diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 41a2f1ff8..c8c4a198f 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -701,13 +701,25 @@ _GET `/_up`_
 // section: code imports
 import com.ibm.cloud.cloudant.v1.Cloudant;
 import com.ibm.cloud.cloudant.v1.model.UpInformation;
-// section: code
-Cloudant service = Cloudant.newInstance();
-
-UpInformation response =
-    service.getUpInformation().execute().getResult();
-
-System.out.println(response);
+import com.ibm.cloud.sdk.core.http.Response;
+import com.ibm.cloud.sdk.core.service.exception.ServiceResponseException;
+import com.ibm.cloud.sdk.core.service.exception.ServiceUnavailableException;
+// section: code
+Cloudant service = Cloudant.newInstance();
+
+try {
+    // Execute the health check
+    Response<UpInformation> response = service.getUpInformation().execute();
+    // Check the status code to determine service health
+    System.out.println("Service is up and healthy");
+    System.out.println(response.getResult());
+} catch (ServiceUnavailableException e) {
+    System.out.println("Service unavailable:" + " \"" + e.getMessage() + "\" " + "Status code: "
+            + e.getStatusCode());
+} catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
+    System.out.println("Issue performing health check: \"" + e.getMessage() + "\" Status code: "
+            + e.getStatusCode());
+}
 ```
 
 ## getUuids
diff --git a/examples/snippets/getUpInformation/example_request.java b/examples/snippets/getUpInformation/example_request.java
index 49abe4f1a..f8a0ac810 100644
--- a/examples/snippets/getUpInformation/example_request.java
+++ b/examples/snippets/getUpInformation/example_request.java
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
 // section: code imports
 import com.ibm.cloud.cloudant.v1.Cloudant;
 import com.ibm.cloud.cloudant.v1.model.UpInformation;
+import com.ibm.cloud.sdk.core.http.Response;
+import com.ibm.cloud.sdk.core.service.exception.ServiceResponseException;
+import com.ibm.cloud.sdk.core.service.exception.ServiceUnavailableException;
 // section: code
 Cloudant service = Cloudant.newInstance();
 
-UpInformation response =
-    service.getUpInformation().execute().getResult();
-
-System.out.println(response);
+try {
+    // Execute the health check
+    Response<UpInformation> response = service.getUpInformation().execute();
+    // Check the status code to determine service health
+    System.out.println("Service is up and healthy");
+    System.out.println(response.getResult());
+} catch (ServiceUnavailableException e) {
+    System.out.println("Service unavailable:" + " \"" + e.getMessage() + "\" " + "Status code: "
+            + e.getStatusCode());
+} catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
+    System.out.println("Issue performing health check: \"" + e.getMessage() + "\" Status code: "
+            + e.getStatusCode());
+}
diff --git a/examples/snippets/headUpInformation/example_request.java b/examples/snippets/headUpInformation/example_request.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75a98e3ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/snippets/headUpInformation/example_request.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// section: code imports
+import com.ibm.cloud.cloudant.v1.Cloudant;
+import com.ibm.cloud.sdk.core.http.Response;
+import com.ibm.cloud.sdk.core.service.exception.ServiceResponseException;
+import com.ibm.cloud.sdk.core.service.exception.ServiceUnavailableException;
+// section: code
+Cloudant service = Cloudant.newInstance();
+
+try {
+    // Execute the health check
+    Response<Void> response = service.headUpInformation().execute();
+    // Check the status code to determine service health
+    System.out.println("Service is up and healthy");
+} catch (ServiceUnavailableException e) {
+    System.out.println("Service unavailable:" + " \"" + e.getMessage() + "\" " + "Status code: "
+            + e.getStatusCode());
+} catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
+    System.out.println("Issue performing health check: \"" + e.getMessage() + "\" Status code: "
+            + e.getStatusCode());
+}