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# nsc top

Observe resource utilization of the target instance.

`top` starts an interactive process viewer allowing you to observe resource utilization of the target instance.

## Usage

```bash theme={null}
nsc top <instance-id>
```

### Example

In the example below, we first create an ephemeral instance, and then observe its resource utilization.

<Steps titleSize="h4">
  <Step title="Create an ephemeral instance">
    Create an ephemeral instance and note its ID:

    ```bash theme={null}
    nsc create
    ```

    ```text nocopy Output theme={null}
    Created new ephemeral environment! ID: hk99v6hn1tk9m
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step title="Observe resource utilization">
    Display the instance's resource utilization:

    ```bash theme={null}
    nsc top hk99v6hn1tk9m
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>