View Instance Information for Your Salesforce Organization

View Instance in Company Information

 View which instance your org is on in Company Information. 

1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter and then select Company Information.
2. Find the Instance field in the Organization Detail section. 

Instance names that start with 2 letters, such as AP0, are hosted on Salesforce-managed first-party infrastructure. Instance names that start with 3 letters, such as GBR10, are hosted on Hyperforce infrastructure. Learn more in Where is My Salesforce Instance Located.

Find Instance by Command

 An alternative way to find your instance is by running the nslookup command using your operating system’s command-line interface, such as Windows Command Prompt or Mac Terminal.

 Note: if your org is on Salesforce Edge, your instance won’t be visible in the results. Instead, find your instance by domain name on the Trust Status page. If you’re still unable to find your instance, contact Salesforce Customer Support. 

1. Open your operating system’s command-line interface by pressing the Windows key+r (Windows) or Control+Alt+t (Mac) Terminal
2. If you're using Windows, type cmd into the Run dialog and press Enter. For Mac, use Terminal

3.  Enter nslookup for windows and dig for Mac/Linux"Enter the following nslookup command, replacing example with your My Domain name:
   nslookup example.my.salesforce.com
   "Alternatively, on Mac or Linux, use the dig command:
   dig example.my.salesforce.com
   Example: dig mycompany.my.salesforce.com

   

   Find Instance by Domain Name
   
   If you know your domain name, use the Trust Status page to search and find your instance.

   1. Navigate to status.salesforce.com.
   2. Enter your domain name in the search bar, and then press Enter.
   3. In the results, your instance is listed next to your domain name. For example, TEST | NA01 — NA01 would be your org's instance.