diff --git a/api/.vscode/launch.json b/api/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1516bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Launch via NPM",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "runtimeArgs": ["run-script", "start"],
+      "runtimeExecutable": "npm",
+      "skipFiles": ["<node_internals>/**"],
+      "type": "pwa-node"
+    }
+  ]
+}