diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.env
+*.swp
+__pycache__/
diff --git a/api.py b/api.py
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+import os
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from requests import get
+
+from constants import RELEASE_STATUS_ID
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+SITE_URL = os.getenv("SITE_URL")
+KEY = os.getenv("KEY")
+
+class RedmineAPI:
+    def __init__(self, base: str, key: str) -> None:
+        self._base = base
+        self._key = key
+        self._headers = {"X-Redmine-API-Key": self._key}
+
+    def get(self, *args, **kwargs) -> dict:
+        if len(args) > 0:
+            args = tuple([self._base + list(args)[0]] + list(args)[1:])
+
+        elif "url" in kwargs:
+            kwargs["url"] = self._base + kwargs["url"]
+
+        kwargs["headers"] = self._headers
+
+        return get(*args, **kwargs).json()
+
+    def get_release_issues(self) -> list[dict]:
+        result = self.get("/issues.json", params={"assigned_to_id": "me", "status_id": RELEASE_STATUS_ID})
+        return result["issues"]
+
+api = RedmineAPI(SITE_URL, KEY)
diff --git a/constants.py b/constants.py
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+RELEASE_STATUS_ID = 9
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+dotenv
+requests