---
title: "API root (v1)"
method: GET
path: "/v1"
---

# API root (v1)

`GET /v1`

Unauthenticated liveness check for the v1 surface. Takes no parameters and returns a plain-text greeting with a 200 status. Use it to confirm connectivity and DNS before authenticating; it does not validate your API key.

## Response `200`

The API is reachable. Returns a plain-text greeting; use it as an unauthenticated liveness probe for the v1 surface.

## Other responses

- `429` — Rate limit exceeded.
- `500` — Unexpected server error.

## Changes

> 17 revisions in range; 1 could not be searched.

- **2026-08-27** `a2f71a243839` — 4 info
  - api operation id `getApiRootV1` was added
  - added the media type `text/plain` for the response with the status `200`
  - added the non-success response with the status `429`
  - added the non-success response with the status `500`

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/getdex/apis/dex-public-api/changes/v1/get.md)

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/getdex/apis/dex-public-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/getdex/apis/dex-public-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/getdex/dex-public-api/revisions/eb1883ce3c67/schema)