diff --git a/website/contrib/unsplash/apps.py b/website/contrib/unsplash/apps.py
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+++ b/website/contrib/unsplash/apps.py
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+from django.apps import AppConfig
+from health_check.plugins import plugin_dir
+
+
+class UnsplashAppConfig(AppConfig):
+    name = "website.contrib.unsplash"
+
+    def ready(self) -> None:
+        from .healthchecks import UnsplashHealthCheckBackend
+
+        plugin_dir.register(UnsplashHealthCheckBackend)
diff --git a/website/contrib/unsplash/healthchecks.py b/website/contrib/unsplash/healthchecks.py
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+++ b/website/contrib/unsplash/healthchecks.py
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+import requests
+from django.conf import settings
+from health_check.backends import BaseHealthCheckBackend
+
+
+class UnsplashHealthCheckBackend(BaseHealthCheckBackend):
+    def check_status(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            requests.get(
+                "https://api.unsplash.com/me",
+                headers={
+                    "Accept-Version": "v1",
+                    "Authorization": f"Client-ID {settings.UNSPLASH_CLIENT_ID}",
+                },
+            ).raise_for_status()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.add_error(str(e))
+
+    def identifier(self) -> str:
+        return "Unsplash API"