diff --git a/src/app/api/hello/route.ts b/src/app/api/hello/route.ts
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+++ b/src/app/api/hello/route.ts
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+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+
+export async function GET(request: Request) {
+  return NextResponse.json({ message: 'Hello from the API!' });
+}