# Get service health

Returns the current readiness status for the REST API Gateway. The response includes a human-readable status indicator, the service name, and the timestamp when the status was generated.


Endpoint: GET /api/v1/health
Version: v1.0.3

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `status` (string, required)
    Overall readiness indicator for the API.
    Enum: "healthy", "degraded"

  - `timestamp` (string, required)
    UTC timestamp the status was generated formatted as .
    Example: "2025-01-15 14:30:00"

  - `service` (string, required)
    Name of the service reporting health.
    Example: "rag"

## Response 400 fields (application/problem+json):

  - `type` (string, required)
    A URI reference that identifies the problem type.
    Example: "about:blank"

  - `title` (string, required)
    A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.
    Example: "An Error Occured"

  - `status` (integer, required)
    The HTTP status code generated by the origin server.
    Example: 400

  - `detail` (string)
    A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.
    Example: "A more detailed sentence about the error"

  - `instance` (string)
    A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem.
    Example: "/api/v1/endpoint"

  - `extensions` (object)
    A map for extension members (custom fields not defined by the RFC).

## Response 503 fields (application/json):

  - `status` (string, required)
    Overall readiness indicator for the API.
    Enum: "healthy", "degraded"

  - `timestamp` (string, required)
    UTC timestamp the status was generated formatted as .
    Example: "2025-01-15 14:30:00"

  - `service` (string, required)
    Name of the service reporting health.
    Example: "rag"