diff --git a/db/db-core/src/lib.rs b/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
index 6ff0b21..3147684 100644
--- a/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/db/db-core/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ pub struct AddRepository<'a> {
     pub website: Option<&'a str>,
 }
 
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+/// data representing a forge instance
+pub struct Forge {
+    /// hostname of the forge
+    pub hostname: String,
+    /// type of the forge
+    pub forge_type: ForgeImplementation,
+    /// last crawl
+    pub last_crawl_on: Option<i64>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 /// repository
 pub struct Repository {
@@ -160,6 +171,9 @@ pub trait SCDatabase: std::marker::Send + std::marker::Sync + CloneSPDatabase {
     /// create forge isntance
     async fn create_forge_isntance(&self, f: &CreateForge) -> DBResult<()>;
 
+    /// get forge isntance data
+    async fn get_forge(&self, hostname: &str) -> DBResult<Forge>;
+
     /// delete forge isntance
     async fn delete_forge_instance(&self, hostname: &str) -> DBResult<()>;
 
diff --git a/db/db-core/src/tests.rs b/db/db-core/src/tests.rs
index 2ad629d..6258770 100644
--- a/db/db-core/src/tests.rs
+++ b/db/db-core/src/tests.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ pub async fn adding_forge_works<'a, T: SCDatabase>(
         "forge creation failed, forge existance check failure"
     );
 
+    {
+        let forge = db.get_forge(create_forge_msg.hostname).await.unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(forge.hostname, create_forge_msg.hostname);
+        assert_eq!(forge.forge_type, create_forge_msg.forge_type);
+    }
+
     // add user
     db.add_user(&add_user_msg).await.unwrap();
     db.add_user(&add_user_msg2).await.unwrap();