---
title: "Get remote quota"
method: POST
path: "/operations/about"
---

# Get remote quota

`POST /operations/about`

Returns storage quota and usage details for the remote, equivalent to `rclone about`.

## Query parameters

- `fs` string
- `_group` string
- `_async` boolean

## Headers

- `Prefer` 'respond-async'

## Request body

- OperationsAboutRequest
  - `fs` string — Remote name or path to query for capacity information.
  - `_group` string — Assign the request to a custom stats group.
  - `_async` boolean — Run the command asynchronously. Returns a job id immediately.

## Response `200`

Quota and usage information from `operations/about`, including total, used, and free space.

- object
  - `total` number, required
  - `used` number, required
  - `free` number, required
  - `trashed` number
  - `other` number
  - `objects` number

## Other responses

- `202` — Request accepted for async processing. Poll /job/status with the returned jobid.
- `4XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)
- `5XX` — Any error response (HTTP 4xx/5xx)

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/rclone/apis/rclone-rc-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/rclone/apis/rclone-rc-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/rclone/rclone-rc-api/versions/2849bf2803ce/schema)
