diff --git a/generateSwaggerAPI.js b/generateSwaggerAPI.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7fc7711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generateSwaggerAPI.js
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+var swaggerJSDoc = require('swagger-jsdoc');
+var jsonfile = require('jsonfile');
+
+var options = {
+  swaggerDefinition: {
+    info: {
+      title: 'Node-OpenDroneMap', // Title (required)
+      version: '0.1.0', // Version (required)
+    },
+  },
+  apis: ['./index.js'], // Path to the API docs
+};
+
+// Initialize swagger-jsdoc -> returns validated swagger spec in json format
+var swaggerSpec = swaggerJSDoc(options);
+
+var file = 'swagger-api.json';
+
+jsonfile.writeFile(file, swaggerSpec, function (err) {
+  console.error(err);
+  process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2f27e15..dbabe0e 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -160,6 +160,18 @@ let successHandler = res => {
 	};
 };
 
+/**
+ * @swagger
+ * /task/cancel/{uuidCheck}:
+ *   get:
+ *     description: Cancels a task
+ *     parameters:
+ *      - uuidCheck: uuid of the task to cancel
+ *     responses:
+ *       200:
+ *         description: Task cancelled
+ */
+
 app.post('/task/cancel', uuidCheck, (req, res) => {
 	taskManager.cancel(req.body.uuid, successHandler(res));
 });
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c60f86..b4119e8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
     "async": "^2.0.0-rc.6",
     "body-parser": "^1.15.2",
     "express": "^4.14.0",
+    "jsonfile": "^2.3.1",
     "morgan": "^1.7.0",
     "multer": "^1.1.0",
     "node-schedule": "^1.1.1",
     "node-uuid": "^1.4.7",
     "rimraf": "^2.5.3",
+    "swagger-jsdoc": "^1.3.1",
     "winston": "^2.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/swagger-api.json b/swagger-api.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1306b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swagger-api.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{"info":{"title":"Node-OpenDroneMap","version":"0.1.0"},"swagger":"2.0","paths":{"/task/cancel/{uuidCheck}":{"get":{"description":"Cancels a task","parameters":[{"uuidCheck":"uuid of the task to cancel"}],"responses":{"200":{"description":"Task cancelled"}}}}},"definitions":{},"responses":{},"parameters":{},"securityDefinitions":{},"tags":[]}