Oxide

Oxide Instances API

Virtual machine instances are the basic unit of computation. These operations are used for provisioning, controlling, and destroying instances.

GitHub OpenAPI
Business capability
IT Infrastructure Management BC-600.50

Operations 24

GET /v1/instances List instances #
POST /v1/instances Create instance #
GET /v1/instances/{instance} Fetch instance #
PUT /v1/instances/{instance} Update instance #
DELETE /v1/instances/{instance} Delete instance #
GET /v1/instances/{instance}/anti-affinity-groups List anti-affinity groups containing instance #
GET /v1/instances/{instance}/disks List disks for instance #
POST /v1/instances/{instance}/disks/attach Attach disk to instance #
POST /v1/instances/{instance}/disks/detach Detach disk from instance #
GET /v1/instances/{instance}/external-ips List external IP addresses #
POST /v1/instances/{instance}/external-ips/ephemeral Allocate and attach ephemeral IP to instance #
DELETE /v1/instances/{instance}/external-ips/ephemeral Detach and deallocate ephemeral IP from instance #
GET /v1/instances/{instance}/external-subnets List external subnets attached to instance #
POST /v1/instances/{instance}/reboot Reboot instance #
GET /v1/instances/{instance}/serial-console Fetch instance serial console #
GET /v1/instances/{instance}/serial-console/stream Stream instance serial console #
GET /v1/instances/{instance}/ssh-public-keys List SSH public keys for instance #
POST /v1/instances/{instance}/start Boot instance #
POST /v1/instances/{instance}/stop Stop instance #
GET /v1/network-interfaces List network interfaces #
POST /v1/network-interfaces Create network interface #
GET /v1/network-interfaces/{interface} Fetch network interface #
PUT /v1/network-interfaces/{interface} Update network interface #
DELETE /v1/network-interfaces/{interface} Delete network interface #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://docs.oxide.computer/api
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APIReference
https://docs.oxide.computer/api
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Authentication
https://artifacts.apis.io/oxide-computer/authentication/oxide-computer-authentication.yml

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://artifacts.apis.io/oxide-computer/openapi/oxide-computer-instances-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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ErrorCatalog
https://artifacts.apis.io/oxide-computer/errors/oxide-computer-problem-types.yml
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DataModel
https://artifacts.apis.io/oxide-computer/data-model/oxide-computer-data-model.yml
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Webhooks
https://artifacts.apis.io/oxide-computer/asyncapi/oxide-computer-alerts-webhooks.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

oxide-computer-instances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Oxide Region Instances API
  description: API for interacting with the Oxide control plane
  contact:
    url: https://oxide.computer
    email: api@oxide.computer
  version: 2026081901.0.0
tags:


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# Full source: https://artifacts.apis.io/oxide-computer/openapi/oxide-computer-instances-api-openapi.yml