---
title: "Minimal liveness ping"
method: GET
path: "/health/ping"
tags: ["Health"]
---

# Minimal liveness ping

`GET /health/ping`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.apphandoff.com/api`
- URL: `https://api.apphandoff.com/api/health/ping`
- Auth: none required

Smaller payload than GET /health; for synthetic monitors and cheap polls. No dependency checks. Includes version and protocol_version for MCP client pre-flight checks.

## Response `200`

OK

- HealthPingResponse
  - `ok` true, required
  - `pong` true, required
  - `version` string, required: Application version string
  - `protocol_version` string, required: MCP protocol version supported by this server
  - `uptime_s` number, required: Server uptime in seconds

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/apphandoff/apis/apphandoff-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/apphandoff/apis/apphandoff-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/apphandoff/apis/apphandoff-api/revisions/9f138fe46d56?raw)