# Probes

Connectivity checks for external endpoints, such as the vision-language model a detector calls out to. Use these before you save a configuration, to confirm VIF can actually reach the endpoint you're pointing it at.

## Check connectivity to an OpenAI-compatible VLM endpoint

 - [POST /probes/vlm-endpoint](https://developer.wowza.com/docs/wowza-video-intelligence-framework/api/openapi/probes/probevlmendpoint.md)