diff --git a/src/pages/_api/api/faucet.ts b/src/pages/_api/api/faucet.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6051c13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/_api/api/faucet.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import { createClient, http } from 'viem'
+import { tempoModerato } from 'viem/chains'
+import { Actions } from 'viem/tempo'
+
+function getClient() {
+  return createClient({
+    chain: tempoModerato,
+    transport: http(),
+  })
+}
+
+export async function POST(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
+  const origin = request.headers.get('origin')
+  const corsHeaders = cors(origin)
+
+  let body: { address?: string }
+  try {
+    body = await request.json()
+  } catch {
+    return Response.json(
+      { data: null, error: 'Invalid request: could not parse JSON' },
+      { status: 400, headers: corsHeaders },
+    )
+  }
+
+  const address = body?.address
+  if (!address || !/^0x[a-fA-F0-9]{40}$/.test(address)) {
+    return Response.json(
+      { data: null, error: 'Invalid or missing address' },
+      { status: 400, headers: corsHeaders },
+    )
+  }
+
+  return fund(address.toLowerCase() as `0x${string}`, corsHeaders)
+}
+
+export async function OPTIONS(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
+  const origin = request.headers.get('origin')
+  return new Response(null, { status: 200, headers: cors(origin) })
+}
+
+async function fund(address: `0x${string}`, headers: Record<string, string>): Promise<Response> {
+  try {
+    const client = getClient()
+    const hashes = await Actions.faucet.fund(client, { account: address })
+
+    const data = hashes.map((hash) => ({ hash }))
+    return Response.json({ data, error: null }, { headers })
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Faucet error:', error)
+    const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error occurred'
+    return Response.json({ data: null, error: message }, { status: 500, headers })
+  }
+}
+
+function cors(origin: string | null): Record<string, string> {
+  const allowedOrigins = ['https://docs.tempo.xyz']
+
+  if (origin?.includes('vercel.app')) allowedOrigins.push(origin)
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') allowedOrigins.push('http://localhost:5173')
+
+  const headers: Record<string, string> = {
+    'Access-Control-Allow-Methods': 'POST, OPTIONS',
+    'Access-Control-Allow-Headers': 'Content-Type, x-api-token',
+  }
+
+  if (origin && allowedOrigins.some((allowed) => origin.startsWith(allowed)))
+    headers['Access-Control-Allow-Origin'] = origin
+
+  return headers
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/guide/use-accounts/add-funds.mdx b/src/pages/guide/use-accounts/add-funds.mdx
index bac91f3..fcced80 100644
--- a/src/pages/guide/use-accounts/add-funds.mdx
+++ b/src/pages/guide/use-accounts/add-funds.mdx
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ Send test stablecoins to any address.
 
 <div className="h-4" />
 
-Request tokens programmatically via the [Tempo API](https://api.tempo.xyz/docs).
+Request tokens programmatically via the faucet API.
 
 <div className="h-4"/>
 
 ```bash
-curl "https://api.tempo.xyz/actions/faucet\
-?chainId=42431\
-&address=<YOUR_ADDRESS>"
+curl -X POST https://docs.tempo.xyz/api/faucet \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"address": "<YOUR_ADDRESS>"}'
 ```
 
 <div className="h-4"/>
diff --git a/src/pages/quickstart/faucet.mdx b/src/pages/quickstart/faucet.mdx
index 7b06e0e..26e6b5a 100644
--- a/src/pages/quickstart/faucet.mdx
+++ b/src/pages/quickstart/faucet.mdx
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ Send test stablecoins to any address.
 
 <div className="h-4" />
 
-Request tokens programmatically via the [Tempo API](https://api.tempo.xyz/docs).
+Request tokens programmatically via the faucet API.
 
 <div className="h-4"/>
 
 ```bash
-curl "https://api.tempo.xyz/actions/faucet\
-?chainId=42431\
-&address=<YOUR_ADDRESS>"
+curl -X POST https://docs.tempo.xyz/api/faucet \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{"address": "<YOUR_ADDRESS>"}'
 ```
 
 <div className="h-4"/>