# Get Status

Returns the API status, an availability flag and the service version.

_Source: https://beta.taostats.io/docs/api-reference/status/get-status_

_Last reviewed: 2026-09-18_

```http
GET https://api.taostats.io/api/status/v1
```

Requires an API key in the `Authorization` header.

Returns the API status, an availability flag and the service version.

## Try it

Try this request in the browser on the HTML version of this page, or use the code samples below.

### Code samples

**cURL**

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>" \
  "https://api.taostats.io/api/status/v1"
```

**JavaScript**

```js
const response = await fetch('https://api.taostats.io/api/status/v1', {
  headers: {
    Authorization: '<YOUR_API_KEY>',
  },
});
const data = await response.json();
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.taostats.io/api/status/v1",
    headers={"Authorization": "<YOUR_API_KEY>"},
)
data = response.json()
```

## Parameters

_No parameters._

## Responses

### `200` — Response

| Field | Type | Required |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `ok` | `boolean` | Yes |
| `status` | `object` | Yes |
| `status.timestamp` | `string (date-time)` | Yes |
| `version` | `string` | Yes |

**Example response**

```json
{
  "ok": true,
  "status": {
    "timestamp": "2024-10-23T15:38:40.950575841Z"
  },
  "version": "0.218.0"
}
```

Every request needs an `Authorization` header holding your API key — see [Getting started with the Taostats API](https://beta.taostats.io/docs/start-here/getting-started-with-taostats-api).