diff --git a/nest-cli.json b/nest-cli.json
index 56167b36a..2e1000f0d 100644
--- a/nest-cli.json
+++ b/nest-cli.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
   "collection": "@nestjs/schematics",
-  "sourceRoot": "src"
+  "sourceRoot": "src",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "plugins": ["@nestjs/swagger/plugin"]
+  }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 62043b0d2..1d85570f2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
     "@nestjs/common": "^7.0.0",
     "@nestjs/core": "^7.0.0",
     "@nestjs/platform-express": "^7.0.0",
+    "@nestjs/swagger": "^4.5.12",
     "@nestjs/typeorm": "^7.1.0",
     "class-transformer": "^0.2.3",
     "class-validator": "^0.12.2",
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^6.5.4",
     "shortid": "^2.2.15",
     "sqlite3": "^5.0.0",
+    "swagger-ui-express": "^4.1.4",
     "typeorm": "^0.2.25"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 8a6359313..a7684c7ec 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 import { ValidationPipe } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { NestFactory } from '@nestjs/core';
+import { DocumentBuilder, SwaggerModule } from '@nestjs/swagger';
 import { AppModule } from './app.module';
 
 async function bootstrap() {
   const app = await NestFactory.create(AppModule);
+
+  const swaggerOptions = new DocumentBuilder()
+    .setTitle('HedgeDoc')
+    .setVersion('2.0-dev')
+    .build();
+  const document = SwaggerModule.createDocument(app, swaggerOptions);
+  SwaggerModule.setup('apidoc', app, document);
+
   app.useGlobalPipes(
     new ValidationPipe({
       forbidUnknownValues: true,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index b5328ac03..bbac14ec9 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -589,6 +589,11 @@
     tslib "2.0.0"
     uuid "8.2.0"
 
+"@nestjs/mapped-types@0.0.5":
+  version "0.0.5"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nestjs/mapped-types/-/mapped-types-0.0.5.tgz#0c3462de4125eea0e85e3a520f0de4e7e8dcfa40"
+  integrity sha512-QjZCSMHHy8IW4UUTS49QJQ0NrA8MHv6XevNrPLJwh4n3lN7wY9aSRwd1+cBIUDBXEHRKngcYdPtC4oG0fimw+A==
+
 "@nestjs/platform-express@^7.0.0":
   version "7.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nestjs/platform-express/-/platform-express-7.3.2.tgz#82175751e2d776e854efe48316efa0564bb36352"
@@ -609,6 +614,15 @@
     "@angular-devkit/schematics" "9.1.7"
     fs-extra "9.0.0"
 
+"@nestjs/swagger@^4.5.12":
+  version "4.5.12"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nestjs/swagger/-/swagger-4.5.12.tgz#e8aa65fbb0033007ece1d494b002f47ff472c20b"
+  integrity sha512-MVJ9JbCiIo5g6V3tjDPNHjoCjVO1J351dHkMj7/yjIHQi5CCB3AzZoA/BQEipUSjsX34ungfZIxRXt2Im4FF7A==
+  dependencies:
+    "@nestjs/mapped-types" "0.0.5"
+    lodash "4.17.15"
+    path-to-regexp "3.2.0"
+
 "@nestjs/testing@^7.0.0":
   version "7.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@nestjs/testing/-/testing-7.3.2.tgz#5ee7c9fad7efac0cf92e8bf328628edfd906fa1f"
@@ -3906,7 +3920,12 @@ is-potential-custom-element-name@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-potential-custom-element-name/-/is-potential-custom-element-name-1.0.0.tgz#0c52e54bcca391bb2c494b21e8626d7336c6e397"
   integrity sha1-DFLlS8yjkbssSUsh6GJtczbG45c=
 
-is-promise@^2.1, is-promise@^2.1.0:
+is-promise@^2.1:
+  version "2.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-promise/-/is-promise-2.2.2.tgz#39ab959ccbf9a774cf079f7b40c7a26f763135f1"
+  integrity sha512-+lP4/6lKUBfQjZ2pdxThZvLUAafmZb8OAxFb8XXtiQmS35INgr85hdOGoEs124ez1FCnZJt6jau/T+alh58QFQ==
+
+is-promise@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/is-promise/-/is-promise-2.1.0.tgz#79a2a9ece7f096e80f36d2b2f3bc16c1ff4bf3fa"
   integrity sha1-eaKp7OfwlugPNtKy87wWwf9L8/o=
@@ -4645,7 +4664,7 @@ lodash.toarray@^4.4.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.toarray/-/lodash.toarray-4.4.0.tgz#24c4bfcd6b2fba38bfd0594db1179d8e9b656561"
   integrity sha1-JMS/zWsvuji/0FlNsRedjptlZWE=
 
-lodash@^4.17.14, lodash@^4.17.15:
+lodash@4.17.15, lodash@^4.17.14, lodash@^4.17.15:
   version "4.17.15"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.15.tgz#b447f6670a0455bbfeedd11392eff330ea097548"
   integrity sha512-8xOcRHvCjnocdS5cpwXQXVzmmh5e5+saE2QGoeQmbKmRS6J3VQppPOIt0MnmE+4xlZoumy0GPG0D0MVIQbNA1A==
@@ -4833,13 +4852,25 @@ mime-db@1.43.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.43.0.tgz#0a12e0502650e473d735535050e7c8f4eb4fae58"
   integrity sha512-+5dsGEEovYbT8UY9yD7eE4XTc4UwJ1jBYlgaQQF38ENsKR3wj/8q8RFZrF9WIZpB2V1ArTVFUva8sAul1NzRzQ==
 
-mime-types@^2.1.12, mime-types@~2.1.19, mime-types@~2.1.24:
+mime-db@1.44.0:
+  version "1.44.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-db/-/mime-db-1.44.0.tgz#fa11c5eb0aca1334b4233cb4d52f10c5a6272f92"
+  integrity sha512-/NOTfLrsPBVeH7YtFPgsVWveuL+4SjjYxaQ1xtM1KMFj7HdxlBlxeyNLzhyJVx7r4rZGJAZ/6lkKCitSc/Nmpg==
+
+mime-types@^2.1.12, mime-types@~2.1.19:
   version "2.1.26"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.26.tgz#9c921fc09b7e149a65dfdc0da4d20997200b0a06"
   integrity sha512-01paPWYgLrkqAyrlDorC1uDwl2p3qZT7yl806vW7DvDoxwXi46jsjFbg+WdwotBIk6/MbEhO/dh5aZ5sNj/dWQ==
   dependencies:
     mime-db "1.43.0"
 
+mime-types@~2.1.24:
+  version "2.1.27"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime-types/-/mime-types-2.1.27.tgz#47949f98e279ea53119f5722e0f34e529bec009f"
+  integrity sha512-JIhqnCasI9yD+SsmkquHBxTSEuZdQX5BuQnS2Vc7puQQQ+8yiP5AY5uWhpdv4YL4VM5c6iliiYWPgJ/nJQLp7w==
+  dependencies:
+    mime-db "1.44.0"
+
 mime@1.6.0, mime@^1.4.1:
   version "1.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mime/-/mime-1.6.0.tgz#32cd9e5c64553bd58d19a568af452acff04981b1"
@@ -6799,6 +6830,18 @@ supports-hyperlinks@^2.0.0:
     has-flag "^4.0.0"
     supports-color "^7.0.0"
 
+swagger-ui-dist@^3.18.1:
+  version "3.30.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/swagger-ui-dist/-/swagger-ui-dist-3.30.2.tgz#f3171c81d23709e834506d13bf9bba7ac4883abf"
+  integrity sha512-hAu/ig5N8i0trXXbrC7rwbXV4DhpEAsZhYXDs1305OjmDgjGC0thINbb0197idy3Pp+B6w7u426SUM43GAP7qw==
+
+swagger-ui-express@^4.1.4:
+  version "4.1.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/swagger-ui-express/-/swagger-ui-express-4.1.4.tgz#8b814ad998b850a1cf90e71808d6d0a8a8daf742"
+  integrity sha512-Ea96ecpC+Iq9GUqkeD/LFR32xSs8gYqmTW1gXCuKg81c26WV6ZC2FsBSPVExQP6WkyUuz5HEiR0sEv/HCC343g==
+  dependencies:
+    swagger-ui-dist "^3.18.1"
+
 symbol-observable@1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/symbol-observable/-/symbol-observable-1.2.0.tgz#c22688aed4eab3cdc2dfeacbb561660560a00804"