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# Health Check
# Health Check
_**Note:** This feature was [introduced][ce-3888] in GitLab 8.8_
>**Note:** This feature was [introduced][ce-3888] in GitLab 8.8.
GitLab provides a health check endpoint for uptime monitoring on the
`health_check`
web
GitLab provides a health check endpoint for uptime monitoring on the
`health_check`
web
endpoint. The health check reports on the overall system status based on the status of
endpoint. The health check reports on the overall system status based on the status of
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@@ -14,11 +15,13 @@ accepted token can be found on the `admin/heath_check` page of your GitLab insta
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@@ -14,11 +15,13 @@ accepted token can be found on the `admin/heath_check` page of your GitLab insta
![
access token
](
img/health_check_token.png
)
![
access token
](
img/health_check_token.png
)
The access token can be passed as a
url
parameter:
The access token can be passed as a
URL
parameter:
`https://gitlab.example.com/health_check.json?token=ACCESS_TOKEN`
```
https://gitlab.example.com/health_check.json?token=ACCESS_TOKEN
```
or as a
http
header:
or as a
n HTTP
header:
```
bash
```
bash
curl
-H
"TOKEN: ACCESS_TOKEN"
https://gitlab.example.com/health_check.json
curl
-H
"TOKEN: ACCESS_TOKEN"
https://gitlab.example.com/health_check.json
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@@ -39,16 +42,22 @@ You can also ask for the status of specific services:
-
`https://gitlab.example.com/health_check/database.json?token=ACCESS_TOKEN`
-
`https://gitlab.example.com/health_check/database.json?token=ACCESS_TOKEN`
-
`https://gitlab.example.com/health_check/migrations.json?token=ACCESS_TOKEN`
-
`https://gitlab.example.com/health_check/migrations.json?token=ACCESS_TOKEN`
Example output:
For example, the JSON output of the following health check:
```
bash
```
bash
curl
-H
"TOKEN: ACCESS_TOKEN"
https://gitlab.example.com/health_check.json
curl
-H
"TOKEN: ACCESS_TOKEN"
https://gitlab.example.com/health_check.json
```
would be like:
```
{"healthy":true,"message":"success"}
{"healthy":true,"message":"success"}
```
```
## Status
## Status
On failure
the endpoint will return a
`500`
http status code. On success
the endpoint
On failure
, the endpoint will return a
`500`
HTTP status code. On success,
the endpoint
will return a valid successful
http
status code, and a
`success`
message. Ideally your
will return a valid successful
HTTP
status code, and a
`success`
message. Ideally your
uptime monitoring should look for the success message.
uptime monitoring should look for the success message.
[
ce-3888
]:
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/3888
[
ce-3888
]:
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/3888
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