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+"""
+Simple API health check example.
+
+This script verifies that the Kalshi API is reachable
+and returns a successful response.
+"""
+
+from kalshi.client import KalshiClient
+
+
+def check_api_health() -> None:
+    client = KalshiClient()
+    response = client.get_exchange_status()
+    print("API status:", response)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    check_api_health()