diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/urls.py b/swh/deposit/api/urls.py
--- a/swh/deposit/api/urls.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/urls.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2017-2018  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2017-2019  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-"""swh URL Configuration
+"""SWH's deposit api URL Configuration
 
 """
 
 from django.conf.urls import url
+from django.shortcuts import render
 
 from ..config import EDIT_SE_IRI, EM_IRI, CONT_FILE_IRI
 from ..config import SD_IRI, COL_IRI, STATE_IRI
@@ -18,9 +19,15 @@
 from .deposit_content import SWHDepositContent
 from .service_document import SWHServiceDocument
 
-urlpatterns = [
-    # PUBLIC API
 
+def api_view(req):
+    return render(req, "api.html")
+
+
+# PUBLIC API
+urlpatterns = [
+    # simple view on the api
+    url(r'^$', api_view, name='api'),
     # SD IRI - Service Document IRI
     # -> GET
     url(r'^servicedocument/', SWHServiceDocument.as_view(),
diff --git a/swh/deposit/templates/api.html b/swh/deposit/templates/api.html
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swh/deposit/templates/api.html
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{% extends "layout.html" %}
+{% load static %}
+{% block title %}The Software Heritage Deposit Api{% endblock %}
+
+{% block content %}
+
+<h2>Documentation</h2>
+
+<p>
+  <ul>
+    <li><a href="https://docs.softwareheritage.org/devel/swh-deposit">Index</a></li>
+    <li><a href="https://docs.softwareheritage.org/devel/swh-deposit/getting-started.html">Getting Started</a></li>
+    <li><a href="https://docs.softwareheritage.org/devel/swh-deposit/spec-api.html">Specification</a></li>
+  </ul>
+</p>
+
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/swh/deposit/templates/homepage.html b/swh/deposit/templates/homepage.html
--- a/swh/deposit/templates/homepage.html
+++ b/swh/deposit/templates/homepage.html
@@ -25,12 +25,9 @@
 <strong>D</strong>eposit) is an interoperability standard for digital
 file deposit.
 
-This implementation will permit interaction between a client (a
-repository, e.g. hal) and a server
-(<a href="https://archive.softwareheritage.org">SWH repository</a>) to
-permit deposits of software source code archives with associated
-metadata.
-
+This implementation allows a client (a repository, e.g. hal) to deposit
+software source archives and its associated metadata to the (<a
+href="https://archive.softwareheritage.org">SWH archive</a>).
 
 <h2>Documentation</h2>
 
diff --git a/swh/deposit/urls.py b/swh/deposit/urls.py
--- a/swh/deposit/urls.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/urls.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2017-2018  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2017-2019  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-"""swhdeposit URL Configuration
+"""SWH's main deposit URL Configuration
 
 """