# API

## nv show system api

Shows the NVUE REST API port configuration, state (enabled or disabled), and connection information.

### Version History

Introduced in Cumulus Linux 5.6.0

### Example

    cumulus@switch:~$ nv show system api
                         operational  applied
    -------------------  -----------  ---------
    port                 8888         8888
    state                enabled      enabled
    [listening-address]  localhost    localhost
    connections
      accepted           1
      active             1
      handled            1
      reading            0
      requests           1
      waiting            0
      writing            1

## nv show system api listening-address

Shows the NVUE REST API listening address.

### Version History

Introduced in Cumulus Linux 5.6.0

### Example

    cumulus@switch:~$ nv show system api listening-address

    ---------
    localhost

## nv show system api listening-address <listening-address-id>

Shows information about a specific NVUE REST API listening address.

### Command Syntax

Syntax | Description
--- | ---
`<listening-address-id>` | The listening address.

### Version History

Introduced in Cumulus Linux 5.6.0

### Example

    cumulus@switch:~$ nv show system api listening-address localhost

## nv show system api connections

Shows NVUE REST API connection information.

### Version History

Introduced in Cumulus Linux 5.6.0

### Example

    cumulus@switch:~$ nv show system api connections
              operational  applied
    --------  -----------  -------
    accepted  5
    active    1
    handled   5
    reading   0
    requests  5
    waiting   0
    writing   1