diff --git a/bases/renku_data_services/data_api/app.py b/bases/renku_data_services/data_api/app.py
index 13d7412a3..0a48c5fdc 100644
--- a/bases/renku_data_services/data_api/app.py
+++ b/bases/renku_data_services/data_api/app.py
@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ def register_all_handlers(app: Sanic, config: Config) -> Sanic:
         session_repo=config.session_repo,
         data_connector_repo=config.data_connector_repo,
         project_migration_repo=config.project_migration_repo,
+        core_scv_url=config.core_svc_url,
+        gitlab_client=config.gitlab_client,
+        internal_gitlab_authenticator=config.gitlab_authenticator,
     )
     project_session_secrets = ProjectSessionSecretBP(
         name="project_session_secrets",
diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/app_config/config.py b/components/renku_data_services/app_config/config.py
index d2bfe4065..695a2e878 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/app_config/config.py
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/app_config/config.py
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ class Config:
     server_options_file: Optional[str] = None
     server_defaults_file: Optional[str] = None
     async_oauth2_client_class: type[AsyncOAuth2Client] = AsyncOAuth2Client
+    core_svc_url: str | None = None
     _user_repo: UserRepository | None = field(default=None, repr=False, init=False)
     _rp_repo: ResourcePoolRepository | None = field(default=None, repr=False, init=False)
     _storage_repo: StorageRepository | None = field(default=None, repr=False, init=False)
@@ -611,6 +612,7 @@ def from_env(cls, prefix: str = "") -> "Config":
         kc_api: IKeycloakAPI
         secrets_service_public_key: PublicKeyTypes
         gitlab_url: str | None
+        core_svc_url = os.environ.get("CORE_SERVICE_URL")
 
         if os.environ.get(f"{prefix}DUMMY_STORES", "false").lower() == "true":
             encryption_key = secrets.token_bytes(32)
@@ -710,4 +712,5 @@ def from_env(cls, prefix: str = "") -> "Config":
             gitlab_url=gitlab_url,
             nb_config=nb_config,
             builds_config=builds_config,
+            core_svc_url=core_svc_url,
         )
diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/base_models/core.py b/components/renku_data_services/base_models/core.py
index aed58a66f..10e700be4 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/base_models/core.py
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/base_models/core.py
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ async def filter_projects_by_access_level(
         """Get a list of projects of which the user is a member with a specific access level."""
         ...
 
+    async def get_project_url_from_path(self, user: APIUser, project_path: str) -> str | None:
+        """Get the project ID from the path i.e. from /group1/subgroup2/project3."""
+        ...
+
 
 class UserStore(Protocol):
     """The interface through which Keycloak or a similar application can be accessed."""
diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/git/gitlab.py b/components/renku_data_services/git/gitlab.py
index aa15b6689..20d29f611 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/git/gitlab.py
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/git/gitlab.py
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
 
         self.gitlab_graphql_url = f"{gitlab_url}/api/graphql"
 
+    async def _query_gitlab_graphql(self, body: dict[str, Any], header: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
+        async with httpx.AsyncClient(verify=get_ssl_context(), timeout=5) as client:
+            resp = await client.post(self.gitlab_graphql_url, json=body, headers=header, timeout=10)
+        if resp.status_code != 200:
+            raise errors.BaseError(message=f"Error querying Gitlab api {self.gitlab_graphql_url}: {resp.text}")
+        result = cast(dict[str, Any], resp.json())
+        return result
+
     async def filter_projects_by_access_level(
         self, user: APIUser, project_ids: list[str], min_access_level: GitlabAccessLevel
     ) -> list[str]:
@@ -65,18 +73,9 @@ async def filter_projects_by_access_level(
             """
         }
 
-        async def _query_gitlab_graphql(body: dict[str, Any], header: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
-            async with httpx.AsyncClient(verify=get_ssl_context(), timeout=5) as client:
-                resp = await client.post(self.gitlab_graphql_url, json=body, headers=header, timeout=10)
-            if resp.status_code != 200:
-                raise errors.BaseError(message=f"Error querying Gitlab api {self.gitlab_graphql_url}: {resp.text}")
-            result = cast(dict[str, Any], resp.json())
-
-            if "data" not in result or "projects" not in result["data"]:
-                raise errors.BaseError(message=f"Got unexpected response from Gitlab: {result}")
-            return result
-
-        resp_body = await _query_gitlab_graphql(body, header)
+        resp_body = await self._query_gitlab_graphql(body, header)
+        if "data" not in resp_body or "projects" not in resp_body["data"]:
+            raise errors.BaseError(message=f"Got unexpected response from Gitlab: {resp_body}")
         result: list[str] = []
 
         def _process_projects(
@@ -108,12 +107,28 @@ def _process_projects(
                 }}
                 """
             }
-            resp_body = await _query_gitlab_graphql(body, header)
+            resp_body = await self._query_gitlab_graphql(body, header)
+            if "data" not in resp_body or "projects" not in resp_body["data"]:
+                raise errors.BaseError(message=f"Got unexpected response from Gitlab: {resp_body}")
             page_info = resp_body["data"]["projects"]["pageInfo"]
             _process_projects(resp_body, min_access_level, result)
 
         return result
 
+    async def get_project_url_from_path(self, user: APIUser, project_path: str) -> str | None:
+        """Get the project ID from the path i.e. from /group1/subgroup2/project3."""
+        header = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
+        if user.access_token:
+            header["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {user.access_token}"
+        body = {
+            "query": f'{{project(fullPath: "{project_path}") {{httpUrlToRepo}}}}',
+        }
+
+        resp_body = await self._query_gitlab_graphql(body, header)
+        if "data" not in resp_body or "project" not in resp_body["data"]:
+            raise errors.BaseError(message=f"Got unexpected response from Gitlab: {resp_body}")
+        return cast(str | None, resp_body["data"]["project"].get("httpUrlToRepo"))
+
 
 @dataclass(kw_only=True)
 class DummyGitlabAPI:
@@ -139,3 +154,7 @@ async def filter_projects_by_access_level(
             return []
         user_projects = self._store.get(user.full_name, {}).get(min_access_level, [])
         return [p for p in project_ids if p in user_projects]
+
+    async def get_project_url_from_path(self, user: APIUser, project_path: str) -> str | None:
+        """Get the project ID from the path i.e. from /group1/subgroup2/project3."""
+        raise NotImplementedError()
diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/project/api.spec.yaml b/components/renku_data_services/project/api.spec.yaml
index 6da2ed5ca..17ce01e77 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/project/api.spec.yaml
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/project/api.spec.yaml
@@ -201,6 +201,33 @@ paths:
           $ref: "#/components/responses/Error"
       tags:
         - projects
+  /renku_v1_projects/path/{path}:
+    get:
+      summary: Try to get information about a v1 project from the core service. The path has to be url encoded.
+      parameters:
+        - in: path
+          name: path
+          required: true
+          description: The Gitlab path for the project.
+          schema:
+            type: string
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: V1 Project keywords and description
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/V1Project"
+        "404":
+          description: No corresponding project found in Gitlab
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse"
+        default:
+          $ref: "#/components/responses/Error"
+      tags:
+        - projects
   /namespaces/{namespace}/projects/{slug}:
     get:
       summary: Get a project by namespace and project slug
@@ -1159,6 +1186,26 @@ components:
       maxLength: 5000
       nullable: true
       example: My secret value
+    V1Project:
+      description: V1 Project properties
+      type: object
+      additionalProperties: false
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: string
+        name:
+          type: string
+        keywords:
+          type: array
+          items:
+            type: string
+        description:
+          type: string
+      example:
+        id: 1234
+        keywords: ["kw1", "kw2"]
+        description: This is a sample description for a project.
+        name: Some Project
     PaginationRequest:
       type: object
       additionalProperties: false
diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/project/apispec.py b/components/renku_data_services/project/apispec.py
index b0c3c5733..249277b0e 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/project/apispec.py
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/project/apispec.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # generated by datamodel-codegen:
 #   filename:  api.spec.yaml
-#   timestamp: 2025-04-04T08:05:01+00:00
+#   timestamp: 2025-04-09T22:30:09+00:00
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ class SessionSecretPatchExistingSecret(BaseAPISpec):
     )
 
 
+class V1Project(BaseAPISpec):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra="forbid",
+    )
+    id: Optional[str] = None
+    name: Optional[str] = None
+    keywords: Optional[List[str]] = None
+    description: Optional[str] = None
+
+
 class PaginationRequest(BaseAPISpec):
     model_config = ConfigDict(
         extra="forbid",
diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/project/blueprints.py b/components/renku_data_services/project/blueprints.py
index 2da20ee92..5ba5088c2 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/project/blueprints.py
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/project/blueprints.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any
+from urllib.parse import unquote
 
 from sanic import HTTPResponse, Request
 from sanic.response import JSONResponse
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
 from renku_data_services.authz.models import Member, Role, Visibility
 from renku_data_services.base_api.auth import (
     authenticate,
+    authenticate_2,
     only_authenticated,
     validate_path_user_id,
 )
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@
 from renku_data_services.project import models as project_models
 from renku_data_services.project.core import (
     copy_project,
+    get_v1_project_info,
     validate_project_patch,
     validate_session_secret_slot_patch,
     validate_session_secrets_patch,
@@ -54,6 +57,9 @@ class ProjectsBP(CustomBlueprint):
     session_repo: SessionRepository
     data_connector_repo: DataConnectorRepository
     project_migration_repo: ProjectMigrationRepository
+    internal_gitlab_authenticator: base_models.Authenticator
+    gitlab_client: base_models.GitlabAPIProtocol
+    core_scv_url: str | None = None
 
     def get_all(self) -> BlueprintFactoryResponse:
         """List all projects."""
@@ -114,6 +120,25 @@ async def _post_migration(
 
         return "/renku_v1_projects/<v1_id:int>/migrations", ["POST"], _post_migration
 
+    def get_v1_project_by_path(self) -> BlueprintFactoryResponse:
+        """Get information about a v1 project from the path."""
+
+        @authenticate_2(self.authenticator, self.internal_gitlab_authenticator)
+        async def _get_v1_project_by_path(
+            _: Request, user: base_models.APIUser, internal_gitlab_user: base_models.APIUser, path: str
+        ) -> JSONResponse:
+            if self.core_scv_url is None:
+                raise errors.MissingResourceError(
+                    message="The core service url is not defined so we cannot get project information."
+                )
+            decoded_path = unquote(path)
+            output = await get_v1_project_info(
+                user, internal_gitlab_user, decoded_path, self.gitlab_client, self.core_scv_url
+            )
+            return validated_json(apispec.V1Project, output)
+
+        return "/renku_v1_projects/path/{path:str}", ["GET"], _get_v1_project_by_path
+
     def get_project_migration_info(self) -> BlueprintFactoryResponse:
         """Get project migration by project v2 id."""
 
diff --git a/components/renku_data_services/project/core.py b/components/renku_data_services/project/core.py
index 121b6e45d..be4cb07c3 100644
--- a/components/renku_data_services/project/core.py
+++ b/components/renku_data_services/project/core.py
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 """Business logic for projects."""
 
 from pathlib import PurePosixPath
-from urllib.parse import urlparse
+from typing import cast
+from urllib.parse import urljoin, urlparse
 
+import httpx
 from ulid import ULID
 
 from renku_data_services import errors
 from renku_data_services.authz.models import Visibility
 from renku_data_services.base_models import RESET, APIUser, ResetType, Slug
+from renku_data_services.base_models.core import GitlabAPIProtocol
 from renku_data_services.data_connectors.db import DataConnectorRepository
 from renku_data_services.project import apispec, models
 from renku_data_services.project.db import ProjectRepository
@@ -214,3 +217,51 @@ def _validate_session_launcher_secret_slot_filename(filename: str) -> None:
     filename_candidate = PurePosixPath(filename)
     if filename_candidate.name != filename:
         raise errors.ValidationError(message=f"Filename {filename} is not valid.")
+
+
+async def get_v1_project_info(
+    user: APIUser,
+    internal_gitlab_user: APIUser,
+    project_path: str,
+    gitlab_client: GitlabAPIProtocol,
+    core_svc_url: str,
+) -> dict[str, str | list[str] | int | None]:
+    """Request project information from the core service for a Renku v1 project."""
+    url = await gitlab_client.get_project_url_from_path(internal_gitlab_user, project_path)
+    if not url:
+        raise errors.MissingResourceError(
+            message=f"The Renku v1 project with path {project_path} cannot be found "
+            "in Gitlab or you do not have access to it"
+        )
+
+    body = {"git_url": url, "is_delayed": False, "migrate_project": False}
+    headers = {}
+    if user.access_token:
+        headers["Authorization"] = user.access_token
+    full_url = urljoin(core_svc_url + "/", "project.show")
+    async with httpx.AsyncClient() as clnt:
+        res = await clnt.post(full_url, json=body, headers=headers)
+    if res.status_code != 200:
+        raise errors.MissingResourceError(
+            message=f"The core service responded with an unexpected code {res.status_code} when getting "
+            f"information about project {project_path} and url {url}"
+        )
+    res_json = cast(dict[str, dict[str, str | int | list[str]]], res.json())
+    if res_json.get("error") is not None:
+        raise errors.MissingResourceError(
+            message=f"The core service responded with an error when getting "
+            f"information about project {project_path} and url {url}",
+            detail=cast(str | None, res_json.get("error", {}).get("userMessage")),
+        )
+
+    kws = res_json.get("result", {}).get("keywords")
+    desc = res_json.get("result", {}).get("description")
+    id = res_json.get("result", {}).get("id")
+    name = res_json.get("result", {}).get("name")
+    output = {
+        "name": name,
+        "id": id,
+        "keywords": kws,
+        "description": desc,
+    }
+    return output