diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 26f6507..5f3fb65 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ PORT=8080
 REVERSE_PROXY=true  # only for reverse proxy; see docs
 
 PROXY_RES=true
+SWAGGER=false  # whether to add API docs route or not
diff --git a/src/config/config.service.ts b/src/config/config.service.ts
index ec3e1a2..3ff93e3 100644
--- a/src/config/config.service.ts
+++ b/src/config/config.service.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export class ConfigService {
   public readonly port: number;
   public readonly reverse_proxy: boolean;
   public readonly proxy_res: boolean;
+  public readonly swagger: boolean;
 
   constructor() {
     config();
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export class ConfigService {
     this.reverse_proxy = this.parseBool(process.env.REVERSE_PROXY, false);
 
     this.proxy_res = this.parseBool(process.env.PROXY_RES, true);
+    this.swagger = this.parseBool(process.env.SWAGGER, false);
   }
 
   parseBool(value: string | undefined, def: boolean): boolean {