diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 07ed37dad..844f3181a 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
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@@ -3116,7 +3144,7 @@ dependencies = [
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@@ -3124,8 +3152,8 @@ dependencies = [
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@@ -3206,5 +3234,6 @@ dependencies = [
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diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
index 496489791..c4870631e 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/Cargo.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ crate-type = ["cdylib", "staticlib"]
 
 [dependencies]
 deltachat = { path = "../", default-features = false }
+deltachat-provider-overview = { git = "https://github.com/deltachat/provider-overview", rev = "366b41a7503973e4ffac3aa5173b419f2f03c211" }
 libc = "0.2"
 human-panic = "1.0.1"
 num-traits = "0.2.6"
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 62a0eb893..e15d02bca 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -442,7 +442,112 @@ char*           dc_get_info                  (dc_context_t* context);
  */
 char*           dc_get_oauth2_url            (dc_context_t* context, const char* addr, const char* redirect_uri);
 
+/**
+ * Opaque object containing information about one single email provider.
+ */
+typedef struct _dc_provider  dc_provider_t;
 
+/**
+ * Create a provider struct for the given domain.
+ *
+ * @param doamin The domain to get provider info for.
+ * @return a dc_provider_t struct which can be used with the dc_provider_get_*
+ *     accessor functions.  If no provider info is found, NULL will be
+ *     returned.
+ */
+dc_provider_t*  dc_provider_new_from_domain           (char* domain);
+
+/**
+ * Create a provider struct for the given email address.
+ *
+ * The provider is extracted from the email address and it's information is returned.
+ *
+ * @param email The user's email address to extract the provider info form.
+ * @return a dc_provider_t struct which can be used with the dc_provider_get_*
+ *     accessor functions.  If no provider info is found, NULL will be
+ *     returned.
+ */
+dc_provider_t*  dc_provider_new_from_email            (char* email);
+
+/**
+ * URL of the overview page.
+ *
+ * This URL allows linking to the providers page on providers.delta.chat.
+ *
+ * @param provider The dc_provider_t struct.
+ * @return A string which must be free()d.
+ */
+char*           dc_provider_get_overview_page         (const dc_provider_t* provider);
+
+/**
+ * The provider's name.
+ *
+ * The name of the provider, e.g. "POSTEO".
+ *
+ * @param provider The dc_provider_t struct.
+ * @return A string which must be free()d.
+ */
+char*           dc_provider_get_name                  (const dc_provider_t* provider);
+
+/**
+ * The markdown content of the providers page.
+ *
+ * This contains the preparation steps or additional information if the status
+ * is DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_BROKEN.
+ *
+ * @param provider The dc_provider_t struct.
+ * @return A string which must be free()d.
+ */
+char*           dc_provider_get_markdown              (const dc_provider_t* provider);
+
+/**
+ * Date of when the state was last checked/updated.
+ *
+ * This is returned as a string.
+ *
+ * @param provider The dc_provider_t struct.
+ * @return A string which must be free()d.
+ */
+char*           dc_provider_get_status_date           (const dc_provider_t* provider);
+
+/**
+ * Whether DC works with this provider.
+ *
+ * Can be one of @ref DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_OK, @ref
+ * DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_PREPARATION and @ref DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_BROKEN.
+ *
+ * @param provider The dc_provider_t struct.
+ * @return The status as a constant number.
+ */
+int             dc_provider_get_status                (const dc_provider_t* provider);
+
+/**
+ * Free the provider info struct.
+ *
+ * @param provider The dc_provider_t struct.
+ */
+void            dc_provider_unref                     (const dc_provider_t* provider);
+
+/**
+ * Provider status returned by dc_provider_get_status().
+ *
+ * Works right out of the box without any preperation steps needed
+ */
+#define         DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_OK           1
+
+/**
+ * Provider status returned by dc_provider_get_status().
+ *
+ * Works, but preparation steps are needed
+ */
+#define         DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_PREPARATION  2
+
+/**
+ * Provider status returned by dc_provider_get_status().
+ *
+ * Doesn't work (too unstable to use falls also in this category)
+ */
+#define         DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_BROKEN       3
 
 // connect
 
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 9db32d115..7486e91f1 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -2813,6 +2813,8 @@ fn as_opt_str<'a>(s: *const libc::c_char) -> Option<&'a str> {
     Some(dc_tools::as_str(s))
 }
 
+pub mod providers;
+
 pub trait ResultExt<T> {
     fn unwrap_or_log_default(self, context: &context::Context, message: &str) -> T;
     fn log_err(&self, context: &context::Context, message: &str);
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/providers.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/providers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c235984b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/providers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+extern crate deltachat_provider_overview;
+
+use std::ptr;
+
+use deltachat::dc_tools::{as_str, StrExt};
+use deltachat_provider_overview::StatusState;
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub type dc_provider_t = deltachat_provider_overview::Provider;
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_provider_new_from_domain(
+    domain: *const libc::c_char,
+) -> *const dc_provider_t {
+    match deltachat_provider_overview::get_provider_info(as_str(domain)) {
+        Some(provider) => provider,
+        None => ptr::null(),
+    }
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_provider_new_from_email(
+    email: *const libc::c_char,
+) -> *const dc_provider_t {
+    let domain = deltachat_provider_overview::get_domain_from_email(as_str(email));
+    match deltachat_provider_overview::get_provider_info(domain) {
+        Some(provider) => provider,
+        None => ptr::null(),
+    }
+}
+
+macro_rules! null_guard {
+    ($context:tt) => {
+        if $context.is_null() {
+            return ptr::null_mut() as *mut libc::c_char;
+        }
+    };
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_provider_get_overview_page(
+    provider: *const dc_provider_t,
+) -> *mut libc::c_char {
+    null_guard!(provider);
+    format!(
+        "{}/{}",
+        deltachat_provider_overview::PROVIDER_OVERVIEW_URL,
+        (*provider).overview_page
+    )
+    .strdup()
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_provider_get_name(provider: *const dc_provider_t) -> *mut libc::c_char {
+    null_guard!(provider);
+    (*provider).name.strdup()
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_provider_get_markdown(
+    provider: *const dc_provider_t,
+) -> *mut libc::c_char {
+    null_guard!(provider);
+    (*provider).markdown.strdup()
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_provider_get_status_date(
+    provider: *const dc_provider_t,
+) -> *mut libc::c_char {
+    null_guard!(provider);
+    (*provider).status.date.strdup()
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_provider_get_status(provider: *const dc_provider_t) -> u32 {
+    if provider.is_null() {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    match (*provider).status.state {
+        StatusState::OK => 1,
+        StatusState::PREPARATION => 2,
+        StatusState::BROKEN => 3,
+    }
+}
+
+#[no_mangle]
+pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_provider_unref(_provider: *const dc_provider_t) {
+    ()
+}
+
+// TODO expose general provider overview url?
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/const.py b/python/src/deltachat/const.py
index 391747afe..534510b5e 100644
--- a/python/src/deltachat/const.py
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/const.py
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ from os.path import join as joinpath
 # this works well when you in a git-checkout
 # run "python deltachat/const.py" to regenerate events
 # begin const generated
+DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_OK = 1
+DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_PREPARATION = 2
+DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_BROKEN = 3
 DC_GCL_ARCHIVED_ONLY = 0x01
 DC_GCL_NO_SPECIALS = 0x02
 DC_GCL_ADD_ALLDONE_HINT = 0x04
@@ -84,7 +87,8 @@ DC_EVENT_IS_OFFLINE = 2081
 
 
 def read_event_defines(f):
-    rex = re.compile(r'#define\s+((?:DC_EVENT_|DC_QR|DC_MSG|DC_STATE_|DC_CONTACT_ID_|DC_GCL|DC_CHAT)\S+)\s+([x\d]+).*')
+    rex = re.compile(r'#define\s+((?:DC_EVENT_|DC_QR|DC_MSG|DC_STATE_|'
+                     r'DC_CONTACT_ID_|DC_GCL|DC_CHAT|DC_PROVIDER)\S+)\s+([x\d]+).*')
     for line in f:
         m = rex.match(line)
         if m:
diff --git a/python/src/deltachat/provider.py b/python/src/deltachat/provider.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad98daf96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/src/deltachat/provider.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+"""Provider info class."""
+
+from .capi import ffi, lib
+from .cutil import as_dc_charpointer, from_dc_charpointer
+
+
+class ProviderNotFoundError(Exception):
+    """The provider information was not found."""
+
+
+class Provider(object):
+    """Provider information.
+
+    :param domain: The domain to get the provider info for, this is
+    normally the part following the `@` of the domain.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, domain):
+        provider = ffi.gc(
+            lib.dc_provider_new_from_domain(as_dc_charpointer(domain)),
+            lib.dc_provider_unref,
+        )
+        if provider == ffi.NULL:
+            raise ProviderNotFoundError("Provider not found")
+        self._provider = provider
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_email(cls, email):
+        """Create provider info from an email address.
+
+        :param email: Email address to get provider info for.
+        """
+        return cls(email.split('@')[-1])
+
+    @property
+    def overview_page(self):
+        """URL to the overview page of the provider on providers.delta.chat."""
+        return from_dc_charpointer(
+            lib.dc_provider_get_overview_page(self._provider))
+
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        """The name of the provider."""
+        return from_dc_charpointer(lib.dc_provider_get_name(self._provider))
+
+    @property
+    def markdown(self):
+        """Content of the information page, formatted as markdown."""
+        return from_dc_charpointer(
+            lib.dc_provider_get_markdown(self._provider))
+
+    @property
+    def status_date(self):
+        """The date the provider info was last updated, as a string."""
+        return from_dc_charpointer(
+            lib.dc_provider_get_status_date(self._provider))
+
+    @property
+    def status(self):
+        """The status of the provider information.
+
+        This is one of the
+        :attr:`deltachat.const.DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_OK`,
+        :attr:`deltachat.const.DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_PREPARATION` or
+        :attr:`deltachat.const.DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_BROKEN` constants.
+        """
+        return lib.dc_provider_get_status(self._provider)
diff --git a/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py b/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py
index 9c13dcdd5..f824fb4ef 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_lowlevel.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
-from deltachat import capi, const, set_context_callback, clear_context_callback
+from deltachat import capi, cutil, const, set_context_callback, clear_context_callback
 from deltachat.capi import ffi
 from deltachat.capi import lib
 from deltachat.account import EventLogger
@@ -83,3 +83,18 @@ def test_markseen_invalid_message_ids(acfactory):
     msg_ids = [9]
     lib.dc_markseen_msgs(ac1._dc_context, msg_ids, len(msg_ids))
     ac1._evlogger.ensure_event_not_queued("DC_EVENT_WARNING|DC_EVENT_ERROR")
+
+
+def test_provider_info():
+    provider = lib.dc_provider_new_from_email(cutil.as_dc_charpointer("ex@example.com"))
+    assert cutil.from_dc_charpointer(
+        lib.dc_provider_get_overview_page(provider)
+    ) == "https://providers.delta.chat/example.com"
+    assert cutil.from_dc_charpointer(lib.dc_provider_get_name(provider)) == "Example"
+    assert cutil.from_dc_charpointer(lib.dc_provider_get_markdown(provider)) == "\n..."
+    assert cutil.from_dc_charpointer(lib.dc_provider_get_status_date(provider)) == "2018-09"
+    assert lib.dc_provider_get_status(provider) == const.DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_PREPARATION
+
+
+def test_provider_info_none():
+    assert lib.dc_provider_new_from_email(cutil.as_dc_charpointer("email@unexistent.no")) == ffi.NULL
diff --git a/python/tests/test_provider_info.py b/python/tests/test_provider_info.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10c9fb27d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/test_provider_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import pytest
+
+from deltachat import const
+from deltachat import provider
+
+
+def test_provider_info_from_email():
+    example = provider.Provider.from_email("email@example.com")
+    assert example.overview_page == "https://providers.delta.chat/example.com"
+    assert example.name == "Example"
+    assert example.markdown == "\n..."
+    assert example.status_date == "2018-09"
+    assert example.status == const.DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_PREPARATION
+
+
+def test_provider_info_from_domain():
+    example = provider.Provider("example.com")
+    assert example.overview_page == "https://providers.delta.chat/example.com"
+    assert example.name == "Example"
+    assert example.markdown == "\n..."
+    assert example.status_date == "2018-09"
+    assert example.status == const.DC_PROVIDER_STATUS_PREPARATION
+
+
+def test_provider_info_none():
+    with pytest.raises(provider.ProviderNotFoundError):
+        provider.Provider.from_email("email@unexistent.no")