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diff --git a/app/services/api/character-api.ts b/app/services/api/character-api.ts
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+import { ApiResponse } from "apisauce"
+import { Api } from "./api"
+import { GetCharactersResult } from "./api.types"
+import { getGeneralApiProblem } from "./api-problem"
+
+const API_PAGE_SIZE = 50
+
+export class CharacterApi {
+  private api: Api
+
+  constructor(api: Api) {
+    this.api = api
+  }
+
+  async getCharacters(): Promise<GetCharactersResult> {
+    try {
+      // make the api call
+      const response: ApiResponse<any> = await this.api.apisauce.get(
+        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/infinitered/ignite/master/data/rick-and-morty.json",
+        { amount: API_PAGE_SIZE },
+      )
+
+      // the typical ways to die when calling an api
+      if (!response.ok) {
+        const problem = getGeneralApiProblem(response)
+        if (problem) return problem
+      }
+
+      const characters = response.data.results
+
+      return { kind: "ok", characters }
+    } catch (e) {
+      __DEV__ && console.tron.log(e.message)
+      return { kind: "bad-data" }
+    }
+  }
+}