diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/README.md b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
index 7b64748..3c133bb 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/README.md
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/README.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ Note:
 **Additional**
 - [Login](#login-view)
 - [Task](#task-view) WIP
+- [Refresh](#refresh-view)
 - [Cookie](#cookie-view)
 - [Search](#search-view)
 - [Ping](#ping-view)
@@ -306,6 +307,20 @@ List of valid task names:
 - **download_pending**: Start the download queue
 - **rescan_pending**: Rescan your subscriptions
 
+## Refresh View
+GET /api/refresh/  
+POST /api/refresh/  
+Parameter:
+- extract_videos: to refresh all videos for channels/playlists, default False
+
+Manually start a refresh task: post list of *videos*, *channels*, *playlists*
+```json
+{
+    "videos": ["video1", "video2", "video3"],
+    "channels": ["channel1", "channel2", "channel3"],
+    "playlists": ["playlist1", "playlist2"]
+}
+```
 
 ## Cookie View
 Check your youtube cookie settings, *status* turns to `true` if cookie has been validated.  
diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/urls.py b/tubearchivist/api/urls.py
index 8662ad0..0476719 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/urls.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/urls.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ from api.views import (
     PlaylistApiListView,
     PlaylistApiVideoView,
     PlaylistApiView,
+    RefreshView,
     SearchView,
     SnapshotApiListView,
     SnapshotApiView,
@@ -98,6 +99,11 @@ urlpatterns = [
         DownloadApiView.as_view(),
         name="api-download",
     ),
+    path(
+        "refresh/",
+        RefreshView.as_view(),
+        name="api-refresh",
+    ),
     path(
         "task/",
         TaskApiView.as_view(),
diff --git a/tubearchivist/api/views.py b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
index 3e5d79e..aebbf29 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/api/views.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/api/views.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from home.src.index.video import SponsorBlock
 from home.src.ta.config import AppConfig
 from home.src.ta.helper import UrlListParser
 from home.src.ta.ta_redis import RedisArchivist, RedisQueue
-from home.tasks import extrac_dl, subscribe_to
+from home.tasks import check_reindex, extrac_dl, subscribe_to
 from rest_framework.authentication import (
     SessionAuthentication,
     TokenAuthentication,
@@ -589,6 +589,26 @@ class SnapshotApiView(ApiBaseView):
         return Response(response)
 
 
+class RefreshView(ApiBaseView):
+    """resolves to /api/refresh/
+    GET: get refresh progress
+    POST: start a manual refresh task
+    """
+
+    def get(self, request):
+        """handle get request"""
+        # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+        return Response({"status": False})
+
+    def post(self, request):
+        """handle post request"""
+        data = request.data
+        extract_videos = bool(request.GET.get("extract_videos", False))
+        check_reindex.delay(data=data, extract_videos=extract_videos)
+
+        return Response(data)
+
+
 class CookieView(ApiBaseView):
     """resolves to /api/cookie/
     GET: check if cookie is enabled