diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index e8af673c..e18fb3e9 100644
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     - [Get Network](#get-network)
     - [Get Network Status](#get-network-status)
     - [Delete Network](#delete-network)
+    - [Get Open vSwitch Shell Infomation](#get-open-vswitch-shell-information)
   - [Storage](#storage)
     - [Create Storage](#create-storage)
     - [List Storage](#list-storage)
@@ -480,6 +481,26 @@ Response Data:
 }
 ```
 
+### Get Open vSwitch Shell Information
+
+**DELETE /v1/networks/[nodeName]/shell**
+
+Example:
+
+```
+curl -X GET http://localhost:7890/v1/networks/node-1/shell
+```
+
+Response Data:
+
+```json
+{
+  "namespace": "vortex",
+  "podName": "openvswitch-exec-df12a",
+  "containerName": "openvswitch-exec"
+}
+```
+
 ## Storage
 ### Create Storage
 
diff --git a/config/k8s.json b/config/k8s.json
index cd354fe9..4d4bd4c0 100644
--- a/config/k8s.json
+++ b/config/k8s.json
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
     "registry": {
         "url": "https://dockerhub.pw"
     },
+    "kubernetes": {
+        "systemNamespace": "vortex"
+    },
     "logger": {
         "dir": "./logs",
         "level": "debug",
diff --git a/config/local.json b/config/local.json
index 4cf52c62..ed85f62a 100644
--- a/config/local.json
+++ b/config/local.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
     "registry": {
         "url": "https://dockerhub.pw"
     },
+    "kubernetes": {
+        "systemNamespace": "vortex"
+    },
     "logger": {
         "dir": "./logs",
         "level": "debug",
diff --git a/config/testing.json b/config/testing.json
index 555302cc..89a8a80d 100644
--- a/config/testing.json
+++ b/config/testing.json
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
   "registry": {
         "url": "https://dockerhub.pw"
   },
+  "kubernetes": {
+        "systemNamespace": "vortex"
+  },
   "logger": {
     "dir": "./logs",
     "level": "debug",
diff --git a/src/config/config.go b/src/config/config.go
index e9ea21b1..29a70561 100644
--- a/src/config/config.go
+++ b/src/config/config.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Mongo      *mongo.MongoConfig                   `json:"mongo"`
 	Prometheus *prometheusprovider.PrometheusConfig `json:"prometheus"`
 	Registry   *registry.Config                     `json:"registry"`
+	Kubernetes *kubernetesConfig                    `json:"kubernetes"`
 	Logger     logger.LoggerConfig                  `json:"logger"`
 
 	// the version settings of the current application
diff --git a/src/config/kubernetes.go b/src/config/kubernetes.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24e1bd77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/kubernetes.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package config
+
+type kubernetesConfig struct {
+	SystemNamespace string `json:"systemNamespace"`
+}
diff --git a/src/server/handler_network.go b/src/server/handler_network.go
index f8114647..d17f070e 100644
--- a/src/server/handler_network.go
+++ b/src/server/handler_network.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"math"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/linkernetworks/utils/timeutils"
 	"github.com/linkernetworks/vortex/src/entity"
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ import (
 	"gopkg.in/mgo.v2/bson"
 )
 
+type shellOVSInfoResponse struct {
+	Namespace     string `json:"namespace"`
+	PodName       string `json:"podName"`
+	ContainerName string `json:"containerName"`
+}
+
 func createNetworkHandler(ctx *web.Context) {
 	sp, req, resp := ctx.ServiceProvider, ctx.Request, ctx.Response
 	userID, ok := req.Attribute("UserID").(string)
@@ -247,3 +254,42 @@ func deleteNetworkHandler(ctx *web.Context) {
 		Message: "Delete success",
 	})
 }
+
+func getOVSShellInfoHandler(ctx *web.Context) {
+	sp, req, resp := ctx.ServiceProvider, ctx.Request, ctx.Response
+	nodeName := req.PathParameter("node")
+
+	pods, err := sp.KubeCtl.GetPods(sp.Config.Kubernetes.SystemNamespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		response.InternalServerError(req.Request, resp.ResponseWriter, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var podName, containerName string
+	if len(pods) == 0 {
+		resp.WriteHeaderAndEntity(http.StatusNotFound, shellOVSInfoResponse{
+			Namespace:     sp.Config.Kubernetes.SystemNamespace,
+			PodName:       "none",
+			ContainerName: "none",
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	for _, pod := range pods {
+		// find all pod list in right node
+		if nodeName == pod.Spec.NodeName {
+			// find the openvswitch-exec pod
+			if strings.HasPrefix(pod.ObjectMeta.Name, "openvswitch-exec") {
+				podName = pod.ObjectMeta.Name
+				// openvswitch-exec should only has one container
+				containerName = pod.Spec.Containers[0].Name
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	resp.WriteHeaderAndEntity(http.StatusOK, shellOVSInfoResponse{
+		Namespace:     sp.Config.Kubernetes.SystemNamespace,
+		PodName:       podName,
+		ContainerName: containerName,
+	})
+}
diff --git a/src/server/handler_network_test.go b/src/server/handler_network_test.go
index 68228f28..c75ed2e2 100644
--- a/src/server/handler_network_test.go
+++ b/src/server/handler_network_test.go
@@ -476,3 +476,14 @@ func (suite *NetworkTestSuite) TestListNetworkWithInvalidPage() {
 	suite.wc.Dispatch(httpWriter, httpRequest)
 	assertResponseCode(suite.T(), http.StatusInternalServerError, httpWriter)
 }
+
+func (suite *NetworkTestSuite) TestGetOVSShellInfoNotFound() {
+	notFoundNodeName := "node-55"
+	httpRequest, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://localhost:7890/v1/networks/"+notFoundNodeName+"/shell", nil)
+	suite.NoError(err)
+	httpRequest.Header.Add("Authorization", suite.JWTBearer)
+
+	httpWriter := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	suite.wc.Dispatch(httpWriter, httpRequest)
+	assertResponseCode(suite.T(), http.StatusNotFound, httpWriter)
+}
diff --git a/src/server/route.go b/src/server/route.go
index feb02a27..22e7ccab 100644
--- a/src/server/route.go
+++ b/src/server/route.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ func newNetworkService(sp *serviceprovider.Container) *restful.WebService {
 	webService.Route(webService.GET("/status/{id}").To(handler.RESTfulServiceHandler(sp, getNetworkStatusHandler)))
 	webService.Route(webService.POST("/").To(handler.RESTfulServiceHandler(sp, createNetworkHandler)))
 	webService.Route(webService.DELETE("/{id}").To(handler.RESTfulServiceHandler(sp, deleteNetworkHandler)))
+	webService.Route(webService.GET("/{node}/shell").To(handler.RESTfulServiceHandler(sp, getOVSShellInfoHandler)))
 	return webService
 }