# Health

> The Health object in the Guv API.

## Fields

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `status` * | `ok`, `degraded`, `down` |  |
| `version` * | string |  |
| `commit` | string |  |
| `time` * | string (date-time) |  |
| `api_versions` | array of string |  |
| `components` | array of object |  |

\* always present

## Example

```json
{
  "status": "ok",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "commit": "6787955",
  "time": "2026-10-23T14:00:00Z",
  "api_versions": [
    "2026-11-01"
  ],
  "components": [
    {
      "name": "database",
      "status": "ok",
      "latency_ms": 1.2
    },
    {
      "name": "bus",
      "status": "ok",
      "latency_ms": 0.4
    }
  ]
}
```

## Used by

- [Check API health](/docs/api/health/#check-api-health)