diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eebd644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+build/
+kumisms.egg-info/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kumisms/__init__.py b/kumisms/__init__.py
index f4952c8..a4782f7 100644
--- a/kumisms/__init__.py
+++ b/kumisms/__init__.py
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ class KumiSMS:
     def check(self):
         return bool(self.balance())
 
+    def ping(self):
+        endpoint = urllib.parse.urljoin(self.endpoint, "ping/")
+        return self._request(endpoint)["status"] == "success"
+
     def _request(self, url, data={}):
         data.update({"key": self.key})
         body = json.dumps(data).encode()