# Health check

The Ping API is a lightweight health check endpoint. It allows you to verify that the Guru Pay API is reachable and operational.

This endpoint does not require authentication and typically used for:

* Basic uptime monitoring.
* Early-stage integration testing.

## Ping API

> A simple endpoint to check if the API is responsive.

```json
{"openapi":"3.0.0","info":{"title":"GURUPAY API","version":"0.2.0"},"tags":[{"name":"API","description":"General API information and utilities."}],"servers":[{"url":"https://public-api.gurupay.eu","description":"Production API Server"},{"url":"https://public-api-dev.gurupay.eu","description":"Sandbox API Server"}],"security":[],"paths":{"/api/v1/ping":{"get":{"tags":["API"],"summary":"Ping API","description":"A simple endpoint to check if the API is responsive.","operationId":"API.Util.Ping","responses":{"200":{"description":"Successful response indicating the API is up.","content":{"application/json":{"schema":{"properties":{"status":{"type":"string"}},"type":"object"}}}}}}}}}
```


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