diff --git a/i18n/en.json b/i18n/en.json
index 338eba46e69..41f0790b4b0 100644
--- a/i18n/en.json
+++ b/i18n/en.json
@@ -5103,6 +5103,10 @@
     "id": "model.utils.decode_json.app_error",
     "translation": "could not decode"
   },
+  {
+    "id": "plugin.rpcplugin.invocation.error",
+    "translation": "Error invoking plugin RPC"
+  },
   {
     "id": "store.sql.alter_column_type.critical",
     "translation": "Failed to alter column type %v"
diff --git a/plugin/api.go b/plugin/api.go
index c62ae0f55b4..40a551e32b8 100644
--- a/plugin/api.go
+++ b/plugin/api.go
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 package plugin
 
+import (
+	"github.com/mattermost/platform/model"
+)
+
 type API interface {
 	// LoadPluginConfiguration loads the plugin's configuration. dest should be a pointer to a
 	// struct that the configuration JSON can be unmarshalled to.
 	LoadPluginConfiguration(dest interface{}) error
+
+	// GetTeamByName gets a team by its name.
+	GetTeamByName(name string) (*model.Team, *model.AppError)
+
+	// GetUserByUsername gets a user by their username.
+	GetUserByUsername(name string) (*model.User, *model.AppError)
+
+	// GetChannelByName gets a channel by its name.
+	GetChannelByName(name, teamId string) (*model.Channel, *model.AppError)
+
+	// CreatePost creates a post.
+	CreatePost(post *model.Post) (*model.Post, *model.AppError)
 }
diff --git a/plugin/plugintest/api.go b/plugin/plugintest/api.go
index 2f1db88cf41..6555a966c5d 100644
--- a/plugin/plugintest/api.go
+++ b/plugin/plugintest/api.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package plugintest
 import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 
+	"github.com/mattermost/platform/model"
 	"github.com/mattermost/platform/plugin"
 )
 
@@ -15,3 +16,43 @@ var _ plugin.API = (*API)(nil)
 func (m *API) LoadPluginConfiguration(dest interface{}) error {
 	return m.Called(dest).Error(0)
 }
+
+func (m *API) GetTeamByName(name string) (*model.Team, *model.AppError) {
+	ret := m.Called(name)
+	if f, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) (*model.Team, *model.AppError)); ok {
+		return f(name)
+	}
+	team, _ := ret.Get(0).(*model.Team)
+	err, _ := ret.Get(1).(*model.AppError)
+	return team, err
+}
+
+func (m *API) GetUserByUsername(name string) (*model.User, *model.AppError) {
+	ret := m.Called(name)
+	if f, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(string) (*model.User, *model.AppError)); ok {
+		return f(name)
+	}
+	user, _ := ret.Get(0).(*model.User)
+	err, _ := ret.Get(1).(*model.AppError)
+	return user, err
+}
+
+func (m *API) GetChannelByName(name, teamId string) (*model.Channel, *model.AppError) {
+	ret := m.Called(name, teamId)
+	if f, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(_, _ string) (*model.Channel, *model.AppError)); ok {
+		return f(name, teamId)
+	}
+	channel, _ := ret.Get(0).(*model.Channel)
+	err, _ := ret.Get(1).(*model.AppError)
+	return channel, err
+}
+
+func (m *API) CreatePost(post *model.Post) (*model.Post, *model.AppError) {
+	ret := m.Called(post)
+	if f, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(*model.Post) (*model.Post, *model.AppError)); ok {
+		return f(post)
+	}
+	postOut, _ := ret.Get(0).(*model.Post)
+	err, _ := ret.Get(1).(*model.AppError)
+	return postOut, err
+}
diff --git a/plugin/rpcplugin/api.go b/plugin/rpcplugin/api.go
index 84eb3baae68..e1a297b0ac0 100644
--- a/plugin/rpcplugin/api.go
+++ b/plugin/rpcplugin/api.go
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ package rpcplugin
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/rpc"
 
+	"github.com/mattermost/platform/model"
 	"github.com/mattermost/platform/plugin"
 )
 
@@ -13,9 +15,9 @@ type LocalAPI struct {
 	muxer *Muxer
 }
 
-func (h *LocalAPI) LoadPluginConfiguration(args struct{}, reply *[]byte) error {
+func (api *LocalAPI) LoadPluginConfiguration(args struct{}, reply *[]byte) error {
 	var config interface{}
-	if err := h.api.LoadPluginConfiguration(&config); err != nil {
+	if err := api.api.LoadPluginConfiguration(&config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	b, err := json.Marshal(config)
@@ -26,6 +28,67 @@ func (h *LocalAPI) LoadPluginConfiguration(args struct{}, reply *[]byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+type APITeamReply struct {
+	Team  *model.Team
+	Error *model.AppError
+}
+
+func (api *LocalAPI) GetTeamByName(args string, reply *APITeamReply) error {
+	team, err := api.api.GetTeamByName(args)
+	*reply = APITeamReply{
+		Team:  team,
+		Error: err,
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type APIUserReply struct {
+	User  *model.User
+	Error *model.AppError
+}
+
+func (api *LocalAPI) GetUserByUsername(args string, reply *APIUserReply) error {
+	user, err := api.api.GetUserByUsername(args)
+	*reply = APIUserReply{
+		User:  user,
+		Error: err,
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type APIGetChannelByNameArgs struct {
+	Name   string
+	TeamId string
+}
+
+type APIChannelReply struct {
+	Channel *model.Channel
+	Error   *model.AppError
+}
+
+func (api *LocalAPI) GetChannelByName(args *APIGetChannelByNameArgs, reply *APIChannelReply) error {
+	channel, err := api.api.GetChannelByName(args.Name, args.TeamId)
+	*reply = APIChannelReply{
+		Channel: channel,
+		Error:   err,
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type APIPostReply struct {
+	Post  *model.Post
+	Error *model.AppError
+}
+
+func (api *LocalAPI) CreatePost(args *model.Post, reply *APIPostReply) error {
+	post, err := api.api.CreatePost(args)
+	*reply = APIPostReply{
+		Post:  post,
+		Error: err,
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func ServeAPI(api plugin.API, conn io.ReadWriteCloser, muxer *Muxer) {
 	server := rpc.NewServer()
 	server.Register(&LocalAPI{
@@ -42,14 +105,49 @@ type RemoteAPI struct {
 
 var _ plugin.API = (*RemoteAPI)(nil)
 
-func (h *RemoteAPI) LoadPluginConfiguration(dest interface{}) error {
+func (api *RemoteAPI) LoadPluginConfiguration(dest interface{}) error {
 	var config []byte
-	if err := h.client.Call("LocalAPI.LoadPluginConfiguration", struct{}{}, &config); err != nil {
+	if err := api.client.Call("LocalAPI.LoadPluginConfiguration", struct{}{}, &config); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return json.Unmarshal(config, dest)
 }
 
+func (api *RemoteAPI) GetTeamByName(name string) (*model.Team, *model.AppError) {
+	var reply APITeamReply
+	if err := api.client.Call("LocalAPI.GetTeamByName", name, &reply); err != nil {
+		return nil, model.NewAppError("RemoteAPI.GetTeamByName", "plugin.rpcplugin.invocation.error", nil, "err="+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	return reply.Team, reply.Error
+}
+
+func (api *RemoteAPI) GetUserByUsername(name string) (*model.User, *model.AppError) {
+	var reply APIUserReply
+	if err := api.client.Call("LocalAPI.GetUserByUsername", name, &reply); err != nil {
+		return nil, model.NewAppError("RemoteAPI.GetUserByUsername", "plugin.rpcplugin.invocation.error", nil, "err="+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	return reply.User, reply.Error
+}
+
+func (api *RemoteAPI) GetChannelByName(name, teamId string) (*model.Channel, *model.AppError) {
+	var reply APIChannelReply
+	if err := api.client.Call("LocalAPI.GetChannelByName", &APIGetChannelByNameArgs{
+		Name:   name,
+		TeamId: teamId,
+	}, &reply); err != nil {
+		return nil, model.NewAppError("RemoteAPI.GetChannelByName", "plugin.rpcplugin.invocation.error", nil, "err="+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	return reply.Channel, reply.Error
+}
+
+func (api *RemoteAPI) CreatePost(post *model.Post) (*model.Post, *model.AppError) {
+	var reply APIPostReply
+	if err := api.client.Call("LocalAPI.CreatePost", post, &reply); err != nil {
+		return nil, model.NewAppError("RemoteAPI.CreatePost", "plugin.rpcplugin.invocation.error", nil, "err="+err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}
+	return reply.Post, reply.Error
+}
+
 func (h *RemoteAPI) Close() error {
 	return h.client.Close()
 }
diff --git a/plugin/rpcplugin/api_test.go b/plugin/rpcplugin/api_test.go
index e5543355635..7ef9f51a800 100644
--- a/plugin/rpcplugin/api_test.go
+++ b/plugin/rpcplugin/api_test.go
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ package rpcplugin
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io"
+	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 
+	"github.com/mattermost/platform/model"
 	"github.com/mattermost/platform/plugin"
 	"github.com/mattermost/platform/plugin/plugintest"
 )
@@ -47,11 +49,57 @@ func TestAPI(t *testing.T) {
 		json.Unmarshal([]byte(`{"Foo": "foo", "Bar": {"Baz": "baz"}}`), dest)
 	}).Return(nil)
 
+	testChannel := &model.Channel{
+		Id: "thechannelid",
+	}
+
+	testTeam := &model.Team{
+		Id: "theteamid",
+	}
+	teamNotFoundError := model.NewAppError("SqlTeamStore.GetByName", "store.sql_team.get_by_name.app_error", nil, "name=notateam", http.StatusNotFound)
+
+	testUser := &model.User{
+		Id: "theuserid",
+	}
+
+	testPost := &model.Post{
+		Message: "hello",
+	}
+
+	api.On("GetChannelByName", "foo", "theteamid").Return(testChannel, nil)
+	api.On("GetTeamByName", "foo").Return(testTeam, nil)
+	api.On("GetTeamByName", "notateam").Return(nil, teamNotFoundError)
+	api.On("GetUserByUsername", "foo").Return(testUser, nil)
+	api.On("CreatePost", mock.AnythingOfType("*model.Post")).Return(func(p *model.Post) (*model.Post, *model.AppError) {
+		p.Id = "thepostid"
+		return p, nil
+	})
+
 	testAPIRPC(&api, func(remote plugin.API) {
 		var config Config
 		assert.NoError(t, remote.LoadPluginConfiguration(&config))
-
 		assert.Equal(t, "foo", config.Foo)
 		assert.Equal(t, "baz", config.Bar.Baz)
+
+		channel, err := remote.GetChannelByName("foo", "theteamid")
+		assert.Equal(t, testChannel, channel)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+		user, err := remote.GetUserByUsername("foo")
+		assert.Equal(t, testUser, user)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+		team, err := remote.GetTeamByName("foo")
+		assert.Equal(t, testTeam, team)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
+
+		team, err = remote.GetTeamByName("notateam")
+		assert.Nil(t, team)
+		assert.Equal(t, teamNotFoundError, err)
+
+		post, err := remote.CreatePost(testPost)
+		assert.NotEmpty(t, post.Id)
+		assert.Equal(t, testPost.Message, post.Message)
+		assert.Nil(t, err)
 	})
 }