diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_admin_request.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_admin_request.py
index 15cc18404..1aec3ad5d 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_admin_request.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_admin_request.py
@@ -856,23 +856,6 @@ class TestDomainRequestAdmin(MockEppLib):
         self.transition_state_and_send_email(domain_request, DomainRequest.DomainRequestStatus.SUBMITTED)
         self.assertEqual(len(self.mock_client.EMAILS_SENT), 3)
 
-    @less_console_noise_decorator
-    def test_model_displays_action_needed_email(self):
-        """Tests if the action needed email is visible for Domain Requests"""
-
-        _domain_request = completed_domain_request(
-            status=DomainRequest.DomainRequestStatus.ACTION_NEEDED,
-            action_needed_reason=DomainRequest.ActionNeededReasons.BAD_NAME,
-        )
-
-        self.client.force_login(self.staffuser)
-        response = self.client.get(
-            "/admin/registrar/domainrequest/{}/change/".format(_domain_request.pk),
-            follow=True,
-        )
-
-        self.assertContains(response, "DOMAIN NAME DOES NOT MEET .GOV REQUIREMENTS")
-
     @override_settings(IS_PRODUCTION=True)
     @less_console_noise_decorator
     def test_save_model_sends_submitted_email_with_bcc_on_prod(self):
diff --git a/src/registrar/tests/test_api.py b/src/registrar/tests/test_api.py
index 2597e65c2..cfef6abea 100644
--- a/src/registrar/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/src/registrar/tests/test_api.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.test import TestCase, Client
-from registrar.models import FederalAgency, SeniorOfficial, User
+from registrar.models import FederalAgency, SeniorOfficial, User, DomainRequest
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
-from registrar.tests.common import create_superuser, create_user
+from registrar.tests.common import create_superuser, create_user, completed_domain_request
 
 from api.tests.common import less_console_noise_decorator
 from registrar.utility.constants import BranchChoices
@@ -109,3 +109,58 @@ class GetFederalPortfolioTypeJsonTest(TestCase):
         self.client.login(username="testuser", password=p)
         response = self.client.get(self.api_url, {"agency_name": "Test Agency", "organization_type": "federal"})
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+
+
+class GetActionNeededEmailForUserJsonTest(TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.client = Client()
+        self.superuser = create_superuser()
+        self.analyst_user = create_user()
+        self.agency = FederalAgency.objects.create(agency="Test Agency")
+        self.domain_request = completed_domain_request(
+            federal_agency=self.agency,
+            name="test.gov",
+            status=DomainRequest.DomainRequestStatus.ACTION_NEEDED,
+        )
+
+        self.api_url = reverse("get-action-needed-email-for-user-json")
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        DomainRequest.objects.all().delete()
+        User.objects.all().delete()
+        FederalAgency.objects.all().delete()
+
+    @less_console_noise_decorator
+    def test_get_action_needed_email_for_user_json_superuser(self):
+        """Test that a superuser can fetch the action needed email."""
+        p = "adminpass"
+        self.client.force_login(self.superuser)
+
+        response = self.client.get(
+            self.api_url,
+            {
+                "reason": DomainRequest.ActionNeededReasons.ELIGIBILITY_UNCLEAR,
+                "domain_request_id": self.domain_request.id,
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        data = response.json()
+        self.assertIn("action_needed_email", data)
+        self.assertIn("ORGANIZATION MAY NOT MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS", data["action_needed_email"])
+
+    @less_console_noise_decorator
+    def test_get_action_needed_email_for_user_json_analyst(self):
+        """Test that an analyst can fetch the action needed email."""
+        self.client.force_login(self.analyst_user)
+
+        response = self.client.get(
+            self.api_url,
+            {
+                "reason": DomainRequest.ActionNeededReasons.QUESTIONABLE_SENIOR_OFFICIAL,
+                "domain_request_id": self.domain_request.id,
+            },
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
+        data = response.json()
+        self.assertIn("action_needed_email", data)
+        self.assertIn("SENIOR OFFICIAL DOES NOT MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS", data["action_needed_email"])
diff --git a/src/registrar/utility/admin_helpers.py b/src/registrar/utility/admin_helpers.py
index dff3751bc..c3896dcc9 100644
--- a/src/registrar/utility/admin_helpers.py
+++ b/src/registrar/utility/admin_helpers.py
@@ -1,21 +1,20 @@
-from django.http import HttpRequest
 from registrar.models.domain_request import DomainRequest
 from waffle.decorators import flag_is_active
 from django.template.loader import get_template
 
 
 def get_all_action_needed_reason_emails(request, domain_request):
-        """Returns a dictionary of every action needed reason and its associated email
-        for this particular domain request."""
+    """Returns a dictionary of every action needed reason and its associated email
+    for this particular domain request."""
 
-        emails = {}
-        for action_needed_reason in domain_request.ActionNeededReasons:
-            # Map the action_needed_reason to its default email
-            emails[action_needed_reason.value] = get_action_needed_reason_default_email(
-                request, domain_request, action_needed_reason.value
-            )
+    emails = {}
+    for action_needed_reason in domain_request.ActionNeededReasons:
+        # Map the action_needed_reason to its default email
+        emails[action_needed_reason.value] = get_action_needed_reason_default_email(
+            request, domain_request, action_needed_reason.value
+        )
 
-        return emails
+    return emails
 
 
 def get_action_needed_reason_default_email(request, domain_request, action_needed_reason):
@@ -39,4 +38,4 @@ def get_action_needed_reason_default_email(request, domain_request, action_neede
     if email_body_text:
         email_body_text_cleaned = email_body_text.strip().lstrip("\n")
 
-    return email_body_text_cleaned
\ No newline at end of file
+    return email_body_text_cleaned