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diff --git a/core/api_views.py b/core/api_views.py
index b98de26..8f062f2 100644
--- a/core/api_views.py
+++ b/core/api_views.py
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 from rest_framework import viewsets, permissions, filters
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
+from rest_framework.response import Response
 from django_filters.rest_framework import DjangoFilterBackend
 from core.models import Bookmark, Team
 from core.serializers import BookmarkSerializer, BookmarkDetailSerializer, TeamSerializer
 from core.tasks import process_bookmark
 
+class ApiStatusView(APIView):
+    permission_classes = [permissions.AllowAny]
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        return Response({
+            "status": "up",
+            "authenticated": request.user.is_authenticated
+        })
+
 class BookmarkViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     permission_classes = [permissions.IsAuthenticated]
     filter_backends = [DjangoFilterBackend, filters.SearchFilter, filters.OrderingFilter]
@@ -29,4 +40,4 @@ class TeamViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
     serializer_class = TeamSerializer
 
     def get_queryset(self):
-        return self.request.user.teams.all()
+        return self.request.user.teams.all()
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diff --git a/core/urls.py b/core/urls.py
index 1846784..6d3e16b 100644
--- a/core/urls.py
+++ b/core/urls.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.urls import path, include
 from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
-from core.api_views import BookmarkViewSet, TeamViewSet
+from core.api_views import BookmarkViewSet, TeamViewSet, ApiStatusView
 from core.views import (
     BookmarkListView, BookmarkCreateView, BookmarkDetailView, 
     BookmarkUpdateView, BookmarkDeleteView,
@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path("teams/", TeamListView.as_view(), name="team-list"),
     path("teams/<int:pk>/", TeamDetailView.as_view(), name="team-detail"),
     
+    path("api/status/", ApiStatusView.as_view(), name="api-status"),
     path("api/", include(router.urls)),
-]
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+]