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title: Server information
description: 'Retrieve health status and version information for your InfluxDB 3 Cloud instance. Note: InfluxDB 3 Cloud doesn’t support the /health endpoint available in InfluxDB 3 Core and Enterprise. Requests to /health return 404 Not Found. Use /ping instead.'
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud/api/server-information/
estimated_tokens: 447
product: InfluxDB 3 Cloud
version: cloud
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/cloud/api/server-information/
---

[Download InfluxDB 3 Cloud API Spec](/openapi/influxdb3-cloud-openapi.yml)

Retrieve health status and version information for your InfluxDB 3 Cloud instance.

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> **Note**: InfluxDB 3 Cloud doesn’t support the `/health` endpoint
> available in InfluxDB 3 Core and Enterprise. Requests to `/health`return `404 Not Found`. Use `/ping` instead.
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GET`/ping`

### Ping the server

Returns version information for the server.

**Important**: Use a GET request. HEAD requests return `404 Not Found`.

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> **Note**: Unlike InfluxDB 3 Core and Enterprise, InfluxDB 3 Cloud
> doesn’t support the `/health` endpoint. Requests to `/health`return `404 Not Found`. Use `/ping` to check instance reachability
> and retrieve version information.
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The response includes version information in both headers and the JSON body:

* **Headers**: `x-influxdb-version` and `x-influxdb-build`
* **Body**: JSON object with `version`, `revision`, and `process_id`

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> **Note**: This endpoint requires authentication by default in InfluxDB 3 Cloud.
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Example request[Ask AI about this](#)

```sh
curl --request GET \
  "https://cluster-host.a.influxdb.io/ping" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer INFLUX_TOKEN"
```

#### Responses

200Success. The response body contains server information.

`process_id`string

A unique identifier for the server process.

Example:`"b756d9e0-cecd-4f72-b6d0-19e2d4f8cbb7"`

`revision`string

The git revision hash for the build.

Example:`"83b589b883"`

`version`string

The InfluxDB version number.

Example:`"3.8.0"`

401Unauthorized. Authentication is required.

404Not Found. Returned for HEAD requests.
Use a GET request to retrieve version information.

#### Related

* [InfluxDB 3 API client libraries](/influxdb3/cloud/reference/client-libraries/v3/)