diff --git a/go-api/fail b/go-api/fail
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3364b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go-api/fail
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source .env
+
+STATUS_CODE="${1:-500}"
+
+: "${API_PORT:=8000}"
+
+curl --silent --show-error --verbose "http://localhost:$API_PORT" \
+  --header "force-fail: $STATUS_CODE"
diff --git a/go-api/success b/go-api/success
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a9ddcca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go-api/success
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+source .env
+
+: "${API_PORT:=8000}"
+
+curl --silent --show-error --verbose "http://localhost:$API_PORT"