tools-only System and Monitoring
OpenViking provides system health, observability, and debug APIs for monitoring component status.
API Reference
health()
Basic health check endpoint. No authentication required.
Python SDK
import openviking as ov
client = ov.OpenViking(path="./data")
client.initialize()
# Check if system is healthy
if client.observer.is_healthy():
print("System OK")
client.close()
HTTP API
GET /health
curl -X GET http://localhost:1933/health
CLI
openviking health
Response
{
"status": "ok"
}
status()
Get system status including initialization state and user info.
Python SDK
import openviking as ov
client = ov.OpenViking(path="./data")
client.initialize()
print(client.observer.system)
client.close()
HTTP API
GET /api/v1/system/status
curl -X GET http://localhost:1933/api/v1/system/status \
-H "X-API-Key: your-key"
CLI
openviking status
Response
{
"status": "ok",
"result": {
"initialized": true,
"user": "alice"
},
"time": 0.1
}
wait_processed()
Wait for all asynchronous processing (embedding, semantic generation) to complete.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| timeout | float | No | None | Timeout in seconds |
Python SDK
import openviking as ov
client = ov.OpenViking(path="./data")
client.initialize()
# Add resources
client.add_resource("./docs/")
# Wait for all processing to complete
status = client.wait_processed()
print(f"Processing complete: {status}")
client.close()
HTTP API
POST /api/v1/system/wait
curl -X POST http://localhost:1933/api/v1/system/wait \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-API-Key: your-key" \
-d '{
"timeout": 60.0
}'
CLI
openviking wait [--timeout 60]
Response
{
"status": "ok",
"result": {
"pending": 0,
"in_progress": 0,
"processed": 20,
"errors": 0
},
"time": 0.1
}
Observer API
The observer API provides detailed component-level monitoring.
observer.queue
Get queue system status (embedding and semantic processing queues).
Python SDK
import openviking as ov
client = ov.OpenViking(path="./data")
client.initialize()
print(client.observer.queue)
# Output:
# [queue] (healthy)
# Queue Pending In Progress Processed Errors Total
# Embedding 0 0 10 0 10
# Semantic 0 0 10 0 10
# TOTAL 0 0 20 0 20
client.close()
HTTP API
GET /api/v1/observer/queue
curl -X GET http://localhost:1933/api/v1/observer/queue \
-H "X-API-Key: your-key"
CLI
openviking observer queue
Response
{
"status": "ok",
"result": {
"name": "queue",
"is_healthy": true,
"has_errors": false,
"status": "Queue Pending In Progress Processed Errors Total\nEmbedding 0 0 10 0 10\nSemantic 0 0 10 0 10\nTOTAL 0 0 20 0 20"
},
"time": 0.1
}
observer.vikingdb
Get VikingDB status (collections, indexes, vector counts).
Python SDK
print(client.observer.vikingdb)
# Output:
# [vikingdb] (healthy)
# Collection Index Count Vector Count Status
# context 1 55 OK
# TOTAL 1 55
# Access specific properties
print(client.observer.vikingdb.is_healthy) # True
print(client.observer.vikingdb.status) # Status table string
HTTP API
GET /api/v1/observer/vikingdb
curl -X GET http://localhost:1933/api/v1/observer/vikingdb \
-H "X-API-Key: your-key"
CLI
openviking observer vikingdb
Response
{
"status": "ok",
"result": {
"name": "vikingdb",
"is_healthy": true,
"has_errors": false,
"status": "Collection Index Count Vector Count Status\ncontext 1 55 OK\nTOTAL 1 55"
},
"time": 0.1
}
observer.vlm
Get VLM (Vision Language Model) token usage status.
Python SDK
print(client.observer.vlm)
# Output:
# [vlm] (healthy)
# Model Provider Prompt Completion Total Last Updated
# doubao-1-5-vision-pro-32k volcengine 1000 500 1500 2024-01-01 12:00:00
# TOTAL 1000 500 1500
HTTP API
GET /api/v1/observer/vlm
curl -X GET http://localhost:1933/api/v1/observer/vlm \
-H "X-API-Key: your-key"
CLI
openviking observer vlm
Response
{
"status": "ok",
"result": {
"name": "vlm",
"is_healthy": true,
"has_errors": false,
"status": "Model Provider Prompt Completion Total Last Updated\ndoubao-1-5-vision-pro-32k volcengine 1000 500 1500 2024-01-01 12:00:00\nTOTAL 1000 500 1500"
},
"time": 0.1
}
observer.system
Get overall system status including all components.
Python SDK
print(client.observer.system)
# Output:
# [queue] (healthy)
# ...
#
# [vikingdb] (healthy)
# ...
#
# [vlm] (healthy)
# ...
#
# [system] (healthy)
HTTP API
GET /api/v1/observer/system
curl -X GET http://localhost:1933/api/v1/observer/system \
-H "X-API-Key: your-key"
CLI
openviking observer system
Response
{
"status": "ok",
"result": {
"is_healthy": true,
"errors": [],
"components": {
"queue": {
"name": "queue",
"is_healthy": true,
"has_errors": false,
"status": "..."
},
"vikingdb": {
"name": "vikingdb",
"is_healthy": true,
"has_errors": false,
"status": "..."
},
"vlm": {
"name": "vlm",
"is_healthy": true,
"has_errors": false,
"status": "..."
}
}
},
"time": 0.1
}
is_healthy()
Quick health check for the entire system.
Python SDK
import openviking as ov
client = ov.OpenViking(path="./data")
client.initialize()
if client.observer.is_healthy():
print("System OK")
else:
print(client.observer.system)
client.close()
HTTP API
GET /api/v1/debug/health
curl -X GET http://localhost:1933/api/v1/debug/health \
-H "X-API-Key: your-key"
Response
{
"status": "ok",
"result": {
"healthy": true
},
"time": 0.1
}
Data Structures
ComponentStatus
Status information for a single component.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | str | Component name |
| is_healthy | bool | Whether the component is healthy |
| has_errors | bool | Whether the component has errors |
| status | str | Status table string |
SystemStatus
Overall system status including all components.
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| is_healthy | bool | Whether the entire system is healthy |
| components | Dict[str, ComponentStatus] | Status of each component |
| errors | List[str] | List of error messages |
Related Documentation
- Resources - Resource management
- Retrieval - Search and retrieval
- Sessions - Session management