process-get.md

Processes - Get

Gets detailed information about a specified process.

HTTP Route

GET /process?pid={pid}&uid={uid}&name={name} HTTP/1.1

Note

Process information (IDs, names, environment, etc) may change between invocations of these APIs. Processes may start or stop between API invocations, causing this information to change.

Host Address

The default host address for these routes is https://localhost:52323. This route is only available on the addresses configured via the --urls command line parameter and the DOTNETMONITOR_URLS environment variable.

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
pid	query	false	int	The ID of the process.
uid	query	false	guid	A value that uniquely identifies a runtime instance within a process.
name	query	false	string	The name of the process.

See ProcessIdentifier for more details about the pid, uid, and name parameters.

If none of pid, uid, or name are specified, information about the default process will be provided. Attempting to get information from the default process when the default process cannot be resolved will fail.

Authentication

Authentication is enforced for this route. See Authentication for further information.

Allowed schemes:

• Bearer
• Negotiate (Windows only, running as unelevated)

Responses

Name	Type	Description	Content Type
200 OK	ProcessInfo	The detailed information about the specified process.	application/json
400 Bad Request	ValidationProblemDetails	An error occurred due to invalid input. The response body describes the specific problem(s).	application/problem+json
401 Unauthorized		Authentication is required to complete the request. See Authentication for further information.

Examples

Sample Request

GET /process?pid=21632 HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:52323
Authorization: Bearer fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff=

or

GET /process?uid=cd4da319-fa9e-4987-ac4e-e57b2aac248b HTTP/1.1
Host: localhost:52323
Authorization: Bearer fffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff=

Sample Response

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json

{
    "pid": 21632,
    "uid": "cd4da319-fa9e-4987-ac4e-e57b2aac248b",
    "name": "dotnet",
    "commandLine": "\"C:\\Program Files\\dotnet\\dotnet.exe\" ConsoleApp1.dll",
    "operatingSystem": "Windows",
    "processArchitecture": "x64",
    "managedEntryPointAssemblyName": "ConsoleApp1"
}

Supported Runtimes

Operating System	Runtime Version
Windows	.NET Core 3.1, .NET 5+
Linux	.NET Core 3.1, .NET 5+
MacOS	.NET Core 3.1, .NET 5+

Additional Notes

When to use pid vs uid

See Process ID pid vs Unique ID uid for clarification on when it is best to use either parameter.