---
title: "Returns general information about an instance."
method: GET
path: "/"
---

# Returns general information about an instance.

`GET /`

## Response `200`

The instance information

- InstanceInfo
  - `id` string — MicroVM / instance ID.
  - `state` 'Uninitialized' | 'Starting' | 'Running' | 'Halting' | 'Halted' — The current detailed state of the Firecracker instance. This value is read-only for the control-plane.

## Other responses

- `default` — Internal Server Error

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/solo-io/apis/firecracker-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/solo-io/apis/firecracker-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-production.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/solo-io/firecracker-api/revisions/6e4082be4a32/schema)