---
title: Monitor Instance
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/compute/instances/cloud-gpu/management/monitor-instance
description: Learn how to monitor performance and usage statistics for your Vultr Cloud GPU instance to track activity and resource utilization.
publish_date: 2024-09-23T20:20:07.795828Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T18:48:05.730407Z
---

# How to Monitor a Vultr Cloud GPU 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 Cloud GPU instance using the Vultr Console, API, or CLI.

=== "Vultr Console"

    1. Navigate to **Products** and click **Compute**.
    1. Click your target Cloud GPU 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.
    1. Monitor the instance performance statistics within the **Server Monitors** section.
    1. Click the **Range** drop-down to select a specific timeframe and view the monitoring information within the following categories:

        * **vCPU Usage**: Displays the server vCPU usage statistics.
        * **Disk Operations**: Displays the number of read and write operations on the server’s primary storage disk.
        * **Network**: Displays the instance’s public network interface traffic statistics in bytes.

=== "Vultr API"

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

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

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

        ```console
        $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/instances/{instance-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 instance list
        ```

    1. Monitor the instance's bandwidth usage statistics.

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