diff --git a/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
index 4da5c9b..c413d99 100644
--- a/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
@@ -16,4 +16,9 @@
 		@project = project
 		mail(to: @user.email, subject: "DMP access removed")
 	end
+
+    def api_token_granted_notification(user)
+        @user = user
+        mail(to: @user.email, subject: I18n.t('helper.api_mail_subject')
+    end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/views/user_mailer/api_token_granted_notification.html.erb b/app/views/user_mailer/api_token_granted_notification.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..817a6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/user_mailer/api_token_granted_notification.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<p><% t('custom_devise.hello') %><%= @user.name %></p>
+
+
+<p>
+<% t('helpers.api_granted') %>"<%= link_to t('helpers.api_view_token'), controller: "users", action: "edit") %>".
+</p>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 78677f9..7465458 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -353,6 +353,11 @@
     error_registration_check: 'Error processing registration. Please check that you have entered a valid email address and that your chosen password is at least 8 characters long.'
     api_token: 'API token'
     api_info: 'API Information'
+    api_use: 'How to use the API'
+    api_granted: 'You have been granted permission by your organisation to use our API.'
+    api_view_token: 'Your API token and instructions for using the API endpoints can be found here.'
+    api_mail_subject: 'API Permission Granted'
+
 
     text_area: "Text area"
     text_field: "Text field"