## Get Instance Type

`$ nirvana instance-types get`

**get** `/v1/instance_types/{region}/{name}`

Get an instance type by region and name

### Parameters

- `--region: "us-sva-2"`

  Region name

- `--name: string`

  Instance type name

### Returns

- `instance_type: object { chipset, created_at, family, 7 more }`

  Instance type.

  - `chipset: string`

  - `created_at: string`

    When the Instance Type was created.

  - `family: string`

  - `memory_gb: number`

  - `name: string`

  - `network_bandwidth_gbps: number`

    Network bandwidth in Gbps.

  - `region: "us-sva-2"`

    Region the resource is in.

    - `"us-sva-2"`

  - `series: string`

  - `updated_at: string`

    When the Instance Type was updated.

  - `vcpu: number`

### Example

```cli
nirvana instance-types get \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --region us-sva-2 \
  --name n1-standard-8
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "chipset": "amd-epyc-9354p",
  "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "family": "standard",
  "memory_gb": 32,
  "name": "n1-standard-8",
  "network_bandwidth_gbps": 1,
  "region": "us-sva-2",
  "series": "n1",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "vcpu": 8
}
```