---
type: api
title: Request agent diagnostics
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-post-fleet-agents-agentid-request-diagnostics
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-post-fleet-agents-agentid-request-diagnostics
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Request agent diagnostics

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/fleet/agents/{agentId}/request_diagnostics`
- `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/fleet/agents/{agentId}/request_diagnostics`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/authentication#basicauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `agentId` (string)
  The agent ID

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Request a diagnostics bundle from a specific agent.<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: fleet-agents-read.

## Request Body

`application/json`

- `additional_metrics` ([] enum  · max: 1) — optional
  Values: `CPU`

## Responses

#### `200`

Successful response

`application/json`

Any of:
- **{ actionId }**
  - `actionId` (string)
- **{ count }**
  - `count` (number)
#### `400`

Bad Request

`application/json`

- `attributes` (object)
- `error` (string)
- `errorType` (string)
- `message` (string)
- `statusCode` (number)
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
POST /api/fleet/agents/{agentId}/request_diagnostics
{
  "additional_metrics": [
    "CPU"
  ]
}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "https://{kibana_url}/api/fleet/agents/{agentId}/request_diagnostics" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "additional_metrics": [
    "CPU"
  ]
}'
```

## Response Examples

#### Post request diagnostics

Diagnostics action result

```json
{
  "actionId": "action-id-1"
}
```

#### Generic error response

Example of a generic error response

```json
{
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "Agent agent-id-1 does not support request diagnostics action.",
  "statusCode": 400
}
```