diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index cd5ac380..8c95ebae 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"soarca/internal/controller"
 	"soarca/logger"
+	"soarca/routes/status"
 	"soarca/swaggerdocs"
 	"soarca/utils"
 
@@ -49,6 +50,8 @@ func main() {
 	Host = "localhost:" + utils.GetEnv("PORT", "8080")
 	swaggerdocs.SwaggerInfo.Host = Host
 
+	// Version is only available here
+	status.SetVersion(Version)
 	errinit := controller.Initialize()
 	if errinit != nil {
 		log.Fatal("Something Went wrong with setting-up the app, msg: ", errinit)
diff --git a/routes/status/status_api.go b/routes/status/status_api.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..347aecd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/status/status_api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package status
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"runtime"
+	"soarca/models/api"
+	"soarca/utils"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+var status = api.Status{Uptime: api.Uptime{Since: time.Now(), Milliseconds: 0},
+	Mode:    utils.GetEnv("LOG_MODE", "production"),
+	Runtime: runtime.GOOS}
+
+func SetVersion(version string) {
+	status.Version = version
+}
+
+// /Status GET handler for handling status api calls
+// Returns the status model object for SOARCA
+//
+//	@Summary	gets the SOARCA status
+//	@Schemes
+//	@Description	return SOARCA status
+//	@Tags			status
+//	@Produce		json
+//	@success		200	{object}	api.Status
+//	@failure		400	{object}	api.Error
+//	@Router			/status [GET]
+func Api(g *gin.Context) {
+
+	status.Uptime.Milliseconds = uint64(time.Since(status.Uptime.Since).Milliseconds())
+	status.Time = time.Now()
+
+	g.JSON(http.StatusOK, status)
+}
diff --git a/routes/status/status_endpoints.go b/routes/status/status_endpoints.go
index 294afe0c..ff64c802 100644
--- a/routes/status/status_endpoints.go
+++ b/routes/status/status_endpoints.go
@@ -1,34 +1,22 @@
-package coa
+package status
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 )
 
-func Helloworld(g *gin.Context) {
-	g.JSON(http.StatusOK, "helloworld from /status")
-}
-
-func id_tester(g *gin.Context) {
-	// Get the value of the 'id' parameter from the URL
-	id := g.Param("id")
-	fmt.Println(id)
+func Pong(g *gin.Context) {
+	g.Data(http.StatusOK, "text/plain", []byte("pong"))
 }
 
 // GET     /status
-// GET     /status/playbook
-// GET     /status/playbook/id
-// GET     /status/coa/id
-// GET     /status/history
+// GET     /status/ping
 func Routes(route *gin.Engine) {
-	coa := route.Group("/status")
+	router := route.Group("/status")
 	{
-		coa.GET("/", Helloworld)
-		coa.GET("/playbook/:id", id_tester)
-		coa.GET("/coa/:id", id_tester)
-		coa.GET("/history", Helloworld)
-		// workflow.POST()
+		router.GET("/", Api)
+		router.GET("/ping", Pong)
+
 	}
 }