---
title: "show disk"
method: GET
path: "/disks/{id}"
tags: ["Disks"]
---

# show disk

`GET /disks/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.aptible.com`
- URL: `https://api.aptible.com/disks/{id}`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Returns the details of a specific disk by ID.

## Path parameters

- `id` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `no_embed` boolean

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'no_sensitive_extras=true'

## Response `200`

successful

- Disk
  - `id` integer, required
  - `handle` string, required
  - `ebs_volume_id` string, required
  - `ebs_volume_type` string, required
  - `filesystem` string, required
  - `passphrase` string
  - `key_bytes` integer, required
  - `size` integer, required
  - `provisioned_iops` integer, required
  - `host` string, required
  - `device` string, required
  - `attached` boolean, required
  - `_type` string, required
  - `created_at` string, dateTime, required
  - `updated_at` string, dateTime, required
  - `ec2_instance_id` string, required
  - `baseline_iops` integer, required
  - `availability_zone` string, required
  - `current_kms_arn` string, required
  - `_links` DiskLinks
    - `account` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `database` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `operations` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri
    - `self` ListAccountsForStack200ResponseLinksStack
      - `href` string, uri

## Other responses

- `default`: Error response. Often a 4xx or 5xx status code

## Changes

- **2026-07-24** `1dc1e5b8c6eb`: 2 info
  - added the new optional `header` request parameter `Prefer`
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `no_embed`
- **2024-07-01** `cf5184151158`: 1 info
  - added the required property `provisioned_iops` to the response with the `200` status

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/aptible/apis/aptible-api-v1/changes/disks/:id/get.md)

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