diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 1ac869dc5..6149ffb05 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #### [unreleased]
 * update GitHub release asset parsing
-* update REST_API for Bitbucket update link
+* update `REST_API` for Bitbucket update link
 
 #### 12.7.2 / 2024-12-18
 * update `freemius/wordpress-sdk`
diff --git a/src/Git_Updater/REST/REST_API.php b/src/Git_Updater/REST/REST_API.php
index 0f1f19c7a..5724f4216 100644
--- a/src/Git_Updater/REST/REST_API.php
+++ b/src/Git_Updater/REST/REST_API.php
@@ -136,6 +136,25 @@ public function register_endpoints() {
 			]
 		);
 
+		register_rest_route(
+			self::$namespace,
+			'update-api',
+			[
+				'show_in_index'       => true,
+				'methods'             => \WP_REST_Server::READABLE,
+				'callback'            => [ $this, 'get_api_data' ],
+				'permission_callback' => '__return_true',
+				'args'                => [
+					'slug' => [
+						'default'           => false,
+						'required'          => true,
+						'validate_callback' => 'sanitize_title_with_dashes',
+					],
+				],
+			]
+		);
+
+
 		$update_args = [
 			'key'        => [
 				'default'           => false,