open-vault/website/source/docs/http/sys-health.html.md

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http	HTTP API: /sys/health	docs-http-debug-health	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.

<dt>Method</dt>
<dd>GET</dd>

<dt>Parameters</dt>
<dd>
	None
</dd>

<dt>Returns</dt>
<dd>

{
    "initialized": true,
    "sealed": false,
    "standby": false
}

Status Codes:

• 200 if initialized, unsealed and active.
• 429 if unsealed and standby.
• 500 if not initialized or sealed.