diff --git a/TramsDataApi/Controllers/HealthCheckController.cs b/TramsDataApi/Controllers/HealthCheckController.cs
index 1aea76981..b6ce89862 100644
--- a/TramsDataApi/Controllers/HealthCheckController.cs
+++ b/TramsDataApi/Controllers/HealthCheckController.cs
@@ -3,37 +3,58 @@
 using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using TramsDataApi.DatabaseModels;
+using Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Annotations;
 
 namespace TramsDataApi.Controllers
 {
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Provides endpoints for checking the health of the API and database.
+    /// </summary>
     [ApiController]
     [Route("[controller]")]
     [ApiVersion("1.0")]
+    [SwaggerTag("Health Check Endpoints")]
     public class HealthCheckController : ControllerBase
     {
         private readonly LegacyTramsDbContext _dbContext;
         private readonly ILogger<HealthCheckController> _logger;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructor that initializes database and logger.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="context">Database context.</param>
+        /// <param name="logger">Logging service.</param>
         public HealthCheckController(LegacyTramsDbContext context, ILogger<HealthCheckController> logger)
         {
             _dbContext = context;
             _logger = logger;
         }
-        
-        
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Provides a basic health check for the API.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>String message indicating health status.</returns>
         [HttpGet]
+        [SwaggerOperation(Summary = "Performs a basic health check", Description = "Checks if the API is operational.")]
+        [SwaggerResponse(200, "API is healthy.")]
         public string Get()
         {
-            _logger.LogInformation($"Returning OK Health Check");
+            _logger.LogInformation("Returning OK Health Check");
             return "Health check ok";
         }
-        
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Checks the database connectivity.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns>Boolean indicating whether the database can be connected to.</returns>
         [HttpGet]
         [Route("/check_db")]
+        [SwaggerOperation(Summary = "Performs a database health check", Description = "Checks if the database is reachable.")]
+        [SwaggerResponse(200, "Database is healthy.")]
         public bool CheckDbConnection()
         {
-            _logger.LogInformation($"Returning Database Health Check");
+            _logger.LogInformation("Returning Database Health Check");
             return _dbContext.Database.CanConnect();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/TramsDataApi/Startup.cs b/TramsDataApi/Startup.cs
index 0000e94ba..c5b11d28a 100644
--- a/TramsDataApi/Startup.cs
+++ b/TramsDataApi/Startup.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ namespace TramsDataApi
     using UseCases;
     using TramsDataApi.SerilogCustomEnrichers;
     using TramsDataApi.ResponseModels;
+    using System.IO;
+    using System.Reflection;
+    using System;
 
     public class Startup
     {
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
             services.AddScoped<IGetEstablishmentsByTrustUid, GetEstablishmentsByTrustUid>();
             services.AddScoped<IGetEstablishments, GetEstablishments>();
             services.AddScoped<ISearchTrusts, SearchTrusts>();
-            services.AddScoped<IMstrSearchTrusts, MasterSearchTrusts>();  
+            services.AddScoped<IMstrSearchTrusts, MasterSearchTrusts>();
 
             services.AddScoped<IGetKeyStagePerformanceByUrn, GetKeyStagePerformanceByUrn>();
             services.AddScoped<IEducationPerformanceGateway, EducationPerformanceGateway>();
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
 
             services.AddScoped<IFssProjectGateway, FssProjectGateway>();
             services.AddScoped<IGetAllFssProjects, GetAllFssProjects>();
-            
+
             services.AddScoped<IGetAllFssProjects, GetAllFssProjects>();
             services.AddScoped<ICorrelationContext, CorrelationContext>();
 
@@ -73,7 +76,13 @@ public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
                 setup.GroupNameFormat = "'v'VVV";
                 setup.SubstituteApiVersionInUrl = true;
             });
-            services.AddSwaggerGen();
+            services.AddSwaggerGen(c =>
+            {
+                var xmlFile = $"{Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name}.xml";
+                var xmlPath = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, xmlFile);
+                c.IncludeXmlComments(xmlPath);
+                c.EnableAnnotations();
+            });
             services.ConfigureOptions<SwaggerOptions>();
             services.AddUseCases();
 
diff --git a/TramsDataApi/TramsDataApi.csproj b/TramsDataApi/TramsDataApi.csproj
index 5eac53670..991fcfe80 100644
--- a/TramsDataApi/TramsDataApi.csproj
+++ b/TramsDataApi/TramsDataApi.csproj
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
     <PropertyGroup>
         <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
         <UserSecretsId>1ce62ee2-ff0b-4f40-9066-cfbdae2e889f</UserSecretsId>
+		<GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
     </PropertyGroup>
     <ItemGroup>
         <PackageReference Include="CsvHelper" Version="30.0.1" />
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
         <PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="7.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.ApplicationInsights" Version="4.0.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.5.0" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Annotations" Version="6.5.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="TimeZoneConverter" Version="6.1.0" />
         <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
     </ItemGroup>