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Explore how to use AvaTax API utilities to test your application connection and retrieve Avalara subscription details. Understand the use of endpoints like ping and subscriptions with Python code examples to ensure your integration for sales tax calculations works seamlessly.

Testing the connection with the AvaTax API

We'll use the {{BASE_URL}}/utilities/ping endpoint to check the connection between our application and the AvaTax API. This endpoint always ends in success, except when your internet or the Avalara server is down. We use the {{BASE_URL}}/utilities/ping endpoint using the following request URL: ... ...