GET
/
health
curl -X GET "https://api.submagic.co/health"

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "service": "submagic-public-api",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

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Health Check

The health endpoint provides a simple way to check if the Submagic API is operational. This endpoint does not require authentication and can be used for monitoring and health checks.
This endpoint does not require authentication and is not subject to rate limiting.

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Request

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No parameters
void
This endpoint does not accept any parameters.

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Response

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status
string
The current status of the API service
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service
string
The name of the service
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timestamp
string
ISO 8601 timestamp of when the response was generated
curl -X GET "https://api.submagic.co/health"

{
  "status": "healthy",
  "service": "submagic-public-api",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}

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Use Cases

Uptime Monitoring

Use this endpoint to monitor API availability in your monitoring systems

Load Balancer Health Checks

Configure your load balancer to use this endpoint for health checks

CI/CD Pipeline Validation

Verify API availability before running integration tests

Status Page Integration

Include this endpoint in your status page monitoring

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Status Values

StatusDescription
healthyAPI is operational and ready to accept requests
degradedAPI is operational but experiencing issues
unhealthyAPI is not operational

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Example Monitoring Script

Here’s a simple monitoring script you can use: 
#!/bin/bash
response=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" https://api.submagic.co/health)
if [ $response -eq 200 ]; then
    echo "API is healthy"
    exit 0
else
    echo "API is not responding (HTTP $response)"
    exit 1
fi
The health endpoint is designed to respond quickly (typically under 100ms) to provide fast health check results for monitoring systems.