---
title: "Checks for updates and pushes an event to the UI"
method: GET
path: "/api/Server/check-for-updates"
tags: ["Server"]
---

# Checks for updates and pushes an event to the UI

`GET /api/Server/check-for-updates`

## Request

- Base URL: `http://localhost:5000`
- URL: `http://localhost:5000/api/Server/check-for-updates`
- Auth: API key in header `x-api-key`

Some users have websocket issues so this is not always reliable to alert the user

## Response `200`

OK

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/kareadita/apis/kavita/revisions/d266465eeb67?raw)