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# GetHealth

## getHealth RPC Method

Returns the current health of the node.

#### Health Criteria

A healthy node is one that is within `HEALTH_CHECK_SLOT_DISTANCE` slots of the latest cluster confirmed slot.

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    #### Parameters

    **None**
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    #### Code Sample

    ```bash theme={"system"}
    curl https://rpc.testnet.soo.network/rpc \
    -X POST \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "id": 1,
      "method": "getHealth"
    }'
    ```

    #### Response

    ```json theme={"system"}
    {
      "jsonrpc": "2.0",
      "result": "ok",
      "id": 1
    }
    ```

    #### Unhealthy Node Response

    When the node is unhealthy, a JSON RPC error response will be returned instead of the "ok" result.
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#### Result Details

* If the node is healthy: Returns the string `"ok"`
* If the node is unhealthy: A JSON RPC error response is returned

#### Important Notes

* The specifics of the error response are **UNSTABLE** and may change in the future
* Health is determined by the node's proximity to the latest cluster confirmed slot