---
title: "Fetch Status Messages for a Kubernetes Cluster"
method: GET
path: "/v2/kubernetes/clusters/{cluster_id}/status_messages"
tags: ["DigitalOcean-public.v2-new_Kubernetes"]
---

# Fetch Status Messages for a Kubernetes Cluster

`GET /v2/kubernetes/clusters/{cluster_id}/status_messages`

To retrieve status messages for a Kubernetes cluster, send a GET request to
`/v2/kubernetes/clusters/$K8S_CLUSTER_ID/status_messages`. Status messages inform users of any issues that come up during the cluster lifecycle.

## Path parameters

- `cluster_id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `since` string, date-time

## Response `200`

The response is a JSON object which contains status messages for a Kubernetes cluster. Each message object contains a timestamp and an indication of what issue the cluster is experiencing at a given time.

- object
  - `messages` StatusMessages[]
    - `message` string — Status information about the cluster which impacts it's lifecycle.
    - `timestamp` string, date-time — A timestamp in ISO8601 format that represents when the status message was emitted.

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication failed due to invalid credentials.
- `404` — The resource was not found.
- `429` — The API rate limit has been exceeded.
- `500` — There was a server error.
- `default` — There was an unexpected error.

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