diff --git a/common/api.ts b/common/api.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..02dba409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/api.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { ENV_CONFIG } from 'common/envs/constants'
+
+export class APIError extends Error {
+  code: number
+  details?: unknown
+  constructor(code: number, message: string, details?: unknown) {
+    super(message)
+    this.code = code
+    this.name = 'APIError'
+    this.details = details
+  }
+}
+
+export function getFunctionUrl(name: string) {
+  if (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_EMULATE) {
+    const { projectId, region } = ENV_CONFIG.firebaseConfig
+    return `http://localhost:5001/${projectId}/${region}/${name}`
+  } else {
+    const { cloudRunId, cloudRunRegion } = ENV_CONFIG
+    return `https://${name}-${cloudRunId}-${cloudRunRegion}.a.run.app`
+  }
+}
diff --git a/web/components/answers/answer-bet-panel.tsx b/web/components/answers/answer-bet-panel.tsx
index 705433b1..6499ce36 100644
--- a/web/components/answers/answer-bet-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/answers/answer-bet-panel.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { Answer } from 'common/answer'
 import { FreeResponseContract } from 'common/contract'
 import { BuyAmountInput } from '../amount-input'
 import { Col } from '../layout/col'
-import { APIError, placeBet } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { APIError, placeBet } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { Row } from '../layout/row'
 import { Spacer } from '../layout/spacer'
 import {
diff --git a/web/components/answers/answer-resolve-panel.tsx b/web/components/answers/answer-resolve-panel.tsx
index 6b8e2885..5b59f050 100644
--- a/web/components/answers/answer-resolve-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/answers/answer-resolve-panel.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useState } from 'react'
 
 import { Contract, FreeResponse } from 'common/contract'
 import { Col } from '../layout/col'
-import { APIError, resolveMarket } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { APIError, resolveMarket } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { Row } from '../layout/row'
 import { ChooseCancelSelector } from '../yes-no-selector'
 import { ResolveConfirmationButton } from '../confirmation-button'
diff --git a/web/components/answers/create-answer-panel.tsx b/web/components/answers/create-answer-panel.tsx
index 41745b09..ce266778 100644
--- a/web/components/answers/create-answer-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/answers/create-answer-panel.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { findBestMatch } from 'string-similarity'
 import { FreeResponseContract } from 'common/contract'
 import { BuyAmountInput } from '../amount-input'
 import { Col } from '../layout/col'
-import { APIError, createAnswer } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { APIError, createAnswer } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { Row } from '../layout/row'
 import {
   formatMoney,
diff --git a/web/components/bet-panel.tsx b/web/components/bet-panel.tsx
index 271eeecc..558697ef 100644
--- a/web/components/bet-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/bet-panel.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ import { getBinaryCpmmBetInfo } from 'common/new-bet'
 import { Title } from './title'
 import { User } from 'web/lib/firebase/users'
 import { Bet, LimitBet } from 'common/bet'
-import { APIError, placeBet } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
-import { sellShares } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { APIError, placeBet } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
+import { sellShares } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { AmountInput, BuyAmountInput } from './amount-input'
 import { InfoTooltip } from './info-tooltip'
 import { BinaryOutcomeLabel } from './outcome-label'
diff --git a/web/components/bets-list.tsx b/web/components/bets-list.tsx
index 72ac23db..40eaf04b 100644
--- a/web/components/bets-list.tsx
+++ b/web/components/bets-list.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
 } from 'web/lib/firebase/contracts'
 import { Row } from './layout/row'
 import { UserLink } from './user-page'
-import { sellBet } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { sellBet } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { ConfirmationButton } from './confirmation-button'
 import { OutcomeLabel, YesLabel, NoLabel } from './outcome-label'
 import { filterDefined } from 'common/util/array'
diff --git a/web/components/contract/quick-bet.tsx b/web/components/contract/quick-bet.tsx
index 0ce1c3f5..09a5d4bc 100644
--- a/web/components/contract/quick-bet.tsx
+++ b/web/components/contract/quick-bet.tsx
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ import {
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import toast from 'react-hot-toast'
 import { useUserContractBets } from 'web/hooks/use-user-bets'
-import { placeBet } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { placeBet } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { getBinaryProb, getBinaryProbPercent } from 'web/lib/firebase/contracts'
 import TriangleDownFillIcon from 'web/lib/icons/triangle-down-fill-icon'
 import TriangleFillIcon from 'web/lib/icons/triangle-fill-icon'
 import { Col } from '../layout/col'
 import { OUTCOME_TO_COLOR } from '../outcome-label'
 import { useSaveBinaryShares } from '../use-save-binary-shares'
-import { sellShares } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { sellShares } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { calculateCpmmSale, getCpmmProbability } from 'common/calculate-cpmm'
 import { track } from 'web/lib/service/analytics'
 import { formatNumericProbability } from 'common/pseudo-numeric'
diff --git a/web/components/groups/create-group-button.tsx b/web/components/groups/create-group-button.tsx
index b6b11292..0685d8e4 100644
--- a/web/components/groups/create-group-button.tsx
+++ b/web/components/groups/create-group-button.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Title } from '../title'
 import { FilterSelectUsers } from 'web/components/filter-select-users'
 import { User } from 'common/user'
 import { MAX_GROUP_NAME_LENGTH } from 'common/group'
-import { createGroup } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { createGroup } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 
 export function CreateGroupButton(props: {
   user: User
diff --git a/web/components/limit-bets.tsx b/web/components/limit-bets.tsx
index 5a6a67c0..82ae627d 100644
--- a/web/components/limit-bets.tsx
+++ b/web/components/limit-bets.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { getFormattedMappedValue } from 'common/pseudo-numeric'
 import { formatMoney, formatPercent } from 'common/util/format'
 import { sortBy } from 'lodash'
 import { useState } from 'react'
-import { cancelBet } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { cancelBet } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { Col } from './layout/col'
 import { LoadingIndicator } from './loading-indicator'
 import { BinaryOutcomeLabel, PseudoNumericOutcomeLabel } from './outcome-label'
diff --git a/web/components/liquidity-panel.tsx b/web/components/liquidity-panel.tsx
index d1e066be..7ecadeb7 100644
--- a/web/components/liquidity-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/liquidity-panel.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { CPMMContract } from 'common/contract'
 import { formatMoney } from 'common/util/format'
 import { useUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
-import { addLiquidity, withdrawLiquidity } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { addLiquidity, withdrawLiquidity } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { AmountInput } from './amount-input'
 import { Row } from './layout/row'
 import { useUserLiquidity } from 'web/hooks/use-liquidity'
diff --git a/web/components/notifications-icon.tsx b/web/components/notifications-icon.tsx
index 2938fd17..478b4ad4 100644
--- a/web/components/notifications-icon.tsx
+++ b/web/components/notifications-icon.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { usePrivateUser, useUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { useUnseenPreferredNotificationGroups } from 'web/hooks/use-notifications'
 import { NOTIFICATIONS_PER_PAGE } from 'web/pages/notifications'
-import { requestBonuses } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { requestBonuses } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { PrivateUser } from 'common/user'
 
 export default function NotificationsIcon(props: { className?: string }) {
diff --git a/web/components/numeric-bet-panel.tsx b/web/components/numeric-bet-panel.tsx
index 9246bc89..e3b4bc29 100644
--- a/web/components/numeric-bet-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/numeric-bet-panel.tsx
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ import {
 import { NumericContract } from 'common/contract'
 import { formatPercent, formatMoney } from 'common/util/format'
 
-import { useUser } from '../hooks/use-user'
-import { APIError, placeBet } from '../lib/firebase/api-call'
-import { User } from '../lib/firebase/users'
+import { useUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
+import { APIError, placeBet } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
+import { User } from 'web/lib/firebase/users'
 import { BuyAmountInput } from './amount-input'
 import { BucketInput } from './bucket-input'
 import { Col } from './layout/col'
diff --git a/web/components/numeric-resolution-panel.tsx b/web/components/numeric-resolution-panel.tsx
index 98a2aabc..371dd94b 100644
--- a/web/components/numeric-resolution-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/numeric-resolution-panel.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { NumberCancelSelector } from './yes-no-selector'
 import { Spacer } from './layout/spacer'
 import { ResolveConfirmationButton } from './confirmation-button'
 import { NumericContract, PseudoNumericContract } from 'common/contract'
-import { APIError, resolveMarket } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { APIError, resolveMarket } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { BucketInput } from './bucket-input'
 import { getPseudoProbability } from 'common/pseudo-numeric'
 
diff --git a/web/components/resolution-panel.tsx b/web/components/resolution-panel.tsx
index a46d9478..10dee789 100644
--- a/web/components/resolution-panel.tsx
+++ b/web/components/resolution-panel.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { User } from 'web/lib/firebase/users'
 import { YesNoCancelSelector } from './yes-no-selector'
 import { Spacer } from './layout/spacer'
 import { ResolveConfirmationButton } from './confirmation-button'
-import { APIError, resolveMarket } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { APIError, resolveMarket } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { ProbabilitySelector } from './probability-selector'
 import { DPM_CREATOR_FEE } from 'common/fees'
 import { getProbability } from 'common/calculate'
diff --git a/web/components/tipper.tsx b/web/components/tipper.tsx
index e4b6580f..68ca5308 100644
--- a/web/components/tipper.tsx
+++ b/web/components/tipper.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { debounce, sum } from 'lodash'
 import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { CommentTips } from 'web/hooks/use-tip-txns'
 import { useUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
-import { transact } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { transact } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { track } from 'web/lib/service/analytics'
 import { Row } from './layout/row'
 import { Tooltip } from './tooltip'
diff --git a/web/lib/api/proxy.ts b/web/lib/api/proxy.ts
index 294868ac..98ea161d 100644
--- a/web/lib/api/proxy.ts
+++ b/web/lib/api/proxy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from 'next'
 import { promisify } from 'util'
 import { pipeline } from 'stream'
-import { getFunctionUrl } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { getFunctionUrl } from 'common/api'
 import fetch, { Headers, Response } from 'node-fetch'
 
 function getProxiedRequestHeaders(req: NextApiRequest, whitelist: string[]) {
diff --git a/web/lib/firebase/api-call.ts b/web/lib/firebase/api.ts
similarity index 71%
rename from web/lib/firebase/api-call.ts
rename to web/lib/firebase/api.ts
index fc1e78bd..a6bd4359 100644
--- a/web/lib/firebase/api-call.ts
+++ b/web/lib/firebase/api.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 import { auth } from './users'
-import { ENV_CONFIG } from 'common/envs/constants'
-
-export class APIError extends Error {
-  code: number
-  details?: string
-  constructor(code: number, message: string, details?: string) {
-    super(message)
-    this.code = code
-    this.name = 'APIError'
-    this.details = details
-  }
-}
+import { APIError, getFunctionUrl } from 'common/api'
+export { APIError } from 'common/api'
 
 export async function call(url: string, method: string, params: any) {
   const user = auth.currentUser
@@ -35,21 +25,6 @@ export async function call(url: string, method: string, params: any) {
   })
 }
 
-// Our users access the API through the Vercel proxy routes at /api/v0/blah,
-// but right now at least until we get performance under control let's have the
-// app just hit the cloud functions directly -- there's no difference and it's
-// one less hop
-
-export function getFunctionUrl(name: string) {
-  if (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_FIREBASE_EMULATE) {
-    const { projectId, region } = ENV_CONFIG.firebaseConfig
-    return `http://localhost:5001/${projectId}/${region}/${name}`
-  } else {
-    const { cloudRunId, cloudRunRegion } = ENV_CONFIG
-    return `https://${name}-${cloudRunId}-${cloudRunRegion}.a.run.app`
-  }
-}
-
 export function createAnswer(params: any) {
   return call(getFunctionUrl('createanswer'), 'POST', params)
 }
diff --git a/web/lib/firebase/users.ts b/web/lib/firebase/users.ts
index d2e1ee04..29cc9266 100644
--- a/web/lib/firebase/users.ts
+++ b/web/lib/firebase/users.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
 import { zip } from 'lodash'
 import { app, db } from './init'
 import { PortfolioMetrics, PrivateUser, User } from 'common/user'
-import { createUser } from './api-call'
+import { createUser } from './api'
 import {
   coll,
   getValue,
diff --git a/web/lib/service/stripe.ts b/web/lib/service/stripe.ts
index bedd68aa..64d79487 100644
--- a/web/lib/service/stripe.ts
+++ b/web/lib/service/stripe.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { getFunctionUrl } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { getFunctionUrl } from 'common/api'
 
 export const checkoutURL = (
   userId: string,
diff --git a/web/pages/charity/[charitySlug].tsx b/web/pages/charity/[charitySlug].tsx
index c3e0912a..2cefa13b 100644
--- a/web/pages/charity/[charitySlug].tsx
+++ b/web/pages/charity/[charitySlug].tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { Spacer } from 'web/components/layout/spacer'
 import { User } from 'common/user'
 import { useUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
 import { Linkify } from 'web/components/linkify'
-import { transact } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { transact } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { charities, Charity } from 'common/charity'
 import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import Custom404 from '../404'
diff --git a/web/pages/create.tsx b/web/pages/create.tsx
index f26d5687..f9b0dd00 100644
--- a/web/pages/create.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/create.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import Textarea from 'react-expanding-textarea'
 import { Spacer } from 'web/components/layout/spacer'
 import { useUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
 import { Contract, contractPath } from 'web/lib/firebase/contracts'
-import { createMarket } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { createMarket } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { FIXED_ANTE } from 'common/antes'
 import { InfoTooltip } from 'web/components/info-tooltip'
 import { Page } from 'web/components/page'
diff --git a/web/pages/link/[slug].tsx b/web/pages/link/[slug].tsx
index b36a9057..01597a15 100644
--- a/web/pages/link/[slug].tsx
+++ b/web/pages/link/[slug].tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { useRouter } from 'next/router'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 import { SEO } from 'web/components/SEO'
 import { Title } from 'web/components/title'
-import { claimManalink } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { claimManalink } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { useManalink } from 'web/lib/firebase/manalinks'
 import { ManalinkCard } from 'web/components/manalink-card'
 import { useUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
diff --git a/web/pages/make-predictions.tsx b/web/pages/make-predictions.tsx
index ce694278..b22fe371 100644
--- a/web/pages/make-predictions.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/make-predictions.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { Linkify } from 'web/components/linkify'
 import { Page } from 'web/components/page'
 import { Title } from 'web/components/title'
 import { useUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
-import { createMarket } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { createMarket } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { contractPath } from 'web/lib/firebase/contracts'
 
 type Prediction = {
diff --git a/web/pages/profile.tsx b/web/pages/profile.tsx
index 62177825..b80698ae 100644
--- a/web/pages/profile.tsx
+++ b/web/pages/profile.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { Title } from 'web/components/title'
 import { usePrivateUser, useUser } from 'web/hooks/use-user'
 import { formatMoney } from 'common/util/format'
 import { cleanDisplayName, cleanUsername } from 'common/util/clean-username'
-import { changeUserInfo } from 'web/lib/firebase/api-call'
+import { changeUserInfo } from 'web/lib/firebase/api'
 import { uploadImage } from 'web/lib/firebase/storage'
 import { Col } from 'web/components/layout/col'
 import { Row } from 'web/components/layout/row'