diff --git a/apps/public-api/src/__tests__/health.route.test.js b/apps/public-api/src/__tests__/health.route.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c846204dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/public-api/src/__tests__/health.route.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const mockRedis = {
+    status: 'ready',
+    ping: jest.fn(),
+};
+
+jest.mock('mongoose', () => ({
+    connection: {
+        readyState: 1,
+    },
+}));
+
+jest.mock('@urbackend/common', () => ({
+    redis: mockRedis,
+}));
+
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+const express = require('express');
+const request = require('supertest');
+const healthRoute = require('../routes/health');
+
+describe('health route', () => {
+    let app;
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+        jest.clearAllMocks();
+        mongoose.connection.readyState = 1;
+        mockRedis.status = 'ready';
+        mockRedis.ping.mockResolvedValue('PONG');
+
+        app = express();
+        app.use('/api/health', healthRoute);
+    });
+
+    test('returns ok when mongodb and redis are connected', async () => {
+        const res = await request(app).get('/api/health');
+
+        expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+        expect(res.body.status).toBe('ok');
+        expect(res.body.dependencies).toEqual({
+            mongodb: 'connected',
+            redis: 'connected',
+        });
+        expect(typeof res.body.timestamp).toBe('string');
+        expect(mockRedis.ping).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    test('returns error when mongodb is disconnected', async () => {
+        mongoose.connection.readyState = 0;
+
+        const res = await request(app).get('/api/health');
+
+        expect(res.status).toBe(503);
+        expect(res.body.status).toBe('error');
+        expect(res.body.dependencies).toEqual({
+            mongodb: 'disconnected',
+            redis: 'connected',
+        });
+    });
+
+    test('returns error when redis is not responsive', async () => {
+        mockRedis.ping.mockRejectedValue(new Error('redis unavailable'));
+
+        const res = await request(app).get('/api/health');
+
+        expect(res.status).toBe(503);
+        expect(res.body.status).toBe('error');
+        expect(res.body.dependencies).toEqual({
+            mongodb: 'connected',
+            redis: 'disconnected',
+        });
+    });
+});
diff --git a/apps/public-api/src/app.js b/apps/public-api/src/app.js
index b4c5108d9..db5cbc362 100644
--- a/apps/public-api/src/app.js
+++ b/apps/public-api/src/app.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const userAuthRoute = require('./routes/userAuth');
 const storageRoute = require('./routes/storage');
 const schemaRoute = require('./routes/schemas');
 const mailRoute = require('./routes/mail');
+const healthRoute = require('./routes/health');
 
 // ROUTES SETUP 
 app.use('/api/userAuth', limiter, logger, userAuthRoute);
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ app.use('/api/data', projectCorsPreflight, limiter, logger, dataRoute);
 app.use('/api/schemas', projectCorsPreflight, limiter, logger, schemaRoute);
 app.use('/api/storage', projectCorsPreflight, limiter, logger, storageRoute);
 app.use('/api/mail', projectCorsPreflight, limiter, logger, mailRoute);
+app.use('/api/health', limiter, logger, healthRoute);
 
 app.get('/api/server-ip', async (req, res) => {
     const ip = await getPublicIp();
diff --git a/apps/public-api/src/controllers/health.controller.js b/apps/public-api/src/controllers/health.controller.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..750711f6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/public-api/src/controllers/health.controller.js
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+const mongoose = require('mongoose');
+const { redis } = require('@urbackend/common');
+const REDIS_PING_TIMEOUT_MS = 500;
+
+const getHealth = async (req, res) => {
+    const isMongoConnected = mongoose.connection.readyState === 1;
+
+    let isRedisConnected = false;
+    if (redis?.status === 'ready' && typeof redis.ping === 'function') {
+        try {
+            const pingResponse = await Promise.race([
+                redis.ping(),
+                new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(() => resolve('TIMEOUT'), REDIS_PING_TIMEOUT_MS)),
+            ]);
+            isRedisConnected = pingResponse === 'PONG';
+        } catch (_error) {
+            isRedisConnected = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    const status = isMongoConnected && isRedisConnected ? 'ok' : 'error';
+
+    return res.status(status === 'ok' ? 200 : 503).json({
+        status,
+        timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
+        dependencies: {
+            mongodb: isMongoConnected ? 'connected' : 'disconnected',
+            redis: isRedisConnected ? 'connected' : 'disconnected',
+        },
+    });
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+    getHealth,
+};
diff --git a/apps/public-api/src/routes/health.js b/apps/public-api/src/routes/health.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..154fca7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/public-api/src/routes/health.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const express = require('express');
+const { getHealth } = require('../controllers/health.controller');
+
+const router = express.Router();
+
+router.get('/', getHealth);
+
+module.exports = router;