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Short answer

Add the spring-boot-starter-actuator dependency to get built-in endpoints like /actuator/health. By default only health is exposed over HTTP; expose more with management.endpoints.web.exposure.include. [S1][S2]

Care

Endpoints can reveal sensitive data, so expose only what you need and secure the rest. [S1]

Claims

• id: C1 claim: Actuator endpoints let you monitor the app. source: S1 evidence: "Actuator endpoints let you monitor and interact with your application."
• id: C2 claim: Only the health endpoint is exposed by default. source: S1 evidence: "By default, only the health endpoint"
• id: C3 claim: Endpoints may contain sensitive information. source: S1 evidence: "Since Endpoints may contain sensitive information"
• id: C4 claim: The recommended way is the actuator starter. source: S2 evidence: "add a dependency on the spring-boot-starter-actuator starter."

Sources

• [S1] Endpoints :: Spring Boot. Spring (VMware/Broadcom). https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/reference/actuator/endpoints.html . License: Spring Boot docs, Apache-2.0 (github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot; https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/blob/main/LICENSE.txt). Accessed 2026-11-05.
• [S2] Enabling Production-ready Features :: Spring Boot. Spring (VMware/Broadcom). https://docs.spring.io/spring-boot/reference/actuator/enabling.html . License: Spring Boot docs, Apache-2.0 (github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot; https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/blob/main/LICENSE.txt). Accessed 2026-11-05.

NOTICE: Spring Boot docs, Apache-2.0 (github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot; https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/blob/main/LICENSE.txt). Cole accepted repo-level Apache-2.0 as proof for Spring Boot docs (2026-11-05) despite live Broadcom ARR footer.

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