🏥 Health Controller Guide

Monitor API health status with a simple endpoint.

The Health Controller provides a simple way to check if the API is operational. This endpoint is designed for health checks, monitoring dashboards, and automated failover decisions.

🎯 When to Use This Controller

Health checks for load balancers

Monitoring dashboards (Datadog, New Relic, Grafana)

Automated failover decisions

Integration tests to verify API availability

🚀 Endpoint

`GET /api/Health`

Simple endpoint for checking API health.

📋 Response Schema

🔍 Example Response

{
  "status": "healthy"
}

🎨 Real-World Examples

Basic Health Check

Integration Testing

Detailed Monitoring SOON

Pre-flight Checks SOON

📊 Monitoring Integrations SOON

Datadog

Grafana Alert SOON

🔄 Circuit Breaker Pattern SOON

🏃 Performance Considerations

Caching Strategy

Rate Limiting

🎯 Best Practices

1. Don't Over-Check

2. Handle Error States

🔊 Alerting Examples SOON

🎁 Pro Tips

Regular health checks - Set up automated health checks at appropriate intervals

Smart error handling - Gracefully handle API unavailability

Load balancer integration - Use health checks for proper load balancing

Monitoring dashboards - Include health status in system dashboards

Quick Setup Checklist:

Add health check to your monitoring system

Set up alerts for unhealthy states

Add appropriate retry logic

Include health checks in integration tests

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🏥 Health Controller Guide#

🎯 When to Use This Controller#

🚀 Endpoint#

GET /api/Health#

📋 Response Schema#

🔍 Example Response#

🎨 Real-World Examples#

Basic Health Check#

Integration Testing#

Detailed Monitoring SOON#

Pre-flight Checks SOON#

📊 Monitoring Integrations SOON#

Datadog#

Grafana Alert SOON#

🔄 Circuit Breaker Pattern SOON#

🏃 Performance Considerations#

Caching Strategy#

Rate Limiting#

🎯 Best Practices#

1. Don't Over-Check#

2. Handle Error States#

🔊 Alerting Examples SOON#

🎁 Pro Tips#