# Nutanix VMs API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/nutanix-vms-api/  
**Provider:** Nutanix — https://apis.io/providers/nutanix/  
**Base URL:** https://{{prism-central-ip}}:9440/api/nutanix/v3  
**Documentation:** https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/

Nutanix VMs API is one of 21 APIs that [Nutanix](https://apis.io/providers/nutanix/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include VMs. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

Manage virtual machines including creation, update, deletion, and power state operations through the intent-based API model.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nutanix/refs/heads/main/openapi/nutanix-vms-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/
- **Authentication** — https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-central-v3/#authentication
- **Documentation** — https://www.nutanix.dev/api_references/prism-element/

## Other Nutanix APIs (12)

- [Nutanix Prism Central API V4](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/prism-central-v4/)
- [Nutanix Karbon API](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/karbon/)
- [Nutanix Database Service API](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/ndb/)
- [Nutanix Cloud Clusters API](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/nc2/)
- [Nutanix NCM Self-Service API](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/ncm-self-service/)
- [Nutanix Foundation API](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/foundation/)
- [Nutanix Alerts API](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/nutanix-alerts-api/)
- [Nutanix Categories API](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/nutanix-categories-api/)
- [Nutanix Clusters API](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/nutanix-clusters-api/)
- [Nutanix Hosts API](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/nutanix-hosts-api/)
- [Nutanix Images API](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/nutanix-images-api/)
- [Nutanix Network Security Rules API](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/nutanix-network-security-rules-api/)

## Tags

VMs

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/nutanix/nutanix-vms-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/nutanix/.