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## Retrieve a Peer



Get information about a peer

<details style={{"marginBottom":"1rem"}} data-collapsed={false} open={true}><summary style={{}}><strong>Path Parameters</strong></summary><div><ul><ParamsItem className={"paramsItem"} param={{"in":"path","name":"peerId","required":true,"schema":{"type":"string"},"description":"The unique identifier of a peer"}}></ParamsItem></ul></div></details><div><ApiTabs><TabItem label={"200"} value={"200"}><div>

A Peer object

</div><div><MimeTabs schemaType={"response"}><TabItem label={"application/json"} value={"application/json"}><SchemaTabs><TabItem label={"Schema"} value={"Schema"}><details style={{}} data-collapsed={false} open={true}><summary style={{"textAlign":"left"}}><strong>Schema</strong></summary><div style={{"textAlign":"left","marginLeft":"1rem"}}></div><ul style={{"marginLeft":"1rem"}}><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"id"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Peer ID","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"name"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Peer's hostname","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"ip"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Peer's IP address","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"connected"} required={true} schemaName={"boolean"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Peer to Management connection status","type":"boolean"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"last_seen"} required={true} schemaName={"date-time"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Last time peer connected to Netbird's management service","type":"string","format":"date-time"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"os"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Peer's operating system and version","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"version"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Peer's daemon or cli version","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={true} className={"schemaItem"}><details style={{}}><summary style={{}}><strong>groups</strong><span style={{"opacity":"0.6"}}> object[]</span><strong style={{"fontSize":"var(--ifm-code-font-size)","color":"var(--openapi-required)"}}> required</strong></summary><div style={{"marginLeft":"1rem"}}><div style={{"marginTop":".5rem","marginBottom":".5rem"}}>

Groups that the peer belongs to

</div><li><div style={{"fontSize":"var(--ifm-code-font-size)","opacity":"0.6","marginLeft":"-.5rem","paddingBottom":".5rem"}}>Array [</div></li><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"id"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Group ID","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"name"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Group Name identifier","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"peers_count"} required={true} schemaName={"integer"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Count of peers associated to the group","type":"integer"}}></SchemaItem><li><div style={{"fontSize":"var(--ifm-code-font-size)","opacity":"0.6","marginLeft":"-.5rem"}}>]</div></li></div></details></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"ssh_enabled"} required={true} schemaName={"boolean"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Indicates whether SSH server is enabled on this peer","type":"boolean"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"user_id"} required={false} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"User ID of the user that enrolled this peer","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"hostname"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Hostname of the machine","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"ui_version"} required={false} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Peer's desktop UI version","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"dns_label"} required={true} schemaName={"string"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Peer's DNS label is the parsed peer name for domain resolution. It is used to form an FQDN by appending the account's domain to the peer label. e.g. peer-dns-label.netbird.cloud","type":"string"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"login_expiration_enabled"} required={true} schemaName={"boolean"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Indicates whether peer login expiration has been enabled or not","type":"boolean"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"login_expired"} required={true} schemaName={"boolean"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Indicates whether peer's login expired or not","type":"boolean"}}></SchemaItem><SchemaItem collapsible={false} name={"last_login"} required={true} schemaName={"date-time"} qualifierMessage={undefined} schema={{"description":"Last time this peer performed log in (authentication). E.g., user authenticated.","type":"string","format":"date-time"}}></SchemaItem></ul></details></TabItem><TabItem label={"Example (from schema)"} value={"Example (from schema)"}><ResponseSamples responseExample={"{\n  \"id\": \"string\",\n  \"name\": \"string\",\n  \"ip\": \"string\",\n  \"connected\": true,\n  \"last_seen\": \"2023-04-26T12:12:56.624Z\",\n  \"os\": \"string\",\n  \"version\": \"string\",\n  \"groups\": [\n    {\n      \"id\": \"string\",\n      \"name\": \"string\",\n      \"peers_count\": 0\n    }\n  ],\n  \"ssh_enabled\": true,\n  \"user_id\": \"string\",\n  \"hostname\": \"string\",\n  \"ui_version\": \"string\",\n  \"dns_label\": \"string\",\n  \"login_expiration_enabled\": true,\n  \"login_expired\": true,\n  \"last_login\": \"2023-04-26T12:12:56.624Z\"\n}"} language={"json"}></ResponseSamples></TabItem></SchemaTabs></TabItem></MimeTabs></div></TabItem><TabItem label={"400"} value={"400"}><div>

Bad Request

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Requires authentication

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Forbidden

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Internal Server Error

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