diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/marketplace/__init__.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/marketplace/__init__.py
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diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/marketplace/factory.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/marketplace/factory.py
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+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+from langflow.services.marketplace.service import MarketplaceService
+from langflow.services.factory import ServiceFactory
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from langflow.services.settings.service import SettingsService
+
+
+class MarketplaceServiceFactory(ServiceFactory):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(MarketplaceService)
+
+    def create(self, settings_service: "SettingsService"):
+        return MarketplaceService(settings_service)
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/marketplace/schema.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/marketplace/schema.py
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+from datetime import datetime
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+from typing import Optional, List
+
+
+class ComponentResponse(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    description: Optional[str]
+    id: int
+    status: Optional[str]
+    sort: Optional[int]
+    user_created: Optional[int]
+    date_created: Optional[datetime]
+    user_updated: Optional[int]
+    date_updated: Optional[datetime]
+    is_component: bool
+    likes: Optional[int]
+    tags: Optional[List[str]]
+    data: Optional[str]
+    documentation: Optional[str]
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/marketplace/service.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/marketplace/service.py
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+from datetime import datetime
+from langflow.services.base import Service
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, List, Dict, Any, Optional
+import httpx
+from httpx import HTTPError
+from langflow.services.marketplace.schema import ComponentResponse
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from langflow.services.settings.service import SettingsService
+
+
+class MarketplaceService(Service):
+    """This is a service that integrates langflow with the marketplace which
+    is a Directus instance. It allows to search, get and post components to
+    the marketplace."""
+
+    name = "marketplace_service"
+
+    def __init__(self, settings_service: "SettingsService"):
+        self.settings_service = settings_service
+        self.base_url = self.settings_service.settings.MARKETPLACE_URL
+        self.components_url = f"{self.base_url}/items/components"
+
+    def _get(
+        self, url: str, api_key: str, params: Dict[str, Any] = None
+    ) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+        """Utility method to perform GET requests."""
+        headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"}
+        try:
+            response = httpx.get(url, headers=headers, params=params)
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            return response.json()["data"]
+        except HTTPError as exc:
+            raise ValueError(f"Request failed: {exc}")
+
+    def search(
+        self,
+        api_key: str,
+        query: str,
+        page: int = 1,
+        limit: int = 10,
+        status: Optional[str] = None,
+        tags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+        date_from: Optional[datetime] = None,
+        date_to: Optional[datetime] = None,
+        sort_by: Optional[str] = "likes",
+        sort_order: Optional[str] = "desc",  # or "asc"
+    ) -> List[ComponentResponse]:
+        params = {
+            "filter[name][_like]": query,
+            "page": page,
+            "limit": limit,
+            "sort": sort_by,
+        }
+
+        if status:
+            params["filter[status]"] = status
+
+        if tags:
+            params["filter[tags][_in]"] = ",".join(tags)
+
+        if date_from:
+            params["filter[date_updated][_gte]"] = date_from.isoformat()
+
+        if date_to:
+            params["filter[date_updated][_lte]"] = date_to.isoformat()
+
+        if sort_order:
+            params["sort"] = f"{sort_order}_{sort_by}"
+
+        results = self._get(self.components_url, api_key, params)
+        return [ComponentResponse(**component) for component in results]
+
+    def list_components(
+        self, api_key: str, page: int = 1, limit: int = 10
+    ) -> List[ComponentResponse]:
+        params = {"page": page, "limit": limit}
+        results = self._get(self.components_url, api_key, params)
+        return [ComponentResponse(**component) for component in results]
+
+    def download(self, api_key: str, id: str) -> ComponentResponse:
+        url = f"{self.components_url}/{id}"
+        component = self._get(url, api_key)
+        return ComponentResponse(**component)
+
+    def upload(self, api_key: str, component_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> ComponentResponse:
+        headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}"}
+        try:
+            response = httpx.post(
+                self.components_url, headers=headers, json=component_data
+            )
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            component = response.json()["data"]
+            return ComponentResponse(**component)
+        except HTTPError as exc:
+            raise ValueError(f"Upload failed: {exc}")
+
+    def get_api_key(self, hashed_api_key: str):
+        # We will use the settings_service.auth_settings.SECRET_KEY to decode the hashed_api_key
+        # and return the api_key
+        pass