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Retrieve App Instances

An MCP tool from the DigitalOcean API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Retrieve App Instances Retrieve the list of running instances for a given application, including instance names and component types. Please note that these instances are ephemeral and may change over time. It is… [GET /v2/apps/{app_id}/instances]

Name on the gateway: digitalocean_api__apps_get_instances · read-only.

Parameters

NameTypeDescription
app_id requiredstringThe app ID

How to call it

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments
{
  "name": "digitalocean_api__apps_get_instances",
  "arguments": {
    "app_id": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the DigitalOcean API server directly, which lists 874 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http hj-digitalocean-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/digitalocean-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Try asking

Use the retrieve app instances tool with app_id set to ….

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