diff --git a/common/models/promo.js b/common/models/promo.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..617635f0c61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/models/promo.js
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import { isAlphanumeric } from 'validator';
+
+export default function promo(Promo) {
+  Promo.getButton = function getButton(code, type = null) {
+
+    if (
+      !isAlphanumeric(code) &&
+      type &&
+      !isAlphanumeric(type)
+    ) {
+      return Promise.reject(new Error(
+        'Code or Type should be an alphanumeric'
+      ));
+    }
+
+    const query = {
+      where: {
+        code,
+        type
+      }
+    };
+
+    return Promo.findOne(query);
+  };
+
+  Promo.remoteMethod(
+    'getButton',
+    {
+      description: 'Get button id for promocode',
+      accepts: [
+        {
+          arg: 'code',
+          type: 'string',
+          required: true
+        },
+        {
+          arg: 'type',
+          type: 'string'
+        }
+      ],
+      returns: [
+        {
+          arg: 'promo',
+          type: 'object'
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  );
+}
diff --git a/common/models/promo.json b/common/models/promo.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8cab2c27c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/models/promo.json
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{
+  "name": "promo",
+  "base": "PersistedModel",
+  "strict": true,
+  "idInjection": true,
+  "trackChanges": false,
+  "properties": {
+    "code": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": true,
+      "description": "The code to unlock the promotional discount"
+    },
+    "name": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": true,
+      "description": "The name of the discount"
+    },
+    "buttonId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "required": true,
+      "description": "The id of paypal button"
+    },
+    "type": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "A selector of different types of buttons for the same discount"
+    },
+    "fullPrice": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "required": true,
+      "description": "The original amount"
+    },
+    "discountAmount": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "description": "The amount of the discount if applicable"
+    },
+    "discountPercent": {
+      "type": "number",
+      "description": "The amount of discount as a percentage if applicable"
+    }
+  },
+  "validations": [],
+  "relations": {},
+  "acls": [
+    {
+      "accessType": "*",
+      "principalType": "ROLE",
+      "principalId": "$everyone",
+      "permission": "DENY"
+    },
+    {
+      "accessType": "EXECUTE",
+      "principalType": "ROLE",
+      "principalId": "$everyone",
+      "permission": "ALLOW",
+      "property": "getButton"
+    }
+  ],
+  "methods": []
+}
diff --git a/server/model-config.json b/server/model-config.json
index c993d603dfe..1b9d552ab96 100644
--- a/server/model-config.json
+++ b/server/model-config.json
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@
     "dataSource": "db",
     "public": true
   },
+  "promo": {
+    "dataSource": "db",
+    "public": true
+  },
   "user": {
     "dataSource": "db",
     "public": true