1---
2layout: "api"
3page_title: "/sys/seal-status - HTTP API"
4sidebar_title: "<code>/sys/seal-status</code>"
5sidebar_current: "api-http-system-seal-status"
6description: |-
7  The `/sys/seal-status` endpoint is used to check the seal status of a Vault.
8---
9
10# `/sys/seal-status`
11
12The `/sys/seal-status` endpoint is used to check the seal status of a Vault.
13
14## Seal Status
15
16This endpoint returns the seal status of the Vault. This is an unauthenticated
17endpoint.
18
19| Method   | Path                         |
20| :--------------------------- | :--------------------- |
21| `GET`    | `/sys/seal-status`           |
22
23### Sample Request
24
25```
26$ curl \
27    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/seal-status
28```
29
30### Sample Response
31
32The "t" parameter is the threshold, and "n" is the number of shares.
33
34```json
35{
36  "type": "shamir",
37  "sealed": true,
38  "t": 3,
39  "n": 5,
40  "progress": 2,
41  "nonce": "",
42  "version": "0.9.0"
43}
44```
45
46Sample response when Vault is unsealed.
47
48```json
49{
50  "type": "shamir",
51  "sealed": false,
52  "t": 3,
53  "n": 5,
54  "progress": 0,
55  "version": "0.9.0",
56  "cluster_name": "vault-cluster-d6ec3c7f",
57  "cluster_id": "3e8b3fec-3749-e056-ba41-b62a63b997e8",
58  "nonce": "ef05d55d-4d2c-c594-a5e8-55bc88604c24"
59}
60```
61