diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0e71136..5323552 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ yarn-error.log*
 next-env.d.ts
 
 .early.coverage
+*.api.json
diff --git a/src/checks/index.ts b/src/checks/index.ts
index d967ffb..16e6bf4 100644
--- a/src/checks/index.ts
+++ b/src/checks/index.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default function checks(data: Data) {
     goodFirstIssue(data.issues),
     // branches(data.branches),
     // release(data.release),
-    // readme(data.communityMetrics),
+    readme(data.community),
     // license(data.communityMetrics),
     // contributing(data.communityMetrics),
     // pullRequestTemplate(data.communityMetrics),
diff --git a/src/checks/readme.js b/src/checks/readme.ts
similarity index 52%
rename from src/checks/readme.js
rename to src/checks/readme.ts
index 8ab64dc..d592e2d 100644
--- a/src/checks/readme.js
+++ b/src/checks/readme.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
-export default function readme(communityMetrics) {
-  let response = {
-    id: "readme",
-    href: "/repo/readme",
+import { Community } from "@/models/github/community";
+import { StatusCheck } from "@/types/checks";
+
+export default function readme(community: Community) {
+  const response: StatusCheck = {
     title: "Readme",
+    status: "unknown",
+    description: "-",
+    extra: "-",
   };
 
-  if (communityMetrics.files?.readme) {
+  if (community.files?.readme) {
     response.status = "success";
     response.description = "You have a README file.";
     response.extra = "No action required.";
   }
 
-  if (!communityMetrics.files || !communityMetrics.files.readme) {
+  if (!community.files || !community.files.readme) {
     response.status = "error";
     response.description = "You do not have a readme.md file in your repo.";
     response.extra = "This is the most important file in your project.";
diff --git a/src/lib/github/getAllApi.ts b/src/lib/github/getAllApi.ts
index 5fb396f..aedd7a3 100644
--- a/src/lib/github/getAllApi.ts
+++ b/src/lib/github/getAllApi.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 import Data from "@/models/data";
 import getRepoApi from "./getRepoApi";
 import getIssuesApi from "./getIssuesApi";
+import getCommunityApi from "./getCommunityApi";
 
 export default async function getAllApi(repoUrl: string): Promise<Data> {
-  const calls = await Promise.all([getRepoApi(repoUrl), getIssuesApi(repoUrl)]);
+  const calls = await Promise.all([
+    getRepoApi(repoUrl),
+    getIssuesApi(repoUrl),
+    getCommunityApi(repoUrl),
+  ]);
 
   const data: Data = {
     repo: calls[0],
     issues: calls[1],
+    community: calls[2],
   };
 
   return data;
diff --git a/src/lib/github/getCommunityApi.ts b/src/lib/github/getCommunityApi.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccd481a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/github/getCommunityApi.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { Issue } from "@/models/github/issue";
+import extractOwnerRepo from "./extractOwnerRepo";
+import { Community } from "@/models/github/community";
+
+export default async function getCommunityApi(repoUrl: string) {
+  const { owner, repo } = extractOwnerRepo(repoUrl);
+  const res = await fetch(
+    `https://api.github.com/repos/${owner}/${repo}/community/profile`,
+    {
+      next: { revalidate: 3600 },
+    }
+  );
+
+  const data: Community = await res.json();
+
+  return data;
+}
diff --git a/src/models/data.ts b/src/models/data.ts
index eb37ac8..0022194 100644
--- a/src/models/data.ts
+++ b/src/models/data.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import { Community } from "./github/community";
 import { Issue } from "./github/issue";
 import { Repo } from "./github/repo";
 
 export default interface Data {
   repo: Repo;
   issues: Issue[];
+  community: Community;
 }
diff --git a/src/models/github/community.ts b/src/models/github/community.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8883850
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/models/github/community.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// To parse this data:
+//
+//   import { Convert, Community } from "./file";
+//
+//   const community = Convert.toCommunity(json);
+//
+// These functions will throw an error if the JSON doesn't
+// match the expected interface, even if the JSON is valid.
+
+export interface Community {
+  health_percentage: number;
+  description: string;
+  documentation: null;
+  files: Files;
+  updated_at: null;
+}
+
+export interface Files {
+  code_of_conduct: null;
+  code_of_conduct_file: null;
+  contributing: null;
+  issue_template: null;
+  pull_request_template: null;
+  license: null;
+  readme: Readme;
+}
+
+export interface Readme {
+  url: string;
+  html_url: string;
+}