diff --git a/.github/workflows/chai-api.ci.yml b/.github/workflows/chai-api.ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..16835c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/chai-api.ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+name: api.ci
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
+
+env:
+  CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: s3cr3t
+          POSTGRES_DB: chai
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          - 5435:5432
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y postgresql-client
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: cargo test --verbose
+        working-directory: api
+        env:
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:s3cr3t@localhost:5435/chai
+
+  fmt:
+    name: Rustfmt
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+          components: rustfmt
+      - run: cargo fmt --all -- --check
+        working-directory: api
+
+  clippy:
+    name: Clippy
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
+        with:
+          profile: minimal
+          toolchain: stable
+          override: true
+          components: clippy
+      - run: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
+        working-directory: api
+
+  docker-build:
+    name: Build Docker Image
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v2
+      - name: Build
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
+        with:
+          context: ./api
+          push: false # Set push to false to prevent pushing the image
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cec0d3d..49afa09 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -227,3 +227,11 @@ psql "postgresql://postgres:s3cr3t@localhost:5435/chai" -c "SELECT count(id) FRO
 ```sh
 psql "postgresql://postgres:s3cr3t@localhost:5435/chai" -c "SELECT * FROM load_history;"
 ```
+
+### restart-api
+
+Refreshes table knowledge from the db.
+
+```sh
+docker-compose restart api
+```
diff --git a/api/.dockerignore b/api/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fedc5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/target
+.git
+.gitignore
+README.md
diff --git a/api/.gitignore b/api/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..707b866
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/target
+**/*.rs.bk
+Cargo.lock
+.env
diff --git a/api/Cargo.toml b/api/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91e8ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[package]
+name = "chai-api"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+authors = ["Jacob Heider <jacob@pkgx.dev>"]
+description = "A simple REST API for the CHAI database"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = "MIT"
+repository = "https://github.com/teaxyz/chai-oss"
+
+[dependencies]
+actix-web = "4.3"
+dotenv = "0.15"
+tokio = { version = "1", features = ["full"] }
+log = "0.4"
+env_logger = "0.10"
+serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = "1.0"
+chrono = { version = "0.4", features = ["serde"] }
+tokio-postgres = { version = "0.7", features = [
+  "with-serde_json-1",
+  "with-chrono-0_4",
+] }
diff --git a/api/Dockerfile b/api/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c67dfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FROM lukemathwalker/cargo-chef:latest-rust-1.78.0 as chef
+WORKDIR /app
+
+FROM chef as planner
+COPY . .
+RUN cargo chef prepare --recipe-path recipe.json
+
+FROM chef as builder
+COPY --from=planner /app/recipe.json recipe.json
+RUN cargo chef cook --release --recipe-path recipe.json
+COPY . .
+RUN cargo build --release
+
+FROM debian:bookworm-slim as runtime
+WORKDIR /app
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl openssl ca-certificates && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/chai-api /usr/local/bin
+ENV DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:s3cr3t@db:5432/chai
+EXPOSE 8080
+CMD ["chai-api"]
diff --git a/api/README.md b/api/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1a37c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# CHAI API
+
+CHAI API is a REST API service for accessing the CHAI database, which contains package manager data.
+
+## Features
+
+- List all tables in the database
+- Fetch paginated data from any table
+- Heartbeat endpoint for health checks
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Rust 1.67 or later
+- PostgreSQL database
diff --git a/api/src/app_state.rs b/api/src/app_state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c607723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/app_state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio_postgres::Client;
+
+pub struct AppState {
+    pub client: Arc<Client>,
+    pub tables: Arc<Vec<String>>,
+}
diff --git a/api/src/db.rs b/api/src/db.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9708758
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/db.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+use tokio_postgres::{Client, NoTls};
+
+pub async fn create_db_client(database_url: &str) -> Arc<Client> {
+    let (client, connection) = tokio_postgres::connect(database_url, NoTls)
+        .await
+        .expect("Failed to connect to PostgreSQL");
+
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        if let Err(e) = connection.await {
+            log::error!("Database connection error: {}", e);
+        }
+    });
+
+    Arc::new(client)
+}
+
+pub async fn get_tables(client: &Arc<Client>) -> Vec<String> {
+    let rows = client
+        .query(
+            "SELECT table_name FROM information_schema.tables WHERE table_schema = 'public'",
+            &[],
+        )
+        .await
+        .expect("Failed to fetch tables");
+
+    rows.into_iter()
+        .map(|row| row.get::<_, String>("table_name"))
+        .collect()
+}
diff --git a/api/src/handlers.rs b/api/src/handlers.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19326fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/handlers.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+use actix_web::{get, web, HttpResponse, Responder};
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+
+use crate::app_state::AppState;
+use crate::utils::{get_column_names, rows_to_json};
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct PaginationParams {
+    page: Option<i64>,
+    limit: Option<i64>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize)]
+struct PaginatedResponse {
+    table: String,
+    total_count: i64,
+    page: i64,
+    limit: i64,
+    total_pages: i64,
+    columns: Vec<String>,
+    data: Vec<Value>,
+}
+
+#[get("/tables")]
+pub async fn list_tables(data: web::Data<AppState>) -> impl Responder {
+    HttpResponse::Ok().json(&*data.tables)
+}
+
+#[get("/heartbeat")]
+pub async fn heartbeat() -> impl Responder {
+    HttpResponse::Ok().body("OK")
+}
+
+#[get("/{table}")]
+pub async fn get_table(
+    path: web::Path<String>,
+    query: web::Query<PaginationParams>,
+    data: web::Data<AppState>,
+) -> impl Responder {
+    let table = path.into_inner();
+    if !data.tables.contains(&table) {
+        return HttpResponse::NotFound().json(json!({
+            "error": format!("Table '{}' not found", table)
+        }));
+    }
+
+    let page = query.page.unwrap_or(1).max(1);
+    let limit = query.limit.unwrap_or(200).clamp(1, 1000);
+    let offset = (page - 1) * limit;
+
+    let count_query = format!("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {}", table);
+    let data_query = format!("SELECT * FROM {} LIMIT $1 OFFSET $2", table);
+
+    match data.client.query_one(&count_query, &[]).await {
+        Ok(count_row) => {
+            let total_count: i64 = count_row.get(0);
+            let total_pages = (total_count as f64 / limit as f64).ceil() as i64;
+
+            match data.client.query(&data_query, &[&limit, &offset]).await {
+                Ok(rows) => {
+                    let columns = get_column_names(&rows);
+                    let data = rows_to_json(&rows);
+                    let response = PaginatedResponse {
+                        table,
+                        total_count,
+                        page,
+                        limit,
+                        total_pages,
+                        columns,
+                        data,
+                    };
+                    HttpResponse::Ok().json(response)
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    log::error!("Database query error: {}", e);
+                    HttpResponse::InternalServerError().json(json!({
+                        "error": "An error occurred while querying the database"
+                    }))
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            log::error!("Database count query error: {}", e);
+            HttpResponse::InternalServerError().json(json!({
+                "error": "An error occurred while counting rows in the database"
+            }))
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/logging.rs b/api/src/logging.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c8465e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/logging.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use env_logger::Env;
+
+pub fn setup_logger() {
+    env_logger::init_from_env(Env::default().default_filter_or("info"));
+}
+
+pub struct Logger;
+
+impl Logger {
+    pub fn default() -> actix_web::middleware::Logger {
+        actix_web::middleware::Logger::new("%a '%r' %s %b '%{Referer}i' '%{User-Agent}i' %T")
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/main.rs b/api/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..647d6a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+mod app_state;
+mod db;
+mod handlers;
+mod logging;
+mod utils;
+
+use actix_web::{web, App, HttpServer};
+use dotenv::dotenv;
+use std::env;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use crate::app_state::AppState;
+use crate::db::create_db_client;
+use crate::handlers::{get_table, heartbeat, list_tables};
+use crate::logging::setup_logger;
+
+#[actix_web::main]
+async fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
+    dotenv().ok();
+    setup_logger();
+
+    let database_url = env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("DATABASE_URL must be set");
+    let host = env::var("HOST").unwrap_or_else(|_| "0.0.0.0".to_string());
+    let port = env::var("PORT").unwrap_or_else(|_| "8080".to_string());
+    let bind_address = format!("{}:{}", host, port);
+
+    let client = create_db_client(&database_url).await;
+    let tables = Arc::new(db::get_tables(&client).await);
+
+    log::info!("Available tables: {:?}", tables);
+    log::info!("Starting server at http://{}", bind_address);
+
+    HttpServer::new(move || {
+        App::new()
+            .wrap(logging::Logger::default())
+            .app_data(web::Data::new(AppState {
+                client: Arc::clone(&client),
+                tables: Arc::clone(&tables),
+            }))
+            .service(list_tables)
+            .service(heartbeat)
+            .service(get_table)
+    })
+    .bind(&bind_address)?
+    .run()
+    .await
+}
diff --git a/api/src/utils.rs b/api/src/utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..264ca33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use tokio_postgres::types::{Json, Type};
+use tokio_postgres::Row;
+
+pub fn get_column_names(rows: &[Row]) -> Vec<String> {
+    if let Some(row) = rows.first() {
+        row.columns()
+            .iter()
+            .map(|col| col.name().to_string())
+            .collect()
+    } else {
+        vec![]
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn rows_to_json(rows: &[Row]) -> Vec<Value> {
+    rows.iter()
+        .map(|row| {
+            let mut map = serde_json::Map::new();
+            for (i, column) in row.columns().iter().enumerate() {
+                let value: Value = match *column.type_() {
+                    Type::INT2 => json!(row.get::<_, i16>(i)),
+                    Type::INT4 => json!(row.get::<_, i32>(i)),
+                    Type::INT8 => json!(row.get::<_, i64>(i)),
+                    Type::FLOAT4 => json!(row.get::<_, f32>(i)),
+                    Type::FLOAT8 => json!(row.get::<_, f64>(i)),
+                    Type::BOOL => json!(row.get::<_, bool>(i)),
+                    Type::VARCHAR | Type::TEXT | Type::BPCHAR => json!(row.get::<_, String>(i)),
+                    Type::TIMESTAMP => {
+                        let ts: chrono::NaiveDateTime = row.get(i);
+                        json!(ts.to_string())
+                    }
+                    Type::TIMESTAMPTZ => {
+                        let ts: chrono::DateTime<chrono::Utc> = row.get(i);
+                        json!(ts.to_rfc3339())
+                    }
+                    Type::DATE => {
+                        let date: chrono::NaiveDate = row.get(i);
+                        json!(date.to_string())
+                    }
+                    Type::JSON | Type::JSONB => {
+                        let json_value: Json<Value> = row.get(i);
+                        json_value.0
+                    }
+                    _ => Value::Null,
+                };
+                map.insert(column.name().to_string(), value);
+            }
+            Value::Object(map)
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index bef45d1..1cb4590 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,29 @@ services:
       alembic:
         condition: service_completed_successfully
 
+  api:
+    build:
+      context: ./api
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    environment:
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:s3cr3t@db:5432/chai
+      - HOST=0.0.0.0
+      - PORT=8080
+    ports:
+      - "8080:8080"
+    depends_on:
+      db:
+        condition: service_healthy
+      alembic:
+        condition: service_completed_successfully
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/heartbeat"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 5s
+
   monitor:
     build:
       context: ./monitor