---
title: "Read structured API status"
method: GET
path: "/v1/status"
tags: ["Health"]
---

# Read structured API status

`GET /v1/status`

Returns structured dependency status and an agent instruction.

## Response `200`

Structured API status.

- StatusResponse — Structured API status for agents.
  - `ok` boolean, required
  - `service` string, required
  - `name` string, required
  - `api_version` string, required
  - `checks` StatusCheck[], required
    - `name` string, required
    - `ok` boolean, required
    - `message` string, required — Dependency probe result: reachable, unavailable, or timed_out.
    - `latency_ms` integer, required
    - `latency_us` integer, required — Dependency probe latency in microseconds for fast checks that round down to latency_ms: 0.
    - `details` object — Optional public diagnostic metadata without service topology or provider configuration.
  - `agent_instruction` string, required
  - `docs_url` string, uri, required

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad request.
- `401` — Unauthorized.
- `429` — Too many requests.
- `500` — Internal server error.
- `503` — Structured API unavailable status.

## Changes

- **2026-07-11** `ef06c3a9c42b` — 8 warning
  - removed the optional property `checks/items/details/pool_busy_connections` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `checks/items/details/pool_busy_connections` from the response with the `503` status
  - removed the optional property `checks/items/details/pool_idle_connections` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the optional property `checks/items/details/pool_idle_connections` from the response with the `503` status
  - …4 more
- **2026-07-07** `bbea75fa57fc` — 2 info
  - added the required property `checks/items/latency_us` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `checks/items/latency_us` to the response with the `503` status
- **2026-07-07** `d0691a726dff` — 2 info
  - added the required property `service` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `service` to the response with the `503` status
- **2026-07-07** `38f17683d801` — 2 info
  - added the optional property `checks/items/details` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the optional property `checks/items/details` to the response with the `503` status
- **2026-07-06** `69f5607e5bd3` — 2 info
  - added the required property `checks/items/latency_ms` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `checks/items/latency_ms` to the response with the `503` status

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/tovuk/apis/tovuk-api/changes/v1/status/get.md)

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