diff --git a/db/get-db.http b/db/get-db.http
index f4acd9e..79a7889 100644
--- a/db/get-db.http
+++ b/db/get-db.http
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ Authorization: Basic {{username}} {{password}}
 
 ### GET battery status of all devices
 GET {{host}}/api/v1/battery
-Authorization: Basic {{username}} {{password}}
diff --git a/db/src/rest/rest.go b/db/src/rest/rest.go
index 67d5654..a921ab9 100644
--- a/db/src/rest/rest.go
+++ b/db/src/rest/rest.go
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ func (g *RestGateway) setupRoutes() {
 	g.engine.Use(cors.New(corsConfig))
 
 	v1 := g.engine.Group("/api/v1")
+
+	// Public endpoints (no auth required)
+	v1.GET("/battery", g.getBattery)
+
 	if g.username != "" && g.password != "" {
 		v1.Use(gin.BasicAuth(gin.Accounts{
 			g.username: g.password,
@@ -73,7 +77,6 @@ func (g *RestGateway) setupRoutes() {
 		v1.GET("/rooms", g.getRooms)
 		v1.GET("/rooms/:room-id/current", g.getRoomCurrent)
 		v1.GET("/rooms/:room-id/history", g.getRoomHistory)
-		v1.GET("/battery", g.getBattery)
 	}
 
 	g.engine.GET("/swagger/*any", ginSwagger.WrapHandler(swaggerFiles.Handler))