diff --git a/app/lib/runtime_utils.py b/app/lib/runtime_utils.py
index cfbcced..2a6af4c 100644
--- a/app/lib/runtime_utils.py
+++ b/app/lib/runtime_utils.py
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ def update_relay_configuration(new_configuration_key, new_configuration_value):
         return False, err
 
 
+def get_relaychain_metadata():
+    relay_client = get_relay_chain_client()
+    return relay_client.rpc_request(method='state_getMetadata', params=[])['result']
+
+
 def get_parachain_runtime(para_id):
     para_client = get_parachain_node_client(para_id)
     relay_client = get_relay_chain_client()
@@ -66,6 +71,11 @@ def get_parachain_runtime(para_id):
     return runtime_info
 
 
+def get_parachain_metadata(para_id):
+    para_client = get_parachain_node_client(para_id)
+    return para_client.rpc_request(method='state_getMetadata', params=[])['result']
+
+
 def runtime_upgrade(runtime_name, runtime_wasm, schedule_blocks_wait=None):
     log.info(f'Upgrading relay-chain runtime to {runtime_name} \
             {" with " + schedule_blocks_wait + " blocks " if schedule_blocks_wait else ""}')
diff --git a/app/routers/apis.py b/app/routers/apis.py
index 3047882..98969d7 100644
--- a/app/routers/apis.py
+++ b/app/routers/apis.py
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Path, Query, HTTPException, File, UploadFile
-from starlette.responses import JSONResponse, PlainTextResponse
+from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse, PlainTextResponse, Response
 from substrateinterface import Keypair
 
 from app.config.network_configuration import network_sudo_seed
 from app.lib.balance_utils import teleport_funds, transfer_funds
+from app.lib.cron_tasks import list_cron_tasks, exec_cron_task
 from app.lib.kubernetes_client import list_validator_stateful_sets
 from app.lib.log_utils import get_node_pod_logs
 from app.lib.network_utils import list_substrate_nodes, list_validators, list_parachains, list_parachain_collators, \
@@ -17,11 +18,10 @@
     register_validator_nodes, register_validator_addresses, deregister_validator_nodes, register_collator_nodes, \
     deregister_collator_nodes, add_invulnerable_collators, remove_invulnerable_collators, \
     set_collator_nodes_keys_on_chain
+from app.lib.parachain_manager import parachain_runtime_upgrade
 from app.lib.runtime_utils import get_relay_runtime, get_relay_active_configuration, update_relay_configuration, \
-    get_parachain_runtime, runtime_upgrade
+    get_parachain_runtime, runtime_upgrade, get_relaychain_metadata, get_parachain_metadata
 from app.lib.substrate import get_relay_chain_client
-from app.lib.parachain_manager import parachain_runtime_upgrade
-from app.lib.cron_tasks import list_cron_tasks, exec_cron_task
 
 log = logging.getLogger('router_apis')
 
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ async def update_runtime_configuration(new_configuration_keys: Dict[str, Any]):
     return PlainTextResponse("OK")
 
 
+@router.get("/runtime/metadata")
+async def get_relaychain_runtime_metadata():
+    return Response(content=get_relaychain_metadata(), media_type="application/octet-stream")
+
+
 @router.get("/parachains/{para_id}/runtime")
 async def get_runtime_parachain(
     para_id: str = Path(description="ID of the parachain for which to get runtime info")
@@ -96,6 +101,13 @@ async def get_runtime_parachain(
     return JSONResponse(get_parachain_runtime(para_id))
 
 
+@router.get("/parachains/{para_id}/runtime/metadata")
+async def get_parachain_runtime_metadata(
+    para_id: str = Path(description="ID of the parachain for which to get runtime metadata")
+):
+    return Response(content=get_parachain_metadata(para_id), media_type="application/octet-stream")
+
+
 @router.post("/validators/register")
 async def register_validators(
     statefulset: str = Query(default=None, description="Name of the StatefulSet containing the nodes to be registered"),
diff --git a/tests/node_utils_test.py b/tests/node_utils_test.py
index 8f4678e..d13f850 100644
--- a/tests/node_utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/node_utils_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import time
 import unittest
-import urllib
 
 from testcontainers.core.container import DockerContainer
 from os import environ