diff --git a/cns/api.go b/cns/api.go
index 6974a4207f..b05cc24ef6 100644
--- a/cns/api.go
+++ b/cns/api.go
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/cns/common"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/cns/types"
+	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/cns/types/infiniband"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/crd/nodenetworkconfig/api/v1alpha"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ const (
 	V1Prefix                      = "/v0.1"
 	V2Prefix                      = "/v0.2"
 	EndpointPath                  = "/network/endpoints/"
+	IBDevicesPath                 = "/ibdevices"
 	// Service Fabric SWIFTV2 mode
 	StandaloneSWIFTV2 SWIFTV2Mode = "StandaloneSWIFTV2"
 	// K8s SWIFTV2 mode
@@ -382,3 +385,17 @@ type GetVMUniqueIDResponse struct {
 	Response   Response `json:"response"`
 	VMUniqueID string   `json:"vmuniqueid"`
 }
+
+// AssignIBDevicesToPodResponse represents the response for assigning InfiniBand devices to a pod
+type AssignIBDevicesToPodResponse struct {
+	Message string `json:"message"` // Additional message or error description
+}
+
+// GetIBDeviceStatusResponse represents the response containing InfiniBand device programming status
+type GetIBDeviceStatusResponse struct {
+	MACAddress   net.HardwareAddr  `json:"macAddress"`   // MAC address of the device
+	PodNamespace string            `json:"podNamespace"` // Namespace of pod to which the device is assigned, if any
+	PodName      string            `json:"podName"`      // Name of pod to which the device is assigned, if any
+	Status       infiniband.Status `json:"status"`       // Device status (e.g., "Available", "ProgrammingPending", etc.)"
+	Message      string            `json:"message"`      // Additional message or error description
+}
diff --git a/cns/swagger.yaml b/cns/swagger.yaml
index 6ed3e0aefd..743ed6cd02 100644
--- a/cns/swagger.yaml
+++ b/cns/swagger.yaml
@@ -120,6 +120,87 @@ paths:
               schema:
                 $ref: "#/components/schemas/UnpublishNetworkContainerResponse"
 
+  /ibdevices:assign:
+    post:
+      summary: Assign IB devices to a pod
+      description: >
+        Assigns one or more Infiniband devices by MAC address to a given pod.
+      parameters:
+        - name: ibmacs
+          in: query
+          required: true
+          description: Comma-separated list of IB device MAC addresses.
+          schema:
+            type: array
+            items:
+              type: string
+            example: ["60:45:bd:a4:b5:7a", "7c:1e:52:07:11:36"]
+        - name: podnamespace
+          in: query
+          required: true
+          description: The namespace of the target pod.
+          schema:
+            type: string
+            example: "podnamespace"
+        - name: podname
+          in: query
+          required: true
+          description: The name of the target pod.
+          schema:
+            type: string
+            example: "podname"
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: >-
+            The request passed initial validation and CNS was able to propagate its state.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/AssignIBDevicesToPodResponse"
+        '404':
+          description: >-
+            The pod specified by PodID was not found.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/AssignIBDevicesToPodResponse"
+        '400':
+          description: >-
+            One of the IB devices specified is not available.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/AssignIBDevicesToPodResponse"
+  
+  /ibdevices:
+    get:
+      summary: Get status of an IB device
+      description: >-
+        Retrieves the current programming status of the specified IB device.
+      parameters:
+        - name: ibmac
+          in: query
+          required: true
+          description: The MAC address of the IB device.
+          schema:
+            type: string
+            example: "60:45:bd:a4:b5:7a"
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: >-
+            The request was successful and the status of the IB device is returned.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/GetIBDeviceStatusResponse"
+        '404':
+          description: >-
+            The IB device specified by MAC address was not found.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/GetIBDeviceStatusResponse"
+
 components:
   schemas:
     UnpublishNetworkContainerResponse:
@@ -351,3 +432,56 @@ components:
         Message:
           type: string
           description: The error message
+
+    AssignIBDevicesToPodResponse:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - Message
+      properties:
+        Message:
+          type: string
+          description: Human-readable message or error description
+
+    GetIBDeviceStatusResponse:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - MACAddress
+        - PodNamespace
+        - PodName
+        - Status
+        - Message
+      properties:
+        MACAddress:
+          type: string
+          description: MAC address of the IB device
+        PodNamespace:
+          type: string
+          description: namespace of the pod to which the device is assigned, if any
+        PodName:
+          type: string
+          description: name of the pod to which the device is assigned, if any
+        Status:
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/Status"
+        Message:
+          type: string
+          description: Human-readable message or error description
+      
+    Status:
+      type: integer
+      description: Status of IB device (see cns/types/infiniband/status.go)
+      oneOf:
+      - title: Available
+        const: 0
+        description: Device is available for use
+      - title: ProgrammingPending
+        const: 1
+        description: Programming of device is pending
+      - title: ProgrammingFailed
+        const: 2
+        description: Programming of device failed
+      - title: ProgrammingComplete  
+        const: 3
+        description: Programming of device is complete
+      - title: ReleasePending
+        const: 4
+        description: Release of device is pending
diff --git a/cns/types/infiniband/status.go b/cns/types/infiniband/status.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31f8149b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cns/types/infiniband/status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package infiniband
+
+type Status int
+
+const (
+	Available           Status = 0
+	ProgrammingPending  Status = 1
+	ProgrammingFailed   Status = 2
+	ProgrammingComplete Status = 3
+	ReleasePending      Status = 4
+)