diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
index f2f065476e..a3d0b28ae2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/application.ts
@@ -230,9 +230,10 @@ export async function fetchAppPackage(ctx: BBContext) {
 
 async function performAppCreate(ctx: BBContext) {
   const apps = (await dbCore.getAllApps({ dev: true })) as App[]
-  const name = ctx.request.body.name
+  const name = ctx.request.body.name,
+    possibleUrl = ctx.request.body.url
   checkAppName(ctx, apps, name)
-  const url = sdk.applications.getAppUrl(ctx)
+  const url = sdk.applications.getAppUrl({ name, url: possibleUrl })
   checkAppUrl(ctx, apps, url)
 
   const { useTemplate, templateKey, templateString } = ctx.request.body
@@ -392,11 +393,12 @@ export async function create(ctx: BBContext) {
 export async function update(ctx: BBContext) {
   const apps = (await dbCore.getAllApps({ dev: true })) as App[]
   // validation
-  const name = ctx.request.body.name
+  const name = ctx.request.body.name,
+    possibleUrl = ctx.request.body.url
   if (name) {
     checkAppName(ctx, apps, name, ctx.params.appId)
   }
-  const url = sdk.applications.getAppUrl(ctx)
+  const url = sdk.applications.getAppUrl({ name, url: possibleUrl })
   if (url) {
     checkAppUrl(ctx, apps, url, ctx.params.appId)
     ctx.request.body.url = url
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.ts b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.ts
index f1a66f2c19..df64ffc7d0 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/controllers/user.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
-import {
-  generateUserMetadataID,
-  getUserMetadataParams,
-  generateUserFlagID,
-} from "../../db/utils"
+import { generateUserMetadataID, generateUserFlagID } from "../../db/utils"
 import { InternalTables } from "../../db/utils"
 import { getGlobalUsers, getRawGlobalUser } from "../../utilities/global"
 import { getFullUser } from "../../utilities/users"
-import { isEqual } from "lodash"
 import {
   context,
   constants,
@@ -14,59 +9,7 @@ import {
   db as dbCore,
 } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { BBContext, User } from "@budibase/types"
-
-async function rawMetadata() {
-  const db = context.getAppDB()
-  return (
-    await db.allDocs(
-      getUserMetadataParams(null, {
-        include_docs: true,
-      })
-    )
-  ).rows.map(row => row.doc)
-}
-
-function combineMetadataAndUser(user: any, metadata: any) {
-  // skip users with no access
-  if (user.roleId === rolesCore.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC) {
-    return null
-  }
-  delete user._rev
-  const metadataId = generateUserMetadataID(user._id)
-  const newDoc = {
-    ...user,
-    _id: metadataId,
-    tableId: InternalTables.USER_METADATA,
-  }
-  const found = Array.isArray(metadata)
-    ? metadata.find(doc => doc._id === metadataId)
-    : metadata
-  // copy rev over for the purposes of equality check
-  if (found) {
-    newDoc._rev = found._rev
-  }
-  if (found == null || !isEqual(newDoc, found)) {
-    return {
-      ...found,
-      ...newDoc,
-    }
-  }
-  return null
-}
-
-export async function syncGlobalUsers() {
-  // sync user metadata
-  const db = context.getAppDB()
-  const [users, metadata] = await Promise.all([getGlobalUsers(), rawMetadata()])
-  const toWrite = []
-  for (let user of users) {
-    const combined = await combineMetadataAndUser(user, metadata)
-    if (combined) {
-      toWrite.push(combined)
-    }
-  }
-  await db.bulkDocs(toWrite)
-}
+import sdk from "../../sdk"
 
 export async function syncUser(ctx: BBContext) {
   let deleting = false,
@@ -123,7 +66,7 @@ export async function syncUser(ctx: BBContext) {
           metadata.roleId = roleId
         }
         let combined = !deleting
-          ? combineMetadataAndUser(user, metadata)
+          ? sdk.users.combineMetadataAndUser(user, metadata)
           : {
               ...metadata,
               status: constants.UserStatus.INACTIVE,
@@ -143,7 +86,7 @@ export async function syncUser(ctx: BBContext) {
 
 export async function fetchMetadata(ctx: BBContext) {
   const global = await getGlobalUsers()
-  const metadata = await rawMetadata()
+  const metadata = await sdk.users.rawUserMetadata()
   const users = []
   for (let user of global) {
     // find the metadata that matches up to the global ID
diff --git a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/appUrls.ts b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/appUrls.ts
index 30ce09e188..be03d3c81e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/appUrls.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/migrations/functions/appUrls.ts
@@ -20,14 +20,7 @@ export const run = async (appDb: any) => {
   }
 
   if (!metadata.url) {
-    const context = {
-      request: {
-        body: {
-          name: metadata.name,
-        },
-      },
-    }
-    metadata.url = sdk.applications.getAppUrl(context)
+    metadata.url = sdk.applications.getAppUrl({ name: metadata.name })
     console.log(`Adding url to app: ${metadata.url}`)
     await appDb.put(metadata)
   }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/general.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/general.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 4de94c1b92..0000000000
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/general.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-const URL_REGEX_SLASH = /\/|\\/g
-
-export function getAppUrl(ctx: {
-  request: { body: { name?: string; url?: string } }
-}) {
-  // construct the url
-  let url
-  if (ctx.request.body.url) {
-    // if the url is provided, use that
-    url = encodeURI(ctx.request.body.url)
-  } else if (ctx.request.body.name) {
-    // otherwise use the name
-    url = encodeURI(`${ctx.request.body.name}`)
-  }
-  if (url) {
-    url = `/${url.replace(URL_REGEX_SLASH, "")}`.toLowerCase()
-  }
-  return url as string
-}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/index.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/index.ts
index 17100a08ff..d917225e52 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as sync from "./sync"
-import * as general from "./general"
+import * as utils from "./utils"
 
 export default {
   ...sync,
-  ...general,
+  ...utils,
 }
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/sync.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/sync.ts
index 71931dde21..fba135880d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/sync.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/sync.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import env from "../../../environment"
-import { syncGlobalUsers } from "../../../api/controllers/user"
 import { db as dbCore, context } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import sdk from "../../"
 
 export async function syncApp(appId: string) {
   if (env.DISABLE_AUTO_PROD_APP_SYNC) {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export async function syncApp(appId: string) {
   }
 
   // sync the users
-  await syncGlobalUsers()
+  await sdk.users.syncGlobalUsers()
 
   if (error) {
     throw error
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7f4742bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/app/applications/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const URL_REGEX_SLASH = /\/|\\/g
+
+export function getAppUrl(opts?: { name?: string; url?: string }) {
+  // construct the url
+  let url
+  if (opts?.url) {
+    // if the url is provided, use that
+    url = encodeURI(opts?.url)
+  } else if (opts?.name) {
+    // otherwise use the name
+    url = encodeURI(`${opts?.name}`)
+  }
+  if (url) {
+    url = `/${url.replace(URL_REGEX_SLASH, "")}`.toLowerCase()
+  }
+  return url as string
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/index.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/index.ts
index b80ded90fa..19df8b4388 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/sdk/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/index.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import { default as backups } from "./app/backups"
 import { default as tables } from "./app/tables"
 import { default as automations } from "./app/automations"
 import { default as applications } from "./app/applications"
+import { default as users } from "./users"
 
 const sdk = {
   backups,
   tables,
   automations,
   applications,
+  users,
 }
 
 // default export for TS
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/users/index.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/users/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8431f7e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/users/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import * as utils from "./utils"
+
+export default {
+  ...utils,
+}
diff --git a/packages/server/src/sdk/users/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/sdk/users/utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f0e0e67824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/server/src/sdk/users/utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { getGlobalUsers } from "../../utilities/global"
+import { context, roles as rolesCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import {
+  generateUserMetadataID,
+  getUserMetadataParams,
+  InternalTables,
+} from "../../db/utils"
+import { isEqual } from "lodash"
+
+export function combineMetadataAndUser(user: any, metadata: any) {
+  // skip users with no access
+  if (user.roleId === rolesCore.BUILTIN_ROLE_IDS.PUBLIC) {
+    return null
+  }
+  delete user._rev
+  const metadataId = generateUserMetadataID(user._id)
+  const newDoc = {
+    ...user,
+    _id: metadataId,
+    tableId: InternalTables.USER_METADATA,
+  }
+  const found = Array.isArray(metadata)
+    ? metadata.find(doc => doc._id === metadataId)
+    : metadata
+  // copy rev over for the purposes of equality check
+  if (found) {
+    newDoc._rev = found._rev
+  }
+  if (found == null || !isEqual(newDoc, found)) {
+    return {
+      ...found,
+      ...newDoc,
+    }
+  }
+  return null
+}
+
+export async function rawUserMetadata() {
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
+  return (
+    await db.allDocs(
+      getUserMetadataParams(null, {
+        include_docs: true,
+      })
+    )
+  ).rows.map(row => row.doc)
+}
+
+export async function syncGlobalUsers() {
+  // sync user metadata
+  const db = context.getAppDB()
+  const [users, metadata] = await Promise.all([
+    getGlobalUsers(),
+    rawUserMetadata(),
+  ])
+  const toWrite = []
+  for (let user of users) {
+    const combined = await combineMetadataAndUser(user, metadata)
+    if (combined) {
+      toWrite.push(combined)
+    }
+  }
+  await db.bulkDocs(toWrite)
+}