diff --git a/v1/Application.cfc b/v1/Application.cfc
index 779a569..e5a5eee 100644
--- a/v1/Application.cfc
+++ b/v1/Application.cfc
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 		
 		//variables.framework.docs={};
 		variables.framework.docs.APIName="Deck API";
-		variables.framework.docs.APIVersion="0.080";
+		variables.framework.docs.APIVersion="0.081";
 		
 		variables.framework.globalHeaders = structNew();
 		variables.framework.globalHeaders["Access-Control-Expose-Headers"] = "Location"; 
diff --git a/v1/resources/instance.cfc b/v1/resources/instance.cfc
index c37bc32..fd3283d 100644
--- a/v1/resources/instance.cfc
+++ b/v1/resources/instance.cfc
@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@
 				<m:field>u.login as updater_login</m:field>
 				<m:field>u.shortname as updater_shortname</m:field>
 				<m:field>(select cast(st.instance_data->>'params' as json)->>'resourceRealm' from instance_state st where st.instance_uid=e.instance_uid order by version desc limit 1) as resourceRealm</m:field>
+				<m:field>
+				(case 
+				when 
+					(select st.instance_data->>'isDeleted' from instance_state st where st.instance_uid=e.instance_uid order by version desc limit 1) = 'true' then 'deleted'
+				when
+					(select st.instance_data->>'suspended' from instance_state st where st.instance_uid=e.instance_uid order by version desc limit 1) = 'true' then 'suspended'
+				when 
+					(select coalesce(st.instance_data->>'isDeleted','false') from instance_state st where st.instance_uid=e.instance_uid order by version desc limit 1) = 'false' AND (select coalesce(st.instance_data->>'suspended','false') from instance_state st where st.instance_uid=e.instance_uid order by version desc limit 1) = 'false' then 'running'
+				when
+					not exists (select * from instance_operation o where o.instance_uid=e.instance_uid) then 'not configured'
+				when
+					not exists (select * from instance_state st where st.instance_uid=e.instance_uid) then 'not created'
+				else null end
+				) as explained_status
+				</m:field>
 			</m:field_set>	
 			from instance e
 			left outer join specification_item i on (e.specification_item_id=i.specification_item_id)