GET /api/v1/health

Check API process health

Lightweight liveness only; use /readyz for database, scheduler and production readiness.

Public endpoint; tenant data is not exposed by discovery endpoints.

Request

HTTP

GET /api/v1/health

Use the configured API origin. Private requests require a verified Bearer credential; an agent mutation can additionally require exact approval headers. Authentication guide →

Responses

Reference schemas resolve through the downloadable OpenAPI components. The specification marks unmodeled success payloads; an unrestricted payload is not a promise that arbitrary fields exist.

400Invalid request or unsupported fields

Response contract

{
  "description": "Invalid request or unsupported fields",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
      }
    }
  }
}

401Missing or invalid authentication

Response contract

{
  "description": "Missing or invalid authentication",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
      }
    }
  }
}

403Permission or product scope refused

Response contract

{
  "description": "Permission or product scope refused",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
      }
    }
  }
}

404Route or tenant-scoped resource not found

Response contract

{
  "description": "Route or tenant-scoped resource not found",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
      }
    }
  }
}

409State, revision, approval, funding or idempotency conflict

Response contract

{
  "description": "State, revision, approval, funding or idempotency conflict",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
      }
    }
  }
}

422Supplier configuration, capability or upstream refusal

Response contract

{
  "description": "Supplier configuration, capability or upstream refusal",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
      }
    }
  }
}

429Rate limit reached; wait before retrying

Response contract

{
  "description": "Rate limit reached; wait before retrying",
  "headers": {
    "x-ratelimit-limit": {
      "description": "Maximum requests permitted in the current rate-limit window.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "integer"
      }
    },
    "x-ratelimit-remaining": {
      "description": "Requests remaining in the current window.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "integer"
      }
    },
    "x-ratelimit-reset": {
      "description": "Seconds until the current rate-limit window resets.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "integer"
      }
    },
    "retry-after": {
      "description": "Minimum seconds to wait before retrying.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "integer"
      }
    }
  },
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
      }
    }
  }
}

500Internal error; inspect state before retrying a mutation

Response contract

{
  "description": "Internal error; inspect state before retrying a mutation",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
      }
    }
  }
}

503Dependency or authentication verifier unavailable

Response contract

{
  "description": "Dependency or authentication verifier unavailable",
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
      }
    }
  }
}

2XXSuccessful response.

Response contract

{
  "description": "Successful response.",
  "headers": {
    "x-ratelimit-limit": {
      "description": "Maximum requests permitted in the current rate-limit window.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "integer"
      }
    },
    "x-ratelimit-remaining": {
      "description": "Requests remaining in the current window.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "integer"
      }
    },
    "x-ratelimit-reset": {
      "description": "Seconds until the current rate-limit window resets.",
      "schema": {
        "type": "integer"
      }
    }
  },
  "content": {
    "application/json": {
      "schema": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "status": {
            "type": "string",
            "const": "ok"
          },
          "service": {
            "type": "string",
            "const": "@adp/api"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "status",
          "service"
        ],
        "additionalProperties": true
      }
    }
  }
}

Operation constraints

Machine-readable metadata

{
  "x-response-schema-completeness": "modeled",
  "x-rate-limit": {
    "requests": 300,
    "windowMilliseconds": 60000,
    "key": "request IP",
    "headers": [
      "x-ratelimit-limit",
      "x-ratelimit-remaining",
      "x-ratelimit-reset"
    ]
  },
  "x-idempotency": {
    "policy": "not-generalized",
    "note": "There is no universal Idempotency-Key middleware. Only the documented endpoint mechanisms protect retries."
  }
}

Complete operation

OpenAPI

{
  "operationId": "get_api_v1_health",
  "summary": "Check API process health",
  "description": "Lightweight liveness only; use /readyz for database, scheduler and production readiness.\n\nPublic endpoint; tenant data is not exposed by discovery endpoints.",
  "tags": [
    "Health"
  ],
  "security": [],
  "parameters": [],
  "responses": {
    "400": {
      "description": "Invalid request or unsupported fields",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "401": {
      "description": "Missing or invalid authentication",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "403": {
      "description": "Permission or product scope refused",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "404": {
      "description": "Route or tenant-scoped resource not found",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "409": {
      "description": "State, revision, approval, funding or idempotency conflict",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "422": {
      "description": "Supplier configuration, capability or upstream refusal",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "429": {
      "description": "Rate limit reached; wait before retrying",
      "headers": {
        "x-ratelimit-limit": {
          "description": "Maximum requests permitted in the current rate-limit window.",
          "schema": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        },
        "x-ratelimit-remaining": {
          "description": "Requests remaining in the current window.",
          "schema": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        },
        "x-ratelimit-reset": {
          "description": "Seconds until the current rate-limit window resets.",
          "schema": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        },
        "retry-after": {
          "description": "Minimum seconds to wait before retrying.",
          "schema": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        }
      },
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "500": {
      "description": "Internal error; inspect state before retrying a mutation",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "503": {
      "description": "Dependency or authentication verifier unavailable",
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Error"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "2XX": {
      "description": "Successful response.",
      "headers": {
        "x-ratelimit-limit": {
          "description": "Maximum requests permitted in the current rate-limit window.",
          "schema": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        },
        "x-ratelimit-remaining": {
          "description": "Requests remaining in the current window.",
          "schema": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        },
        "x-ratelimit-reset": {
          "description": "Seconds until the current rate-limit window resets.",
          "schema": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        }
      },
      "content": {
        "application/json": {
          "schema": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "status": {
                "type": "string",
                "const": "ok"
              },
              "service": {
                "type": "string",
                "const": "@adp/api"
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "status",
              "service"
            ],
            "additionalProperties": true
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "x-response-schema-completeness": "modeled",
  "x-rate-limit": {
    "requests": 300,
    "windowMilliseconds": 60000,
    "key": "request IP",
    "headers": [
      "x-ratelimit-limit",
      "x-ratelimit-remaining",
      "x-ratelimit-reset"
    ]
  },
  "x-idempotency": {
    "policy": "not-generalized",
    "note": "There is no universal Idempotency-Key middleware. Only the documented endpoint mechanisms protect retries."
  }
}

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