simple flask api for counting people

flask_counter.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

from flask import Flask, jsonify, request

app = Flask(__name__)
people_count = 0


@app.route("/increase/", methods=['POST'])
def run():
    global people_count
    count = request.json.get("count", 1) if request.json is not None else 1
    people_count += count
    return jsonify(success=True)


@app.route("/decrease/", methods=['POST'])
def kill():
    global people_count
    count = request.json.get("count", 1) if request.json is not None else 1
    people_count -= count
    return jsonify(success=True)


@app.route("/count/", methods=['GET'])
def status():
    global people_count
    return jsonify(count=people_count)


app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=8080)