diff --git a/lib/private/Accounts/Account.php b/lib/private/Accounts/Account.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3702458ec6b1c5ed130ddcde2f0c63c984460a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/private/Accounts/Account.php
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2018 Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @author Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Accounts;
+
+use OCP\Accounts\IAccount;
+use OCP\Accounts\IAccountProperty;
+use OCP\Accounts\PropertyDoesNotExistException;
+use OCP\IUser;
+
+class Account implements IAccount {
+
+	/** @var IAccountProperty[] */
+	private $properties = [];
+
+	/** @var IUser */
+	private $user;
+
+	public function __construct(IUser $user) {
+		$this->user = $user;
+	}
+
+	public function setProperty(string $property, string $value, string $scope, string $verified): IAccount {
+		$this->properties[$property] = new AccountProperty($property, $value, $scope, $verified);
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	public function getProperty(string $property): IAccountProperty {
+		if (!array_key_exists($property, $this->properties)) {
+			throw new PropertyDoesNotExistException($property);
+		}
+		return $this->properties[$property];
+	}
+
+	public function getProperties(): array {
+		return $this->properties;
+	}
+
+	public function getFilteredProperties(string $scope = null, string $verified = null): array {
+		return \array_filter($this->properties, function(IAccountProperty $obj) use ($scope, $verified){
+			if ($scope !== null && $scope !== $obj->getScope()) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			if ($verified !== null && $verified !== $obj->getVerified()) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			return true;
+		});
+	}
+
+	public function jsonSerialize() {
+		return $this->properties;
+	}
+
+	public function getUser(): IUser {
+		return $this->user;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php b/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php
index 524d378f940071d2e844ce98b150601ee8fda893..7f177e9c6589f72c46f27ba42f27bc00e3a467e8 100644
--- a/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/Accounts/AccountManager.php
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 
 namespace OC\Accounts;
 
+use OCP\Accounts\IAccount;
+use OCP\Accounts\IAccountManager;
 use OCP\BackgroundJob\IJobList;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
 use OCP\IUser;
@@ -41,26 +43,7 @@ use OC\Settings\BackgroundJobs\VerifyUserData;
  * @group DB
  * @package OC\Accounts
  */
-class AccountManager {
-
-	/** nobody can see my account details */
-	const VISIBILITY_PRIVATE = 'private';
-	/** only contacts, especially trusted servers can see my contact details */
-	const VISIBILITY_CONTACTS_ONLY = 'contacts';
-	/** every body ca see my contact detail, will be published to the lookup server */
-	const VISIBILITY_PUBLIC = 'public';
-
-	const PROPERTY_AVATAR = 'avatar';
-	const PROPERTY_DISPLAYNAME = 'displayname';
-	const PROPERTY_PHONE = 'phone';
-	const PROPERTY_EMAIL = 'email';
-	const PROPERTY_WEBSITE = 'website';
-	const PROPERTY_ADDRESS = 'address';
-	const PROPERTY_TWITTER = 'twitter';
-
-	const NOT_VERIFIED = '0';
-	const VERIFICATION_IN_PROGRESS = '1';
-	const VERIFIED = '2';
+class AccountManager implements IAccountManager {
 
 	/** @var  IDBConnection database connection */
 	private $connection;
@@ -344,4 +327,16 @@ class AccountManager {
 		];
 	}
 
+	private function parseAccountData(IUser $user, $data): Account {
+		$account = new Account($user);
+		foreach($data as $property => $accountData) {
+			$account->setProperty($property, $accountData['value'], $accountData['scope'], $accountData['verified']);
+		}
+		return $account;
+	}
+
+	public function getAccount(IUser $user): IAccount {
+		return $this->parseAccountData($user, $this->getUser($user));
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/lib/private/Accounts/AccountProperty.php b/lib/private/Accounts/AccountProperty.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..97f9b1c356f17c39402cf68942cfa740d8942e7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/private/Accounts/AccountProperty.php
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2018 Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @author Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OC\Accounts;
+
+use OCP\Accounts\IAccountProperty;
+
+class AccountProperty implements IAccountProperty {
+
+	/** @var string */
+	private $name;
+	/** @var string */
+	private $value;
+	/** @var string */
+	private $scope;
+	/** @var string */
+	private $verified;
+
+	public function __construct(string $name, string $value, string $scope, string $verified) {
+		$this->name = $name;
+		$this->value = $value;
+		$this->scope = $scope;
+		$this->verified = $verified;
+	}
+
+	public function jsonSerialize() {
+		return [
+			'name' => $this->getName(),
+			'value' => $this->getValue(),
+			'scope' => $this->getScope(),
+			'verified' => $this->getVerified()
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the value of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $value
+	 * @return IAccountProperty
+	 */
+	public function setValue(string $value): IAccountProperty {
+		$this->value = $value;
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the scope of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $scope
+	 * @return IAccountProperty
+	 */
+	public function setScope(string $scope): IAccountProperty {
+		$this->scope = $scope;
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the verification status of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $verified
+	 * @return IAccountProperty
+	 */
+	public function setVerified(string $verified): IAccountProperty {
+		$this->verified = $verified;
+		return $this;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the name of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getName(): string {
+		return $this->name;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the value of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getValue(): string {
+		return $this->value;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the scope of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getScope(): string {
+		return $this->scope;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the verification status of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getVerified(): string {
+		return $this->verified;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/public/Accounts/IAccount.php b/lib/public/Accounts/IAccount.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0fa8f6e53e471372e0b760336dcc19e5d827ec0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/public/Accounts/IAccount.php
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2018 Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @author Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCP\Accounts;
+
+use OCP\IUser;
+
+/**
+ * Interface IAccount
+ *
+ * @since 15.0.0
+ * @package OCP\Accounts
+ */
+interface IAccount extends \JsonSerializable {
+
+	/**
+	 * Set a property with data
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $property  Must be one of the PROPERTY_ prefixed constants of \OCP\Accounts\IAccountManager
+	 * @param string $value
+	 * @param string $scope Must be one of the VISIBILITY_ prefixed constants of \OCP\Accounts\IAccountManager
+	 * @param string $verified \OCP\Accounts\IAccountManager::NOT_VERIFIED | \OCP\Accounts\IAccountManager::VERIFICATION_IN_PROGRESS | \OCP\Accounts\IAccountManager::VERIFIED
+	 * @return IAccount
+	 */
+	public function setProperty(string $property, string $value, string $scope, string $verified): IAccount;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get a property by its key
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $property Must be one of the PROPERTY_ prefixed constants of \OCP\Accounts\IAccountManager
+	 * @return IAccountProperty
+	 * @throws PropertyDoesNotExistException
+	 */
+	public function getProperty(string $property): IAccountProperty;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get all properties of an account
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @return IAccountProperty[]
+	 */
+	public function getProperties(): array;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get all properties that match the provided filters for scope and verification status
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $scope Must be one of the VISIBILITY_ prefixed constants of \OCP\Accounts\IAccountManager
+	 * @param string $verified \OCP\Accounts\IAccountManager::NOT_VERIFIED | \OCP\Accounts\IAccountManager::VERIFICATION_IN_PROGRESS | \OCP\Accounts\IAccountManager::VERIFIED
+	 * @return IAccountProperty[]
+	 */
+	public function getFilteredProperties(string $scope, string $verified): array;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the related user for the account data
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @return IUser
+	 */
+	public function getUser(): IUser;
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/public/Accounts/IAccountManager.php b/lib/public/Accounts/IAccountManager.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..eaa394de8b86dab6bdd7524ba659863c8d3dbe21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/public/Accounts/IAccountManager.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2018 Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @author Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCP\Accounts;
+
+use OCP\IUser;
+
+/**
+ * Access user profile information
+ *
+ * @since 15.0.0
+ *
+ * @package OCP\Accounts
+ */
+interface IAccountManager {
+
+	/** nobody can see my account details */
+	const VISIBILITY_PRIVATE = 'private';
+	/** only contacts, especially trusted servers can see my contact details */
+	const VISIBILITY_CONTACTS_ONLY = 'contacts';
+	/** every body ca see my contact detail, will be published to the lookup server */
+	const VISIBILITY_PUBLIC = 'public';
+
+	const PROPERTY_AVATAR = 'avatar';
+	const PROPERTY_DISPLAYNAME = 'displayname';
+	const PROPERTY_PHONE = 'phone';
+	const PROPERTY_EMAIL = 'email';
+	const PROPERTY_WEBSITE = 'website';
+	const PROPERTY_ADDRESS = 'address';
+	const PROPERTY_TWITTER = 'twitter';
+
+	const NOT_VERIFIED = '0';
+	const VERIFICATION_IN_PROGRESS = '1';
+	const VERIFIED = '2';
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the account data for a given user
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param IUser $user
+	 * @return IAccount
+	 */
+	public function getAccount(IUser $user): IAccount;
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/public/Accounts/IAccountProperty.php b/lib/public/Accounts/IAccountProperty.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1f85ac3ca862906e0d0132c6b1e29eea05e97be2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/public/Accounts/IAccountProperty.php
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2018 Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @author Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCP\Accounts;
+
+/**
+ * Interface IAccountProperty
+ *
+ * @package OCP\Account
+ * @since 15.0.0
+ */
+interface IAccountProperty extends \JsonSerializable {
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the value of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $value
+	 * @return IAccountProperty
+	 */
+	public function setValue(string $value): IAccountProperty;
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the scope of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $scope
+	 * @return IAccountProperty
+	 */
+	public function setScope(string $scope): IAccountProperty;
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the verification status of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $verified
+	 * @return IAccountProperty
+	 */
+	public function setVerified(string $verified): IAccountProperty;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the name of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getName(): string;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the value of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getValue(): string;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the scope of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getScope(): string;
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the verification status of a property
+	 *
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public function getVerified(): string;
+
+}
+
+
diff --git a/lib/public/Accounts/PropertyDoesNotExistException.php b/lib/public/Accounts/PropertyDoesNotExistException.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0aa5b4c394c49b81e80d1cb3efc925aed517fe5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/public/Accounts/PropertyDoesNotExistException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (c) 2018 Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @author Julius Härtl <jus@bitgrid.net>
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace OCP\Accounts;
+
+/**
+ * Class PropertyDoesNotExistException
+ *
+ * @since 15.0.0
+ *
+ * @package OCP\Accounts
+ */
+class PropertyDoesNotExistException extends \Exception {
+
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 * @param string $msg the error message
+	 * @since 15.0.0
+	 */
+	public function __construct($property){
+		parent::__construct('Property ' . $property . ' does not exist.');
+	}
+
+}