---
title: "Get a host by ID"
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/hosts/{id}"
tags: ["Hosts"]
---

# Get a host by ID

`GET /api/v1/hosts/{id}`

Returns a single host with its ip_addresses, ports, and services.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Host found

- ApiResponseHostResponse
  - `data` object — Response type for host endpoints. Includes children (ip_addresses, ports, services, interfaces).
    - `chassis_id` string, nullable — LLDP chassis identifier, used to match the host to its neighbours.
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was first created.
    - `credential_assignments` CredentialAssignment[] — Credentials assigned to scan this host.
      - `credential_id` string, uuid, required — The credential this entity refers to.
      - `ip_address_ids` string[], nullable, required — Interface IDs to limit this credential to. None = all host ip_addresses.
    - `description` string, nullable — Free-text notes about the host.
    - `hidden` boolean, required — Whether the host is hidden from topology views.
    - `hostname` string, nullable — Hostname as resolved or reported by the host.
    - `id` string, uuid, required — Server-assigned unique identifier.
    - `interfaces` Interface[], required — SNMP ifTable entries
      - `admin_status` 'Up' | 'Down' | 'Testing', required — SNMP ifAdminStatus values per IF-MIB RFC 2863
      - `cdp_address` string, nullable — Remote management IP from CDP (cdpCacheAddress). IPv4 or IPv6.
      - `cdp_device_id` string, nullable — Remote device ID from CDP (typically hostname, locally unique)
      - `cdp_platform` string, nullable — Remote platform from CDP (e.g., "Cisco IOS")
      - `cdp_port_id` string, nullable — Remote port ID from CDP
      - `fdb_macs` string[], nullable — Bridge FDB: learned MAC addresses on this switch port. Single-MAC ports can be resolved to neighbor links server-side. Multi-MAC ports indicate uplinks where LLDP/CDP is the better source.
      - `host_id` string, uuid, required — The host this entity belongs to.
      - `if_alias` string, nullable — SNMP ifAlias - user-configured description
      - `if_descr` string, required — SNMP ifDescr - interface description (e.g., GigabitEthernet0/1)
      - `if_index` integer, required — SNMP ifIndex - stable identifier within device
      - `if_name` string, nullable — SNMP ifName - short interface name (e.g., Gi1/0/1)
      - `if_type` integer, required — SNMP ifType - IANAifType integer (6=ethernet, 24=loopback, etc.)
      - `ip_address_id` string, uuid, nullable — FK to IPAddress entity - this port's IP assignment (must be on same host). Old daemons send this as "interface_id".
      - `lldp_chassis_id` union — LLDP Chassis ID subtypes per IEEE 802.1AB. The chassis ID identifies the remote device. Different network equipment may use different subtypes depending on configuration and capabilities.
        - object — Subtype 1: Chassis component (e.g., backplane serial number)
          - `subtype` 'ChassisComponent', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 1: Chassis component (e.g., backplane serial number)
        - object — Subtype 2: Interface alias (ifAlias from IF-MIB)
          - `subtype` 'InterfaceAlias', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 2: Interface alias (ifAlias from IF-MIB)
        - object — Subtype 3: Port component (e.g., backplane port number)
          - `subtype` 'PortComponent', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 3: Port component (e.g., backplane port number)
        - object — Subtype 4: MAC address (most common)
          - `subtype` 'MacAddress', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 4: MAC address (most common)
        - object — Subtype 5: Network address (IP address stored as string)
          - `subtype` 'NetworkAddress', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 5: Network address (IP address stored as string)
        - object — Subtype 6: Interface name (ifName from IF-MIB)
          - `subtype` 'InterfaceName', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 6: Interface name (ifName from IF-MIB)
        - object — Subtype 7: Locally assigned (device-specific identifier)
          - `subtype` 'LocallyAssigned', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 7: Locally assigned (device-specific identifier)
      - `lldp_mgmt_addr` string, nullable — Remote management IP from LLDP neighbor (lldpRemManAddr). IPv4 or IPv6.
      - `lldp_port_desc` string, nullable — Remote port description from LLDP neighbor (lldpRemPortDesc)
      - `lldp_port_id` union — LLDP Port ID subtypes per IEEE 802.1AB. The port ID identifies the specific port on the remote device.
        - object — Subtype 1: Interface alias (ifAlias from IF-MIB)
          - `subtype` 'InterfaceAlias', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 1: Interface alias (ifAlias from IF-MIB)
        - object — Subtype 2: Port component (e.g., backplane port number)
          - `subtype` 'PortComponent', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 2: Port component (e.g., backplane port number)
        - object — Subtype 3: MAC address
          - `subtype` 'MacAddress', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 3: MAC address
        - object — Subtype 4: Network address (IP address stored as string)
          - `subtype` 'NetworkAddress', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 4: Network address (IP address stored as string)
        - object — Subtype 5: Interface name (ifName from IF-MIB)
          - `subtype` 'InterfaceName', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 5: Interface name (ifName from IF-MIB)
        - object — Subtype 6: Agent circuit ID (used by some providers)
          - `subtype` 'AgentCircuitId', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 6: Agent circuit ID (used by some providers)
        - object — Subtype 7: Locally assigned (device-specific identifier)
          - `subtype` 'LocallyAssigned', required
          - `value` string, required — Subtype 7: Locally assigned (device-specific identifier)
      - `lldp_sys_desc` string, nullable — Remote system description from LLDP neighbor (lldpRemSysDesc) - platform info
      - `lldp_sys_name` string, nullable — Remote system name from LLDP neighbor (lldpRemSysName)
      - `mac_address` string, nullable — MAC address from SNMP ifPhysAddress - immutable once set
      - `native_vlan_id` string, uuid, nullable — Native/untagged VLAN entity ID on this port (resolved from Q-BRIDGE dot1qPvid)
      - `neighbor` union — Resolved LLDP/CDP neighbor connection. Represents the remote endpoint this port connects to, discovered via LLDP or CDP. The two variants are mutually exclusive and represent different resolution states.
        - object — Full resolution - the specific remote port was identified
          - `id` string, uuid, required — Full resolution - the specific remote port was identified
          - `type` 'Interface', required
        - object — Partial resolution - the remote device was identified but not the specific port
          - `id` string, uuid, required — Partial resolution - the remote device was identified but not the specific port
          - `type` 'Host', required
      - `network_id` string, uuid, required — The network this entity belongs to.
      - `oper_status` 'Up' | 'Down' | 'Testing' | 'Unknown' | 'Dormant' | 'NotPresent' | 'LowerLayerDown', required — SNMP ifOperStatus values per IF-MIB RFC 2863
      - `speed_bps` integer, nullable — Interface speed from ifSpeed/ifHighSpeed in bits per second
      - `vlan_ids` string[], nullable — Tagged VLAN entity IDs on this port (resolved from Q-BRIDGE dot1qVlanCurrentEgressPorts)
      - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was first created.
      - `first_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The discovery that first observed this entity.
      - `id` string, uuid, required — Server-assigned unique identifier.
      - `last_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The most recent discovery that observed this entity.
      - `last_seen_at` string, date-time — When a discovery last observed this entity.
      - `lineage_id` string, uuid, nullable — Stable identifier shared by every revision of the same entity across its history.
      - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was last modified.
      - `valid_from` string, date-time — Start of the interval this revision was current for (SCD2 history).
      - `valid_to` string, date-time, nullable — End of the interval this revision was current for. `null` while it is the live revision.
    - `ip_addresses` IPAddress[], required — IP addresses on this host.
      - `host_id` string, uuid, required — The host this entity belongs to.
      - `ip_address` string, required — IPv4 or IPv6 address.
      - `mac_address` string, nullable — MAC address discovered from ARP, SNMP, or Docker - immutable once set
      - `name` string, nullable, required — Human-facing name for this IP address.
      - `network_id` string, uuid, required — The network this entity belongs to.
      - `position` integer — Position of this IP address in the host's IP address list (for ordering)
      - `subnet_id` string, uuid, required — The subnet this entity belongs to.
      - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was first created.
      - `first_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The discovery that first observed this entity.
      - `id` string, uuid, required — Server-assigned unique identifier.
      - `last_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The most recent discovery that observed this entity.
      - `last_seen_at` string, date-time — When a discovery last observed this entity.
      - `lineage_id` string, uuid, nullable — Stable identifier shared by every revision of the same entity across its history.
      - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was last modified.
      - `valid_from` string, date-time — Start of the interval this revision was current for (SCD2 history).
      - `valid_to` string, date-time, nullable — End of the interval this revision was current for. `null` while it is the live revision.
    - `last_seen_at` string, date-time, required — Last time discovery observed this host. User-facing (drives the "Last seen" column and the stale badge), which is why it is carried here while the rest of the SCD2/audit columns are not.
    - `management_url` string, nullable — Link to the host's own management interface.
    - `name` string, required — Human-facing name for the host.
    - `network_id` string, uuid, required — The network this entity belongs to.
    - `ports` Port[], required — Open ports on this host.
      - `number` integer, required — TCP or UDP port number
      - `protocol` 'Udp' | 'Tcp', required — Transport protocol the port is open on.
      - `type` 'Ssh' | 'Telnet' | 'DnsUdp' | 'DnsTcp' | 'Samba' | 'Nfs' | 'Ftp' | 'Ipp' | 'LdpTcp' | 'LdpUdp' | 'Ldap' | 'Ldaps' | 'Kerberos' | 'Snmp' | 'SnmpAlt' | 'Rdp' | 'Ntp' | 'Sip' | 'SipTls' | 'Rtsp' | 'Dhcp' | 'Http' | 'MySql' | 'PostgreSQL' | 'MongoDB' | 'Redis' | 'MsSql' | 'Docker' | 'DockerTls' | 'Kubernetes' | 'RabbitMqMgmt' | 'Cassandra' | 'Elasticsearch' | 'InfluxDb' | 'CouchDb' | 'Kafka' | 'Http3000' | 'Http5000' | 'Http8080' | 'Http8081' | 'Http8082' | 'Http8888' | 'Http9000' | 'Https' | 'Https8443' | 'Https9443' | 'Https10443' | 'Mqtt' | 'MqttTls' | 'AMQP' | 'AMQPTls' | 'Wireguard' | 'OpenVPN' | 'BACnet' | 'JetDirect' | 'Custom' — Well-known port identifier. Auto-derived from number+protocol, so it is optional on create.
      - `host_id` string, uuid, required — The host this entity belongs to.
      - `network_id` string, uuid, required — The network this entity belongs to.
      - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was first created.
      - `first_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The discovery that first observed this entity.
      - `id` string, uuid, required — Server-assigned unique identifier.
      - `last_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The most recent discovery that observed this entity.
      - `last_seen_at` string, date-time — When a discovery last observed this entity.
      - `lineage_id` string, uuid, nullable — Stable identifier shared by every revision of the same entity across its history.
      - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was last modified.
      - `valid_from` string, date-time — Start of the interval this revision was current for (SCD2 history).
      - `valid_to` string, date-time, nullable — End of the interval this revision was current for. `null` while it is the live revision.
    - `services` Service[], required — Services running on this host.
      - `bindings` Binding[], required — Ports and IP addresses this service is reachable on.
        - union
          - object — Association between a service and a port / interface that the service is listening on
            - `ip_address_id` string, uuid, required — The IP address the service is present at.
            - `type` 'IPAddress', required
            - `network_id` string, uuid, required — The network this entity belongs to.
            - `service_id` string, uuid, required — The service this entity refers to.
            - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was first created.
            - `first_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The discovery that first observed this entity.
            - `id` string, uuid, required — Server-assigned unique identifier.
            - `last_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The most recent discovery that observed this entity.
            - `last_seen_at` string, date-time — When a discovery last observed this entity.
            - `lineage_id` string, uuid, nullable — Stable identifier shared by every revision of the same entity across its history.
            - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was last modified.
            - `valid_from` string, date-time — Start of the interval this revision was current for (SCD2 history).
            - `valid_to` string, date-time, nullable — End of the interval this revision was current for. `null` while it is the live revision.
          - object — Association between a service and a port / interface that the service is listening on
            - `ip_address_id` string, uuid, nullable, required — The IP address this port binding applies to. If `null`, the binding applies to all IP addresses on the host (and supersedes specific-IP-address bindings for this port).
            - `port_id` string, uuid, required — The port the service listens on.
            - `type` 'Port', required
            - `network_id` string, uuid, required — The network this entity belongs to.
            - `service_id` string, uuid, required — The service this entity refers to.
            - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was first created.
            - `first_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The discovery that first observed this entity.
            - `id` string, uuid, required — Server-assigned unique identifier.
            - `last_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The most recent discovery that observed this entity.
            - `last_seen_at` string, date-time — When a discovery last observed this entity.
            - `lineage_id` string, uuid, nullable — Stable identifier shared by every revision of the same entity across its history.
            - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was last modified.
            - `valid_from` string, date-time — Start of the interval this revision was current for (SCD2 history).
            - `valid_to` string, date-time, nullable — End of the interval this revision was current for. `null` while it is the live revision.
      - `host_id` string, uuid, required — The host this entity belongs to.
      - `name` string, required — Human-facing name for the service.
      - `network_id` string, uuid, required — The network this entity belongs to.
      - `position` integer, required — Position of this service in the host's service list (for ordering)
      - `service_definition` string, required — Which known software this service is, if identified.
      - `source` union, required
        - object
          - `type` 'Manual', required
        - object
          - `type` 'System', required
        - object
          - `type` 'Discovery', required
        - object
          - `details` MatchDetails, required
            - `confidence` 'NotApplicable' | 'Low' | 'Medium' | 'High' | 'Certain', required
            - `reason` union, required — Match reason - either a simple reason string or a container with nested reasons
              - …
          - `type` 'DiscoveryWithMatch', required
        - object
          - `type` 'Unknown', required
      - `tags` string[], required — Tags assigned to this entity.
      - `virtualization_metadata` union
        - object
          - `details` DockerVirtualization, required
            - `compose_project` string, nullable — Compose project the container belongs to, when it was started by Compose.
            - `container_id` string, nullable — Docker container ID.
            - `container_name` string, nullable — Container name as reported by Docker.
          - `type` 'Docker', required
        - object
          - `details` PodmanVirtualization, required
            - `compose_project` string, nullable — Compose project the container belongs to, when it was started by Compose.
            - `container_id` string, nullable — Podman container ID.
            - `container_name` string, nullable — Container name as reported by Podman.
          - `type` 'Podman', required
      - `virtualization_service_id` string, uuid, nullable, required — The container runtime service hosting this container — see the note on `HostBase::virtualization_service_id`.
      - `created_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was first created.
      - `first_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The discovery that first observed this entity.
      - `id` string, uuid, required — Server-assigned unique identifier.
      - `last_discovery_id` string, uuid, nullable — The most recent discovery that observed this entity.
      - `last_seen_at` string, date-time — When a discovery last observed this entity.
      - `lineage_id` string, uuid, nullable — Stable identifier shared by every revision of the same entity across its history.
      - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was last modified.
      - `valid_from` string, date-time — Start of the interval this revision was current for (SCD2 history).
      - `valid_to` string, date-time, nullable — End of the interval this revision was current for. `null` while it is the live revision.
    - `source` union, required
      - object
        - `type` 'Manual', required
      - object
        - `type` 'System', required
      - object
        - `type` 'Discovery', required
      - object
        - `details` MatchDetails, required
          - `confidence` 'NotApplicable' | 'Low' | 'Medium' | 'High' | 'Certain', required
          - `reason` union, required — Match reason - either a simple reason string or a container with nested reasons
            - object
              - …
            - object
              - …
        - `type` 'DiscoveryWithMatch', required
      - object
        - `type` 'Unknown', required
    - `sys_contact` string, nullable — SNMP sysContact — administrative contact as configured on the device.
    - `sys_descr` string, nullable — SNMP sysDescr — the device's own description of itself.
    - `sys_location` string, nullable — SNMP sysLocation — physical location as configured on the device.
    - `sys_object_id` string, nullable — SNMP sysObjectID — the vendor's identifier for the device model.
    - `tags` string[], required — Tags assigned to this entity.
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required — When this record was last modified.
    - `virtualization_metadata` union
      - object
        - `details` ProxmoxVirtualization, required
          - `vm_id` string, nullable — Proxmox VMID of the guest.
          - `vm_name` string, nullable — Guest name as configured in Proxmox.
        - `type` 'Proxmox', required
      - object
        - `details` VCenterVirtualization, required
          - `vm_id` string, nullable — vCenter managed object ID of the guest.
          - `vm_name` string, nullable — Guest name as configured in vCenter.
        - `type` 'VCenter', required
      - object
        - `details` EsxiVirtualization, required
          - `vm_id` string, nullable — ESXi identifier of the guest.
          - `vm_name` string, nullable — Guest name as configured on the ESXi host.
        - `type` 'ESXi', required
    - `virtualization_service_id` string, uuid, nullable — The hypervisor service this VM runs on.
  - `error` string, nullable — Human-readable failure message. Omitted on success.
  - `meta` ApiMeta, required — API metadata included in all responses
    - `api_version` integer, required — API version (integer, increments on breaking changes)
    - `server_version` string, required — Server version (semver)
  - `success` boolean, required — `true` when the request succeeded. `false` responses carry `error` instead of `data`.

## Other responses

- `404` — Host not found

---

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