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Buttondown Ping API

The Ping API from Buttondown — 1 operation(s) covering a connectivity and credential health check.

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Operations 1

GET /ping Ping #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Buttondown Ping API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: The Buttondown API lets you manage newsletters, subscribers, emails, and more. See [the documentation](https://docs.buttondown.com/api-introduction) for guides and examples.
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
servers:
- url: https://api.buttondown.com/v1
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Ping
paths:
  /ping:
    get:
      operationId: ping
      summary: Ping
      parameters: []
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Empty'
        '409':
          description: Conflict
        '429':
          description: Too Many Requests
          headers:
            Retry-After:
              description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Limit:
              description: Requests permitted per minute.
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Remaining:
              description: Requests remaining in the current window.
              schema:
                type: integer
            X-RateLimit-Reset:
              description: Unix timestamp at which the window resets.
              schema:
                type: integer
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorMessage'
      description: Check if the API is reachable and your credentials are valid
      tags:
      - Ping
      security: []
components:
  schemas:
    Empty:
      properties: {}
      title: Empty
      type: object
    ErrorMessage:
      properties:
        code:
          description: The error code.
          title: Code
          type: string
        detail:
          description: A human-readable description of the error.
          title: Detail
          type: string
        metadata:
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          default: {}
          description: Additional context about the error. When present, a `documentation_url` key links to docs explaining how to resolve it.
          title: Metadata
          type: object
      required:
      - detail
      title: ErrorMessage
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: API key passed as 'Token <your-api-key>' in the Authorization header.