diff --git a/src/pages/api/status.js b/src/pages/api/status.js
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+++ b/src/pages/api/status.js
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+const status = async (req, res) => {
+  const response = await fetch('http://status.test-blockstack.com/json');
+  const json = await response.json();
+  if (json) {
+    res.statusCode = 200;
+    res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'application/json');
+    res.end(JSON.stringify(json.blockRateStatus));
+  }
+};
+
+export default status;