F# timed HTTP GET that parses JSON

open System
open System.Net.Http
open System.Text.Json

let client = new HttpClient(Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds 5.0)

let getJson (url: string) : JsonElement =
    use response = client.GetAsync(url).GetAwaiter().GetResult()
    response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode() |> ignore
    let body = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().GetAwaiter().GetResult()
    use doc = JsonDocument.Parse body
    doc.RootElement.Clone()

let status = getJson "https://example.com/api/health"