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Cluster mediator-ping endpoint overview

Overview

You can use this API to ping the BlueXP cloud service. The POST operation retrieves the details about service reachability, configurability, and ping latency.

Performing a ping operation

You can perform a ping operation by issuing a POST request on /cluster/mediator-ping. Parameters are provided in the body of the POST request. There is only one required parameter.

Required configuration fields

These fields are always required for any POST /cluster/mediator-ping request.

  • type - Specifies the type of the mediator.


Examples

POST request body for a ping to the BlueXP cloud service.

# API
/api/cluster/mediator-ping

POST request body from a file

ping_post_body.txt:
{
"type": "cloud"
}
curl -X POST https://<mgmt-ip>/api/cluster/mediator-ping -d "@ping_post_body.txt"

Inline POST request body

curl -X POST https://<mgmt-ip>/api/cluste/mediator-ping -d '{"type":"cloud"}'

POST request response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Cache-Control: no-cache,no-store,must-revalidate
Connection: close
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:40:20 GMT
Server: libzapid-httpd
Vary: Accept-Encoding,Origin
Content-Length: 69
Content-Type: application/hal+json
Client-Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 16:40:20 GMT
Client-Peer: 10.235.144.44:80
Client-Response-Num: 1
Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; img-src 'self' data:; frame-ancestors: 'self'
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
{
"reachable": true,
"latency_ms": 50,
"configurable": true,
"high_latency": false,
"proxy_configured": true,
"proxy_used": true,
"timeout_occurred": false
}