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+# Health API
+
+## 1. Summary
+
+This specification describes the health API endpoint. The `/health` route allows to verify the status and availability of a Meilisearch instance.
+
+## 2. Motivation
+
+To know the status of a Meilisearch instance, `/health` is a public route that can be long pooled with simple monitoring tools.
+
+## 3. Functional Specification
+
+### 3.1. `health` API resource properties
+
+| Field                                            | Type            | Required |
+|--------------------------------------------------|-----------------|----------|
+| [status](#311-status)                            | String          | True     |
+
+#### 3.1.1. `status`
+
+- Type: String
+- Required: True
+- Default: `available`
+
+Returns the status of a Meilisearch instance, the only possible value is `available`.
+
+## 3.2. API Endpoints Definition
+
+### 3.2.1. `GET` - `health`
+
+Retrieves the status of a Meilisearch instance.
+
+`200` - Response body
+
+```json
+    {
+        "status": "available"
+    }
+```
+
+All properties must be returned when the resource is retrieved.
+
+### 3.2.2. Endpoint access
+
+This route is always public and access to it cannot be protected by an API key.
+
+## 2. Technical Details
+
+n/a
+
+## 3. Future Possibilities
+
+n/a
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