diff --git a/shipyard_client/api_client/shipyard_api_client.py b/shipyard_client/api_client/shipyard_api_client.py
index a56596c5..3cf8af50 100644
--- a/shipyard_client/api_client/shipyard_api_client.py
+++ b/shipyard_client/api_client/shipyard_api_client.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class ApiPaths(enum.Enum):
     includes api/v1.0, so it is not repeated here.
     """
     _BASE_URL = '{}/'
+    GET_CONFIGDOCS = _BASE_URL + 'configdocs'
     POST_GET_CONFIG = _BASE_URL + 'configdocs/{}'
     GET_RENDERED = _BASE_URL + 'renderedconfigdocs'
     COMMIT_CONFIG = _BASE_URL + 'commitconfigdocs'
@@ -79,6 +80,14 @@ class ShipyardClient(BaseClient):
             collection_id)
         return self.get_resp(url, query_params)
 
+    def get_configdocs_status(self):
+        """
+        Get the status of the collection of documents from shipyard
+        :returns: Response object
+        """
+        url = ApiPaths.GET_CONFIGDOCS.value.format(self.get_endpoint())
+        return self.get_resp(url)
+
     def get_rendereddocs(self, version='buffer'):
         """
         :param str version: committed|buffer
diff --git a/shipyard_client/tests/unit/apiclient_test/test_shipyard_api_client.py b/shipyard_client/tests/unit/apiclient_test/test_shipyard_api_client.py
index 7e596d2d..3f41cf8c 100644
--- a/shipyard_client/tests/unit/apiclient_test/test_shipyard_api_client.py
+++ b/shipyard_client/tests/unit/apiclient_test/test_shipyard_api_client.py
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ def get_api_client():
     context = ShipyardClientContext(
         debug=True,
         keystone_auth=keystone_auth,
-        context_marker='88888888-4444-4444-4444-121212121212'
-    )
+        context_marker='88888888-4444-4444-4444-121212121212')
     return ShipyardClient(context)
 
 
@@ -89,6 +88,16 @@ def test_get_config_docs(*args):
     assert params['version'] == version
 
 
+@mock.patch.object(BaseClient, 'post_resp', replace_post_rep)
+@mock.patch.object(BaseClient, 'get_resp', replace_get_resp)
+@mock.patch.object(BaseClient, 'get_endpoint', replace_get_endpoint)
+def test_get_configdocs_status(*args):
+    shipyard_client = get_api_client()
+    result = shipyard_client.get_configdocs_status()
+    assert result['url'] == '{}/configdocs'.format(
+        shipyard_client.get_endpoint())
+
+
 @mock.patch.object(BaseClient, 'post_resp', replace_post_rep)
 @mock.patch.object(BaseClient, 'get_resp', replace_get_resp)
 @mock.patch.object(BaseClient, 'get_endpoint', replace_get_endpoint)
@@ -121,9 +130,7 @@ def test_commit_configs(*args):
 def test_get_actions(*args):
     shipyard_client = get_api_client()
     result = shipyard_client.get_actions()
-    assert result['url'] == '{}/actions'.format(
-        shipyard_client.get_endpoint()
-    )
+    assert result['url'] == '{}/actions'.format(shipyard_client.get_endpoint())
 
 
 @mock.patch.object(BaseClient, 'post_resp', replace_post_rep)
@@ -135,9 +142,7 @@ def test_post_actions(*args):
     parameters = {'hello': 'world'}
     result = shipyard_client.post_actions(name, parameters)
     data = json.loads(result['data'])
-    assert result['url'] == '{}/actions'.format(
-        shipyard_client.get_endpoint()
-    )
+    assert result['url'] == '{}/actions'.format(shipyard_client.get_endpoint())
     assert data['name'] == name
     assert data['parameters']['hello'] == 'world'