@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ You can still call an old version of the api using

 ### What's new

+`GET /_ping`

+

+**New!**

+You can now ping the server via the `_ping` endpoint.

+

 `GET /events`

 **New!**

@@ -1162,6 +1162,26 @@ Show the docker version information

     -   **200** – no error

     -   **500** – server error

+### Ping the docker server

+

+`GET /_ping`

+

+Ping the docker server

+

+    **Example request**:

+

+        GET /_ping HTTP/1.1

+

+    **Example response**:

+

+        HTTP/1.1 200 OK

+

+        OK

+

+    Status Codes:

+

+    -   **200** - no error

+

 ### Create a new image from a container's changes

 `POST /commit`