diff --git a/dbsync-api/src/health/healthCheck.ts b/dbsync-api/src/health/healthCheck.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..956f771e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbsync-api/src/health/healthCheck.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { Request, Response, Router } from "express";
+import { prisma } from "../config/db";
+import { handlerWrapper } from "../errors/AppError";
+
+const router = Router();
+
+export const secondsSince = (
+  dateIsoString: string,
+  inMilliseconds?: boolean
+): number => {
+  const parsedDate = new Date(dateIsoString);
+  const currentDate = new Date();
+  const timeDifferenceMs = currentDate.getTime() - parsedDate.getTime();
+  return inMilliseconds ? timeDifferenceMs : timeDifferenceMs / 1000;
+};
+
+const getBlockInfo = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
+  try {
+    const latestBlock = await prisma.block.findFirst({
+      orderBy: {
+        time: "desc",
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (!latestBlock) {
+      return res.status(500).json({
+        message:
+          "Unable to retrieve the latest block information from the database.",
+      });
+    }
+
+    const latestBlockTime = latestBlock.time.toISOString();
+    const timeDiff = secondsSince(latestBlockTime);
+
+    if (timeDiff > 300) {
+      return res.status(503).json({
+        status: "Service Unavailable",
+        details: {
+          currentTime: new Date().toISOString(),
+          latestBlockTime,
+          secondsSinceLastUpdate: timeDiff,
+        },
+      });
+    }
+
+    return res.status(200).json({
+      status: "Healthy",
+      details: {
+        currentTime: new Date().toISOString(),
+        latestBlockTime,
+        secondsSinceLastUpdate: timeDiff,
+      },
+    });
+  } catch (error: any) {
+    console.log(`Error performing health-check: ${error.message || error}`);
+
+    return res.status(500).json({
+      message: "An error occurred while checking the DbSync status.",
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+router.get("/", handlerWrapper(getBlockInfo));
+
+export default router;
diff --git a/dbsync-api/src/index.ts b/dbsync-api/src/index.ts
index d8fb6c84..091631df 100644
--- a/dbsync-api/src/index.ts
+++ b/dbsync-api/src/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import delegationRoute from "./controllers/delegation";
 import drepRoute from "./controllers/drep";
 import addressRoute from "./controllers/address";
 import proposalRoute from "./controllers/proposal";
+import healthCheckRoute from "./health/healthCheck"
 import { errorHandler } from "./errors/AppError";
 import path from "path";
 import setupSwaggerUi from "./swagger-loader";
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ app.use('/api/stake-address', stakeAddrRoute);
 app.use('/api/drep',drepRoute)
 app.use('/api/address',addressRoute)
 app.use('/api/proposal',proposalRoute)
+app.use('/api/health', healthCheckRoute)
 
 setupSwaggerUi(app)
 const indexFile = path.resolve('.','./index.html')
diff --git a/dbsync-api/swagger.yaml b/dbsync-api/swagger.yaml
index 3fec1248..5c80946c 100644
--- a/dbsync-api/swagger.yaml
+++ b/dbsync-api/swagger.yaml
@@ -481,4 +481,67 @@ paths:
           description: Invalid address provided
         '500':
           description: Internal server error
-
+  /api/health:
+    get:
+      summary: Check DBSync health status
+      description: Retrieves the latest block and checks if it was updated within the last 5 minutes.
+      operationId: getBlockInfo
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: DBSync service is healthy.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  status:
+                    type: string
+                    example: "Healthy"
+                  details:
+                    type: object
+                    properties:
+                      currentTime:
+                        type: string
+                        format: date-time
+                        example: "2024-12-03T12:34:56.789Z"
+                      latestBlockTime:
+                        type: string
+                        format: date-time
+                        example: "2024-12-03T12:30:00.123Z"
+                      secondsSinceLastUpdate:
+                        type: number
+                        example: 296
+        '503':
+          description: DBSync service is unavailable due to a delay in block updates.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  status:
+                    type: string
+                    example: "Service Unavailable"
+                  details:
+                    type: object
+                    properties:
+                      currentTime:
+                        type: string
+                        format: date-time
+                        example: "2024-12-03T12:34:56.789Z"
+                      latestBlockTime:
+                        type: string
+                        format: date-time
+                        example: "2024-12-03T12:25:00.123Z"
+                      secondsSinceLastUpdate:
+                        type: number
+                        example: 596
+        '500':
+          description: An error occurred while performing the health check.
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                  message:
+                    type: string
+                    example: "An error occurred while checking the DbSync status."