diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js
index b7bb9d5b7586..6c2923652c28 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/services/ml_api_service/index.js
@@ -247,6 +247,13 @@ export const ml = {
     });
   },
 
+  listDataRecognizerModules() {
+    return http({
+      url: `${basePath}/modules/get_module`,
+      method: 'GET'
+    });
+  },
+
   getDataRecognizerModule(obj) {
     return http({
       url: `${basePath}/modules/get_module/${obj.moduleId}`,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/__tests__/data_recognizer.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/__tests__/data_recognizer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dcdb70d1ac4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/__tests__/data_recognizer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+
+
+import expect from '@kbn/expect';
+import { DataRecognizer } from '../data_recognizer';
+
+describe('ML - data recognizer', () => {
+  const dr = new DataRecognizer({});
+
+  const moduleIds = [
+    'apache_ecs',
+    'apm_transaction',
+    'auditbeat_process_docker_ecs',
+    'auditbeat_process_hosts_ecs',
+    'nginx_ecs',
+  ];
+
+  // check all module IDs are the same as the list above
+  it('listModules - check all module IDs', async (done) => {
+    const modules = await dr.listModules();
+    const ids = modules.map(m => m.id);
+    expect(ids.join()).to.equal(moduleIds.join());
+    done();
+  });
+
+
+  it('getModule - load a single module', async (done) => {
+    const module = await dr.getModule(moduleIds[0]);
+    expect(module.id).to.equal(moduleIds[0]);
+    done();
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.js
index 158bfd4a8694..7d1362ce3c38 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.js
@@ -150,6 +150,20 @@ export class DataRecognizer {
     return (resp.hits.total !== 0);
   }
 
+  async listModules() {
+    const manifestFiles = await this.loadManifestFiles();
+    const ids = manifestFiles
+      .map(({ json }) => json.id)
+      .sort((a, b) => a.localeCompare(b)); // sort as json files are read from disk and could be in any order.
+
+    const modules = [];
+    for (let i = 0; i < ids.length; i++) {
+      const module = await this.getModule(ids[i]);
+      modules.push(module);
+    }
+    return modules;
+  }
+
   // called externally by an endpoint
   // supplying an optional prefix will add the prefix
   // to the job and datafeed configs
@@ -224,6 +238,7 @@ export class DataRecognizer {
     }
 
     return {
+      ...manifestJSON,
       jobs,
       datafeeds,
       kibana
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.js b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.js
index 0bac2adc69a0..67d7ceff22d7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.js
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ function recognize(callWithRequest, indexPatternTitle) {
 
 function getModule(callWithRequest, moduleId) {
   const dr = new DataRecognizer(callWithRequest);
-  return dr.getModule(moduleId);
+  if (moduleId === undefined) {
+    return dr.listModules();
+  } else {
+    return dr.getModule(moduleId);
+  }
 }
 
 function saveModuleItems(
@@ -66,7 +70,7 @@ export function dataRecognizer(server, commonRouteConfig) {
 
   server.route({
     method: 'GET',
-    path: '/api/ml/modules/get_module/{moduleId}',
+    path: '/api/ml/modules/get_module/{moduleId?}',
     handler(request) {
       const callWithRequest = callWithRequestFactory(server, request);
       const moduleId = request.params.moduleId;