# POST /api/v1/hosts/pairings/lookup

Show the machine behind a pairing code (verified session)

Operation: `lookupHostPairing`.

Show the machine behind a pairing code (verified session)

Returns the installer's report for a pending, unexpired code. Same session and guessing rules as approve; a wrong code counts as a miss (10 per hour per account and per address).

## Endpoint

`POST https://amplerun-api.spiry.org/api/v1/hosts/pairings/lookup`

## Authentication

Use the credential and scope required by this operation. For programmatic renter/host calls: `Authorization: Bearer $AMPLERUN_API_KEY`. A host-agent signature or other specialized proof is required where the description specifies it.

## Request body

Required body. 

### `application/json`

| Field | Type | Presence | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `user_code` | string | Required |  |

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "user_code"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "user_code": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 32
    }
  }
}
```

## Responses

### `200`

Pending pairing.

`application/json`
| Field | Type | Presence | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `summary` | object | Required |  |
| `expires_at` | Rfc3339Utc | Required |  |

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "summary",
    "expires_at"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "summary": {
      "type": "object"
    },
    "expires_at": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Rfc3339Utc"
    }
  }
}
```

### `default`

Error envelope. 401 unauthenticated, 403/404 forbidden, 409 conflict, 422 invalid input, 429 rate limited (code UNAVAILABLE, retryable:true, no Retry-After header), 503 unavailable money/provider state with retryable:true.

`application/json`
| Field | Type | Presence | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `error` | object | Required |  |

```json
{
  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope"
}
```

## Static request outline

Replace path/query placeholders and provide the required JSON body, headers and credential from the sections above. This is a request outline, not a command that chooses an amount or starts a rental for you.

```sh
curl --request POST 'https://amplerun-api.spiry.org/api/v1/hosts/pairings/lookup' \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $AMPLERUN_API_KEY"
```

[Schema definitions](https://docs.amplerun.com/reference/schemas.md) · [Download OpenAPI](/openapi.json) · [Authentication](https://docs.amplerun.com/agents/authentication.md) · [Errors and recovery](https://docs.amplerun.com/reference/errors.md)

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Generated from the AmpleRun API contract.
Canonical: https://docs.amplerun.com/reference/api/lookup-host-pairing/