---
title: "Get runtime metadata"
method: GET
path: "/gateway/{actor}/metadata"
---

# Get runtime metadata

`GET /gateway/{actor}/metadata`

## Request

- The document declares no server URL.
- Auth: none declared

Identify the RivetKit runtime serving the actor.

## Path parameters

- `actor` string, required

## Query parameters

- `rvt-namespace` string
- `rvt-method` 'get' | 'getOrCreate'
- `rvt-key` string
- `rvt-pool` string
- `rvt-runner` string
- `rvt-input` string
- `rvt-region` string
- `rvt-crash-policy` 'restart' | 'sleep' | 'destroy'
- `rvt-skip-ready-wait` boolean
- `rvt-token` string

## Response `200`

Runtime metadata

- object
  - `runtime` string, required: Always rivetkit.
  - `version` string, required: RivetKit version.
  - `type` string, required: Runtime flavor, such as native or wasm.

## Changes

- **2026-09-29** `0130d6e7eada`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/rivet-dev/apis/rivetkit-api/changes/gateway/:actor/metadata/get.md)

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