diff --git a/hmy/api_backend.go b/hmy/api_backend.go
index 639543169..7e51a54d7 100644
--- a/hmy/api_backend.go
+++ b/hmy/api_backend.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/types"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/vm"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/params"
+	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/shard"
 )
 
 // APIBackend An implementation of internal/hmyapi/Backend. Full client.
@@ -233,6 +234,20 @@ func (b *APIBackend) GetShardID() uint32 {
 	return b.hmy.shardID
 }
 
+// GetCommittee returns committee for a particular epoch.
+func (b *APIBackend) GetCommittee(epoch *big.Int) (*shard.Committee, error) {
+	state, err := b.hmy.BlockChain().ReadShardState(epoch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, committee := range state {
+		if committee.ShardID == b.GetShardID() {
+			return &committee, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 // ResendCx retrieve blockHash from txID and add blockHash to CxPool for resending
 func (b *APIBackend) ResendCx(ctx context.Context, txID common.Hash) (uint64, bool) {
 	blockHash, blockNum, index := b.hmy.BlockChain().ReadTxLookupEntry(txID)
diff --git a/internal/hmyapi/backend.go b/internal/hmyapi/backend.go
index 360defc49..f940d6922 100644
--- a/internal/hmyapi/backend.go
+++ b/internal/hmyapi/backend.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/types"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/core/vm"
 	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/internal/params"
+	"github.com/harmony-one/harmony/shard"
 )
 
 // Backend interface provides the common API services (that are provided by
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ type Backend interface {
 	CurrentBlock() *types.Block
 	// Get balance
 	GetBalance(address common.Address) (*hexutil.Big, error)
+	// Get committee for a particular epoch
+	GetCommittee(epoch *big.Int) (*shard.Committee, error)
 	GetShardID() uint32
 
 	// retrieve the blockHash using txID and add blockHash to CxPool for resending
diff --git a/internal/hmyapi/blockchain.go b/internal/hmyapi/blockchain.go
index 33b9532ef..c36a8b374 100644
--- a/internal/hmyapi/blockchain.go
+++ b/internal/hmyapi/blockchain.go
@@ -63,6 +63,36 @@ func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) GetBlockByHash(ctx context.Context, blockHash comm
 	return nil, err
 }
 
+// GetCommittee returns committee for a particular epoch.
+func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) GetCommittee(ctx context.Context, epoch int64) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	committee, err := s.b.GetCommittee(big.NewInt(epoch))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	validators := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0)
+	for _, validator := range committee.NodeList {
+		validatorBalance := new(hexutil.Big)
+		validatorBalance, err = s.b.GetBalance(validator.EcdsaAddress)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		oneAddress, err := internal_common.AddressToBech32(validator.EcdsaAddress)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		validatorsFields := map[string]interface{}{
+			"address": oneAddress,
+			"balance": validatorBalance,
+		}
+		validators = append(validators, validatorsFields)
+	}
+	result := map[string]interface{}{
+		"shardID":    committee.ShardID,
+		"validators": validators,
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 // GetShardingStructure returns an array of sharding structures.
 func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) GetShardingStructure(ctx context.Context) ([]map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	// Get header and number of shards.