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GET /cloud/v2/universes/{universe_id}/places/{place_id}/instances/{instance_id} — cloud.docs
Get Instance
Gets an instance and its property data.
The maximum supported response data size is 500,000 bytes. If this limit is exceeded, the returned Operation will be completed with an error result that has an error code of 422.
Endpoint
Method: GET
Path: /cloud/v2/universes/{universe_id}/places/{place_id}/instances/{instance_id}
Servers:
https://apis.roblox.com
Parameters
| Name | Location | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| universe_id | path | true | The universe ID. |
| place_id | path | true | The place ID. |
| instance_id | path | true | The instance ID. |
[
{
"name": "universe_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The universe ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "place_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The place ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "instance_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The instance ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
] Responses
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
| 200 | OK |
{
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Operation"
}
}
}
}
} Authentication
{
"security": [],
"securitySchemes": {}
} Related Schemas
Complete Operation Definition
{
"tags": [
"Cloud"
],
"summary": "Get Instance",
"description": "Gets an instance and its property data.\n\nThe maximum supported response data size is 500,000 bytes. If this limit is\nexceeded, the returned `Operation` will be completed with an error result\nthat has an error code of `422`.\n",
"operationId": "Cloud_GetInstance",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "universe_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The universe ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "place_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The place ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"name": "instance_id",
"in": "path",
"description": "The instance ID.",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
}
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Operation"
}
}
}
}
},
"x-long-running-operation-parameters": {
"metadata": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/GetInstanceMetadata"
},
"response": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Instance"
}
},
"x-visibility": "BETA",
"x-roblox-engine-usability": {
"apiKeyWithHttpService": false
},
"x-roblox-scopes": [
{
"name": "universe.place.instance:read"
}
],
"x-roblox-docs": {
"category": "Universes and places",
"methodProperties": {
"scopes": [
"universe.place.instance:read"
]
},
"resource": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Instance",
"name": "Instance"
}
}
}