API - Check if Web Crawler is Running

Documentation > API-Web Crawler > API - Check if Web Crawler is Running

Check if Web Crawler is Running

Check whether the web crawler processes are currently active for a given index. Returns the current running state of the crawler.

  1. GET https://opensolr.com/solr_manager/api/crawler_active
  2. Parameters:
    1. email - (required) your opensolr registration email address
    2. api_key - (required) your opensolr api_key
    3. core_name - (required) the name of the index you wish to check the crawler status for
  3. Example: https://opensolr.com/solr_manager/api/crawler_active?email=PLEASE_LOG_IN&
api_key=PLEASE_LOG_IN&core_name=my_solr_core

Response: The response message will contain CRAWLER IS READY when the crawler is not running (idle/paused), or a different status message when crawler processes are actively running.