diff --git a/.github/workflows/monthly-api-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/monthly-api-tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b88fa02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/monthly-api-tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: monthly API response check
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: 
+      - api-response-changes
+env:
+  GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  GH_REPO: ${{ github.repository }}
+  WC_KEY: ${{ secrets.WC_KEY }}
+  WC_SECRET: ${{ secrets.WC_SECRET }}
+  WC_SCOPES: "WorldCatMetadataAPI"
+jobs:
+  monthly-run:
+    name: Run monthly API response check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version}}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version}}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Run monthly live tests
+        run: |
+          pytest -m "monthly_check"
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diff --git a/bookops_worldcat/query.py b/bookops_worldcat/query.py
index cac785a..568ebb4 100644
--- a/bookops_worldcat/query.py
+++ b/bookops_worldcat/query.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from typing import Union, Tuple, TYPE_CHECKING
 import sys
 
-from requests.models import PreparedRequest
+from requests import PreparedRequest
 from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError, HTTPError, Timeout, RetryError
 from .errors import WorldcatRequestError
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8db391e..0b3c99f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ markers = [
 	"webtest: mark a test hitting live endpoints",
 	"holdings: mark holdings live endpoint tests",
 	"http_code: use to pass returned http code to 'mock_session_response' fixture that mocks 'requests.Session.send' method",
+    "monthly_check: mark a test that should be run with monthly API response check",
 ]
 
 [tool.coverage.run]
diff --git a/tests/test_authorize.py b/tests/test_authorize.py
index 84a7f1c..f819e46 100644
--- a/tests/test_authorize.py
+++ b/tests/test_authorize.py
@@ -376,3 +376,47 @@ def test_post_token_request_with_live_service_no_timeout(self, live_keys):
         assert token.token_str.startswith("tk_")
         assert token.is_expired() is False
         assert isinstance(token.token_expires_at, datetime.datetime)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.monthly_check
+class TestMonthlyCheckWorldcatAccessToken:
+    """Runs monthly tests against live service"""
+
+    def test_cred_in_env_variables(self):
+        assert os.getenv("WC_KEY") is not None
+        assert os.getenv("WC_SECRET") is not None
+        assert os.getenv("WC_SCOPES") == "WorldCatMetadataAPI"
+
+    def test_post_token_request_with_live_service(self):
+        token = WorldcatAccessToken(
+            key=os.getenv("WC_KEY"),
+            secret=os.getenv("WC_SECRET"),
+            scopes=os.getenv("WC_SCOPES"),
+        )
+
+        assert token.server_response.status_code == 200
+
+        # test presence of all returned parameters
+        response = token.server_response.json()
+        params = [
+            "access_token",
+            "expires_at",
+            "authenticating_institution_id",
+            "principalID",
+            "context_institution_id",
+            "scope",
+            "scopes",
+            "token_type",
+            "expires_in",
+            "principalIDNS",
+        ]
+        for p in params:
+            assert p in response
+
+        # test if any new additions are present
+        assert sorted(params) == sorted(response.keys())
+
+        # test if token looks right
+        assert token.token_str.startswith("tk_")
+        assert token.is_expired() is False
+        assert isinstance(token.token_expires_at, datetime.datetime)
diff --git a/tests/test_metadata_api.py b/tests/test_metadata_api.py
index 9edb8a6..cd4bcac 100644
--- a/tests/test_metadata_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_metadata_api.py
@@ -1066,3 +1066,24 @@ def test_custom_retries(self, live_keys, stub_marc21):
                 str(exc.value)
             )
             assert session.adapters["https://"].max_retries.total == 3
+
+
+@pytest.mark.monthly_check
+class TestMonthlyCheckMetadataSession:
+    """Runs rudimentary tests against live Metadata API for monthly checks"""
+
+    def test_bib_get(self):
+        token = WorldcatAccessToken(
+            key=os.getenv("WC_KEY"),
+            secret=os.getenv("WC_SECRET"),
+            scopes=os.getenv("WC_SCOPES"),
+        )
+
+        with MetadataSession(authorization=token) as session:
+            response = session.bib_get(41266045)
+
+            assert (
+                response.url
+                == "https://metadata.api.oclc.org/worldcat/manage/bibs/41266045"
+            )
+            assert response.status_code == 200