diff --git a/packages/artifact/src/internal/shared/artifact-twirp-client.ts b/packages/artifact/src/internal/shared/artifact-twirp-client.ts
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+import { HttpClient, HttpClientResponse, HttpCodes } from "@actions/http-client"
+import { BearerCredentialHandler } from "@actions/http-client/lib/auth"
+import { info } from "@actions/core"
+import { ArtifactServiceClientJSON } from "src/generated"
+import { getResultsServiceUrl, getRuntimeToken } from "./config"
+
+// The twirp http client must implement this interface
+interface Rpc {
+  request(
+    service: string,
+    method: string,
+    contentType: "application/json" | "application/protobuf",
+    data: object | Uint8Array
+  ): Promise<object | Uint8Array>
+}
+
+class ArtifactHttpClient implements Rpc {
+  private httpClient: HttpClient
+  private baseUrl: string
+  private maxAttempts: number = 5
+  private baseRetryIntervalMilliseconds: number = 3000
+  private retryMultiplier: number = 1.5
+
+  constructor(userAgent: string) {
+    const token = getRuntimeToken()
+    this.httpClient = new HttpClient(
+      userAgent,
+      [new BearerCredentialHandler(token)],
+    )
+    this.baseUrl = getResultsServiceUrl()
+  }
+
+  // This function satisfies the Rpc interface. It is compatible with the JSON
+  // JSON generated client.
+  async request(
+    service: string,
+    method: string,
+    contentType: "application/json" | "application/protobuf",
+    data: object | Uint8Array
+  ): Promise<object | Uint8Array> {
+    let url = `${this.baseUrl}/twirp/${service}/${method}`
+    let headers = {
+      "Content-Type": contentType,
+    }
+
+    const response = await this.retryableRequest(this.httpClient.post(url, JSON.stringify(data), headers))
+    const body = await response.readBody()
+    return JSON.parse(body)
+  }
+
+  async retryableRequest(
+    operation: Promise<HttpClientResponse>
+  ): Promise<HttpClientResponse> {
+    let attempt = 0
+    while (attempt < this.maxAttempts) {
+      let isRetryable = false
+      let errorMessage = ""
+
+      try {
+        const response = await operation
+        const statusCode = response.message.statusCode
+
+        if (this.isSuccessStatusCode(statusCode)) {
+          return response
+        }
+
+        isRetryable = this.isRetryableHttpStatusCode(statusCode)
+        errorMessage = `Failed request: (${statusCode}) ${response.message.statusMessage}`
+      } catch (error) {
+        isRetryable = true
+        errorMessage = error.message
+      }
+
+      if (!isRetryable) {
+        throw new Error(errorMessage)
+      }
+
+      info(
+        `Attempt ${attempt + 1} of ${this.maxAttempts} failed with error: ${errorMessage}. Retrying request...`
+      )
+
+      await this.sleep(this.getExponentialRetryTimeMilliseconds(attempt))
+      attempt++
+    }
+
+    throw new Error(`Failed to make request after ${this.maxAttempts} attempts`)
+  }
+
+  isSuccessStatusCode(statusCode?: number): boolean {
+    if (!statusCode) return false
+    return statusCode >= 200 && statusCode < 300
+  }
+
+  isRetryableHttpStatusCode(statusCode?: number): boolean {
+    if (!statusCode) return false
+
+    const retryableStatusCodes = [
+      HttpCodes.BadGateway,
+      HttpCodes.GatewayTimeout,
+      HttpCodes.InternalServerError,
+      HttpCodes.ServiceUnavailable,
+      HttpCodes.TooManyRequests,
+      413 // Payload Too Large
+    ]
+
+    return retryableStatusCodes.includes(statusCode)
+  }
+
+  async sleep(milliseconds: number): Promise<void> {
+    return new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, milliseconds))
+  }
+
+  getExponentialRetryTimeMilliseconds(attempt: number): number {
+    if (attempt < 0) {
+      throw new Error("attempt should be a positive integer")
+    }
+
+    if (attempt === 0) {
+      return this.baseRetryIntervalMilliseconds
+    }
+
+    const minTime = this.baseRetryIntervalMilliseconds * this.retryMultiplier ** (attempt)
+    const maxTime = minTime * this.retryMultiplier
+
+    // returns a random number between minTime and maxTime (exclusive)
+    return Math.trunc(Math.random() * (maxTime - minTime) + minTime)
+  }
+}
+
+export function createArtifactTwirpClient(type: "upload" | "download"): ArtifactServiceClientJSON {
+  const client = new ArtifactHttpClient(`@actions/artifact-${type}`)
+  return new ArtifactServiceClientJSON(client)
+}
diff --git a/packages/artifact/src/internal/shared/config.ts b/packages/artifact/src/internal/shared/config.ts
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+export function getRuntimeToken(): string {
+  const token = process.env['ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN']
+  if (!token) {
+    throw new Error('Unable to get ACTIONS_RUNTIME_TOKEN env variable')
+  }
+  return token
+}
+
+export function getResultsServiceUrl(): string {
+  const resultsUrl = process.env['ACTIONS_RESULTS_URL']
+  if (!resultsUrl) {
+    throw new Error('Unable to get ACTIONS_RESULTS_URL env variable')
+  }
+  return resultsUrl
+}