---
title: "Check your API key works and the API is reachable"
method: GET
path: "/ping"
tags: ["ping"]
---

# Check your API key works and the API is reachable

`GET /ping`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.orcascan.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.orcascan.com/v1/ping`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

## Response `200`

Object containing data.ok, true when the key is valid and the API answered

- DataEnvelope: Standard response wrapper
  - `data` unknown

## Other responses

- `401`: Missing or invalid API key
- `403`: Insufficient permissions
- `429`: Rate limit exceeded (15 requests/sec per IP). Retry after the specified delay.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/orcascan/apis/orca-scan-rest-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/orcascan/apis/orca-scan-rest-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/orcascan/apis/orca-scan-rest-api/revisions/13236cc773c3?raw)