---
title: "Retrieve Expected Power Shelf"
method: GET
path: "/v2/org/{org}/nico/expected-power-shelf/{expectedPowerShelfId}"
tags: ["Expected Power Shelf"]
---

# Retrieve Expected Power Shelf

`GET /v2/org/{org}/nico/expected-power-shelf/{expectedPowerShelfId}`

Retrieve a specific Expected Power Shelf by ID.

Org must have an Infrastructure Provider entity. User must have authorization role with `PROVIDER_ADMIN` or `PROVIDER_VIEWER` suffix.

Alternatively, Tenant Admins with `TargetedInstanceCreation` capability can also retrieve Expected Power Shelves if they have an account with the Site's Infrastructure Provider.

## Query parameters

- `includeRelation` 'Site'

## Response `200`

OK

- ExpectedPowerShelf — An Expected Power Shelf represents a power shelf that is expected to be discovered at a site, with hardware identifiers and metadata. Note: BMC credentials (username/password) are only accepted during creation and updates but are not returned in responses.
  - `id` string, uuid — Unique identifier for the Expected Power Shelf
  - `siteId` string, uuid — ID of the site the Expected Power Shelf belongs to
  - `bmcMacAddress` string — MAC address of the Expected Power Shelf's BMC (Baseboard Management Controller)
  - `shelfSerialNumber` string — Serial number of the Expected Power Shelf
  - `bmcIpAddress` string, nullable — Optional BMC IP address (IPv4 or IPv6). When set, pre-allocates a reserved IP for the BMC.
  - `rackId` string, nullable — Optional rack identifier for this component
  - `name` string, nullable — Display name for this component
  - `manufacturer` string, nullable — Manufacturer of this component
  - `model` string, nullable — Model of this component
  - `description` string, nullable — Description of this component
  - `slotId` integer, nullable — Slot ID within the rack
  - `trayIdx` integer, nullable — Tray index within the rack
  - `hostId` integer, nullable — Host ID within the tray
  - `labels` Labels
  - `created` string, date-time — ISO 8601 datetime when the Expected Power Shelf was created
  - `updated` string, date-time — ISO 8601 datetime when the Expected Power Shelf was last updated

## Other responses

- `400` — Error response when request data cannot be validated
- `403` — Error response when user is not authorized to call an endpoint or retrieve/modify objects
- `404` — Error response when requested object is not found

## Changes

- **2026-06-12** `dd4898480788` — 1 warning
  - removed the optional property `firmwareVersion` from the response with the `200` status

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/nvidia/apis/nvidia-infra-controller-rest-api/changes/v2/org/:org/nico/expected-power-shelf/:expectedPowerShelfId/get.md)

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