---
title: Monitor Instance
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/compute/instances/bare-metal/management/monitor-instance
description: Learn how to access and interpret performance metrics for your Vultr Bare Metal instance to track resource usage and system activity.
publish_date: 2024-09-23T20:20:25.173855Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T18:50:22.545172Z
---

# How to Monitor a Vultr Bare Metal Instance

Monitoring an instance provides information about performance and usage statistics. This enables you to keep track of your instance activity and usage ratio depending on the running services.

Follow this guide to monitor a Vultr Bare Metal instance using the Vultr Console, API, or CLI.

=== "Vultr Console"

    1. Navigate to **Products** and click **Compute**.
    1. Click your target Bare Metal instance to open its management page.
    1. View the instance usage summary within the **Overview** section.
    1. Navigate to the **Usage Graphs** tab to monitor your instance usage statistics.
    1. Monitor the instance bandwidth usage statistics within the **Monthly Bandwidth** section.

=== "Vultr API"

    1. Send a `GET` request to the [**List Bare Metal Instances** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/baremetal/operation/list-baremetals) and note the target instance's ID.

        ```console
        $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/bare-metals" \
          -X GET \
          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
        ```

    1. Send a `POST` request to the [**Bare Metal Bandwidth** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/baremetal/operation/get-bandwidth-baremetal) to monitor the target instance's bandwidth usage statistics.

        ```console
        $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/bare-metals/{baremetal-id}/bandwidth" \
          -X GET \
          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
        ```

=== "Vultr CLI"

    1. List all instances in your Vultr account and note the target instance's ID.

        ```console
        $ vultr-cli bare-metal list
        ```

    1. Monitor the instance's bandwidth usage statistics.

        ```console
        $ vultr-cli bare-metal bandwidth <instance-id>
        ```