notifications-admin/app/utils/api_health.py

import logging
import os

import requests
from requests.exceptions import RequestException

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)


def is_api_down():
    api_base_url = os.getenv("API_HOST_NAME")
    try:
        response = requests.get(api_base_url, timeout=2)
        is_down = response.status_code != 200
        if is_down:
            logger.warning(
                f"API responded with status {response.status_code} at {api_base_url}"
            )
        return is_down
    except RequestException as e:
        logger.error(f"API down when loading homepage {e}")
        return True