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+import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { getPax8SyncService } from '@/lib/services/pax8-sync-service';
+import postgresClient from '@/lib/services/postgres-client';
+
+export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
+  const body = await req.json().catch(() => ({}));
+  const triggeredBy = body.triggeredBy || 'manual';
+
+  const svc = getPax8SyncService();
+  if (svc.isSyncInProgress()) {
+    return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Sync already in progress' }, { status: 409 });
+  }
+
+  // Fire and forget — return immediately, sync runs in background
+  svc.fullSync(triggeredBy).catch(err =>
+    console.error('[Pax8Sync] Background sync error:', err.message)
+  );
+
+  return NextResponse.json({ ok: true, message: 'PAX8 sync started' });
+}
+
+export async function GET() {
+  try {
+    const svc = getPax8SyncService();
+    const inProgress = svc.isSyncInProgress();
+
+    const counts = await postgresClient.query(`
+      SELECT
+        (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM pax8_companies     WHERE is_deleted = false) AS companies,
+        (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM pax8_subscriptions WHERE is_deleted = false) AS subscriptions,
+        (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM pax8_products      WHERE is_deleted = false) AS products
+    `);
+
+    const history = await postgresClient.query(
+      `SELECT id, sync_type, status, started_at, completed_at,
+              records_added, records_updated, records_deleted, error_message, triggered_by
+       FROM sync_history
+       WHERE entity_type = 'pax8'
+       ORDER BY started_at DESC
+       LIMIT 10`
+    );
+
+    return NextResponse.json({
+      inProgress,
+      counts: counts.rows[0],
+      history: history.rows,
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to get PAX8 sync status' },
+      { status: 500 }
+    );
+  }
+}