--- layout: api page_title: /sys/key-status - HTTP API description: |- The `/sys/key-status` endpoint is used to query info about the current encryption key of Vault. --- # `/sys/key-status` The `/sys/key-status` endpoint is used to query info about the current encryption key of Vault. ## Get Encryption Key Status This endpoint returns information about the current encryption key used by Vault. | Method | Path | | :----- | :---------------- | | `GET` | `/sys/key-status` | ### Sample Request ```shell-session $ curl \ --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \ --request GET \ http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/key-status ``` ### Sample Response ```json { "term": 3, "install_time": "2015-05-29T14:50:46.223692553-07:00", "encryptions": 74718331 } ``` The `term` parameter is the sequential key number. `install_time` is the time that encryption key was installed. `encryptions` is the estimated number of encryptions made by the key including those on other cluster nodes.