Features
Generated on 18 Mar 2026
Droplets have features that can be enabled depending on the Droplet's configuration.
Base URL
http://169.254.169.254
GET Get Available Features
/metadata/v1/features
An index of DigitalOcean features available to the Droplet.
Request: /metadata/v1/features
curl -X GET \
"http://169.254.169.254/metadata/v1/features"Responses
200
Success
Response
dhcp_enabledGET Get DHCP Status
/metadata/v1/features/dhcp_enabled
Whether or not DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 are available to the Droplet.
Request: /metadata/v1/features/dhcp_enabled
curl -X GET \
"http://169.254.169.254/metadata/v1/features/dhcp_enabled"Responses
200
Success
Response
trueGET Get Scheduled Migrations
/v1/maintenance_event
Returns the string live_migrate at least 10 minutes before a scheduled migration. If the request returns a blank string, we have not scheduled the Droplet for a migration.
Request: /v1/maintenance_event
curl -X GET \
"http://169.254.169.254/v1/maintenance_event"Responses
200
Success
Response
live_migrate