diff --git a/app/config/collections.php b/app/config/collections.php
index 69750e9427..bd9a4550c8 100644
--- a/app/config/collections.php
+++ b/app/config/collections.php
@@ -4530,6 +4530,28 @@ $consoleCollections = array_merge([
                 'array' => false,
                 'filters' => [],
             ],
+            [
+                '$id' => ID::custom('pingCount'),
+                'type' => Database::VAR_INTEGER,
+                'format' => '',
+                'size' => 0,
+                'signed' => false,
+                'required' => false,
+                'default' => 0,
+                'array' => false,
+                'filters' => [],
+            ],
+            [
+                '$id' => ID::custom('pingedAt'),
+                'type' => Database::VAR_DATETIME,
+                'format' => '',
+                'size' => 0,
+                'signed' => false,
+                'required' => false,
+                'default' => null,
+                'array' => false,
+                'filters' => ['datetime'],
+            ]
         ],
         'indexes' => [
             [
diff --git a/app/controllers/general.php b/app/controllers/general.php
index 04554a940e..bd49872436 100644
--- a/app/controllers/general.php
+++ b/app/controllers/general.php
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ use Utopia\App;
 use Utopia\CLI\Console;
 use Utopia\Config\Config;
 use Utopia\Database\Database;
+use Utopia\Database\DateTime;
 use Utopia\Database\Document;
 use Utopia\Database\Helpers\ID;
 use Utopia\Database\Query;
@@ -1048,6 +1049,38 @@ App::get('/.well-known/acme-challenge/*')
 include_once __DIR__ . '/shared/api.php';
 include_once __DIR__ . '/shared/api/auth.php';
 
+App::get('/v1/ping')
+    ->groups(['api', 'general'])
+    ->desc('Test the connection between the Appwrite and the SDK.')
+    ->label('scope', 'global')
+    ->label('event', 'projects.[projectId].ping')
+    ->inject('response')
+    ->inject('project')
+    ->inject('dbForConsole')
+    ->inject('queueForEvents')
+    ->action(function (Response $response, Document $project, Database $dbForConsole, Event $queueForEvents) {
+        if ($project->isEmpty()) {
+            throw new AppwriteException(AppwriteException::PROJECT_NOT_FOUND);
+        }
+
+        $pingCount = $project->getAttribute('pingCount', 0) + 1;
+        $pingedAt = DateTime::now();
+
+        $project
+            ->setAttribute('pingCount', $pingCount)
+            ->setAttribute('pingedAt', $pingedAt);
+
+        Authorization::skip(function () use ($dbForConsole, $project) {
+            $dbForConsole->updateDocument('projects', $project->getId(), $project);
+        });
+
+        $queueForEvents
+            ->setParam('projectId', $project->getId())
+            ->setPayload($response->output($project, Response::MODEL_PROJECT));
+
+        $response->text('Pong!');
+    });
+
 App::wildcard()
     ->groups(['api'])
     ->label('scope', 'global')
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Messaging/Adapter/Realtime.php b/src/Appwrite/Messaging/Adapter/Realtime.php
index d0d4a7c725..c437d4d487 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Messaging/Adapter/Realtime.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Messaging/Adapter/Realtime.php
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ class Realtime extends Adapter
                 $projectId = 'console';
                 $roles = [Role::team($project->getAttribute('teamId'))->toString()];
                 break;
+            case 'projects':
+                $channels[] = 'console';
+                $channels[] = 'projects.' . $parts[1];
+                $projectId = 'console';
+                $roles = [Role::team($project->getAttribute('teamId'))->toString()];
+                break;
             case 'teams':
                 if ($parts[2] === 'memberships') {
                     $permissionsChanged = $parts[4] ?? false;
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/Project.php b/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/Project.php
index 80214aaa73..e1d0105587 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/Project.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/Project.php
@@ -234,6 +234,18 @@ class Project extends Model
                 'default' => '',
                 'example' => 'tls',
             ])
+            ->addRule('pingCount', [
+                'type' => self::TYPE_INTEGER,
+                'description' => 'Number of times the ping was received for this project.',
+                'default' => 0,
+                'example' => 1,
+            ])
+            ->addRule('pingedAt', [
+                'type' => self::TYPE_DATETIME,
+                'description' => 'Last ping datetime in ISO 8601 format.',
+                'default' => '',
+                'example' => self::TYPE_DATETIME_EXAMPLE,
+            ])
         ;
 
         $services = Config::getParam('services', []);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/General/PingTest.php b/tests/e2e/General/PingTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e41bac6736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/e2e/General/PingTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\E2E\General;
+
+use Tests\E2E\Client;
+use Tests\E2E\Scopes\ProjectCustom;
+use Tests\E2E\Scopes\Scope;
+use Tests\E2E\Scopes\SideClient;
+
+class PingTest extends Scope
+{
+    use ProjectCustom;
+    use SideClient;
+
+    public function testPing()
+    {
+        /**
+         * Test for SUCCESS
+         */
+        // Without user session
+        $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_GET, '/ping', [
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+        ]);
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertEquals('Pong!', $response['body']);
+
+        // With user session
+        $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_GET, '/ping', array_merge([
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+        ], $this->getHeaders()));
+
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertEquals('Pong!', $response['body']);
+
+        // With API key
+        $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_GET, '/ping', [
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+            'x-appwrite-key' => $this->getProject()['apiKey'],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $response['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertEquals('Pong!', $response['body']);
+
+        /**
+         * Test for FAILURE
+         */
+        // Fake project ID
+        $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_GET, '/ping', \array_merge([
+            'x-appwrite-project' => 'fake-project-id',
+        ], $this->getHeaders()));
+
+        $this->assertEquals(404, $response['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertNotContains('Pong!', $response['body']);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Realtime/RealtimeConsoleClientTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Realtime/RealtimeConsoleClientTest.php
index 60c96c6e19..0155d251f2 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Realtime/RealtimeConsoleClientTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Realtime/RealtimeConsoleClientTest.php
@@ -478,6 +478,44 @@ class RealtimeConsoleClientTest extends Scope
         $client->close();
     }
 
+    public function testPing()
+    {
+        $client = $this->getWebsocket(['console'], [
+            'origin' => 'http://localhost',
+            'cookie' => 'a_session_console=' . $this->getRoot()['session'],
+        ], 'console');
+
+        $response = json_decode($client->receive(), true);
+
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('type', $response);
+        $this->assertEquals('connected', $response['type']);
+
+        $pong = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_GET, '/ping', [
+            'origin' => 'http://localhost',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(200, $pong['headers']['status-code']);
+        $this->assertEquals('Pong!', $pong['body']);
+
+        $response = json_decode($client->receive(), true);
+
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('type', $response);
+        $this->assertEquals('event', $response['type']);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($response['data']);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('timestamp', $response['data']);
+        $this->assertCount(2, $response['data']['channels']);
+        $this->assertContains('console', $response['data']['channels']);
+        $this->assertContains("projects.{$this->getProject()['$id']}", $response['data']['channels']);
+        $this->assertContains("projects.{$this->getProject()['$id']}.ping", $response['data']['events']);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($response['data']['payload']);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('pingCount', $response['data']['payload']);
+        $this->assertArrayHasKey('pingedAt', $response['data']['payload']);
+        $this->assertEquals(1, $response['data']['payload']['pingCount']);
+
+        $client->close();
+    }
+
     public function testCreateDeployment()
     {
         $response1 = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_POST, '/functions', array_merge([