Beginner System Design
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What is the purpose of a "health check" endpoint in a microservice?

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The correct answer is A) To allow monitoring systems or load balancers to verify that a service is running correctly and able to handle requests

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Correct Answer

To allow monitoring systems or load balancers to verify that a service is running correctly and able to handle requests

Explanation

Health check endpoints (e.g., /health) report whether a service and its dependencies are functioning, enabling automated systems to route traffic away from unhealthy instances.

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