diff --git a/api/app/server.py b/api/app/server.py
index e92577e..7626d36 100644
--- a/api/app/server.py
+++ b/api/app/server.py
@@ -2,22 +2,35 @@
 
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi import Query
-from fastapi import Request
+from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
 
 from app.elastic import Elastic
 from app.settings import settings
 
 
-app = FastAPI(debug=settings.fastapi_debug)
+app = FastAPI(
+    debug=settings.fastapi_debug,
+    title="GeoPhotoRadar API",
+    docs_url="/api/docs",
+    redoc_url="/api/redoc",
+)
+
+
+@app.get("/api", include_in_schema=False)
+async def root():
+    return RedirectResponse("/api/docs")
 
 
 @app.get("/api/health")
-async def health(request: Request):
+async def health():
+    """The health endpoint is used for health checks, indicating whether
+    the API is running."""
     return {"status": "ok"}
 
 
 @app.get("/api/photos")
 async def photos(latitude: float = Query(...), longitude: float = Query(...), radius: float = Query(...)):
+    """The photos endpoint queries the database for fotos in a specific radious of a location."""
     query = {
         "bool": {
             "must": {"match_all": {}},
diff --git a/api/tests/test_http.py b/api/tests/test_http.py
index e9b0d5a..3cf21f1 100644
--- a/api/tests/test_http.py
+++ b/api/tests/test_http.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 
 class TestHealthEndpoint(TestCase):
+    def test_root_redirects_to_docs(self):
+        response = self.client.get("/api", follow_redirects=False)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 307)
+        self.assertEqual("/api/docs", response.headers.get("location"))
 
     def test_health(self):
         response = self.client.get("/api/health")