresAt"`
-	FirstUsedAt    string `json:"firstUsedAt"`
-	LastUsedAt     string `json:"lastUsedAt"`
-	CreatedAt      string `json:"createdAt"`
-}
-
-type listTokensResponse struct {
-	Items []TokenView `json:"items"`
+	OrgId       int    `json:"orgId"`
 }
 
 type GcomClient struct {
@@ -184,267 +85,3 @@ func (client *GcomClient) GetInstanceByID(ctx context.Context, requestID string,
 
 	return instance, nil
 }
-
-func (client *GcomClient) CreateAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params CreateAccessPolicyParams, payload CreateAccessPolicyPayload) (AccessPolicy, error) {
-	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/accesspolicies")
-	if err != nil {
-		return AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("building gcom access policy url: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	body, err := json.Marshal(&payload)
-	if err != nil {
-		return AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("marshaling request body: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, endpoint, bytes.NewReader(body))
-	if err != nil {
-		return AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	query := url.Values{}
-	query.Set("region", params.Region)
-
-	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
-	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
-	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-
-	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
-
-	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
-	if err != nil {
-		return AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access policy: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
-			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
-		return AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when creating access policy: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
-	}
-
-	var accessPolicy AccessPolicy
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&accessPolicy); err != nil {
-		return accessPolicy, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return accessPolicy, nil
-}
-
-func (client *GcomClient) DeleteAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params DeleteAccessPolicyParams) (bool, error) {
-	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/accesspolicies/", params.AccessPolicyID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("building gcom access policy url: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodDelete, endpoint, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	query := url.Values{}
-	query.Set("region", params.Region)
-
-	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
-	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
-	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
-
-	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access policy: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
-			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if response.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-
-	if response.StatusCode == http.StatusOK || response.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
-	return false, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when deleting access policy: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
-}
-
-func (client *GcomClient) ListAccessPolicies(ctx context.Context, params ListAccessPoliciesParams) ([]AccessPolicy, error) {
-	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/accesspolicies")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("building gcom access policy url: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, endpoint, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	query := url.Values{}
-	query.Set("region", params.Region)
-	query.Set("name", params.Name)
-	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
-	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
-	request.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
-
-	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
-
-	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access policy: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
-			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when listing access policies: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
-	}
-
-	var responseBody ListAccessPoliciesResponse
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&responseBody); err != nil {
-		return responseBody.Items, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return responseBody.Items, nil
-}
-
-func (client *GcomClient) ListTokens(ctx context.Context, params ListTokenParams) ([]TokenView, error) {
-	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/tokens")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("building gcom tokens url: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, endpoint, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	query := url.Values{}
-	query.Set("region", params.Region)
-	query.Set("accessPolicyName", params.AccessPolicyName)
-	query.Set("name", params.TokenName)
-
-	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
-	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
-	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-
-	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
-
-	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to list access tokens: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
-			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when fetching access tokens: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
-	}
-
-	var body listTokensResponse
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return body.Items, nil
-}
-
-func (client *GcomClient) CreateToken(ctx context.Context, params CreateTokenParams, payload CreateTokenPayload) (Token, error) {
-	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/tokens")
-	if err != nil {
-		return Token{}, fmt.Errorf("building gcom tokens url: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	body, err := json.Marshal(&payload)
-	if err != nil {
-		return Token{}, fmt.Errorf("marshaling request body: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, endpoint, bytes.NewReader(body))
-	if err != nil {
-		return Token{}, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	query := url.Values{}
-	query.Set("region", params.Region)
-
-	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
-	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
-	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-
-	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
-
-	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
-	if err != nil {
-		return Token{}, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access token: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
-			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
-		return Token{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when creating access token: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
-	}
-
-	var token Token
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&token); err != nil {
-		return token, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return token, nil
-}
-
-func (client *GcomClient) DeleteToken(ctx context.Context, params DeleteTokenParams) error {
-	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/tokens", params.TokenID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("building gcom tokens url: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodDelete, endpoint, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	query := url.Values{}
-	query.Set("region", params.Region)
-
-	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
-	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
-	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
-
-	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("sending http request to delete access token: %w", err)
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
-			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
-		}
-	}()
-
-	if response.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
-		return fmt.Errorf("token id: %s %w", params.TokenID, ErrTokenNotFound)
-	}
-
-	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK && response.StatusCode != http.StatusNoContent {
-		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
-		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when deleting access token: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/services/gcom/gcomauth.go b/pkg/services/gcom/gcomauth.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a43faf13d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/services/gcom/gcomauth.go
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+package gcom
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/grafana/grafana/pkg/services/authapi"
+)
+
+// this will be removed when service in authapi is fully enabled
+
+type listTokensResponse struct {
+	Items []authapi.TokenView `json:"items"`
+}
+
+type listAccessPoliciesResponse struct {
+	Items []authapi.AccessPolicy `json:"items"`
+}
+
+var _ authapi.Service = (*GcomClient)(nil)
+
+func (client *GcomClient) CreateAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params authapi.CreateAccessPolicyParams, payload authapi.CreateAccessPolicyPayload) (authapi.AccessPolicy, error) {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/accesspolicies")
+	if err != nil {
+		return authapi.AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("building gcom access policy url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	body, err := json.Marshal(&payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return authapi.AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("marshaling request body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, endpoint, bytes.NewReader(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		return authapi.AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	query := url.Values{}
+	query.Set("region", params.Region)
+
+	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return authapi.AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access policy: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		return authapi.AccessPolicy{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when creating access policy: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	var accessPolicy authapi.AccessPolicy
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&accessPolicy); err != nil {
+		return accessPolicy, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return accessPolicy, nil
+}
+
+func (client *GcomClient) DeleteAccessPolicy(ctx context.Context, params authapi.DeleteAccessPolicyParams) (bool, error) {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/accesspolicies/", params.AccessPolicyID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("building gcom access policy url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodDelete, endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	query := url.Values{}
+	query.Set("region", params.Region)
+
+	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access policy: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	if response.StatusCode == http.StatusOK || response.StatusCode == http.StatusNoContent {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
+	body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+	return false, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when deleting access policy: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+}
+
+func (client *GcomClient) ListAccessPolicies(ctx context.Context, params authapi.ListAccessPoliciesParams) ([]authapi.AccessPolicy, error) {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/accesspolicies")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("building gcom access policy url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	query := url.Values{}
+	query.Set("region", params.Region)
+	query.Set("name", params.Name)
+	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
+
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access policy: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when listing access policies: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	var responseBody listAccessPoliciesResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&responseBody); err != nil {
+		return responseBody.Items, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return responseBody.Items, nil
+}
+
+func (client *GcomClient) ListTokens(ctx context.Context, params authapi.ListTokenParams) ([]authapi.TokenView, error) {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/tokens")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("building gcom tokens url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	query := url.Values{}
+	query.Set("region", params.Region)
+	query.Set("accessPolicyName", params.AccessPolicyName)
+	query.Set("name", params.TokenName)
+
+	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to list access tokens: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when fetching access tokens: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	var body listTokensResponse
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&body); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return body.Items, nil
+}
+
+func (client *GcomClient) CreateToken(ctx context.Context, params authapi.CreateTokenParams, payload authapi.CreateTokenPayload) (authapi.Token, error) {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/tokens")
+	if err != nil {
+		return authapi.Token{}, fmt.Errorf("building gcom tokens url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	body, err := json.Marshal(&payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return authapi.Token{}, fmt.Errorf("marshaling request body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, endpoint, bytes.NewReader(body))
+	if err != nil {
+		return authapi.Token{}, fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	query := url.Values{}
+	query.Set("region", params.Region)
+
+	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return authapi.Token{}, fmt.Errorf("sending http request to create access token: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		return authapi.Token{}, fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when creating access token: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	var token authapi.Token
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(response.Body).Decode(&token); err != nil {
+		return token, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling response body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return token, nil
+}
+
+func (client *GcomClient) DeleteToken(ctx context.Context, params authapi.DeleteTokenParams) error {
+	endpoint, err := url.JoinPath(client.cfg.ApiURL, "/v1/tokens", params.TokenID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("building gcom tokens url: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	request, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodDelete, endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("creating http request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	query := url.Values{}
+	query.Set("region", params.Region)
+
+	request.URL.RawQuery = query.Encode()
+	request.Header.Set("x-request-id", params.RequestID)
+	request.Header.Set("Authorization", fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %s", client.cfg.Token))
+
+	response, err := client.httpClient.Do(request)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("sending http request to delete access token: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := response.Body.Close(); err != nil {
+			client.log.Error("closing http response body", "err", err.Error())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if response.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound {
+		return fmt.Errorf("token id: %s %w", params.TokenID, ErrTokenNotFound)
+	}
+
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK && response.StatusCode != http.StatusNoContent {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(response.Body)
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected response when deleting access token: code=%d body=%s", response.StatusCode, body)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/setting/setting_cloud_migration.go b/pkg/setting/setting_cloud_migration.go
index e05eb3b7f42..6f20e0d6bc1 100644
--- a/pkg/setting/setting_cloud_migration.go
+++ b/pkg/setting/setting_cloud_migration.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 type CloudMigrationSettings struct {
 	IsTarget                    bool
 	GcomAPIToken                string
+	AuthAPIUrl                  string
 	SnapshotFolder              string
 	GMSDomain                   string
 	GMSStartSnapshotTimeout     time.Duration
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ func (cfg *Cfg) readCloudMigrationSettings() {
 	cloudMigration := cfg.Raw.Section("cloud_migration")
 	cfg.CloudMigration.IsTarget = cloudMigration.Key("is_target").MustBool(false)
 	cfg.CloudMigration.GcomAPIToken = cloudMigration.Key("gcom_api_token").MustString("")
+	cfg.CloudMigration.AuthAPIUrl = cloudMigration.Key("auth_api_url").MustString("")
 	cfg.CloudMigration.SnapshotFolder = cloudMigration.Key("snapshot_folder").MustString("")
 	cfg.CloudMigration.GMSDomain = cloudMigration.Key("domain").MustString("")
 	cfg.CloudMigration.GMSValidateKeyTimeout = cloudMigration.Key("validate_key_timeout").MustDuration(5 * time.Second)