diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SiteController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SiteController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a92eeda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/SiteController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Http\Resources\SiteResource;
+use App\Models\Site;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+
+class SiteController extends Controller
+{
+    public function index(Request $request)
+    {
+        $query = Site::query();
+
+        if ($request->filled('name')) {
+            $query->where('name', 'like', '%' . $request->string('name') . '%');
+        }
+
+        return SiteResource::collection($query->orderBy('name')->get());
+    }
+
+    public function show(Site $site)
+    {
+        return new SiteResource($site);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Resources/SiteResource.php b/app/Http/Resources/SiteResource.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2319a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Resources/SiteResource.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Resources;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Http\Resources\Json\JsonResource;
+
+class SiteResource extends JsonResource
+{
+    public function toArray(Request $request): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'id' => $this->id,
+            'name' => $this->name,
+            'url' => $this->url,
+            'description' => $this->description,
+            'created_at' => $this->created_at,
+            'updated_at' => $this->updated_at,
+        ];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/bootstrap/app.php b/bootstrap/app.php
index 7a2848f..4b327d2 100644
--- a/bootstrap/app.php
+++ b/bootstrap/app.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use Illuminate\Http\Request;
 return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
     ->withRouting(
         web: __DIR__.'/../routes/web.php',
+        api: __DIR__.'/../routes/api.php',
         commands: __DIR__.'/../routes/console.php',
         health: '/up',
     )
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b46f038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\Api\SiteController;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
+
+Route::get('/sites', [SiteController::class, 'index']);
+Route::get('/sites/{site}', [SiteController::class, 'show']);
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/SitesApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/SitesApiTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..720f9c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/SitesApiTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\Site;
+
+test('it lists all sites', function () {
+    Site::factory()->count(3)->create();
+
+    $response = $this->getJson('/api/sites');
+
+    $response->assertOk()->assertJsonCount(3, 'data');
+});
+
+test('it filters sites by partial name match', function () {
+    Site::factory()->create(['name' => 'My Awesome Blog']);
+    Site::factory()->create(['name' => 'Other Site']);
+
+    $response = $this->getJson('/api/sites?name=Awesome');
+
+    $response->assertOk()
+        ->assertJsonCount(1, 'data')
+        ->assertJsonPath('data.0.name', 'My Awesome Blog');
+});
+
+test('it shows a single site', function () {
+    $site = Site::factory()->create(['name' => 'Solo Site']);
+
+    $response = $this->getJson("/api/sites/{$site->id}");
+
+    $response->assertOk()->assertJsonPath('data.name', 'Solo Site');
+});
+
+test('it returns 404 for a missing site', function () {
+    $this->getJson('/api/sites/999')->assertNotFound();
+});