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# COM\_PING

`COM_PING` permits sending a packet containing one byte to check that the connection is active.

## Fields

* [int<1>](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/protocol-data-types.md#fixed-length-integers) `0x0e` : `COM_PING` header.

## Response

[OK\_Packet](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/4-server-response-packets/ok_packet.md).

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