diff --git a/Dockerfile.dev b/Dockerfile.dev
index 45e6073..1d8b396 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ RUN apk del build-deps
 EXPOSE 5000
 
 ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
-ENV TOKEN="123abc!'?"
+ENV TOKEN="123abc"
 
 CMD flask --app ping_engine --debug run --host=0.0.0.0
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diff --git a/check_json.sh b/check_json.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fca16b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_json.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @data1.json http://127.0.0.1:5000/api/?token=123abc
diff --git a/data.json b/data.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0984819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "msg" : "This message is in a JSON File"
+}
diff --git a/data1.json b/data1.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c83b4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "address" : "https://jira.kbb.eu/status"
+}
diff --git a/ping_engine.py b/ping_engine.py
index 5f46dab..8a520dc 100644
--- a/ping_engine.py
+++ b/ping_engine.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from flask import Flask,request,jsonify
 import os
 import requests
 import datetime
+import json
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
@@ -85,6 +86,29 @@ def https(name):
         time = now,
         status = status_string)
 
+@app.route('/api/', methods=['POST'])
+def api():
+    apiToken = request.args.get('token')
+    now = str(datetime.datetime.now())
+    if apiToken == token:
+        request_data = request.get_json()
+        address = request_data['address']
+        if address[0 : 4] == 'http':
+            r = requests.get(address)
+            try:
+                json.loads(r.content)
+                status_string=r.content
+            except ValueError as e:
+                status_string="not json"
+    else:
+        status_string = ' wrong token'
+        ip_addr = request.remote_addr
+        out = '%s - Unauthorized from IP: %s' %(now, ip_addr)
+        print (out)
+    return status_string
+#    return jsonify (
+ #       time = now,
+ #       status = status_string)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.run(debug=True)
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