# Ignition - Query Redundancy Status via Powershell / Batch

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-query-redundancy-status-via-powershell-batch/113297>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** redundancy, ignition81\
**Created:** [January 14, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-query-redundancy-status-via-powershell-batch/113297 "2026-01-14T19:02:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brandon\_Hanson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c68b51/32.png) [@Brandon\_Hanson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brandon_Hanson)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-query-redundancy-status-via-powershell-batch/113297/1 "2026-01-14T19:02:11Z")

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I have an interesting application where I need to start and stop other windows services on a redundant pair of ignition gateways. I’m looking for a way to pull the current redundancy status locally, and based on that start or stop another service. Does anything like this exist to pull there redundancy status locally?

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-query-redundancy-status-via-powershell-batch/113297/2 "2026-01-14T19:04:28Z")

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> [@Similar address to StatusPing to indicate redundant status?](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/similar-address-to-statusping-to-indicate-redundant-status/105189):
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> as the title states Is there an URL on the gateway to show whether or not a redundant gateway is in control or the failover status?

Output is ~~JSON~~ _semicolon-delimited_. Typical:

```python
ContextStatus=RUNNING;PlatformName=Grim83a;Version=8.3.2;PlatformEdition=;Plugins=;AllowDesignerSSO=false;RedundancyStatus=Master;RedundantState=Good;RedundantNodeActiveStatus=Active;RedundantBackupAddresses=192.168.26.12:80:443;OS=Linux;RuntimeVersion=17.0.16;RequireSsl=false;launcherApiVersion=5;UseCondensedDialogFont=false;

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-query-redundancy-status-via-powershell-batch/113297/3 "2026-01-14T23:24:26Z")

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You can also look at the output of `gwcmd -i`, though it may not have what you want (and is somewhat less friendly to parse than the status endpoint).

> **[Command-line Utility 'gwcmd' Options​ - Gateway Command-line Utility - gwcmd |...](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/platform/gateway/gateway-command-line-utility-gwcmd#command-line-utility-gwcmd-options)**
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> The Gateway Command-line Utility provides a list of commands you can use to perform specific functions in the Gateway. The Gateway Command-line Utility or gwcmd provides basic commands, such as resetting the main password, changing the Gateway's...