diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e46d56b..a492f59 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Options
      --no-mail               disable the mail hook
      --db                    enable the database hook (default)
      --no-db                 disable the database hook
+     --api                   enable the API hook (default)
+     --no-api                disable the API hook
      --commit                enable the commit hook (default)
      --no-commit             disable the commit hook
      --evocheck              enable evocheck execution (default)
diff --git a/evomaintenance.sh b/evomaintenance.sh
index d99c536..7b580ff 100755
--- a/evomaintenance.sh
+++ b/evomaintenance.sh
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ hook_api() {
     fi
 
     if [ "${DRY_RUN}" != "1" ] && [ -x "${CURL_BIN}" ]; then
-        curl -s -X POST \
+        API_RETURN_STATUS=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -X POST \
         "${API_ENDPOINT}" -k \
         -F api_key="${API_KEY}" \
         -F action=insertEvoMaintenance \
@@ -240,7 +240,14 @@ hook_api() {
         -F ipaddress="${IP}" \
         -F begin_date="${BEGIN_DATE}" \
         -F end_date='now()' \
-        -F details="${MESSAGE}" > /dev/null
+        -F details="${MESSAGE}" \
+        -w '%{http_code}')
+
+        if [ "$API_RETURN_STATUS" -eq 200 ]; then
+            echo "Evomaintenance successfully sent to the API."
+        else
+            printf "Error while sending data to the API (code %s).\n" "${API_RETURN_STATUS}"
+        fi
     fi
 }