# /sys/key-status

The `/sys/key-status` endpoint is used to query info about the current encryption key of Vault.

### Get encryption key status

This endpoint returns information about the current encryption key used by Vault.

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

#### Sample request

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

```

#### Sample response

```json
{
  "term": 3,
  "install_time": "2015-05-29T14:50:46.223692553-07:00",
  "encryptions": 74718331
}
```

The `term` parameter is the sequential key number. `install_time` is the time that encryption key was installed. `encryptions` is the estimated number of encryptions made by the key including those on other cluster nodes.

Note that the estimated encryption count is aggregated from secondary Vault nodes to the primary but not in the other direction. Thus the count only accurately reflects the cluster-wide estimate when queried on the primary.


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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.enclaive.cloud/vault/api/system-backend/sys-key-status.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.