---
layout: api
page_title: /sys/host-info - HTTP API
description: The '/sys/host-info' endpoint is used to retrieve host information
---

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# `/sys/host-info`

@include 'alerts/restricted-root.mdx'

The `/sys/host-info` endpoint is used retrieve information about the
host instance that the Vault server is running on.

## Collect host information

This endpoint returns information about the host instance that the Vault
server is running on. The data returned includes CPU information, CPU
times, disk usage, host info, and memory statistics.

| Method | Path             |
| :----- | :--------------- |
| `GET`  | `/sys/host-info` |

### Sample request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/host-info
```

### Sample response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "cpu": [
      {
        "cpu": 0,
        "vendorId": "GenuineIntel",
        "family": "6",
        "model": "78",
        ...
      },
      ...
    ],
    "cpu_times": [
      {
        "cpu": "cpu",
        "user": 7491,
        "system": 16833,
        "idle": 5726276,
        ...
      },
      ...
    ],
    "disk": [
      {
        "path": "/",
        "fstype": "ext4",
        "total": 410352476160,
        "free": 102141169664,
        "used": 306428051456,
        ...
      },
      ...
    ],
    "host": {
      "hostname": "vault-server-1",
      "uptime": 28618,
      "bootTime": 1570114491,
      "procs": 439,
      ...
    },
    "memory": {
      "total": 17179869184,
      "available": 6203424768,
      "used": 10976444416,
      ...
    },
    "timestamp": "2019-10-03T22:51:49.715927Z"
  }
}
```