diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/helpers.go b/internal/api/handlers/helpers.go
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+++ b/internal/api/handlers/helpers.go
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+package handlers
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+func respond(w http.ResponseWriter, status int, data any) {
+	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	w.WriteHeader(status)
+	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(data)
+}