Load balancing
Routing rule
string (path)
health_check_path
The URL path probed to decide backend health.
- Config key
health_check_path- Scope
- Routing rule
- Type
- string (path)
- Default
- none
The path the health probe requests on each backend (for example a lightweight /healthz that returns 200 only when the app is truly ready). Point it at an endpoint that reflects real readiness, not just that the port is open.
health_check_path = "/healthz"