diff --git a/ietf/api/serializers_rpc.py b/ietf/api/serializers_rpc.py
index 5ce588a9761..85872becc70 100644
--- a/ietf/api/serializers_rpc.py
+++ b/ietf/api/serializers_rpc.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class DocumentAuthorSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     """Serializer for a Person in a response"""
 
     plain_name = serializers.SerializerMethodField()
-
+    
     class Meta:
         model = DocumentAuthor
         fields = ["person", "plain_name"]
@@ -192,3 +192,57 @@ class Meta:
         model = Document
         fields = ["id", "name"]
         read_only_fields = ["id", "name"]
+
+
+class CreateDocumentAuthorSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    class Meta:
+        model = DocumentAuthor
+        fields = ["person", "email", "affiliation", "country"]
+
+
+class CreateRfcSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
+    # fields based on ietf.sync.rfceditor.update_docs_from_rfc_index()
+    authors = CreateDocumentAuthorSerializer(many=True)  # todo what about non-Person authors?
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = Document
+        fields = [
+            "rfc_number",
+            "title",
+            "authors",
+            "stream",
+            "group",
+            "abstract",
+            "pages",
+            "words",
+            "formal_languages",
+            "std_level",
+            "ad",
+            "external_url",
+            "uploaded_filename",
+            "note",
+        ]
+
+    def create(self, validated_data):
+        authors_data = validated_data.pop("authors")
+        rfc = Document.objects.create(
+            type_id="rfc",
+            name=f"rfc{validated_data['rfc_number']}",
+            **validated_data,
+        )
+        for order, author_data in enumerate(authors_data):
+            rfc.documentauthor_set.create(
+                order=order,
+                **author_data,
+            )
+
+
+class RfcPubNotificationSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    published = serializers.DateTimeField(default_timezone=datetime.timezone.utc)
+    draft_name = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True)
+    draft_rev = serializers.CharField(allow_blank=True)
+    rfc = CreateRfcSerializer()
+
+
+class NotificationAckSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
+    message = serializers.CharField(default="ack")
diff --git a/ietf/api/urls_rpc.py b/ietf/api/urls_rpc.py
index 925a091cb9c..ac7c62a3912 100644
--- a/ietf/api/urls_rpc.py
+++ b/ietf/api/urls_rpc.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 urlpatterns = [
     url(r"^doc/drafts_by_names/", views_rpc.DraftsByNamesView.as_view()),
+    url(r"^notify/pub/", views_rpc.RfcPubNotificationView.as_view()),
     url(r"^persons/search/", views_rpc.RpcPersonSearch.as_view()),
     path(r"subject/<str:subject_id>/person/", views_rpc.SubjectPersonView.as_view()),
 ]
diff --git a/ietf/api/views_rpc.py b/ietf/api/views_rpc.py
index f3ca2545970..87402159d4c 100644
--- a/ietf/api/views_rpc.py
+++ b/ietf/api/views_rpc.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     ReferenceSerializer,
     EmailPersonSerializer,
     RfcWithAuthorsSerializer,
-    DraftWithAuthorsSerializer,
+    DraftWithAuthorsSerializer, RfcPubNotificationSerializer, NotificationAckSerializer,
 )
 from ietf.doc.models import Document, DocHistory
 from ietf.person.models import Email, Person
@@ -280,3 +280,22 @@ def post(self, request):
         names = request.data
         docs = Document.objects.filter(type_id="draft", name__in=names)
         return Response(DraftSerializer(docs, many=True).data)
+
+
+class RfcPubNotificationView(APIView):
+    api_key_endpoint = "ietf.api.views_rpc"
+    
+    @extend_schema(
+        operation_id="notify_rfc_published",
+        summary="Notify datatracker of RFC publication",
+        request=RfcPubNotificationSerializer,
+        responses=NotificationAckSerializer,
+    )
+    def post(self, request):
+        # todo implement this for real
+        serializer = RfcPubNotificationSerializer(data=request.data)
+        serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
+        print(">>> Notified of RFC publication!!")
+        from pprint import pp
+        pp(serializer.validated_data)
+        return Response(NotificationAckSerializer().data)