---
title: "Get instance protect settings"
method: GET
path: "/instance/protect"
tags: ["Instance Settings"]
---

# Get instance protect settings

`GET /instance/protect`

## Response `200`

Success

- InstanceProtect
  - `object` 'instance_protect', required
  - `rules_enabled` boolean, required
  - `specter_enabled` boolean, required
  - `checks_bypassed` boolean, required — Whether the instance has opted out of the Protect prerequisite checks, asserting its setup already meets the requirements.

## Changes

- **2026-07-30** `405105aa16c3` — 1 info
  - added the required property `checks_bypassed` to the response with the `200` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/clerk/apis/clerk-backend-api/changes/instance/protect/get.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/clerk/apis/clerk-backend-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/clerk/apis/clerk-backend-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/clerk/clerk-backend-api/revisions/75df3a43fcb2/schema)