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# /sys/ha-status

The `/sys/ha-status` endpoint is used to check the HA status of a Vault cluster. It lists the active node and the peers that it's heard from since it became active.

### HA status

This endpoint returns the HA status of the Vault cluster.

| Method | Path             |
| ------ | ---------------- |
| `GET`  | `/sys/ha-status` |

#### Sample request

```shell-session
$ curl \
    --header "X-Vault-Token: ..." \
    http://127.0.0.1:8200/v1/sys/ha-status
```

#### Sample response

```json
{
  "Nodes": [
    {
      "hostname": "node1",
      "api_address": "http://10.0.0.2:8200",
      "cluster_address": "https://10.0.0.2:8201",
      "active_node": true,
      "last_echo": null,
      "version": "1.11.0",
      "upgrade_version": "1.11.0",
      "redundancy_zone": "a"
    },
    {
      "hostname": "node2",
      "api_address": "http://10.0.0.3:8200",
      "cluster_address": "https://10.0.0.3:8201",
      "active_node": false,
      "last_echo": "2021-11-29T10:29:09.202235-05:00",
      "version": "1.11.0",
      "upgrade_version": "1.11.0",
      "redundancy_zone": "a"
    },
    {
      "hostname": "node3",
      "api_address": "http://10.0.0.4:8200",
      "cluster_address": "https://10.0.0.4:8201",
      "active_node": false,
      "last_echo": "2021-11-29T10:29:07.402548-05:00",
      "version": "1.11.0",
      "upgrade_version": "1.11.0",
      "redundancy_zone": "a"
    }
  ]
}
```


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