src/apps/core/views.py

@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ class ReadinessView(APIView):
 
     permission_classes = [AllowAny]
     authentication_classes = []
+    throttle_classes = []
 
     @swagger_auto_schema(
         tags=[HEALTH_TAG],

tests/apps/core/test_views.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import sys
 import types
 from datetime import timedelta
+from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from apps.core import views as core_views
 from apps.core.views import HealthCheckView
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
 from rest_framework import status
 from rest_framework.test import APIRequestFactory, APITestCase
+from rest_framework.views import APIView
 
 from tests.apps.user.factories import UserFactory
 from tests.utils.fixtures import fake
@@ -245,6 +247,20 @@ class ReadinessViewTest(APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
         self.assertEqual(response.data["status"], "ready")
 
+    def test_readiness_bypasses_global_throttling(self):
+        class _RejectAllThrottle:
+            def allow_request(self, request, view):
+                return False
+
+            def wait(self):
+                return None
+
+        with patch.object(APIView, "throttle_classes", [_RejectAllThrottle]):
+            response = self.client.get(reverse("core:readiness"))
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(response.data["status"], "ready")
+
     def test_readiness_returns_not_ready_on_db_error(self):
         original_connection = core_views.connection