---
title: "Basic health check"
method: GET
path: "/health"
tags: ["health"]
---

# Basic health check

`GET /health`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://utxo-indexer.api.umbraprivacy.com`
- URL: `https://utxo-indexer.api.umbraprivacy.com/health`
- Auth: none declared
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/umbra-defi/apis/umbra-indexer-read-service/docs/health/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns `{"status":"ok"}` (or its Protobuf equivalent) whenever the HTTP
server is accepting connections. Performs no I/O and never queries downstream
dependencies.

**Content negotiation**: Send `Accept: application/x-protobuf` to receive a
Protobuf-encoded `BasicHealthResponse`; omit or send any other value for JSON.

## Headers

- `Accept` 'application/json' | 'application/x-protobuf'

## Response `200`

Service is accepting connections.

- BasicHealthResponse: Minimal health indicator returned by `GET /health`.
  - `status` string, required: Always `"ok"` when the HTTP server is accepting connections.

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/umbra-defi/apis/umbra-indexer-read-service.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/umbra-defi/apis/umbra-indexer-read-service/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/umbra-defi/apis/umbra-indexer-read-service/revisions/ea7a4ee03e38?raw)