diff --git a/netlify/functions/bot-status.js b/netlify/functions/bot-status.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..740a2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netlify/functions/bot-status.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+exports.handler = async function(event, context) {
+	axios
+		.get(`https://discord.com/api/v9/users/@me`, {
+			headers: {
+				Authorization: `Bot ${process.env.token}`,
+			},
+		})
+		.then((response) => {
+			return {
+				statusCode: 200,
+				body: response.data,
+			};
+		})
+		.catch((error) => {
+			return {
+				statusCode: 500,
+				body: JSON.stringify('discord api shat itself brb'),
+			};
+		});
+};
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9788d16..4f406d4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1937,6 +1937,14 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aws4/-/aws4-1.11.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-xh1Rl34h6Fi1DC2WWKfxUTVqRsNnr6LsKz2+hfwDxQJWmrx8+c7ylaqBMcHfl1U1r2dsifOvKX3LQuLNZ+XSvA=="
     },
+    "axios": {
+      "version": "0.21.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.21.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dKQiRHxGD9PPRIUNIWvZhPTPpl1rf/OxTYKsqKUDjBwYylTvV7SjSHJb9ratfyzM6wCdLCOYLzs73qpg5c4iGA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "babel-loader": {
       "version": "8.0.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/babel-loader/-/babel-loader-8.0.5.tgz",
@@ -4912,6 +4920,11 @@
         "readable-stream": "^2.3.6"
       }
     },
+    "follow-redirects": {
+      "version": "1.14.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.14.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HWqDgT7ZEkqRzBvc2s64vSZ/hfOceEol3ac/7tKwzuvEyWx3/4UegXh5oBOIotkGsObyk3xznnSRVADBgWSQVg=="
+    },
     "for-each": {
       "version": "0.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/for-each/-/for-each-0.3.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8e63cb6..cfd6e18 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "build": "gridsome build"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "axios": "^0.21.1",
     "gridsome": "^0.7.0",
     "sass": "^1.37.0",
     "sass-loader": "^10.1.1"