---
title: "Create a Global IP health check"
method: POST
path: "/global_ip_health_checks"
tags: ["Global IPs"]
---

# Create a Global IP health check

`POST /global_ip_health_checks`

Creates a health check for a Global IP to monitor the health of its assignments. Creation is asynchronous, so the request is accepted and the health check becomes active once provisioning completes.

## Request body

- GlobalIPHealthCheck
  - `created_at` string — ISO 8601 formatted date-time indicating when the resource was created.
  - `id` string, uuid — Identifies the resource.
  - `record_type` string — Identifies the type of the resource.
  - `updated_at` string — ISO 8601 formatted date-time indicating when the resource was updated.
  - `global_ip_id` string, uuid — Global IP ID.
  - `health_check_params` object — A Global IP health check params.
  - `health_check_type` string — The Global IP health check type.

## Response `202`

Creation request accepted. Provisioning is asynchronous; poll GET /global_ip_health_checks/{id} with the returned id to check status.

- object
  - `data` GlobalIPHealthCheck
    - `created_at` string — ISO 8601 formatted date-time indicating when the resource was created.
    - `id` string, uuid — Identifies the resource.
    - `record_type` string — Identifies the type of the resource.
    - `updated_at` string — ISO 8601 formatted date-time indicating when the resource was updated.
    - `global_ip_id` string, uuid — Global IP ID.
    - `health_check_params` object — A Global IP health check params.
    - `health_check_type` string — The Global IP health check type.

## Other responses

- `422` — Unprocessable entity. Check the 'detail' field in response for details.
- `default` — Unexpected error

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