diff --git a/check_tvheadend.py b/check_tvheadend.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import requests
+from requests.auth import HTTPDigestAuth
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+OK = 0
+WARNING = 1
+CRITICAL = 2
+UNKNOWN = 3
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="TVHeadend DVB Tuner Check")
+    parser.add_argument("--host", default="localhost", help="TVHeadend host")
+    parser.add_argument("--port", default="9981", help="TVHeadend port")
+    parser.add_argument("--user", required=True, help="API username")
+    parser.add_argument("--password", required=True, help="API password")
+    parser.add_argument("--timeout", type=int, default=10, help="Request timeout")
+    parser.add_argument("--debug", action="store_true", help="Enable debug mode")
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+def check_api_status(args):
+    base_url = f"http://{args.host}:{args.port}"
+    auth = HTTPDigestAuth(args.user, args.password)
+    
+    try:
+        # First check basic API accessibility
+        status_url = f"{base_url}/api/status"
+        if args.debug:
+            print(f"DEBUG: Checking API status at {status_url}")
+        
+        response = requests.get(status_url, auth=auth, timeout=args.timeout)
+        if response.status_code == 401:
+            raise Exception("Authentication failed - check credentials")
+        response.raise_for_status()
+        
+        if args.debug:
+            print(f"DEBUG: API status response: {response.json()}")
+        
+        return True
+    except Exception as e:
+        if args.debug:
+            print(f"DEBUG: API check failed: {str(e)}")
+        raise Exception(f"Cannot access TVHeadend API: {str(e)}")
+
+def main():
+    args = parse_args()
+    
+    try:
+        # Verify API is accessible
+        check_api_status(args)
+        
+        # If we got here, API is accessible but we couldn't find specific endpoints
+        msg = "TVHeadend API is accessible but required endpoints not found"
+        if args.debug:
+            print(f"DEBUG: {msg}")
+            print("DEBUG: Try checking available endpoints with:")
+            print(f"DEBUG: curl -u '{args.user}:{args.password}' http://{args.host}:{args.port}/api/help")
+        
+        print(msg)
+        sys.exit(UNKNOWN)
+        
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(str(e))
+        sys.exit(CRITICAL)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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