# Retrieving More System Information

The Connectware REST interface provides a unique */api/system/info* endpoint that can be used to retrieve more in depth system information.

## Overview

The information provided by the endpoint are as follows:

### License

In depth information about the license file used to active the currently running Connectware instance. This includes:

**File** A schematic display of the license features and expiration.

**Name** The license name. This name corresponds to an existing customer license in the [Cybus Portal](https://portal.cybus.io/).

**Valid** The current license state. As long as a valid license is provided the value will be true.

### Time

Timestamp of the query.

### Version

The version of the currently running Connectware instance.

## How to Access the Endpoint

### Requirements

To access the REST endpoint a user has to authenticate with Connectware first. HTTP *read* permissions for the */api/system/info* path have to be added to the user account before attempting to connect with the endpoint. To learn more about user permissions, please read the [User Section](https://docs.cybus.io/1-8-0/documentation/user-management) of the documentation.

### Example

A short example query using curl.

{% code lineNumbers="true" %}

```yaml
curl -u <USERNAME>:<PASSWORD> https://<HOSTNAME>:443/api/system/info --insecure
```

{% endcode %}