diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 25d196d..0b83851 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "jsonschema",
     "pooch",
     "xarray",
+    "access-ipy-telemetry>=0.1.0",
 ]
 dynamic = ["version"]
 
diff --git a/src/access_nri_intake/data/__init__.py b/src/access_nri_intake/data/__init__.py
index ef44eb0..dcaf33d 100644
--- a/src/access_nri_intake/data/__init__.py
+++ b/src/access_nri_intake/data/__init__.py
@@ -5,15 +5,25 @@
 
 import intake
 import intake.catalog
+from access_ipy_telemetry.cli import configure_telemetry
+from access_ipy_telemetry.utils import ApiHandler
 
 from access_nri_intake.utils import get_catalog_fp
 
+api_handler = ApiHandler()
+
 CATALOG_NAME_FORMAT = (
     r"^v(?P<yr>2[0-9]{3})\-(?P<mon>1[0-2]|0[1-9])\-(?P<day>0[1-9]|[1-2][0-9]|3[0-1])$"
 )
 
+
 try:
     data = intake.open_catalog(get_catalog_fp()).access_nri
+    cat_version = data._captured_init_kwargs.get("metadata", {}).get(
+        "version", "latest"
+    )  # Get the catalog version number and set it to "latest" if it can't be found
+    configure_telemetry(["--enable", "--silent"])
+    api_handler.add_extra_field("catalog", {"catalog_version": cat_version})
 except FileNotFoundError:
     warnings.warn(
         "Unable to access a default catalog location. Calling intake.cat.access_nri will not work.",