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layout: docs
page_title: status - Command
description: |-
  The "status" command prints the current state of Vault including whether it is
  sealed and if HA mode is enabled. This command prints regardless of whether
  the Vault is sealed.
---

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# status

The `status` command prints the current state of Vault including whether it is
sealed and if HA mode is enabled. This command prints regardless of whether the
Vault is sealed.

The exit code reflects the seal status:

- 0 - unsealed
- 1 - error
- 2 - sealed

## Examples

Print the current Vault status:

```shell-session
$ vault status
```

Example output of a Vault server running in development mode.

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```plaintext
Key             Value
---             -----
Seal Type       shamir
Initialized     true
Sealed          false
Total Shares    5
Threshold       3
Version         1.19.1
Build Date      2025-04-02T15:43:36Z
Storage Type    inmem
Cluster Name    vault-cluster-1e76691a
Cluster ID      c4ca5956-383b-20cc-7a7d-494e0b01f045
HA Enabled      false
```

</CodeBlockConfig>


Example output of a Vault cluster configured with [integrated storage](/vault/docs/concepts/integrated-storage) as its storage backend.

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```plaintext
Key                     Value
---                     -----
Seal Type               shamir
Initialized             true
Sealed                  false
Total Shares            5
Threshold               3
Version                 1.19.2
Build Date              2025-04-17T16:41:30Z
Storage Type            raft
Cluster Name            vault-cluster-c754bf5d
Cluster ID              460c2929-1f4a-7dc2-c436-fbf8712d5d09
Removed From Cluster    false
HA Enabled              true
HA Cluster              https://10.1.42.101:8201
HA Mode                 active
Active Since            2025-04-25T18:48:04.102445716Z
Raft Committed Index    52
Raft Applied Index      52
```

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<Tip title="Output references">

Refer to the [command output fields](#command-output-fields) section to learn more about the output.

</Tip>

## Usage

The following flags are available in addition to the [standard set of
flags](/vault/docs/commands) included on all commands.

### Output options

- `-format` `(string: "table")` - Print the output in the given format. Valid
  formats are "table", "json", or "yaml". This can also be specified via the
  `VAULT_FORMAT` environment variable.

## Command output fields

The output includes the following fields that are relevant to your Vault server.

<Tabs>
<Tab heading="Common fields">

| Field name            | Description                                                                                                                                                    |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Seal Type             | The [seal type](/vault/docs/configuration/seal) configured to protect the Vault's root key                                                                     |
| Initialized           | Indicates if the Vault has been [initialized](/vault/docs/commands/operator/init) or not                                                                       |
| Sealed                | `false` if the Vault is unsealed and ready to operate; otherwise, `true` and you need to perform the [unseal](/vault/docs/commands/operator/unseal) operation. |
| Total Shares          | The total number of unseal keys when the seal type is [Shamir seals](/vault/docs/concepts/seal#shamir-seals).                                                  |
| Threshold             | The number of key shares required to construct the root key.                                                                                                   |
| Total Recovery Shares | The total number of recovery keys when configured with [auto-unseal](/vault/docs/concepts/seal#auto-unseal).                                                   |
| Version               | Vault version                                                                                                                                                  |
| Build Date            | The Vault binary build date.                                                                                                                            |
| Storage Type          | Vault [storage](/vault/docs/concepts/storage) configured to store Vault data.                                                                                  |
| Cluster Name          | Name of the Vault cluster.                                                                                                                                     |
| Cluster ID            | ID of the Valut cluster.                                                                                                                                       |
| HA Enabled            | Indicates if the Vault is a [highly availabile](/vault/docs/concepts/ha) cluster.                                                                              |


</Tab>
<Tab heading="HA fields">

The following fields are only for highly available (HA) clusters:

| Field name   | Description                                                                          |
| ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| HA Cluster   | The address to advertise to other Vault nodes in the cluster for request forwarding. |
| HA Mode      | The HA mode of the Vault: active or standby.                                         |
| Active Since | Indicates if the Vault is active and has a valid active time.                        |

</Tab>
<Tab heading="Raft fields">

The following fields are only when the storage or HA backend is raft:

| Field name           | Description                                                                                                                      |
| -------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Removed From Cluster | Indicates if the node has been removed from the HA cluster. This field is displayed only when the storage or HA backend is raft. |
| Raft Committed Index | The index of the committed log entry if the value is non-zero.                                                                   |
| Raft Applied Index   | The highest index of raft log last applied to the finite state machine or added to `fsm_pending` queue if the value is non-zero. |
| Last WAL             | Index of the last write-ahead log (WAL) if the value is non-zero.                                                                |

</Tab>
<Tab heading="Enterprise Replication">

| Field name                          | Description                                                                        |
| ----------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Active Node Address                 | The active node address that performance standby nodes use for request forwarding. |
| Performance Standby Node            | Indicates if the node is a performance standby node or not.                        |
| Performance Standby Last Remote WAL | Index of the last write-ahead log (WAL) received from the active node.             |

</Tab>
</Tabs>

In addition, the output displays the following fields if applicable:

- **`Unseal Progress`** and **`Unseal Nonce`** when the Vault is sealed.
- **`HCP Link Status`** and **`HCP Link Resource ID`** when [HCP link](/vault/docs/commands/hcp) is configured.
- **`Seal Migration in Progress`** when the [seal migration](/vault/docs/commands/operator/migrate) is in progress.

