Skip to main content
GET
/
v1
/
instances
/
{instance_id}
/
channels
/
{channel}
/
status
curl -X GET https://api.chowder.dev/v1/instances/ins_abc123/channels/discord/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "channel": "discord",
  "enabled": true,
  "connected": true,
  "details": {
    "guilds": 3,
    "uptime_seconds": 84200
  }
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chowder.dev/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Returns the current status of a specific channel on an instance — whether it’s enabled in the config and whether it’s actually connected and running.

​
Authentication

Requires an org-level API key or a scoped token with the channels permission.

​
Path Parameters

​
instance_id
string
required
The ID of the instance.
​
channel
string
required
The channel identifier (e.g. discord, whatsapp).

​
Response

​
channel
string
The channel identifier.
​
enabled
boolean
Whether the channel is enabled in the instance configuration.
​
connected
boolean
Whether the channel is actively connected and running.
​
details
object
Additional status details, if available. The shape of this object varies by channel.
curl -X GET https://api.chowder.dev/v1/instances/ins_abc123/channels/discord/status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "channel": "discord",
  "enabled": true,
  "connected": true,
  "details": {
    "guilds": 3,
    "uptime_seconds": 84200
  }
}