diff --git a/nodeinfo.go b/nodeinfo.go
index 5b9a058..dd41c34 100644
--- a/nodeinfo.go
+++ b/nodeinfo.go
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ import (
 	"go.opencensus.io"
 )
 
-func createNodeInfo(nodeName string) *commonpb.Node {
+// NodeWithStartTime creates a node using nodeName and derives:
+//  Hostname from the environment
+//  Pid from the current process
+//  StartTimestamp from the start time of this process
+//  Language and library information.
+func NodeWithStartTime(nodeName string) *commonpb.Node {
 	return &commonpb.Node{
 		Identifier: &commonpb.ProcessIdentifier{
 			HostName:       os.Getenv("HOSTNAME"),
diff --git a/ocagent.go b/ocagent.go
index 02b50d9..338f667 100644
--- a/ocagent.go
+++ b/ocagent.go
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/api/support/bundler"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
+	"go.opencensus.io/stats/view"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 
-	agentcommonpb "github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto/gen-go/agent/common/v1"
+	commonpb "github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto/gen-go/agent/common/v1"
+	agentmetricspb "github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto/gen-go/agent/metrics/v1"
 	agenttracepb "github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto/gen-go/agent/trace/v1"
+	metricspb "github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto/gen-go/metrics/v1"
 	tracepb "github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto/gen-go/trace/v1"
 )
 
@@ -41,6 +44,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 var _ trace.Exporter = (*Exporter)(nil)
+var _ view.Exporter = (*Exporter)(nil)
 
 type Exporter struct {
 	connectionState int32
@@ -53,7 +57,8 @@ type Exporter struct {
 	serviceName        string
 	canDialInsecure    bool
 	traceExporter      agenttracepb.TraceService_ExportClient
-	nodeInfo           *agentcommonpb.Node
+	metricsExporter    agentmetricspb.MetricsService_ExportClient
+	nodeInfo           *commonpb.Node
 	grpcClientConn     *grpc.ClientConn
 	reconnectionPeriod time.Duration
 
@@ -64,6 +69,11 @@ type Exporter struct {
 	backgroundConnectionDoneCh chan bool
 
 	traceBundler *bundler.Bundler
+
+	// viewDataBundler is the bundler to enable conversion
+	// from OpenCensus-Go view.Data to metricspb.Metric.
+	// Please do not confuse it with metricsBundler!
+	viewDataBundler *bundler.Bundler
 }
 
 func NewExporter(opts ...ExporterOption) (*Exporter, error) {
@@ -90,7 +100,14 @@ func NewUnstartedExporter(opts ...ExporterOption) (*Exporter, error) {
 	traceBundler.DelayThreshold = 2 * time.Second
 	traceBundler.BundleCountThreshold = spanDataBufferSize
 	e.traceBundler = traceBundler
-	e.nodeInfo = createNodeInfo(e.serviceName)
+
+	viewDataBundler := bundler.NewBundler((*view.Data)(nil), func(bundle interface{}) {
+		e.uploadViewData(bundle.([]*view.Data))
+	})
+	viewDataBundler.DelayThreshold = 2 * time.Second
+	viewDataBundler.BundleCountThreshold = 500 // TODO: (@odeke-em) make this configurable.
+	e.viewDataBundler = viewDataBundler
+	e.nodeInfo = NodeWithStartTime(e.serviceName)
 
 	return e, nil
 }
@@ -155,6 +172,14 @@ func (ae *Exporter) enableConnectionStreams(cc *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 	ae.grpcClientConn = cc
 	ae.mu.Unlock()
 
+	if err := ae.createTraceServiceConnection(ae.grpcClientConn, nodeInfo); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return ae.createMetricsServiceConnection(ae.grpcClientConn, nodeInfo)
+}
+
+func (ae *Exporter) createTraceServiceConnection(cc *grpc.ClientConn, node *commonpb.Node) error {
 	// Initiate the trace service by sending over node identifier info.
 	traceSvcClient := agenttracepb.NewTraceServiceClient(cc)
 	traceExporter, err := traceSvcClient.Export(context.Background())
@@ -162,18 +187,21 @@ func (ae *Exporter) enableConnectionStreams(cc *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Exporter.Start:: TraceServiceClient: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	firstTraceMessage := &agenttracepb.ExportTraceServiceRequest{Node: nodeInfo}
+	firstTraceMessage := &agenttracepb.ExportTraceServiceRequest{Node: node}
 	if err := traceExporter.Send(firstTraceMessage); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Exporter.Start:: Failed to initiate the Config service: %v", err)
 	}
+
+	ae.mu.Lock()
 	ae.traceExporter = traceExporter
+	ae.mu.Unlock()
 
 	// Initiate the config service by sending over node identifier info.
 	configStream, err := traceSvcClient.Config(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Exporter.Start:: ConfigStream: %v", err)
 	}
-	firstCfgMessage := &agenttracepb.CurrentLibraryConfig{Node: nodeInfo}
+	firstCfgMessage := &agenttracepb.CurrentLibraryConfig{Node: node}
 	if err := configStream.Send(firstCfgMessage); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Exporter.Start:: Failed to initiate the Config service: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -185,6 +213,26 @@ func (ae *Exporter) enableConnectionStreams(cc *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (ae *Exporter) createMetricsServiceConnection(cc *grpc.ClientConn, node *commonpb.Node) error {
+	metricsSvcClient := agentmetricspb.NewMetricsServiceClient(cc)
+	metricsExporter, err := metricsSvcClient.Export(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("MetricsExporter: failed to start the service client: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Initiate the metrics service by sending over the first message just containing the Node.
+	firstMetricsMessage := &agentmetricspb.ExportMetricsServiceRequest{Node: node}
+	if err := metricsExporter.Send(firstMetricsMessage); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("MetricsExporter:: failed to send the first message: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	ae.mu.Lock()
+	ae.metricsExporter = metricsExporter
+	ae.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// With that we are good to go and can start sending metrics
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (ae *Exporter) dialToAgent() (*grpc.ClientConn, error) {
 	addr := ae.prepareAgentAddress()
 	var dialOpts []grpc.DialOption
@@ -278,6 +326,13 @@ func (ae *Exporter) ExportSpan(sd *trace.SpanData) {
 	_ = ae.traceBundler.Add(sd, 1)
 }
 
+func (ae *Exporter) ExportView(vd *view.Data) {
+	if vd == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	_ = ae.viewDataBundler.Add(vd, 1)
+}
+
 func ocSpanDataToPbSpans(sdl []*trace.SpanData) []*tracepb.Span {
 	if len(sdl) == 0 {
 		return nil
@@ -314,6 +369,51 @@ func (ae *Exporter) uploadTraces(sdl []*trace.SpanData) {
 	}
 }
 
+func ocViewDataToPbMetrics(vdl []*view.Data) []*metricspb.Metric {
+	if len(vdl) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	metrics := make([]*metricspb.Metric, 0, len(vdl))
+	for _, vd := range vdl {
+		if vd != nil {
+			vmetric, err := viewDataToMetric(vd)
+			// TODO: (@odeke-em) somehow report this error, if it is non-nil.
+			if err == nil && vmetric != nil {
+				metrics = append(metrics, vmetric)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return metrics
+}
+
+func (ae *Exporter) uploadViewData(vdl []*view.Data) {
+	select {
+	case <-ae.stopCh:
+		return
+
+	default:
+		if !ae.connected() {
+			return
+		}
+
+		protoMetrics := ocViewDataToPbMetrics(vdl)
+		if len(protoMetrics) == 0 {
+			return
+		}
+		err := ae.metricsExporter.Send(&agentmetricspb.ExportMetricsServiceRequest{
+			Metrics: protoMetrics,
+			// TODO:(@odeke-em)
+			// a) Figure out how to derive a Node from the environment
+			// b) Figure out how to derive a Resource from the environment
+			// or better letting users of the exporter configure it.
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			ae.setStateDisconnected()
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (ae *Exporter) Flush() {
 	ae.traceBundler.Flush()
+	ae.viewDataBundler.Flush()
 }
diff --git a/viewdata_to_metrics_test.go b/viewdata_to_metrics_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e0d616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/viewdata_to_metrics_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,185 @@
+// Copyright 2018, OpenCensus Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package ocagent_test
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"reflect"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/timestamp"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	"contrib.go.opencensus.io/exporter/ocagent"
+	"go.opencensus.io/stats"
+	"go.opencensus.io/stats/view"
+
+	agentmetricspb "github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto/gen-go/agent/metrics/v1"
+	metricspb "github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto/gen-go/metrics/v1"
+)
+
+type metricsAgent struct {
+	mu      sync.RWMutex
+	metrics []*agentmetricspb.ExportMetricsServiceRequest
+}
+
+func TestExportMetrics_conversionFromViewData(t *testing.T) {
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", ":0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get an available TCP address: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer ln.Close()
+
+	_, agentPortStr, _ := net.SplitHostPort(ln.Addr().String())
+	ma := new(metricsAgent)
+	srv := grpc.NewServer()
+	agentmetricspb.RegisterMetricsServiceServer(srv, ma)
+	defer srv.Stop()
+	go func() {
+		_ = srv.Serve(ln)
+	}()
+
+	reconnectionPeriod := 2 * time.Millisecond
+	ocexp, err := ocagent.NewExporter(ocagent.WithInsecure(),
+		ocagent.WithAddress(":"+agentPortStr),
+		ocagent.WithReconnectionPeriod(reconnectionPeriod))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create the ocagent exporter: %v", err)
+	}
+	<-time.After(5 * reconnectionPeriod)
+	ocexp.Flush()
+
+	startTime := time.Date(2018, 11, 25, 15, 38, 18, 997, time.UTC)
+	endTime := startTime.Add(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	mLatencyMs := stats.Float64("latency", "The latency for various methods", "ms")
+
+	ocexp.ExportView(&view.Data{
+		Start: startTime,
+		End:   endTime,
+		View: &view.View{
+			Name:        "ocagent.io/latency",
+			Description: "The latency of the various methods",
+			Aggregation: view.Count(),
+			Measure:     mLatencyMs,
+		},
+		Rows: []*view.Row{
+			{
+				Data: &view.CountData{Value: 4},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		ocexp.Flush()
+	}
+
+	<-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	var received []*agentmetricspb.ExportMetricsServiceRequest
+	ma.forEachRequest(func(req *agentmetricspb.ExportMetricsServiceRequest) {
+		received = append(received, req)
+	})
+
+	// Now compare them with what we expect
+	want := []*agentmetricspb.ExportMetricsServiceRequest{
+		{
+			Node:    ocagent.NodeWithStartTime(""), // The first message identifying this application.
+			Metrics: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			Metrics: []*metricspb.Metric{
+				{
+					Descriptor_: &metricspb.Metric_MetricDescriptor{
+						MetricDescriptor: &metricspb.MetricDescriptor{
+							Name:        "ocagent.io/latency",
+							Description: "The latency of the various methods",
+							Unit:        "ms", // Derived from the measure
+							Type:        metricspb.MetricDescriptor_CUMULATIVE_INT64,
+							LabelKeys:   nil,
+						},
+					},
+					Timeseries: []*metricspb.TimeSeries{
+						{
+							StartTimestamp: &timestamp.Timestamp{
+								Seconds: 1543160298,
+								Nanos:   997,
+							},
+							LabelValues: nil,
+							Points: []*metricspb.Point{
+								{
+									Timestamp: &timestamp.Timestamp{
+										Seconds: 1543160298,
+										Nanos:   100000997,
+									},
+									Value: &metricspb.Point_Int64Value{Int64Value: 4},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(received, want) {
+		gj, _ := json.MarshalIndent(received, "", "  ")
+		wj, _ := json.MarshalIndent(want, "", "  ")
+		if string(gj) != string(wj) {
+			t.Errorf("Got:\n%s\nWant:\n%s", gj, wj)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (ma *metricsAgent) Export(mes agentmetricspb.MetricsService_ExportServer) error {
+	// Expecting the first message to contain the Node information
+	firstMetric, err := mes.Recv()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if firstMetric == nil || firstMetric.Node == nil {
+		return errors.New("Expecting a non-nil Node in the first message")
+	}
+
+	ma.addMetric(firstMetric)
+
+	for {
+		msg, err := mes.Recv()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		ma.addMetric(msg)
+	}
+}
+
+func (ma *metricsAgent) addMetric(metric *agentmetricspb.ExportMetricsServiceRequest) {
+	ma.mu.Lock()
+	ma.metrics = append(ma.metrics, metric)
+	ma.mu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (ma *metricsAgent) forEachRequest(fn func(*agentmetricspb.ExportMetricsServiceRequest)) {
+	ma.mu.RLock()
+	defer ma.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, req := range ma.metrics {
+		fn(req)
+	}
+}