diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/common/http_api/metrics_api.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/common/http_api/metrics_api.ts
index 41657fdce215..14b7c24e5769 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/common/http_api/metrics_api.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/common/http_api/metrics_api.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export const MetricsAPIRequestRT = rt.intersection([
   }),
   rt.partial({
     groupBy: rt.array(groupByRT),
+    modules: rt.array(rt.string),
     afterKey: rt.union([rt.null, afterKeyObjectRT]),
     limit: rt.union([rt.number, rt.null, rt.undefined]),
     filters: rt.array(rt.object),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/infra_server.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/infra_server.ts
index 1d89b7be4329..49fe55e3dee0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/infra_server.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/infra_server.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
 import { initGetK8sAnomaliesRoute } from './routes/infra_ml';
 import { initGetHostsAnomaliesRoute } from './routes/infra_ml';
 import { initMetricExplorerRoute } from './routes/metrics_explorer';
+import { initMetricsAPIRoute } from './routes/metrics_api';
 import { initMetadataRoute } from './routes/metadata';
 import { initSnapshotRoute } from './routes/snapshot';
 import { initNodeDetailsRoute } from './routes/node_details';
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ export const initInfraServer = (libs: InfraBackendLibs) => {
   initLogEntriesSummaryHighlightsRoute(libs);
   initLogEntriesItemRoute(libs);
   initMetricExplorerRoute(libs);
+  initMetricsAPIRoute(libs);
   initMetadataRoute(libs);
   initInventoryMetaRoute(libs);
   initLogSourceConfigurationRoutes(libs);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/lib/metrics/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/lib/metrics/index.ts
index 183254a0486a..9401d34ca62f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/lib/metrics/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/lib/metrics/index.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,20 @@ import { EMPTY_RESPONSE } from './constants';
 import { createAggregations } from './lib/create_aggregations';
 import { convertHistogramBucketsToTimeseries } from './lib/convert_histogram_buckets_to_timeseries';
 import { calculateBucketSize } from './lib/calculate_bucket_size';
+import { calculatedInterval } from './lib/calculate_interval';
 
 export const query = async (
   search: ESSearchClient,
-  options: MetricsAPIRequest
+  rawOptions: MetricsAPIRequest
 ): Promise<MetricsAPIResponse> => {
+  const interval = await calculatedInterval(search, rawOptions);
+  const options = {
+    ...rawOptions,
+    timerange: {
+      ...rawOptions.timerange,
+      interval,
+    },
+  };
   const hasGroupBy = Array.isArray(options.groupBy) && options.groupBy.length > 0;
   const filter: Array<Record<string, any>> = [
     {
@@ -35,6 +44,7 @@ export const query = async (
     },
     ...(options.groupBy?.map((field) => ({ exists: { field } })) ?? []),
   ];
+
   const params = {
     allowNoIndices: true,
     ignoreUnavailable: true,
@@ -70,7 +80,7 @@ export const query = async (
     throw new Error('Aggregations should be present.');
   }
 
-  const { bucketSize } = calculateBucketSize(options.timerange);
+  const { bucketSize } = calculateBucketSize({ ...options.timerange, interval });
 
   if (hasGroupBy && GroupingResponseRT.is(response.aggregations)) {
     const { groupings } = response.aggregations;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/lib/metrics/lib/calculate_interval.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/lib/metrics/lib/calculate_interval.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..46682e2213a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/lib/metrics/lib/calculate_interval.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * 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 { isArray, isNumber } from 'lodash';
+import { MetricsAPIRequest } from '../../../../common/http_api';
+import { ESSearchClient } from '../types';
+import { calculateMetricInterval } from '../../../utils/calculate_metric_interval';
+
+export const calculatedInterval = async (search: ESSearchClient, options: MetricsAPIRequest) => {
+  const useModuleInterval =
+    options.timerange.interval === 'modules' &&
+    isArray(options.modules) &&
+    options.modules.length > 0;
+
+  const calcualatedInterval = useModuleInterval
+    ? await calculateMetricInterval(
+        search,
+        {
+          indexPattern: options.indexPattern,
+          timestampField: options.timerange.field,
+          timerange: { from: options.timerange.from, to: options.timerange.to },
+        },
+        options.modules
+      )
+    : false;
+
+  const defaultInterval =
+    options.timerange.interval === 'modules' ? 'auto' : options.timerange.interval;
+
+  return isNumber(calcualatedInterval) ? `>=${calcualatedInterval}s` : defaultInterval;
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/routes/metrics_api/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/routes/metrics_api/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f3dcdeeb70cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/routes/metrics_api/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * 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 Boom from 'boom';
+import { pipe } from 'fp-ts/lib/pipeable';
+import { fold } from 'fp-ts/lib/Either';
+import { identity } from 'fp-ts/lib/function';
+import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+import { InfraBackendLibs } from '../../lib/infra_types';
+import { throwErrors } from '../../../common/runtime_types';
+import { createSearchClient } from '../../lib/create_search_client';
+import { query } from '../../lib/metrics';
+import { MetricsAPIRequestRT, MetricsAPIResponseRT } from '../../../common/http_api';
+
+const escapeHatch = schema.object({}, { unknowns: 'allow' });
+
+export const initMetricsAPIRoute = (libs: InfraBackendLibs) => {
+  const { framework } = libs;
+  framework.registerRoute(
+    {
+      method: 'post',
+      path: '/api/infra/metrics_api',
+      validate: {
+        body: escapeHatch,
+      },
+    },
+    async (requestContext, request, response) => {
+      try {
+        const options = pipe(
+          MetricsAPIRequestRT.decode(request.body),
+          fold(throwErrors(Boom.badRequest), identity)
+        );
+
+        const client = createSearchClient(requestContext, framework);
+        const metricsApiResponse = await query(client, options);
+
+        return response.ok({
+          body: MetricsAPIResponseRT.encode(metricsApiResponse),
+        });
+      } catch (error) {
+        return response.internalError({
+          body: error.message,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+  );
+};