diff --git a/src/api/recording.ts b/src/api/recording.ts
index 186ef74b..9105de6f 100644
--- a/src/api/recording.ts
+++ b/src/api/recording.ts
@@ -78,4 +78,16 @@ export const getCurrentUrl = async (): Promise<string | null> => {
   }
 };
 
-
+export const getCurrentTabs = async (): Promise<string[] | null> => {
+  try {
+    const response = await axios.get('http://localhost:8080/record/active/tabs');
+    if (response.status === 200) {
+      return response.data;
+    } else {
+      throw new Error('Couldn\'t retrieve stored recordings');
+    }
+  } catch(error: any) {
+    console.log(error);
+    return null;
+  }
+};