Ping
Check the availability of an InfluxDB OSS v2 instance.
GET
/pingGet the status of the instance
Retrieves the status and InfluxDB version of the instance.
Use this endpoint to monitor uptime for the InfluxDB instance. The response
returns a HTTP 204 status code to inform you the instance is available.
InfluxDB Cloud
- Isn’t versioned and doesn’t return
X-Influxdb-Versionin the headers.
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Example request
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curl --request GET \
"http://localhost:8086/ping" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer INFLUX_TOKEN"Responses
204
Success.
Headers contain InfluxDB version information.
HEAD
/pingGet the status of the instance
Returns the status and InfluxDB version of the instance.
Use this endpoint to monitor uptime for the InfluxDB instance. The response
returns a HTTP 204 status code to inform you the instance is available.
InfluxDB Cloud
- Isn’t versioned and doesn’t return
X-Influxdb-Versionin the headers.
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Example request
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curl --request HEAD \
"http://localhost:8086/ping" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer INFLUX_TOKEN"Responses
204
Success.
Headers contain InfluxDB version information.
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