# Heartbeats

We send a heartbeat packet every 20 seconds to indicate that connection to the websocket is healthy. If you do not receive a heartbeat, your connection may not be healthy and we would recommend re-connecting.

**Heartbeat Object**

| Field Name       | Type   | Description                                        |
| ---------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------- |
| timestamp        | time   | The time of the heartbeat                          |
| eventelementType | string | The type of event, in this case always “heartbeat” |
| message          | string | The heartbeat message                              |

**Sample Response**

```
{
  "eventElementType": "Heartbeat",
  "timestamp": "2025-02-20T14:47:00.517484Z",
  "message": "Heartbeat sent at 2025-02-20T14:47:00.517484Z"
}
```

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