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# ping

[Source](https://github.com/kineticadb/kinetica-api-rust/blob/master/crates/gpudb-api/src/gpudb.rs#L1878-L1880)
pub async fn [ping](https://docs.kinetica.com/content/api/rust/gpudb/struct.Kinetica/ping.md#method.ping)(\&self, url: &[Url](https://docs.rs/url/2.5.7/url/struct.Url.html)) -> [String](https://doc.rust-lang.org/1.98.1/alloc/string/struct.String.html)

Sends a GET to `url`, waiting as long as the request timeout, and returns what it answers, or an empty string if it does not.


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