diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/urls.py b/swh/deposit/api/urls.py
index cc516092..b65f0be0 100644
--- a/swh/deposit/api/urls.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/urls.py
@@ -1,57 +1,64 @@
-# 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
 from .deposit import SWHDeposit
 from .deposit_status import SWHDepositStatus
 from .deposit_update import SWHUpdateMetadataDeposit
 from .deposit_update import SWHUpdateArchiveDeposit
 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'^$', api_view, name='api'),
     # SD IRI - Service Document IRI
     # -> GET
     url(r'^servicedocument/', SWHServiceDocument.as_view(),
         name=SD_IRI),
     # Col IRI - Collection IRI
     # -> POST
     url(r'^(?P<collection_name>[^/]+)/$', SWHDeposit.as_view(),
         name=COL_IRI),
     # EM IRI - Atom Edit Media IRI (update archive IRI)
     # -> PUT (update-in-place existing archive)
     # -> POST (add new archive)
     url(r'^(?P<collection_name>[^/]+)/(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/media/$',
         SWHUpdateArchiveDeposit.as_view(),
         name=EM_IRI),
     # Edit IRI - Atom Entry Edit IRI (update metadata IRI)
     # SE IRI - Sword Edit IRI ;; possibly same as Edit IRI
     # -> PUT (update in place)
     # -> POST (add new metadata)
     url(r'^(?P<collection_name>[^/]+)/(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/metadata/$',
         SWHUpdateMetadataDeposit.as_view(),
         name=EDIT_SE_IRI),
     # State IRI
     # -> GET
     url(r'^(?P<collection_name>[^/]+)/(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/status/$',
         SWHDepositStatus.as_view(),
         name=STATE_IRI),
     # Cont/File IRI
     # -> GET
     url(r'^(?P<collection_name>[^/]+)/(?P<deposit_id>[^/]+)/content/$',
         SWHDepositContent.as_view(),
         name=CONT_FILE_IRI),  # specification is not clear about
                               # FILE-IRI, we assume it's the same as
                               # the CONT-IRI one
 ]
diff --git a/swh/deposit/templates/api.html b/swh/deposit/templates/api.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..77dd1773
--- /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 %}