diff --git a/api/.vscode/settings.json b/api/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..beeac074b
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+++ b/api/.vscode/settings.json
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+{
+  "python.testing.unittestArgs": [
+    "-v",
+    "-s",
+    "./tests",
+    "-p",
+    "test_*.py"
+  ],
+  "python.testing.pytestEnabled": false,
+  "python.testing.unittestEnabled": true
+}
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