diff --git a/src/interfaces/FileMetadata.ts b/src/interfaces/FileMetadata.ts
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+export interface FileMetadata {
+  /**
+   * File format, if applicable.
+   * @type {string}
+   * @example "text/csv"
+   */
+  contentType: string
+
+  /**
+   * File content length.
+   * @type {[type]}
+   */
+  contentLength?: string
+}
diff --git a/src/provider/Provider.ts b/src/provider/Provider.ts
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+import { Config } from '../models'
+import { LoggerInstance } from '../utils'
+import { DDO } from '../ddo'
+import { FileMetadata } from '../interfaces/FileMetadata'
+
+export interface ServiceEndpoint {
+  serviceName: string
+  method: string
+  urlPath: string
+}
+export interface UserCustomParameters {
+  [key: string]: any
+}
+
+export class Provider {
+  /**
+   * Returns the provider endpoints
+   * @param {any} fetchMethod
+   * @return {Promise<ServiceEndpoint[]>}
+   */
+  async getEndpoints(providerUri: string, fetchMethod: any): Promise<any> {
+    try {
+      const endpoints = await await fetchMethod.get(providerUri).json()
+      return endpoints
+    } catch (e) {
+      LoggerInstance.error('Finding the service endpoints failed:', e)
+      return null
+    }
+  }
+
+  getEndpointURL(
+    servicesEndpoints: ServiceEndpoint[],
+    serviceName: string
+  ): ServiceEndpoint {
+    if (!servicesEndpoints) return null
+    return servicesEndpoints.find((s) => s.serviceName === serviceName) as ServiceEndpoint
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the service endpoints that exist in provider.
+   * @param {any} endpoints
+   * @return {Promise<ServiceEndpoint[]>}
+   */
+  public async getServiceEndpoints(providerEndpoint: string, endpoints: any) {
+    const serviceEndpoints: ServiceEndpoint[] = []
+    for (const i in endpoints.serviceEndpoints) {
+      const endpoint: ServiceEndpoint = {
+        serviceName: i,
+        method: endpoints.serviceEndpoints[i][0],
+        urlPath: providerEndpoint + endpoints.serviceEndpoints[i][1]
+      }
+      serviceEndpoints.push(endpoint)
+    }
+    return serviceEndpoints
+  }
+
+  /** Encrypt DDO using the Provider's own symmetric key
+   * @param {string} providerUri provider uri address
+   * @param {string} consumerAddress Publisher address
+   * @param {string} fetchMethod fetch client instance
+   * @param {string} providerEndpoints Identifier of the asset to be registered in ocean
+   * @param {string} serviceEndpoints document description object (DDO)=
+   * @return {Promise<string>} urlDetails
+   */
+  public async getNonce(
+    providerUri: string,
+    consumerAddress: string,
+    fetchMethod: any,
+    providerEndpoints?: any,
+    serviceEndpoints?: ServiceEndpoint[]
+  ): Promise<string> {
+    if (!providerEndpoints) {
+      providerEndpoints = await this.getEndpoints(providerUri, fetchMethod)
+    }
+    if (!serviceEndpoints) {
+      serviceEndpoints = await this.getServiceEndpoints(providerUri, providerEndpoints)
+    }
+    const path = this.getEndpointURL(serviceEndpoints, 'nonce')
+      ? this.getEndpointURL(serviceEndpoints, 'nonce').urlPath
+      : null
+    if (!path) return null
+    try {
+      const response = await fetchMethod.get(path + `?userAddress=${consumerAddress}`)
+      return String((await response.json()).nonce)
+    } catch (e) {
+      LoggerInstance.error(e)
+      throw new Error('HTTP request failed')
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Encrypt DDO using the Provider's own symmetric key
+   * @param {string} did Identifier of the asset to be registered in ocean
+   * @param {string} accountId Publisher address
+   * @param {string} document document description object (DDO)
+   * @param {string} providerUri provider uri address
+   * @param {string} fetchMethod fetch client instance
+   * @return {Promise<string>} urlDetails
+   */
+  public async encrypt(
+    did: string,
+    accountId: string,
+    document: any,
+    providerUri: string,
+    fetchMethod: any
+  ): Promise<string> {
+    const providerEndpoints = await this.getEndpoints(providerUri, fetchMethod)
+    const serviceEndpoints = await this.getServiceEndpoints(
+      providerUri,
+      providerEndpoints
+    )
+    // await this.getNonce(
+    //   providerUri,
+    //   accountId,
+    //   fetchMethod,
+    //   providerEndpoints,
+    //   serviceEndpoints
+    // )
+    const args = {
+      documentId: did,
+      document: JSON.stringify(document),
+      publisherAddress: accountId
+    }
+    const path = this.getEndpointURL(serviceEndpoints, 'encrypt')
+      ? this.getEndpointURL(serviceEndpoints, 'encrypt').urlPath
+      : null
+    if (!path) return null
+    try {
+      const response = await fetchMethod.post(path, decodeURI(JSON.stringify(args)))
+      return (await response.json()).encryptedDocument
+    } catch (e) {
+      LoggerInstance.error(e)
+      throw new Error('HTTP request failed')
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Get URL details (if possible)
+   * @param {string | DID} url or did
+   * @param {string} providerUri Identifier of the asset to be registered in ocean
+   * @param {string} fetchMethod fetch client instance
+   * @return {Promise<File[]>} urlDetails
+   */
+  public async fileinfo(
+    url: string,
+    providerUri: string,
+    fetchMethod: any
+  ): Promise<FileMetadata[]> {
+    const providerEndpoints = await this.getEndpoints(providerUri, fetchMethod)
+    const serviceEndpoints = await this.getServiceEndpoints(
+      providerUri,
+      providerEndpoints
+    )
+    const args = { url }
+    const files: FileMetadata[] = []
+    const path = this.getEndpointURL(serviceEndpoints, 'fileinfo')
+      ? this.getEndpointURL(serviceEndpoints, 'fileinfo').urlPath
+      : null
+    if (!path) return null
+    try {
+      const response = await fetchMethod.post(path, JSON.stringify(args))
+      const results: FileMetadata[] = await response.json()
+      for (const result of results) {
+        files.push(result)
+      }
+      return files
+    } catch (e) {
+      return null
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Initialize a service request.
+   * @param {DDO | string} asset
+   * @param {number} serviceIndex
+   * @param {string} serviceType
+   * @param {string} consumerAddress
+   * @param {UserCustomParameters} userCustomParameters
+   * @param {string} providerUri Identifier of the asset to be registered in ocean
+   * @param {string} fetchMethod fetch client instance
+   * @return {Promise<File[]>} urlDetails
+   */
+  public async initialize(
+    asset: DDO | string,
+    serviceIndex: number,
+    serviceType: string,
+    consumerAddress: string,
+    userCustomParameters?: UserCustomParameters,
+    providerUri: string,
+    fetchMethod: any
+  ): Promise<string> {
+    const providerEndpoints = await this.getEndpoints(providerUri, fetchMethod)
+    const serviceEndpoints = await this.getServiceEndpoints(
+      providerUri,
+      providerEndpoints
+    )
+    let initializeUrl = this.getEndpointURL(serviceEndpoints, 'initialize')
+      ? this.getEndpointURL(serviceEndpoints, 'initialize').urlPath
+      : null
+
+    if (!initializeUrl) return null
+    initializeUrl += `?documentId=${asset.did}`
+    initializeUrl += `&serviceId=${serviceIndex}`
+    initializeUrl += `&serviceType=${serviceType}`
+    initializeUrl += `&dataToken=${asset.dataToken}`
+    initializeUrl += `&consumerAddress=${consumerAddress}`
+    if (userCustomParameters)
+      initializeUrl += '&userdata=' + encodeURI(JSON.stringify(userCustomParameters))
+    try {
+      const response = await fetchMethod.get(initializeUrl)
+      return await response.text()
+    } catch (e) {
+      LoggerInstance.error(e)
+      throw new Error('Asset URL not found or not available.')
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Check for a valid provider at URL
+   * @param {String} url provider uri address
+   * @param {String} fetchMethod fetch client instance
+   * @return {Promise<boolean>} string
+   */
+  public async isValidProvider(url: string, fetchMethod: any): Promise<boolean> {
+    try {
+      const response = await fetchMethod.get(url)
+      if (response?.ok) {
+        const params = await response.json()
+        if (params && params.providerAddress) return true
+      }
+      return false
+    } catch (error) {
+      LoggerInstance.error(`Error validating provider: ${error.message}`)
+      return false
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export const ProviderInstance = new Provider()
+export default ProviderInstance
diff --git a/src/provider/index.ts b/src/provider/index.ts
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