diff --git a/healthcheck.py b/healthcheck.py
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+++ b/healthcheck.py
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+import requests
+response = requests.post(
+    url='http://0.0.0.0:5000/translate',
+    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
+    json={
+         'q': 'Hello World!',
+         'source': 'en',
+         'target': 'en'
+    }
+)
+# if server unavailable then requests with raise exception and healthcheck will fail