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# Check liveness status

> Provides the liveness status of the service.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /swagger/5.12/mdcb-swagger.yml get /liveness
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  contact:
    email: support@tyk.io
    name: Tyk Technologies
    url: https://tyk.io/contact
  version: 1.0.0
  title: MDCB Data Planes and Diagnostics API
  description: >
    This API provides operations for monitoring Data Planes connected to MDCB
    and accessing diagnostic data.  It includes endpoints for retrieving
    connected data plane details, performing health checks,  and accessing Go's
    built-in pprof diagnostics for advanced performance profiling.
servers:
  - url: https://{tenant}
    variables:
      tenant:
        default: localhost:8181
        description: Your MDCB host
security:
  - api_key: []
tags:
  - name: Data Planes
    description: Operations related to data plane management and information
  - name: Health
    description: Endpoints for checking system health and status
  - name: Debug
    description: Diagnostic and profiling endpoints
  - name: Configuration
    description: Configuration and environment variable management
paths:
  /liveness:
    get:
      tags:
        - Health
      summary: Check liveness status
      description: Provides the liveness status of the service.
      operationId: livenessGet
      responses:
        '200':
          description: MDCB is alive.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LivenessStatus'
components:
  schemas:
    LivenessStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
          example: pass
        status_code:
          type: integer
          example: 200
  securitySchemes:
    api_key:
      in: header
      name: X-Tyk-Authorization
      type: apiKey

````