diff --git a/www/api/public/index.php b/www/api/public/index.php
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+++ b/www/api/public/index.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * api.domain.de — REST API
+ */
+header('Content-Type: application/json');
+
+$method = $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'];
+
+switch ($method) {
+    case 'GET':
+        echo json_encode(['status' => 'ok', 'message' => 'API läuft']);
+        break;
+    case 'POST':
+        $input = json_decode(file_get_contents('php://input'), true);
+        echo json_encode(['status' => 'received', 'data' => $input]);
+        break;
+    default:
+        http_response_code(405);
+        echo json_encode(['error' => 'Method not allowed']);
+}