diff --git a/api/app.ts b/api/app.ts
index ca9c93d2deb..3baaa336553 100644
--- a/api/app.ts
+++ b/api/app.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import fastifySession from '@fastify/session';
 import fastifyCookie from '@fastify/cookie';
 import MongoStore from 'connect-mongo';
 import type { TypeBoxTypeProvider } from '@fastify/type-provider-typebox';
+import fastifySwagger from '@fastify/swagger';
+import fastifySwaggerUI from '@fastify/swagger-ui';
 
 import jwtAuthz from './plugins/fastify-jwt-authz';
 import sessionAuth from './plugins/session-auth';
@@ -26,7 +28,9 @@ import {
   AUTH0_DOMAIN,
   NODE_ENV,
   MONGOHQ_URL,
-  SESSION_SECRET
+  SESSION_SECRET,
+  FCC_ENABLE_SWAGGER_UI,
+  API_LOCATION
 } from './utils/env';
 
 export type FastifyInstanceWithTypeProvider = FastifyInstance<
@@ -63,6 +67,30 @@ export const build = async (
     })
   });
 
+  // Swagger plugin
+  if (FCC_ENABLE_SWAGGER_UI) {
+    void fastify.register(fastifySwagger, {
+      openapi: {
+        info: {
+          title: 'freeCodeCamp API',
+          version: '1.0.0' // API version
+        },
+        components: {
+          securitySchemes: {
+            session: {
+              type: 'apiKey',
+              name: 'sessionId',
+              in: 'cookie'
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        security: [{ session: [] }]
+      }
+    });
+    void fastify.register(fastifySwaggerUI);
+    fastify.log.info(`Swagger UI available at ${API_LOCATION}/documentation`);
+  }
+
   // Auth0 plugin
   void fastify.register(fastifyAuth0, {
     domain: AUTH0_DOMAIN,
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index d9aa3dfe87d..ec51692b3c2 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     "@fastify/cookie": "^8.3.0",
     "@fastify/middie": "8.1",
     "@fastify/session": "^10.1.1",
+    "@fastify/swagger": "^8.3.1",
+    "@fastify/swagger-ui": "^1.5.0",
     "@prisma/client": "4.11.0",
     "@sinclair/typebox": "0.25.24",
     "connect-mongo": "4.6.0",
diff --git a/api/utils/env.ts b/api/utils/env.ts
index 8c0867485ea..2e93b5edbff 100644
--- a/api/utils/env.ts
+++ b/api/utils/env.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ assert.ok(process.env.AUTH0_DOMAIN);
 assert.ok(process.env.AUTH0_AUDIENCE);
 assert.ok(process.env.API_LOCATION);
 assert.ok(process.env.SESSION_SECRET);
+assert.ok(process.env.FCC_ENABLE_SWAGGER_UI);
 
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'development' && process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
   assert.ok(process.env.PORT);
@@ -50,3 +51,5 @@ export const AUTH0_AUDIENCE = process.env.AUTH0_AUDIENCE;
 export const PORT = process.env.PORT || '3000';
 export const API_LOCATION = process.env.API_LOCATION;
 export const SESSION_SECRET = process.env.SESSION_SECRET;
+export const FCC_ENABLE_SWAGGER_UI =
+  process.env.FCC_ENABLE_SWAGGER_UI === 'true';
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 5c805d33b21..50bff2e4053 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ importers:
       '@fastify/cookie': ^8.3.0
       '@fastify/middie': '8.1'
       '@fastify/session': ^10.1.1
+      '@fastify/swagger': ^8.3.1
+      '@fastify/swagger-ui': ^1.5.0
       '@fastify/type-provider-typebox': 2.4.0
       '@prisma/client': 4.11.0
       '@sinclair/typebox': 0.25.24
@@ -135,6 +137,8 @@ importers:
       '@fastify/cookie': 8.3.0
       '@fastify/middie': 8.1.0
       '@fastify/session': 10.1.1
+      '@fastify/swagger': 8.3.1
+      '@fastify/swagger-ui': 1.5.0
       '@prisma/client': 4.11.0_prisma@4.11.0
       '@sinclair/typebox': 0.25.24
       connect-mongo: 4.6.0_lw7oj3533zfvrhxigrep3g2fam
@@ -5667,6 +5671,11 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-JXdzbRiWclLVoD8sNUjR443VVlYqiYmDVT6rGUEIEHU5YJW0gaVZwV2xgM7D4arkvASqD0IlLUVjHiFuxaftRw==}
     engines: {node: ^12.22.0 || ^14.17.0 || >=16.0.0}
 
+  /@fastify/accept-negotiator/1.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-OIHZrb2ImZ7XG85HXOONLcJWGosv7sIvM2ifAPQVhg9Lv7qdmMBNVaai4QTdyuaqbKM5eO6sLSQOYI7wEQeCJQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=14'}
+    dev: false
+
   /@fastify/ajv-compiler/3.5.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-ebbEtlI7dxXF5ziNdr05mOY8NnDiPB1XvAlLHctRt/Rc+C3LCOVW5imUVX+mhvUhnNzmPBHewUkOFgGlCxgdAA==}
     dependencies:
@@ -5710,6 +5719,16 @@ packages:
       reusify: 1.0.4
     dev: false
 
+  /@fastify/send/2.0.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-8jdouu0o5d0FMq1+zCKeKXc1tmOQ5tTGYdQP3MpyF9+WWrZT1KCBdh6hvoEYxOm3oJG/akdE9BpehLiJgYRvGw==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@lukeed/ms': 2.0.1
+      escape-html: 1.0.3
+      fast-decode-uri-component: 1.0.1
+      http-errors: 2.0.0
+      mime: 3.0.0
+    dev: false
+
   /@fastify/session/10.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8pKDTL9MuqU1FCTca6XNd1E4quZ/ipik69AHXqkANia9Z4xPFS5OSKIwmCClIdaMYD32/tPu4G/6wGgK5Buj5g==}
     dependencies:
@@ -5717,6 +5736,40 @@ packages:
       safe-stable-stringify: 2.4.2
     dev: false
 
+  /@fastify/static/6.9.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9SBVNJi2+KTnfiW1WjiVXDsmUxliNI54OF1eOiaop264dh8FwXSuLmO62JXvx7+VD0vQXEqsyRbFCYUJ9aJxng==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@fastify/accept-negotiator': 1.1.0
+      '@fastify/send': 2.0.1
+      content-disposition: 0.5.4
+      fastify-plugin: 4.5.0
+      glob: 8.1.0
+      p-limit: 3.1.0
+      readable-stream: 4.3.0
+    dev: false
+
+  /@fastify/swagger-ui/1.5.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-wumG3RcYhhRpn0wjPMqOC96WNRVAj2lA4V4yDLqwC/hzwIinXzfuwSma+uAe2DhqoHHirk/dAannupsycrp1PA==}
+    dependencies:
+      '@fastify/static': 6.9.0
+      fastify-plugin: 4.5.0
+      openapi-types: 12.1.0
+      rfdc: 1.3.0
+      yaml: 2.2.1
+    dev: false
+
+  /@fastify/swagger/8.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-S9suS5WlRyADwobkrlcNeICkVyHFxKKdsimRsoO7h27KS86c+pE/s/8WvU793p5Ftk9QnApoilT9izJ0j3I8GA==}
+    dependencies:
+      fastify-plugin: 4.5.0
+      json-schema-resolver: 2.0.0
+      openapi-types: 12.1.0
+      rfdc: 1.3.0
+      yaml: 2.2.1
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - supports-color
+    dev: false
+
   /@fastify/type-provider-typebox/2.4.0_naatsb2dmwxq3j32xoqzjtyzqm:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dP8KnpfyBD1FT1UxNWCRqSpKG69xYAK53q6MqUjuwYL7xvogXBbH/tpAMc1kZkKmgAHPT0migy9DaYtnkTbIIQ==}
     peerDependencies:
@@ -18527,7 +18580,6 @@ packages:
       inherits: 2.0.4
       minimatch: 5.1.6
       once: 1.4.0
-    dev: true
 
   /global-dirs/2.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-MG6kdOUh/xBnyo9cJFeIKkLEc1AyFq42QTU4XiX51i2NEdxLxLWXIjEjmqKeSuKR7pAZjTqUVoT2b2huxVLgYQ==}
@@ -21847,6 +21899,17 @@ packages:
   /json-parse-even-better-errors/2.3.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xyFwyhro/JEof6Ghe2iz2NcXoj2sloNsWr/XsERDK/oiPCfaNhl5ONfp+jQdAZRQQ0IJWNzH9zIZF7li91kh2w==}
 
+  /json-schema-resolver/2.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-pJ4XLQP4Q9HTxl6RVDLJ8Cyh1uitSs0CzDBAz1uoJ4sRD/Bk7cFSXL1FUXDW3zJ7YnfliJx6eu8Jn283bpZ4Yg==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10'}
+    dependencies:
+      debug: 4.3.4
+      rfdc: 1.3.0
+      uri-js: 4.4.1
+    transitivePeerDependencies:
+      - supports-color
+    dev: false
+
   /json-schema-traverse/0.4.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xbbCH5dCYU5T8LcEhhuh7HJ88HXuW3qsI3Y0zOZFKfZEHcpWiHU/Jxzk629Brsab/mMiHQti9wMP+845RPe3Vg==}
 
@@ -23598,6 +23661,12 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=4.0.0'}
     hasBin: true
 
+  /mime/3.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-jSCU7/VB1loIWBZe14aEYHU/+1UMEHoaO7qxCOVJOw9GgH72VAWppxNcjU+x9a2k3GSIBXNKxXQFqRvvZ7vr3A==}
+    engines: {node: '>=10.0.0'}
+    hasBin: true
+    dev: false
+
   /mimic-fn/2.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-OqbOk5oEQeAZ8WXWydlu9HJjz9WVdEIvamMCcXmuqUYjTknH/sqsWvhQ3vgwKFRR1HpjvNBKQ37nbJgYzGqGcg==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
@@ -24645,6 +24714,10 @@ packages:
       is-docker: 2.2.1
       is-wsl: 2.2.0
 
+  /openapi-types/12.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-XpeCy01X6L5EpP+6Hc3jWN7rMZJ+/k1lwki/kTmWzbVhdPie3jd5O2ZtedEx8Yp58icJ0osVldLMrTB/zslQXA==}
+    dev: false
+
   /opencollective-postinstall/2.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-8AV/sCtuzUeTo8gQK5qDZzARrulB3egtLzFgteqB2tcT4Mw7B8Kt7JcDHmltjz6FOAHsvTevk70gZEbhM4ZS9Q==}
     hasBin: true
@@ -32700,7 +32773,6 @@ packages:
   /yaml/2.2.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-e0WHiYql7+9wr4cWMx3TVQrNwejKaEe7/rHNmQmqRjazfOP5W8PB6Jpebb5o6fIapbz9o9+2ipcaTM2ZwDI6lw==}
     engines: {node: '>= 14'}
-    dev: true
 
   /yamljs/0.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-C/FsVVhht4iPQYXOInoxUM/1ELSf9EsgKH34FofQOp6hwCPrW4vG4w5++TED3xRUo8gD7l0P1J1dLlDYzODsTQ==}
diff --git a/sample.env b/sample.env
index 3b15fdcabf8..b04024c815c 100644
--- a/sample.env
+++ b/sample.env
@@ -75,3 +75,4 @@ CODESEE=false
 # ---------------------
 NODE_ENV=development
 PORT=3000
+FCC_ENABLE_SWAGGER_UI=true