diff --git a/src/api/http_api.py b/src/api/http_api.py
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+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from pathlib import Path
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+STATIC_PATH = Path(__file__).parent.absolute() / 'static'
+
+app = FastAPI(
+    title='Phi-3 Language Model API',
+    description='HTTP API for interacting with Phi-3 Mini 4K language model'
+)
+
+class Prompt(BaseModel):
+    prompt: str
+
+class Response(BaseModel):
+    response: str
+
+
+@app.get('/', response_model=Response)
+async def health_check():
+    return ({ 'response': 'success' })
+