diff --git a/bot/Cargo.toml b/bot/Cargo.toml
index 7f52d1d..06301ba 100644
--- a/bot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bot/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,4 +25,8 @@ starknet = "0.6.0"
 starknet-id = { git = "https://github.com/starknet-id/starknet-id.rs.git", branch = "master" }
 serde_derive = "1.0.183"
 env_logger = "0.10.0"
+tonic = "0.10.0"
+prost = "0.12.1"
 
+[build-dependencies]
+tonic-build = "0.10.0"
diff --git a/bot/build.rs b/bot/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89858f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    tonic_build::configure()
+        .build_server(false)
+        .compile(&["proto/status.proto"], &["proto"])?;
+    Ok(())
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bot/proto/status.proto b/bot/proto/status.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0419b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/proto/status.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Apibara Sink status server
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package apibara.sink.v1;
+
+service Status {
+  // Get Sink status.
+  rpc GetStatus(GetStatusRequest) returns (GetStatusResponse);
+}
+
+// Request for the `GetStatus` method.
+message GetStatusRequest {}
+
+// Response for the `GetStatus` method.
+message GetStatusResponse {
+  // The status of the sink.
+  SinkStatus status = 1;
+  // The starting block.
+  optional uint64 starting_block = 2;
+  // The current block.
+  optional uint64 current_block = 3;
+  // The current head of the chain.
+  optional uint64 head_block = 4;
+  // The reason why the sink is not running.
+  optional string reason = 5;
+}
+
+enum SinkStatus {
+  SINK_STATUS_UNKNOWN = 0;
+  // The sink is running.
+  SINK_STATUS_RUNNING = 1;
+  // The sink has errored.
+  SINK_STATUS_ERRORED = 2;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bot/src/main.rs b/bot/src/main.rs
index f95de93..ad39365 100644
--- a/bot/src/main.rs
+++ b/bot/src/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 use std::{borrow::Cow, sync::Arc};
 
+use self::status::status_client::StatusClient;
+use self::status::GetStatusRequest;
 use bot::renew_domains;
 use bson::doc;
 use mongodb::{options::ClientOptions, Client as mongoClient};
@@ -9,9 +11,14 @@ use starknet::{
     providers::Provider,
     signers::{LocalWallet, SigningKey},
 };
+use starknet_id::decode;
 use starknet_utils::create_jsonrpc_client;
 use tokio::time::sleep;
 
+pub mod status {
+    tonic::include_proto!("apibara.sink.v1");
+}
+
 mod bot;
 mod config;
 mod indexer_status;
@@ -97,42 +104,40 @@ async fn main() {
         starknet::accounts::ExecutionEncoding::Legacy,
     );
 
+    let mut indexer_client = StatusClient::connect("http://localhost:8118")
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
     logger.info("Started");
-    // todo: passed to false to now, until we have a way to check if the indexer is up to date    
     let mut need_to_check_status = true;
+
     loop {
         if need_to_check_status {
             logger.info("Checking indexer status");
-            match indexer_status::get_status_from_endpoint(&conf).await {
-                Ok(block) => {
-                    println!("Block: {}", block);
-                    match indexer_status::check_block_status(&conf, block).await {
-                        Ok(status) => {
-                            if status {
-                                need_to_check_status = false;
-                                logger.info("Indexer is up to date, starting renewals")
-                            } else {
-                                tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
-                                continue;
-                            }
-                        }
-                        Err(error) => {
-                            logger.severe(format!(
-                                "Error while checking block status: {}, retrying in 5 seconds",
-                                error
-                            ));
-                            tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
-                        }
-                    }
+            let request = tonic::Request::new(GetStatusRequest {});
+            match indexer_client.get_status(request).await {
+                Ok(response) => {
+                    println!("RESPONSE={:?}", response.into_inner());
+                    tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
+                    // if status {
+                    //     need_to_check_status = false;
+                    //     logger.info("Indexer is up to date, starting renewals")
+                    // } else {
+                    //     tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
+                    //     continue;
+                    // }
                 }
                 Err(error) => {
-                    println!(
-                        "Error getting indexer status, retrying in 5 seconds: {}",
+                    println!("ERROR={:?}", error);
+                    logger.severe(format!(
+                        "Error while checking block status: {}, retrying in 5 seconds",
                         error
-                    );
+                    ));
                     tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
                 }
             }
+
+            tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5)).await;
         } else {
             println!("[bot] Checking domains to renew");
             match bot::get_domains_ready_for_renewal(&conf, &shared_state, &logger).await {
@@ -150,7 +155,7 @@ async fn main() {
                                     .for_each(|(d, r)| {
                                         logger.info(format!(
                                             "- `Renewal: {}` by `{:#x}`",
-                                            &starknet::id::decode(*d),
+                                            &decode(*d),
                                             r
                                         ))
                                     });