TorchServe: check model and server status/health using the Management API and inference health endpoint
domain: ml-ops · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Check overall server health with `curl http://localhost:8080/ping` (TorchServe's Inference API, port 8080 by default); a healthy server returns HTTP 200 with {"status": "Healthy"}.
The ping endpoint is model-aware: it returns 200/"healthy" only if every registered model has active workers >= its configured minWorkers, and 500/"unhealthy" otherwise.
Get per-model runtime detail from the Management API's Describe Model endpoint: `curl http://localhost:8081/models/{model_name}` (port 8081 by default) — returns workers[] with each worker's status (e.g. READY), minWorkers/maxWorkers, and jobQueueStatus (remainingCapacity, pendingRequests).
List all registered models with `curl http://localhost:8081/models` (supports limit and next_page_token query params for pagination).
Get a specific model version's status with `GET /models/{model_name}/{version}`, or every version at once with `GET /models/{model_name}/all`.
Known gotchas
The Management API (port 8081) is only accessible from localhost by default — you must explicitly reconfigure it to expose it externally.
TorchServe enforces token authorization by default, so Management/Inference API calls need the correct bearer token unless token auth is disabled.
TorchServe's docs display a 'Limited Maintenance' notice: no planned updates, bug fixes, or security patches, so treat this as informational when deciding on production health/security posture.
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