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GET
/
healthz
Health Check
curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.example.com/healthz
{
  "status": "<string>"
}
Returns a simple health status for the Daily Tracker API service. This endpoint is publicly accessible and does not require authentication.

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Response

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status
string
Returns “OK” when the service is healthy

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Example Request

curl https://api.dailytracker.com/healthz

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Example Response

OK
This endpoint is commonly used for:
  • Container health checks in Docker and Kubernetes
  • Load balancer health monitoring
  • CI/CD pipeline verification
  • Uptime monitoring services

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Use Cases

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Docker Health Check

Add this to your Dockerfile:
Dockerfile
HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=3s --start-period=5s --retries=3 \
  CMD curl -f http://localhost:3000/healthz || exit 1

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Kubernetes Liveness Probe

Configure in your deployment manifest:
kubernetes.yaml
livenessProbe:
  httpGet:
    path: /healthz
    port: 3000
  initialDelaySeconds: 10
  periodSeconds: 30

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Render Configuration

Render automatically uses /healthz as the default health check path. See the Deployment Guide for more details.

Deployment Guide

Configure health checks in production

Environment Variables

Configure server port and other settings

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