> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.stateset.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Liveness probe: is the process up and the async runtime responsive? This

> deliberately does NOT probe the database. A liveness probe that fails on a DB outage makes the kubelet restart every replica, turning a recoverable dependency…

deliberately does NOT probe the database. A liveness probe that fails on a
DB outage makes the kubelet restart every replica, turning a recoverable
dependency blip into a self-inflicted crash-loop. Readiness (`/health`)
owns dependency health and load-balancer eviction; liveness only owns
'should this container be killed and recreated'.

### Response

No response body. Process is alive.

### Status codes

| Code  | Meaning          |
| ----- | ---------------- |
| `200` | Process is alive |

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request GET \
    --url 'https://edi.stateset.com/live' \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
  ```
</RequestExample>