= Ping
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Choosing Ping under a core name issues a `ping` request to check whether the core is up and responding to requests.

.Ping Option in Core Dropdown
image::images/ping/ping.png[image,width=171,height=195]

The search executed by a Ping is configured with the <<request-parameters-api.adoc#request-parameters-api,Request Parameters API>>. See <<implicit-requesthandlers.adoc#implicit-requesthandlers,Implicit RequestHandlers>> for the paramset to use for the `/admin/ping` endpoint.

The Ping option doesn't open a page, but the status of the request can be seen on the core overview page shown when clicking on a collection name. The length of time the request has taken is displayed next to the Ping option, in milliseconds.

== Ping API Examples

While the UI screen makes it easy to see the ping response time, the underlying ping command can be more useful when executed by remote monitoring tools:

*Input*

[source,bash]
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http://localhost:8983/solr/<core-name>/admin/ping
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This command will ping the core name for a response.

*Input*

[source,bash]
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http://localhost:8983/solr/<collection-name>/admin/ping?distrib=true&wt=xml
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This command will ping all replicas of the given collection name for a response:

*Sample Output*

[source,xml]
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<response>
   <lst name="responseHeader">
      <int name="status">0</int>
      <int name="QTime">13</int>
      <lst name="params">
         <str name="q">{!lucene}*:*</str>
         <str name="distrib">false</str>
         <str name="df">_text_</str>
         <str name="rows">10</str>
         <str name="echoParams">all</str>
      </lst>
   </lst>
   <str name="status">OK</str>
</response>
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Both API calls have the same output. A status=OK indicates that the nodes are responding.

*SolrJ Example*

[source,java]
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SolrPing ping = new SolrPing();
ping.getParams().add("distrib", "true"); //To make it a distributed request against a collection
rsp = ping.process(solrClient, collectionName);
int status = rsp.getStatus();
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