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# Health Check

Check whether the Vaayu API is running.

Use this endpoint for uptime monitoring and to verify that the API is available before making payment requests.

## Endpoint

GET /health

## Request

No authentication or request body is required.

## cURL

```json theme={null}
curl -X 'GET' \
  'https://vaayuapi.onrender.com/health' \
  -H 'accept: application/json'
```

## Response body

```json theme={null}
{
  "status": "ok"
}
```

## Response Codes

Status     Description

200         API is running

500         Server error