diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f3968fb..08afd971 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ Working endpoints are:
 - `/api/v1/statuses/:id` (`GET`, `DELETE`)
 - `/api/v1/statuses`
 - `/api/v1/apps`
+- `/api/v1/instance`
 - `/api/v1/apps/verify_credentials`
 - `/oauth/authorize`
 - `/oauth/token`
diff --git a/server/api/api/v1/instance/index.ts b/server/api/api/v1/instance/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c53223f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/api/v1/instance/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import { getConfig } from "@config";
+import { jsonResponse } from "@response";
+import { Status } from "~database/entities/Status";
+import { User } from "~database/entities/User";
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new user
+ */
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/require-await
+export default async (): Promise<Response> => {
+	const config = getConfig();
+
+	const statusCount = await Status.count();
+	const userCount = await User.count();
+
+	// TODO: fill in more values
+	return jsonResponse({
+		approval_required: false,
+		configuration: {
+			media_attachments: {
+				image_matrix_limit: 10,
+				image_size_limit: config.validation.max_media_size,
+				supported_mime_types: config.validation.allowed_mime_types,
+				video_frame_limit: 60,
+				video_matrix_limit: 10,
+				video_size_limit: config.validation.max_media_size,
+			},
+			polls: {
+				max_characters_per_option: 100,
+				max_expiration: 60 * 60 * 24 * 365 * 100, // 100 years,
+				max_options: 40,
+				min_expiration: 60,
+			},
+			statuses: {
+				characters_reserved_per_url: 0,
+				max_characters: config.validation.max_note_size,
+				max_media_attachments: config.validation.max_media_attachments,
+			},
+		},
+		description: "A test instance",
+		email: "",
+		invites_enabled: false,
+		registrations: true,
+		languages: ["en"],
+		rules: [],
+		stats: {
+			domain_count: 1,
+			status_count: statusCount,
+			user_count: userCount,
+		},
+		thumbnail: "",
+		title: "Test Instance",
+		uri: new URL(config.http.base_url).hostname,
+		urls: {
+			streaming_api: "",
+		},
+		version: "0.0.1",
+		max_toot_chars: config.validation.max_note_size,
+	});
+};
diff --git a/tests/api.test.ts b/tests/api.test.ts
index 887c5b8b..15c2dfd2 100644
--- a/tests/api.test.ts
+++ b/tests/api.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { RawActivity } from "~database/entities/RawActivity";
 import { Token, TokenType } from "~database/entities/Token";
 import { User } from "~database/entities/User";
 import { APIAccount } from "~types/entities/account";
+import { APIInstance } from "~types/entities/instance";
 import { APIRelationship } from "~types/entities/relationship";
 import { APIStatus } from "~types/entities/status";
 
@@ -622,6 +623,40 @@ describe("DELETE /api/v1/statuses/:id", () => {
 	});
 });
 
+describe("GET /api/v1/instance", () => {
+	test("should return an APIInstance object", async () => {
+		const response = await fetch(
+			`${config.http.base_url}/api/v1/instance`,
+			{
+				method: "GET",
+				headers: {
+					"Content-Type": "application/json",
+				},
+			}
+		);
+
+		expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+		expect(response.headers.get("content-type")).toBe("application/json");
+
+		const instance: APIInstance = await response.json();
+
+		expect(instance.uri).toBe(new URL(config.http.base_url).hostname);
+		expect(instance.title).toBeDefined();
+		expect(instance.description).toBeDefined();
+		expect(instance.email).toBeDefined();
+		expect(instance.version).toBeDefined();
+		expect(instance.urls).toBeDefined();
+		expect(instance.stats).toBeDefined();
+		expect(instance.thumbnail).toBeDefined();
+		expect(instance.languages).toBeDefined();
+		// Not implemented yet
+		// expect(instance.contact_account).toBeDefined();
+		expect(instance.rules).toBeDefined();
+		expect(instance.approval_required).toBeDefined();
+		expect(instance.max_toot_chars).toBeDefined();
+	});
+});
+
 afterAll(async () => {
 	const activities = await RawActivity.createQueryBuilder("activity")
 		.where("activity.data->>'actor' = :actor", {
diff --git a/utils/config.ts b/utils/config.ts
index 3ebdd360..dd0e19da 100644
--- a/utils/config.ts
+++ b/utils/config.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export interface ConfigType {
 		blacklist_tempmail: boolean;
 		email_blacklist: string[];
 		url_scheme_whitelist: string[];
+
+		allowed_mime_types: string[];
 	};
 
 	defaults: {
@@ -142,6 +144,8 @@ export const configDefaults: ConfigType = {
 			"mumble",
 			"ssb",
 		],
+
+		allowed_mime_types: [],
 	},
 	defaults: {
 		visibility: "public",