diff --git a/notebook.ipynb b/notebook.ipynb
index 5250ccf..af23507 100644
--- a/notebook.ipynb
+++ b/notebook.ipynb
@@ -89,6 +89,19 @@
     "    })\n",
     "}, {})"
    ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "be25af3b-f164-4ecf-82c8-d0657290bab1",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "src.event_gate_lambda.lambda_handler({\n",
+    "    \"httpMethod\": \"POST\",\n",
+    "    \"resource\": \"/Terminate\"\n",
+    "}, {})"
+   ]
   }
  ],
  "metadata": {
diff --git a/src/event_gate_lambda.py b/src/event_gate_lambda.py
index eafa15b..b795005 100644
--- a/src/event_gate_lambda.py
+++ b/src/event_gate_lambda.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # 
 import base64
 import json
+import sys
 import urllib3
 urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
 
@@ -118,4 +119,6 @@ def lambda_handler(event, context):
             return getTopicSchema(event["pathParameters"]["topicName"])
         if event["httpMethod"] == "POST":
             return postTopicMessage(event["pathParameters"]["topicName"], json.loads(event["body"]), event["headers"]["bearer"])    
-    return {"statusCode": 404}
\ No newline at end of file
+    if event["resource"] == "/Terminate":
+        sys.exit("TERMINATING")
+    return {"statusCode": 404}
diff --git a/terraform/api_gateway.tf b/terraform/api_gateway.tf
index a0fa86d..1714a3e 100644
--- a/terraform/api_gateway.tf
+++ b/terraform/api_gateway.tf
@@ -106,6 +106,28 @@ resource "aws_api_gateway_integration" "event_gate_api_topic_name_post_integrati
   uri = aws_lambda_function.event_gate_lambda.invoke_arn
 }
 
+resource "aws_api_gateway_resource" "event_gate_api_terminate" {
+  rest_api_id = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.event_gate_api.id
+  parent_id = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.event_gate_api.root_resource_id
+  path_part = "Terminate"
+}
+
+resource "aws_api_gateway_method" "event_gate_api_terminate_post" {
+  rest_api_id = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.event_gate_api.id
+  resource_id = aws_api_gateway_resource.event_gate_api_terminate.id
+  authorization = "NONE"
+  http_method  = "POST"
+}
+
+resource "aws_api_gateway_integration" "event_gate_api_terminate_post_integration" {
+  rest_api_id = aws_api_gateway_rest_api.event_gate_api.id
+  resource_id = aws_api_gateway_resource.event_gate_api_terminate.id
+  http_method = aws_api_gateway_method.event_gate_api_terminate_post.http_method
+  integration_http_method = "POST"
+  type = "AWS_PROXY"
+  uri = aws_lambda_function.event_gate_lambda.invoke_arn
+}
+
 resource "aws_lambda_permission" "event_gate_api_lambda_permissions" {
   action = "lambda:InvokeFunction"
   function_name = aws_lambda_function.event_gate_lambda.function_name
@@ -120,7 +142,8 @@ resource "aws_api_gateway_deployment" "event_gate_api_deployment" {
       aws_api_gateway_integration.event_gate_api_token_get_integration,
 	  aws_api_gateway_integration.event_gate_api_topics_get_integration,
 	  aws_api_gateway_integration.event_gate_api_topic_name_get_integration,
-	  aws_api_gateway_integration.event_gate_api_topic_name_post_integration
+	  aws_api_gateway_integration.event_gate_api_topic_name_post_integration,
+	  aws_api_gateway_integration.event_gate_api_terminate_post_integration
     ]))
   }
   lifecycle {