GET /ping.jsoneol.org:encyclopedia-of-life-api
This endpoint serves as a health check for the EOL API. It returns a simple success message indicating whether the API service is operational. Use this endpoint when you need to verify connectivity before making more complex calls, or in monitoring systems to track API availability. Note: This endpoint has been observed to return 500 errors intermittently.
Test if the EOL API is available. Returns 'Success' if the service is operational.
- This endpoint is primarily for health monitoring and doesn't return biodiversity data - If you receive a 500 error, the API may be temporarily unavailable - retry after a short delay - No authentication or parameters required
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic health check | curl |
https://api.eol.org/ping.json |
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| Ping API from Python SDK | doc_extracted |
https://api.eol.org/ping.json |
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| Ping API from Ruby SDK | doc_extracted |
https://api.eol.org/ping.json |
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| Ping the API | probe-gate |
https://eol.org/api/ping.json |
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:33:23.576981 | 500 | 208ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:23:46.429212 | 200 | 3581ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:13:38.676108 | 500 | 414ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:10:00.073538 | 500 | 5228ms | |
| 2026-03-21T23:17:49.279062 | 200 | 523ms |
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:10:00.073538 | 5c937b164747 |
a9813e759a18 |
| 2026-03-23 09:23:46.429212 | a9813e759a18 |
5c937b164747 |
| 2026-03-23 10:33:23.576981 | 5c937b164747 |
a9813e759a18 |