diff --git a/annif_client.py b/annif_client.py
index c54333a..c610441 100755
--- a/annif_client.py
+++ b/annif_client.py
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ class AnnifClient:
     def __init__(self, api_base=API_BASE):
         self.api_base = api_base
 
+    @property
+    def api_info(self):
+        """Get basic information of the API endpoint"""
+        req = requests.get(self.api_base)
+        req.raise_for_status()
+        return req.json()
+
     @property
     def projects(self):
         """Get a list of projects available on the API endpoint"""
@@ -74,7 +81,8 @@ def __str__(self):
 
     print("* Creating an AnnifClient object")
     annif = AnnifClient()
-    print("Now we have an AnnifClient object:", annif)
+    print(f"* The client uses Annif API at {annif.api_base}")
+    print(f"* The version of Annif serving the API is {annif.api_info['version']}")
     print()
     print("* Finding the available projects")
     for project in annif.projects:
diff --git a/tests/data/api-info.json b/tests/data/api-info.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..667e74c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/api-info.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "title": "Annif REST API",
+  "version": "0.12.3"
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_annif_client.py b/tests/test_annif_client.py
index bdac89e..a9c830c 100644
--- a/tests/test_annif_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_annif_client.py
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@ def test_create_client_api_base():
     assert client.api_base == 'http://localhost:5000/v1/'
 
 
+@responses.activate
+def test_api_info(client):
+    datafile = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data/api-info.json')
+    responses.add(responses.GET,
+                  'https://api.annif.org/v1/',
+                  body=open(datafile).read())
+    result = client.api_info
+    assert result['title'] == 'Annif REST API'
+    assert result['version'] == '0.12.3'
+
+
 @responses.activate
 def test_projects(client):
     datafile = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data/projects.json')