---
title: "getinstances"
description: "Enumerates wrappers discoverable through the native instance registry."
---

```lua
getinstances(): {Instance}
```

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## Aliases

None.

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## Arguments

This function takes no arguments.

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## Returns

<ResponseField name="instances" type="{Instance}">
  The instance wrappers discoverable through this VM's native registry.
</ResponseField>

Not a server-wide or guaranteed complete DataModel enumeration.

**Related types:** [Instances types & behavior](/reference/instances/types).

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## Example

```lua
print("Known instances:", #getinstances())
```