Ping - Health Check

Endpoint

/o/ping

Overview

Performs a minimal database-read probe and returns service reachability status.

Authentication

This endpoint accepts requests without API authentication parameters.

Permissions

This endpoint does not enforce role-based permission checks.

Request Parameters

This endpoint has no required query parameters.

Examples

Example 1: Ping API

/o/ping

{
  "result": "Success"
}

Response

Success Response

{
  "result": "Success"
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
result	String	Success when DB probe completes without error.

Error Responses

Status Code: 404 Not Found

{
  "result": "DB Error"
}

Behavior

Behavior Modes

Mode	Trigger	Response Shape
DB reachable	Probe query succeeds	Wrapped Success string.
DB probe failure	Probe query errors	Wrapped DB Error string with 404.

Related Endpoints

• Version Diagnostics

Implementation details

Database Collections

Collection	Used for	Data touched by this endpoint
countly.plugins	DB liveness probe source	Reads one document (_id: "plugins").