diff --git a/metadata-models/src/main/pegasus/com/linkedin/metadata/key/DataPlatformInstanceKey.pdl b/metadata-models/src/main/pegasus/com/linkedin/metadata/key/DataPlatformInstanceKey.pdl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44a444f7e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metadata-models/src/main/pegasus/com/linkedin/metadata/key/DataPlatformInstanceKey.pdl
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+namespace com.linkedin.metadata.key
+
+import com.linkedin.common.Urn
+import com.linkedin.common.FabricType
+
+/**
+ * Key for a Dataset
+ */
+@Aspect = {
+  "name": "dataPlatformInstanceKey"
+}
+record DataPlatformInstanceKey {
+  /**
+  * Data platform urn associated with the instance
+  */
+  platform: Urn
+
+  /**
+  * Unique instance id
+  */
+  instance: string
+}
diff --git a/metadata-models/src/main/resources/entity-registry.yml b/metadata-models/src/main/resources/entity-registry.yml
index 6d23d3a8d6..f475d3529f 100644
--- a/metadata-models/src/main/resources/entity-registry.yml
+++ b/metadata-models/src/main/resources/entity-registry.yml
@@ -158,4 +158,9 @@ entities:
     keyAspect: dataHubRetentionKey
     aspects:
       - dataHubRetentionConfig
+  - name: dataPlatformInstance
+    category: internal
+    keyAspect: dataPlatformInstanceKey
+    aspects:
+      - status
 events: