diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 1c63511..e143a54 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=
 NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_IN_URL=/sign-in
 NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL=/sign-up
 NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_IN_URL=/
-NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_UP_URL=/
\ No newline at end of file
+NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_UP_URL=/
+
+# Misc
+HEALTHCHECK_TOKEN=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/env.mjs b/src/env.mjs
index a9a817a..162a8df 100644
--- a/src/env.mjs
+++ b/src/env.mjs
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     // Clerk
     CLERK_SECRET_KEY: z.string(),
     NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY: z.string(),
+
+    // Misc
+    HEALTHCHECK_TOKEN: z.string()
   },
 
   /**
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_SIGN_UP_URL,
     NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_IN_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_IN_URL,
     NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_UP_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_UP_URL,
+    HEALTHCHECK_TOKEN: process.env.HEALTHCHECK_TOKEN
   },
   /**
    * Run `build` or `dev` with `SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION` to skip env validation.
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index 05f75ab..77ed62a 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { authMiddleware } from "@clerk/nextjs";
 
 export default authMiddleware({
-    publicRoutes: ["/", "/sign-up"]
+    publicRoutes: ["/", "/sign-up", "/api/healthcheck"]
 });
 
 export const config = {
diff --git a/src/pages/api/healthcheck/index.ts b/src/pages/api/healthcheck/index.ts
index 8293e79..fdaf8c1 100644
--- a/src/pages/api/healthcheck/index.ts
+++ b/src/pages/api/healthcheck/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
+import type { NextApiRequest, NextApiResponse } from "next";
+import { env } from "../../../env.mjs";
+import { db } from "../../../server/db/drizzle";
+import { sql } from "drizzle-orm"
 
+export default async function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
+  const accessToken = req.headers.authorization;
 
-export default function handler(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
-    
-}
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+  if (accessToken !== env.HEALTHCHECK_TOKEN) {
+    res.status(403).json({ message: "Forbidden" });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  let isDatabaseHealthy = false;
+
+  try {
+    await db.execute(sql`SELECT 1;`)
+    isDatabaseHealthy = true;
+  }
+  catch (err) {
+    console.error(err);
+  }
+
+  res.json({
+    isDatabaseHealthy,
+  });
+}