diff --git a/src/metldata/artifacts_rest/api_factory.py b/src/metldata/artifacts_rest/api_factory.py
index 5fa4fb81..1eaab54e 100644
--- a/src/metldata/artifacts_rest/api_factory.py
+++ b/src/metldata/artifacts_rest/api_factory.py
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ async def rest_api_factory(
 
     router = APIRouter()
 
+    @router.get("/health")
+    async def health() -> dict[str, str]:
+        """Used to test if this service is alive"""
+        return {"status": "OK"}
+
     @router.options("/artifacts")
     async def get_artifacts_info() -> list[ArtifactInfo]:
         """Get information on available artifacts."""
diff --git a/tests/artifact_rest/test_api_factory.py b/tests/artifact_rest/test_api_factory.py
index 498488e1..361de5f6 100644
--- a/tests/artifact_rest/test_api_factory.py
+++ b/tests/artifact_rest/test_api_factory.py
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ async def get_example_app_client(
     return AsyncTestClient(app)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_health_check(
+    mongodb_fixture: MongoDbFixture,  # noqa: F811
+):
+    """Test that the health check endpoint works."""
+    async with await get_example_app_client(
+        dao_factory=mongodb_fixture.dao_factory
+    ) as client:
+        response = await client.get("/health")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.json() == {"status": "OK"}
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_artifacts_info_endpoint(
     mongodb_fixture: MongoDbFixture,  # noqa: F811