diff --git a/packages/keystone/fetch.js b/packages/keystone/fetch.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0aea9726f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/keystone/fetch.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+const nodeFetch = require('node-fetch')
+
+const { getExecutionContext } = require('./executionContext')
+const { getLogger } = require('./logging')
+const Mertrics = require('./metrics')
+
+const logger = getLogger('fetch')
+
+async function fetch (url, options) {
+
+    const urlObject = new URL(url)
+    const host = urlObject.hostname
+    const path = urlObject.pathname
+    const metricUrl = host.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/g, '')
+
+    const executionContext = getExecutionContext()
+    const parentReqId = executionContext.reqId
+
+    const startTime = Date.now()
+
+    try {
+        const response = await nodeFetch(url, options)
+
+        const endTime = Date.now()
+        const elapsedTime = endTime - startTime
+
+        logger.info({ msg: 'fetch: request successful', url, reqId: parentReqId, path, host, status: response.status, elapsedTime })
+        Mertrics.increment({ name: 'fetch.status.' + metricUrl, value: response.status, tags: { path } })
+        Mertrics.gauge({ name: 'fetch.time.' + metricUrl, value: elapsedTime, tags: { path } })
+
+        return response
+    } catch (error) {
+        const endTime = Date.now()
+        const elapsedTime = endTime - startTime
+
+        logger.error({ msg: 'fetch: failed with error', url, path, host, reqId: parentReqId, error, elapsedTime })
+
+        Mertrics.increment({ name: 'fetch.error.' + metricUrl, value: 1, tags: { path } })
+        throw error
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    fetch,
+}
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diff --git a/packages/keystone/metrics.js b/packages/keystone/metrics.js
index 362ba7b1b0f..4bc61bc2702 100644
--- a/packages/keystone/metrics.js
+++ b/packages/keystone/metrics.js
@@ -51,23 +51,29 @@ const StatsDClient = new StatsD({
     globalTags: { hostname: HOSTNAME, command: process.argv[1] },
 })
 
-const gauge = ({ name, value }) => {
+const gauge = ({ name, value, tags }) => {
     validateName(name)
-    StatsDClient.gauge(name, value)
+    StatsDClient.gauge(name, value, tags)
 }
 
-const histogram = ({ name, value }) => {
+const histogram = ({ name, value, tags }) => {
     validateName(name)
-    StatsDClient.histogram(name, value)
+    StatsDClient.histogram(name, value, tags)
 }
 
-const count = ({ name, value }) => {
+const increment = ({ name, value, tags }) => {
     validateName(name)
-    StatsDClient.count(name, value)
+    StatsDClient.increment(name, value, tags)
+}
+
+const decrement = ({ name, value, tags }) => {
+    validateName(name)
+    StatsDClient.decrement(name, value, tags)
 }
 
 module.exports = {
     gauge,
-    count,
+    increment,
+    decrement,
     histogram,
 }
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