diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/heartbeats_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/heartbeats_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d981af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/heartbeats_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+class Api::V1::HeartbeatsController < ApplicationController
+  before_action :ensure_authenticated!
+
+  def check
+    # Check for heartbeats in the last 5 minutes
+    recent_heartbeats = current_user.heartbeats
+      .where("time > ?", 5.minutes.ago.to_f)
+      .count
+
+    render json: {
+      received_heartbeats: recent_heartbeats > 0,
+      count: recent_heartbeats,
+      checked_at: Time.current
+    }
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def ensure_authenticated!
+    api_header = request.headers["Authorization"]
+    raw_token = api_header&.split(" ")&.last
+    header_type = api_header&.split(" ")&.first
+    if header_type == "Bearer"
+      api_token = raw_token
+    elsif header_type == "Basic"
+      api_token = Base64.decode64(raw_token)
+    end
+    return render json: { error: "Unauthorized" }, status: :unauthorized unless api_token.present?
+
+    valid_key = ApiKey.find_by(token: api_token)
+    return render json: { error: "Unauthorized" }, status: :unauthorized unless valid_key.present?
+
+    @current_user = valid_key.user
+    render json: { error: "Unauthorized" }, status: :unauthorized unless @current_user
+  end
+
+  def current_user
+    @current_user
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 72dd75f..6cb53db 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   namespace :api do
     namespace :v1 do
       get "stats", to: "stats#show"
+      get "heartbeats/check", to: "heartbeats#check"
     end
     namespace :hackatime do
       namespace :v1 do