diff --git a/plugin.cmake b/plugin.cmake
index 9322d41f..7e296e32 100644
--- a/plugin.cmake
+++ b/plugin.cmake
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ add_python_test(dataone_register
   plugins/wholetale/test_cn_switch.txt
   plugins/wholetale/dataone_register_test01.json
 )
+add_python_test(integration PLUGIN wholetale)
 add_python_style_test(python_static_analysis_wholetale
                       "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/plugins/wholetale/server")
diff --git a/plugin_tests/integration_test.py b/plugin_tests/integration_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0694ffb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin_tests/integration_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from tests import base
+
+
+def setUpModule():
+    base.enabledPlugins.append('wholetale')
+    base.startServer()
+
+
+def tearDownModule():
+    base.stopServer()
+
+
+class IntegrationTestCase(base.TestCase):
+
+    def testDataverseIntegration(self):
+        resp = self.request(
+            '/integration/dataverse', method='GET',
+            params={'fileId': 'blah', 'siteUrl': 'https://dataverse.someplace'})
+        self.assertStatus(resp, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.json, {
+            'message': 'Invalid fileId (should be integer)',
+            'type': 'rest'
+        })
+
+        resp = self.request(
+            '/integration/dataverse', method='GET',
+            params={'fileId': '1234', 'siteUrl': 'definitely not a URL'})
+        self.assertStatus(resp, 400)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.json, {
+            'message': 'Not a valid URL: siteUrl',
+            'type': 'rest'
+        })
+
+        resp = self.request(
+            '/integration/dataverse', method='GET',
+            params={'fileId': '1234', 'siteUrl': 'https://dataverse.someplace'})
+        self.assertStatus(resp, 303)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            resp.headers['Location'],
+            'https://dashboard.wholetale.org/compose?url='
+            'https%3A%2F%2Fdataverse.someplace%2Fapi%2Faccess%2Fdatafile%2F1234%2F'
+        )
diff --git a/server/__init__.py b/server/__init__.py
index 4eed1136..6fa21f66 100644
--- a/server/__init__.py
+++ b/server/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from .rest.dataset import Dataset
 from .rest.recipe import Recipe
 from .rest.image import Image
+from .rest.integration import Integration
 from .rest.repository import Repository
 from .rest.publish import Publish
 from .rest.harvester import listImportedData
@@ -359,6 +360,7 @@ def load(info):
     events.bind('model.user.save.created', 'wholetale', addDefaultFolders)
     info['apiRoot'].repository = Repository()
     info['apiRoot'].publish = Publish()
+    info['apiRoot'].integration = Integration()
     info['apiRoot'].folder.route('GET', ('registered',), listImportedData)
     info['apiRoot'].folder.route('GET', (':id', 'listing'), listFolder)
     info['apiRoot'].folder.route('GET', (':id', 'dataset'), getDataSet)
diff --git a/server/rest/integration.py b/server/rest/integration.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d726a83d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/rest/integration.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+import os
+import cherrypy
+import validators
+from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse, urlencode
+from girder.api import access
+from girder.api.describe import Description, autoDescribeRoute
+from girder.api.rest import Resource, RestException, setResponseHeader
+
+
+class Integration(Resource):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(Integration, self).__init__()
+        self.resourceName = 'integration'
+
+        self.route('GET', ('dataverse',), self.dataverseExternalTools)
+
+    @access.public
+    @autoDescribeRoute(
+        Description('Convert external tools request and bounce it to the dashboard.')
+        .param('fileId', 'The Dataverse database ID of a file the external tool has '
+               'been launched on.', required=True)
+        .param('siteUrl', 'The URL of the Dataverse installation that hosts the file '
+               'with the fileId above', required=True)
+        .param('apiToken', 'The Dataverse API token of the user launching the external'
+               ' tool, if available.', required=False)
+        .notes('apiToken is currently ignored.')
+    )
+    def dataverseExternalTools(self, fileId, siteUrl, apiToken):
+        if not validators.url(siteUrl):
+            raise RestException('Not a valid URL: siteUrl')
+        try:
+            fileId = int(fileId)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            raise RestException('Invalid fileId (should be integer)')
+
+        site = urlparse(siteUrl)
+        url = '{scheme}://{netloc}/api/access/datafile/{fileId}/'.format(
+            scheme=site.scheme, netloc=site.netloc, fileId=fileId
+        )
+
+        # TODO: Make base url a plugin setting, defaulting to dashboard.<domain>
+        dashboard_url = os.environ.get('DASHBOARD_URL', 'https://dashboard.wholetale.org')
+        location = urlunparse(
+            urlparse(dashboard_url)._replace(
+                path='/compose',
+                query=urlencode({'url': url}))
+        )
+        setResponseHeader('Location', location)
+        cherrypy.response.status = 303