> ## Documentation Index
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# Health Check

> Health check endpoint - no authentication required

## Overview

Check the health status of the Timbre API. This endpoint does not require authentication and can be used to verify that the API is operational.

<Note>
  This is the only endpoint that does not require authentication.
</Note>

## Response

<ResponseField name="status" type="string">
  Health status. Returns `ok` when the API is operational.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="timestamp" type="string">
  ISO 8601 timestamp of the health check
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="version" type="string">
  API version
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X GET "https://app.usatimbre.com/api/health"
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://app.usatimbre.com/api/health');
  const health = await response.json();
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  response = requests.get('https://app.usatimbre.com/api/health')
  health = response.json()
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "status": "ok",
    "timestamp": "2024-01-21T10:30:00Z",
    "version": "1.0.1"
  }
  ```

  ```json 503 theme={null}
  {
    "status": "error",
    "message": "Service temporarily unavailable"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Use Cases

* **Monitoring**: Use this endpoint for uptime monitoring and alerting
* **Load Balancer Health Checks**: Configure load balancers to check API availability
* **Integration Testing**: Verify API connectivity before running integration tests