# Contabo Instance Actions API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-instance-actions-api/  
**Provider:** Contabo — https://apis.io/providers/contabo/  
**Base URL:** https://api.contabo.com  
**Documentation:** https://api.contabo.com/

Contabo Instance Actions API is one of 39 APIs that [Contabo](https://apis.io/providers/contabo/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 6 JSON Schema definitions. Tagged areas include Instance Actions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and 6 JSON Schemas.

The Compute Management API allows you to manage compute resources (e.g. creation, deletion, starting, stopping) as well as managing snapshots and custom images. It also supports [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/) at least on our default images (for custom images you'll need to provide cloud-init support packages). The API offers providing [cloud-init](https://cloud-init.io/) scripts via the `user_data` field. Custom images must be provided in .qcow2 or .iso format.

## Operations (6)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/v1/compute/instances/{instanceId}/actions/start` | Start a compute instance / resource identified by its id |
| POST | `/v1/compute/instances/{instanceId}/actions/restart` | Restart a compute instance / resource identified by its id |
| POST | `/v1/compute/instances/{instanceId}/actions/stop` | Stop compute instance / resource by its id |
| POST | `/v1/compute/instances/{instanceId}/actions/shutdown` | Shutdown compute instance / resource by its id |
| POST | `/v1/compute/instances/{instanceId}/actions/rescue` | Rescue a compute instance / resource identified by its id |
| POST | `/v1/compute/instances/{instanceId}/actions/resetPassword` | Reset password for a compute instance / resource referenced by an id |

## Machine-readable artifacts (9)

- **OpenAPI** — https://artifacts.apis.io/contabo/openapi/contabo-instance-actions-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://api.contabo.com/
- **CLI** — https://github.com/contabo/cntb
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/contabo/json-schema/contabo-create-instance-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/contabo/json-schema/contabo-handle-create-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/contabo/json-schema/contabo-handle-patch-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/contabo/json-schema/contabo-create-user-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/contabo/json-schema/contabo-reinstall-instance-request-schema.json
- **JSONSchema** — https://artifacts.apis.io/contabo/json-schema/contabo-update-user-request-schema.json

## Other Contabo APIs (12)

- [Contabo Check Collection Templates API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-check-collection-templates-api/)
- [Contabo Check Collections API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-check-collections-api/)
- [Contabo Checks API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-checks-api/)
- [Contabo DNS API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-dns-api/)
- [Contabo DNS Audits API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-dns-audits-api/)
- [Contabo Domains API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-domains-api/)
- [Contabo Domains Audits API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-domains-audits-api/)
- [Contabo Firewalls API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-firewalls-api/)
- [Contabo Firewalls Audits API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-firewalls-audits-api/)
- [Contabo Handles API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-handles-api/)
- [Contabo Handles Audits API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-handles-audits-api/)
- [Contabo Images API](https://apis.io/apis/contabo/contabo-images-api/)

## Tags

Instance Actions

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