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# Ping (authenticated)

GET https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/ping

Shallow authenticated probe — the fastest way to confirm an API key and secret are valid and that the RESTFul API is enabled for the organisation.

Touches no database or cache. Returns the standard envelope with `{"ping": true}` and HTTP **201**.

* **401** — bad or missing `GorillaDash-Api-Key` / `GorillaDash-Api-Secret`.
* **403** — credentials are valid but the RESTFul API is disabled for that organisation.

For an unauthenticated infrastructure probe (that does check Postgres and Redis) use `GET /api/v1/up` instead.

Reference: https://docs.gorilladash.com/gorilla-dash-rest-ful-api/system/ping-authenticated

## Request

### Headers

- `GorillaDash-Api-Key` (string, optional) — Gorilla Dash API Key
- `GorillaDash-Api-Secret` (string, optional) — Gorilla Dash API Secret
- `X-Requested-With` (string, optional)

## Response

### 201

Created

- `status` (integer, required)
- `success` (boolean, required)
- `data` (ApiV1PingGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData, required)

## Types

### ApiV1PingGetResponsesContentApplicationJsonSchemaData

- `ping` (boolean, required)

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "status": 201,
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "ping": true
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python System_Ping (authenticated)_example
import requests

url = "https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/ping"

headers = {
    "GorillaDash-Api-Key": "{{API_KEY}}",
    "GorillaDash-Api-Secret": "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}",
    "X-Requested-With": "XMLHttpRequest"
}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript System_Ping (authenticated)_example
const url = 'https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/ping';
const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'GorillaDash-Api-Key': '{{API_KEY}}',
    'GorillaDash-Api-Secret': '{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}',
    'X-Requested-With': 'XMLHttpRequest'
  }
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go System_Ping (authenticated)_example
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/ping"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("GorillaDash-Api-Key", "{{API_KEY}}")
	req.Header.Add("GorillaDash-Api-Secret", "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}")
	req.Header.Add("X-Requested-With", "XMLHttpRequest")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby System_Ping (authenticated)_example
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/ping")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["GorillaDash-Api-Key"] = '{{API_KEY}}'
request["GorillaDash-Api-Secret"] = '{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}'
request["X-Requested-With"] = 'XMLHttpRequest'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java System_Ping (authenticated)_example
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/ping")
  .header("GorillaDash-Api-Key", "{{API_KEY}}")
  .header("GorillaDash-Api-Secret", "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}")
  .header("X-Requested-With", "XMLHttpRequest")
  .asString();
```

```php System_Ping (authenticated)_example
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/ping', [
  'headers' => [
    'GorillaDash-Api-Key' => '{{API_KEY}}',
    'GorillaDash-Api-Secret' => '{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}',
    'X-Requested-With' => 'XMLHttpRequest',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp System_Ping (authenticated)_example
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/ping");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("GorillaDash-Api-Key", "{{API_KEY}}");
request.AddHeader("GorillaDash-Api-Secret", "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}");
request.AddHeader("X-Requested-With", "XMLHttpRequest");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift System_Ping (authenticated)_example
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "GorillaDash-Api-Key": "{{API_KEY}}",
  "GorillaDash-Api-Secret": "{{GD_RESTFUL_SECRET}}",
  "X-Requested-With": "XMLHttpRequest"
]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.gorilladash.com/api/v1/ping")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```