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layout: "http"
page_title: "HTTP API: /sys/health"
sidebar_current: "docs-http-debug-health"
description: |-
The '/sys/health' endpoint is used to check the health status of Vault.
---
# /sys/health
- Description
-
Returns the health status of Vault. This matches the semantics of a
Consul HTTP health check and provides a simple way to monitor the
health of a Vault instance.
- Method
- GET
- Parameters
-
-
standbyok
optional
A query parameter provided to indicate that being a standby should
still return the active status code instead of the standby code
-
activecode
optional
A query parameter provided to indicate the status code that should
be returned for an active node instead of the default of `200`
-
standbycode
optional
A query parameter provided to indicate the status code that should
be returned for a standby node instead of the default of `429`
-
sealedcode
optional
A query parameter provided to indicate the status code that should
be returned for a sealed node instead of the default of `500`
- Returns
-
```javascript
{
"initialized": true,
"sealed": false,
"standby": false
}
```
Default Status Codes:
* `200` if initialized, unsealed, and active.
* `429` if unsealed and standby.
* `500` if sealed, or if not initialized.