diff --git a/src/webserver.h b/src/webserver.h
index a9a1b45..d002891 100644
--- a/src/webserver.h
+++ b/src/webserver.h
@@ -66,6 +66,21 @@ namespace {
         sendTextToSign(text);
         webServer.send(200, "text/plain", "ok");
     }
+
+    // RESTful API endpoint -- returns a proper status code rather than a redirect
+    void handleRawApiSend() {
+        String toSend = webServer.arg("plain");
+
+        if (toSend.isEmpty()) {
+            webServer.send(404, "text/plain", "empty body");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Serial.println("Raw message sent to device: " + toSend);
+        Serial.println("Hex dump: " + hexDump(toSend));
+        Serial1.print(toSend);
+        webServer.send(200, "text/plain", "ok");
+    }
 }
 
 void configureWebServer() {
@@ -74,4 +89,5 @@ void configureWebServer() {
     webServer.on("/", HTTPMethod::HTTP_GET, handleIndex);
     webServer.on("/", HTTPMethod::HTTP_POST, handleFormSend);
     webServer.on("/send", HTTPMethod::HTTP_POST, handleApiSend);
+    webServer.on("/raw", HTTPMethod::HTTP_POST, handleRawApiSend);
 }