---
title: "Health check endpoint for Kubernetes"
url: "https://dev.kong-air.com/apis/kong-air-destinations-0/versions/d8c1e150-7b03-4f7f-84ba-fab552b9d886/operations/getHealthStatus"
---

> Full API specification: https://dev.kong-air.com/apis/kong-air-destinations-0/versions/d8c1e150-7b03-4f7f-84ba-fab552b9d886.md

# Health check endpoint for Kubernetes

`GET` `/health`

Operation ID: `getHealthStatus`

Endpoint that returns the service health status

## Responses

- `200` - Service is healthy.
- `500` - Service is unhealthy.

## OpenAPI definition

```yaml
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Destinations Service
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
  - description: KongAir API Server
    url: https://api.kong-air.com
paths:
  /health:
    get:
      description: Endpoint that returns the service health status
      operationId: getHealthStatus
      responses:
        "200":
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                healthyExample:
                  value:
                    status: OK
              schema:
                properties:
                  status:
                    example: OK
                    type: string
                type: object
          description: Service is healthy.
        "500":
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                unhealthyExample:
                  value:
                    status: unhealthy
              schema:
                properties:
                  status:
                    example: unhealthy
                    type: string
                type: object
          description: Service is unhealthy.
      summary: Health check endpoint for Kubernetes
      tags:
        - Health
```