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---
layout: api
page_title: /sys/seal-backend-status - HTTP API
description: The `/sys/seal-backend-status` endpoint is used to check the status of each seal backend.
---
> [!IMPORTANT]
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# `/sys/seal-backend-status`
The `/sys/seal-backend-status` endpoint is used to display the status of
each backing seal, namely whether each backend is healthy.
## Seal Backend Status
This endpoint returns the seal status of the Vault. This is an unauthenticated
endpoint.
| Method | Path |
| :----- | :------------------------- |
| `GET` | `/sys/seal-backend-status` |
### Sample request
```shell-session
$ curl \
http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/seal-backend-status
```
### Sample response
```json
{
"healthy": false,
"unhealthy_since": "2023-09-22T08:34:11Z",
"backends": [
{
"name": "hsm",
"healthy": true
},
{
"name": "transit",
"healthy": false,
"unhealthy_since": "2023-09-22T08:34:11Z"
}
]
}
```