---
type: api
title: Get proxy
description: Retrieves a single proxy by ID.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/operation/operation-get-proxy
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/cloud-enterprise/operation/operation-get-proxy
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Enterprise
---

# Get proxy

Authentication: required

## Paths

- `GET` `/platform/infrastructure/proxies/{proxy_id}`

#### Path parameters

- `proxy_id` (string) — required
  The identifier for the proxy

## Description

Retrieves a single proxy by ID.

## Responses

#### `200`

The information for the proxy specified by {proxy_id}.

`application/json`

- `proxy_id` (string)
  The proxy identifier
- `runner_id` (string)
  Identifier of the runner for the proxy
- `host_ip` (string)
  IP of the host the proxy runs on
- `public_hostname` (string)
  Public hostname of the host the proxy runs on
- `metadata` (object)
  Arbitrary metadata associated with the proxy
- `healthy` (boolean)
  Specifies if the proxy is healthy
- `zone` (string)
  The zone.
- `allocations` (object[])
  Allocation information by type.
  - `allocations_type` (enum)
    The type of proxy allocations
    Values: `elasticsearch`, `kibana`, `apm`, `integrations_server`, `appsearch`, `enterprise_search`
  - `counts` (object)
    The number of proxy allocations.
    - `allocations` (integer · format: int32)
      The allocations count.
    - `connectors` (integer · format: int32)
      The connector count.
#### `404`

Unable to find the {proxy_id} specified proxy. Edit your request, then try again. (code: `proxies.proxy_not_found`)

`application/json`

- `errors` (object[])
  A list of errors that occurred in the failing request
  - `code` (string)
    A structured code representing the error type that occurred
  - `message` (string)
    A human readable message describing the error that occurred
  - `fields` (string[])
    If the error can be tied to a specific field or fields in the user request, this lists those fields
##### Response headers

- `x-cloud-error-codes` (enum)
  The error codes associated with the response

## Code examples

#### curl

```curl
curl -X GET "${API_URL}/platform/infrastructure/proxies/${PROXY_ID}" \
  -u "${USERNAME}:${PASSWORD}"
```

## Response examples

#### 200

`application/json`

Generated from the API spec. Values are representative. Unions use the first variant; deeply nested or large bodies may omit fields.

```json
{
  "proxy_id": "string",
  "runner_id": "string",
  "host_ip": "string",
  "public_hostname": "string",
  "metadata": {},
  "healthy": false,
  "zone": "string",
  "allocations": [
    {
      "allocations_type": "elasticsearch",
      "counts": {
        "allocations": 0,
        "connectors": 0
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

#### 404

`application/json`

Generated from the API spec. Values are representative. Unions use the first variant; deeply nested or large bodies may omit fields.

```json
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "string",
      "message": "string",
      "fields": [
        "string"
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```