diff --git a/api/recycle.go b/api/recycle.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d46af83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/recycle.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/JackalLabs/sequoia/api/types"
+	"github.com/JackalLabs/sequoia/recycle"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+)
+
+func RecycleSalvageHandler(rd *recycle.RecycleDepot) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+		v := types.RecycleSalvageResponse{
+			TotalJackalProviderFiles: rd.TotalJprovFiles,
+			SalvagedFilesCount:       rd.SalvagedFilesCount,
+			IsSalvageFinished:        rd.SalvagedFilesCount == rd.TotalJprovFiles,
+		}
+
+		err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Err(err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/api/server.go b/api/server.go
index fc24679..8ff8a27 100644
--- a/api/server.go
+++ b/api/server.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/cors"
 
 	"github.com/JackalLabs/sequoia/file_system"
+	"github.com/JackalLabs/sequoia/recycle"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promhttp"
 
@@ -17,8 +18,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/desmos-labs/cosmos-go-wallet/wallet"
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
+
+	jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 )
-import jsoniter "github.com/json-iterator/go"
 
 var json = jsoniter.ConfigCompatibleWithStandardLibrary
 
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ func (a *API) Close() error {
 	return a.srv.Close()
 }
 
-func (a *API) Serve(f *file_system.FileSystem, p *proofs.Prover, wallet *wallet.Wallet, chunkSize int64) error {
+func (a *API) Serve(rd *recycle.RecycleDepot, f *file_system.FileSystem, p *proofs.Prover, wallet *wallet.Wallet, chunkSize int64) error {
 	defer log.Info().Msg("API module stopped")
 	r := mux.NewRouter()
 	r.HandleFunc("/", IndexHandler(wallet.AccAddress()))
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ func (a *API) Serve(f *file_system.FileSystem, p *proofs.Prover, wallet *wallet.
 	r.HandleFunc("/version", VersionHandler(wallet))
 	r.HandleFunc("/network", NetworkHandler(wallet))
 
+	r.HandleFunc("/recycle/salvage", RecycleSalvageHandler(rd))
+
 	r.Handle("/metrics", promhttp.Handler())
 	r.Use(loggingMiddleware)
 
diff --git a/api/types/responses.go b/api/types/responses.go
index 1bae2ac..1b9ab13 100644
--- a/api/types/responses.go
+++ b/api/types/responses.go
@@ -71,3 +71,9 @@ type CidFolderResponse struct {
 type CidMapResponse struct {
 	CidMap map[string]string `json:"cid_map"`
 }
+
+type RecycleSalvageResponse struct {
+	TotalJackalProviderFiles int64 `json:"total_jackal_provider_files"`
+	SalvagedFilesCount       int64 `json:"salvaged_files_count"`
+	IsSalvageFinished        bool  `json:"is_salvage_finished"`
+}
diff --git a/core/app.go b/core/app.go
index 3ed84ab..f92038c 100644
--- a/core/app.go
+++ b/core/app.go
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func (a *App) Start() error {
 
 	// Starting the 4 concurrent services
 	// nolint:all
-	go a.api.Serve(a.fileSystem, a.prover, w, params.ChunkSize)
+	go a.api.Serve(recycleDepot, a.fileSystem, a.prover, w, params.ChunkSize)
 	go a.prover.Start()
 	go a.strayManager.Start(a.fileSystem, myUrl, params.ChunkSize)
 	go a.monitor.Start()
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ func (a *App) Salvage(jprovdHome string) error {
 
 	// Starting the 4 concurrent services
 	// nolint:all
-	go a.api.Serve(a.fileSystem, a.prover, w, params.ChunkSize)
+	go a.api.Serve(recycleDepot, a.fileSystem, a.prover, w, params.ChunkSize)
 	go a.prover.Start()
 	go a.strayManager.Start(a.fileSystem, myUrl, params.ChunkSize)
 	go a.monitor.Start()
diff --git a/recycle/recycle.go b/recycle/recycle.go
index 0a75f56..3ec547c 100644
--- a/recycle/recycle.go
+++ b/recycle/recycle.go
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/JackalLabs/jackal-provider/jprov/archive"
@@ -24,6 +26,73 @@ func (r *RecycleDepot) salvageFile(jprovArchive archive.Archive, fid string) ([]
 	return r.fs.SalvageFile(file, r.chunkSize)
 }
 
+func (r *RecycleDepot) lastSalvagedFile(record *os.File) (string, error) {
+	// read backwards from the end of the file to find the last salvaged file
+	line := ""
+	var cursor int64 = 0
+	stat, _ := record.Stat()
+	filesize := stat.Size()
+
+	if filesize == 0 {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	for {
+		cursor -= 1
+		_, err := record.Seek(cursor, io.SeekEnd)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+
+		char := make([]byte, 1)
+		_, err = record.Read(char)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+
+		if cursor != -1 && (char[0] == 10) {
+			break
+		}
+
+		line = fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", string(char), line)
+
+		if cursor == -filesize {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(line) == 0 {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	substrs := strings.Split(line, ",")
+
+	_, err := record.Seek(0, io.SeekEnd)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	fid := strings.TrimSuffix(substrs[2], "\n")
+
+	return fid, nil
+}
+
+func countJklFiles(dirList []fs.DirEntry) int64 {
+	var c int64 = 0
+
+	for _, d := range dirList {
+		if !d.IsDir() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if strings.HasPrefix(d.Name(), "jklf") {
+			c++
+		}
+	}
+
+	return c
+}
+
 func (r *RecycleDepot) SalvageFiles(jprovdHome string) error {
 	log.Info().Msg("salvaging jprovd files...")
 	recordFile, err := os.OpenFile(
@@ -46,13 +115,28 @@ func (r *RecycleDepot) SalvageFiles(jprovdHome string) error {
 		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to read jprovd storage directory")
 		return err
 	}
+	r.TotalJprovFiles = countJklFiles(dirList)
+
+	lastSalvaged, err := r.lastSalvagedFile(recordFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	lastSalvagedFound := false
 
-	salvaged := 0
+	r.SalvagedFilesCount = 0
 	for _, d := range dirList {
 		if !d.IsDir() {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if lastSalvaged != "" && !lastSalvagedFound {
+			if d.Name() == lastSalvaged {
+				lastSalvagedFound = true
+			}
+			r.SalvagedFilesCount++
+			continue // skip the last salvage record to avoid duplicate
+		}
+
 		merkle, size, err := r.salvageFile(jprovArchive, d.Name())
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error().Err(err).Str("fid", d.Name()).Msg("failed to salvage file")
@@ -75,10 +159,10 @@ func (r *RecycleDepot) SalvageFiles(jprovdHome string) error {
 				Msg("failed to record salvage info")
 		}
 
-		salvaged++
+		r.SalvagedFilesCount++
 	}
 
-	log.Info().Int("count", salvaged).Msg("salvaging finished...")
+	log.Info().Int("count", int(r.SalvagedFilesCount)).Msg("salvaging finished...")
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/recycle/types.go b/recycle/types.go
index 803a1d1..84a7aef 100644
--- a/recycle/types.go
+++ b/recycle/types.go
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ import (
 const salvageRecordFileName = "salvage_record"
 
 type RecycleDepot struct {
-	fs          *fs.FileSystem
-	stop        bool
-	chunkSize   int64
-	homeDir     string
-	queryClient types.QueryClient
-	address     string
-	prover      *proofs.Prover
+	fs                 *fs.FileSystem
+	stop               bool
+	chunkSize          int64
+	homeDir            string
+	queryClient        types.QueryClient
+	address            string
+	prover             *proofs.Prover
+	TotalJprovFiles    int64
+	SalvagedFilesCount int64
 }
 
 func NewRecycleDepot(home string, address string, chunkSize int64, fs *fs.FileSystem, prover *proofs.Prover, queryClient types.QueryClient) (*RecycleDepot, error) {