Equinix Capacity API

Capacity Management. Check out the product docs to learn more about [Capacity](https://metal.equinix.com/developers/docs/locations/capacity/).

Operations 6

GET /capacity View capacity #
POST /capacity Check capacity #
GET /capacity/metros View capacity for metros #
POST /capacity/metros Check capacity for a metro #
GET /organizations/{id}/capacity View available hardware plans per Facility for given organization #
GET /organizations/{id}/capacity/metros View available hardware plans per Metro for given organization #

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OpenAPI Specification

equinix-capacity-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    email: support@equinixmetal.com
    name: Equinix Metal API Team
  description: '# Introduction

    Equinix Metal provides a RESTful HTTP API which can be reached at .'
  license:
    name: Equinix Metal
    url: https://metal.equinix.com/legal/
  termsOfService: https://metal.equinix.com/legal/
  title: Metal Capacity API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.equinix.com/metal/v1
security:
- x_auth_token: []
tags:
- description: Capacity Management. Check out the product docs to learn more about Capacity.
  externalDocs:
    url: https://metal.equinix.com/developers/docs/locations/capacity/
  name: Capacity
paths:
  /capacity:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of facilities and plans with their current capacity.
      operationId: findCapacityForFacility
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                capacity:
                  am6:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
                  da11:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
                  sv15:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityList'
          description: ok
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: unauthorized
      summary: View capacity
      tags:
      - Capacity
    post:
      deprecated: true
      description: Validates if a deploy can be fulfilled.
      operationId: checkCapacityForFacility
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityInput'
        description: Facility to check capacity in
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityCheckPerFacilityList'
          description: ok
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: unauthorized
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: unprocessable entity
      summary: Check capacity
      tags:
      - Capacity
  /capacity/metros:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of metros and plans with their current capacity.
      operationId: findCapacityForMetro
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                capacity:
                  am:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
                  da:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
                  dc:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityList'
          description: ok
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: unauthorized
      summary: View capacity for metros
      tags:
      - Capacity
    post:
      description: Validates if a deploy can be fulfilled in a metro.
      operationId: checkCapacityForMetro
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityInput'
        description: Metro to check capacity in
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityCheckPerMetroList'
          description: ok
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: unauthorized
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: unprocessable entity
      summary: Check capacity for a metro
      tags:
      - Capacity
  /organizations/{id}/capacity:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of facilities and plans with their current capacity.
      operationId: findOrganizationCapacityPerFacility
      parameters:
      - description: Organization UUID
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          format: uuid
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                capacity:
                  am6:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
                  da11:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
                  sv15:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityList'
          description: ok
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: unauthorized
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: forbidden
      summary: View available hardware plans per Facility for given organization
      tags:
      - Capacity
  /organizations/{id}/capacity/metros:
    get:
      description: Returns a list of metros and plans with their current capacity.
      operationId: findOrganizationCapacityPerMetro
      parameters:
      - description: Organization UUID
        in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          format: uuid
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                capacity:
                  am:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
                  da:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
                  dc:
                    c2.medium.x86:
                      level: string
                    m2.xlarge.x86:
                      level: string
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityList'
          description: ok
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: unauthorized
        '403':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
          description: forbidden
      summary: View available hardware plans per Metro for given organization
      tags:
      - Capacity
components:
  schemas:
    CapacityList:
      example:
        capacity:
          key:
            key:
              level: level
      properties:
        capacity:
          additionalProperties:
            additionalProperties:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityLevelPerBaremetal'
            type: object
          type: object
      type: object
    CapacityCheckPerFacilityInfo:
      example:
        quantity: quantity
        available: true
        facility: facility
        plan: plan
      properties:
        available:
          type: boolean
        facility:
          type: string
        plan:
          type: string
        quantity:
          type: string
      type: object
    CapacityCheckPerMetroInfo:
      example:
        quantity: quantity
        metro: metro
        available: true
        plan: plan
      properties:
        available:
          description: Returns true if there is enough capacity in the metro to fulfill the quantity set. Returns false if there is not enough.
          type: boolean
        metro:
          description: The metro ID or code sent to check capacity.
          type: string
        plan:
          description: The plan ID or slug sent to check capacity.
          type: string
        quantity:
          description: The number of servers sent to check capacity.
          type: string
      type: object
    ServerInfo:
      example:
        quantity: quantity
        metro: metro
        facility: facility
        plan: plan
      properties:
        facility:
          deprecated: true
          type: string
        metro:
          description: The metro ID or code to check the capacity in.
          type: string
        plan:
          description: The plan ID or slug to check the capacity of.
          type: string
        quantity:
          description: The number of servers to check the capacity of.
          type: string
      type: object
    CapacityCheckPerFacilityList:
      example:
        servers:
        - quantity: quantity
          available: true
          facility: facility
          plan: plan
        - quantity: quantity
          available: true
          facility: facility
          plan: plan
      properties:
        servers:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityCheckPerFacilityInfo'
          type: array
      type: object
    CapacityCheckPerMetroList:
      example:
        servers:
        - quantity: quantity
          metro: metro
          available: true
          plan: plan
        - quantity: quantity
          metro: metro
          available: true
          plan: plan
      properties:
        servers:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CapacityCheckPerMetroInfo'
          type: array
      type: object
    CapacityInput:
      example:
        servers:
        - quantity: quantity
          metro: metro
          facility: facility
          plan: plan
        - quantity: quantity
          metro: metro
          facility: facility
          plan: plan
      properties:
        servers:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ServerInfo'
          type: array
      type: object
    Error:
      description: Error responses are included with 4xx and 5xx HTTP responses from the API service. Either "error" or "errors" will be set.
      properties:
        error:
          description: A description of the error that caused the request to fail.
          type: string
        errors:
          description: A list of errors that contributed to the request failing.
          items:
            description: An error message that contributed to the request failing.
            type: string
          type: array
      type: object
    CapacityLevelPerBaremetal:
      example:
        level: level
      properties:
        level:
          type: string
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    x_auth_token:
      description: 'HTTP header containing the User or Project API key that will be used to authenticate the request.

        '
      in: header
      name: X-Auth-Token
      type: apiKey
      x-displayName: X-Auth-Token
x-tagGroups:
- name: Accounts and Organization
  tags:
  - Authentication
  - Emails
  - Invitations
  - Memberships
  - Organizations
  - OTPs
  - PasswordResetTokens
  - PaymentMethods
  - Projects
  - SSHKeys
  - SupportRequest
  - TransferRequests
  - TwoFactorAuth
  - Users
  - UserVerificationTokens
- name: Services and Billing
  tags:
  - Events
  - Facilities
  - Incidents
  - Invoices
  - Licenses
  - Metros
  - Plans
  - Usages
- name: Servers
  tags:
  - Devices
  - Batches
  - Capacity
  - HardwareReservations
  - OperatingSystems
  - Ports
  - SelfServiceReservations
  - SpotMarket
  - Userdata
  - Volumes
- name: Networking
  tags:
  - BGP
  - Interconnections
  - IPAddresses
  - MetalGateways
  - VLANs
  - VRFs