Linode Maintenance policies API
Use these operations to view maintenance policies that are available for your Linodes.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
description: Add a Cloud Computing instance so you can build, release, and scale applications faster with virtual machines.
license:
name: Apache 2.0
url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
title: 'Akamai: Linode Maintenance policies API'
version: 4.229.1
servers:
- url: https://api.linode.com
tags:
- description: Use these operations to view maintenance policies that are available for your Linodes.
name: Maintenance policies
paths:
/{apiVersion}/maintenance/policies:
parameters:
- description: __Enum__ Call the `v4beta` URL for operations still only in beta.
example: '{{apiVersion}}'
in: path
name: apiVersion
required: true
schema:
enum:
- v4beta
example: v4beta
type: string
x-akamai:
file-path: parameters/api-version-v4beta-path.yaml
x-akamai:
file-path: paths/maintenance-policies.yaml
path-info: /{apiVersion}/maintenance/policies
x-linode-cli-command: maintenance
get:
description: 'List all available maintenance policies that can be applied to your Linodes.
**CLI**
```shell
linode-cli maintenance policies-list
```
Learn more'
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Linode API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/get-maintenance-policies
operationId: get-maintenance-policies
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
example:
data:
- description: Migrates the Linode to a new host while it remains fully operational. Recommended for maximizing availability.
is_default: true
label: Migrate
notification_period_sec: 10800
slug: linode/migrate
type: migrate
- description: Powers off the Linode at the start of the maintenance event and reboots it once the maintenance finishes. Recommended for maximizing performance.
is_default: false
label: Power Off / Power On
notification_period_sec: 604800
slug: linode/power_off_on
type: power_off_on
page: 1
pages: 1
results: 2
schema:
additionalProperties: false
properties:
data:
description: Available maintenance policies that can be applied to your Linodes.
items:
additionalProperties: false
description: Information about maintenance policies.
properties:
description:
description: A brief explanation of the maintenance policy's intended behavior.
example: Migrates the Linode to a new host while it remains fully operational. Recommended for maximizing availability.
type: string
is_default:
description: Indicates whether this policy is the default one applied when creating a Linode.
example: true
type: boolean
label:
description: The display name for the maintenance policy.
example: Migrate
type: string
notification_period_sec:
description: __Filterable__ Number of seconds before the maintenance event triggers. A value of 0 means no prior notification.
example: 10800
type: integer
x-akamai:
labels:
- Filterable
x-linode-filterable: true
slug:
description: Unique identifier for the maintenance policy. System policies are prefixed with `linode/`.
example: linode/migrate
type: string
type:
description: The type of policy, either `migrate` or `power_off_on`. The `migrate` type keeps the Linode operational during maintenance, while `power_off_on` will power off the Linode before maintenance and power it back on afterward.
enum:
- migrate
- power_off_on
example: migrate
type: string
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/maintenance-policies.yaml
type: array
page:
description: __Read-only__ The current [page](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/pagination).
example: 1
readOnly: true
type: integer
pages:
description: __Read-only__ The total number of [pages](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/pagination).
example: 1
readOnly: true
type: integer
results:
description: __Read-only__ The total number of results.
example: 1
readOnly: true
type: integer
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/get-maintenance-policies-200.yaml
description: Returns a paginated list of maintenance policy objects.
default:
content:
application/json:
example:
errors:
- reason: Invalid JSON
schema:
additionalProperties: false
properties:
errors:
description: Any warnings associated with a response.
items:
additionalProperties: false
description: An object for describing a single error that occurred during the processing of a request.
properties:
field:
description: The field in the request that caused this error. This may be a path, separated by periods in the case of nested fields. In some cases this may come back as `null` if the error is not specific to any single element of the request.
example: fieldname
type: string
reason:
description: What happened to cause this error. In most cases, this can be fixed immediately by changing the data you sent in the request, but in some cases you will be instructed to [Open a support ticket](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-ticket) or perform some other action before you can complete the request successfully.
example: fieldname must be a valid value
type: string
type: object
x-akamai:
file-path: schemas/error-object.yaml
type: array
type: object
description: See [Errors](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/errors) for the range of possible error response codes.
security:
- personalAccessToken: []
- oauth: []
summary: List maintenance policies
tags:
- Maintenance policies
x-akamai:
tabs:
- syntax: linode-cli maintenance policies-list
title: CLI
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/getting-started-with-the-linode-cli
x-linode-cli-action: policies-list
x-linode-grant: read_only
components:
securitySchemes:
oauth:
flows:
authorizationCode:
authorizationUrl: https://login.linode.com/oauth/authorize
scopes:
account:read_only: Allows access to GET information about your account.
account:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your account.
child_account:read_only: Allows access to GET information about deprecated parent/child operations.
child_account:read_write: Allows access to deprecated parent/child operations.
databases:read_only: Allows access to GET information about databases.
databases:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to databases.
domains:read_only: Allows access to GET Domains on your account.
domains:read_write: Allows access to all Domain endpoints.
events:read_only: Allows access to GET your Events.
events:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Events.
firewall:read_only: Allows access to GET information about your Firewalls.
firewall:read_write: Allows access to all Firewall endpoints.
images:read_only: Allows access to GET your Images.
images:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Images.
ips:read_only: Allows access to GET your ips.
ips:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your ips.
linodes:read_only: Allows access to GET Linodes on your account.
linodes:read_write: Allow access to all endpoints related to your Linodes.
lke:read_only: Allows access to GET LKE Clusters on your account.
lke:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to LKE Clusters on your account.
longview:read_only: Allows access to GET your Longview Clients.
longview:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Longview Clients.
monitor:read_only: Allows access to Monitor (Akamai Cloud Pulse) data.
monitor:read_write: Allows access to GET Monitor (Akamai Cloud Pulse) data.
nodebalancers:read_only: Allows access to GET NodeBalancers on your account.
nodebalancers:read_write: Allows access to all NodeBalancer endpoints.
object_storage:read_only: Allows access to GET information related to your Object Storage.
object_storage:read_write: Allows access to all Object Storage endpoints.
stackscripts:read_only: Allows access to GET your StackScripts.
stackscripts:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your StackScripts.
volumes:read_only: Allows access to GET your Volumes.
volumes:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to your Volumes.
vpc:read_write: Allows access to all endpoints related to VPC and Subnet creation, updating, and deletion.
tokenUrl: https://login.linode.com/oauth/token
type: oauth2
personalAccessToken:
scheme: bearer
type: http
externalDocs:
description: See documentation for Akamai's Linode API
url: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference
x-readme:
explorer-enabled: false
samples-languages:
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