Update api.py

api.py

@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ templates = Jinja2Templates(directory="templates")
 
 @app.get('/')
 async def index(request: Request):
-    # returns the `templates/index.html` Jinja template if present
-    return templates.TemplateResponse('index.html', {"request": request})
+    return JSONResponse({
+        "status": "ok",
+        "message": "Server is alive",
+        "timestamp": datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z"
+    })
 
 
 @app.post('/remove-bg')
@@ -35,19 +38,6 @@ async def remove_bg(image: UploadFile = File(...)):
     headers = {"Content-Disposition": "attachment; filename=\"no-bg.png\""}
     return StreamingResponse(buffer, media_type='image/png', headers=headers)
 
-
-@app.get("/ping")
-async def ping():
-    """
-    Simple health-check endpoint for uptime monitoring.
-    Returns status and current server time.
-    """
-    return JSONResponse({
-        "status": "ok",
-        "message": "Server is alive",
-        "timestamp": datetime.datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + "Z"
-    })
-
 # If you want to run locally with `python api.py` for quick testing
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import uvicorn