Scaleway

Scaleway Instances API

Instances are computing units providing resources to run your applications on. Scaleway offers various Instance types including **Virtual Instances** and **dedicated GPU Instances**. **Note: Instances can be referenced as "servers" in API endpoints.**

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Business capability
IT Infrastructure Management BC-600.50

Operations 12

GET /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers List all Instances #
POST /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers Create an Instance #
GET /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers/{server_id} Get an Instance #
PATCH /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers/{server_id} Update an Instance #
DELETE /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers/{server_id} Delete an Instance #
GET /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers/{server_id}/action List Instance actions #
POST /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers/{server_id}/action Perform action #
POST /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers/{server_id}/attach-filesystem Attach a filesystem volume to an Instance #
POST /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers/{server_id}/attach-volume Attach a volume to an Instance #
GET /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers/{server_id}/compatible-types Get Instance compatible types #
POST /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers/{server_id}/detach-filesystem Detach a filesystem volume from an Instance #
POST /instance/v1/zones/{zone}/servers/{server_id}/detach-volume Detach a volume from an Instance #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/instances/
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Documentation
https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/kubernetes/
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Documentation
https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/iam/
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Documentation
https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/load-balancer/zoned-api/
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Documentation
https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/managed-databases-for-postgresql-and-mysql/
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Documentation
https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/vpc/
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Documentation
https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/serverless-containers/
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Documentation
https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/serverless-functions/
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Documentation
https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/secret-manager/
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Documentation
https://www.scaleway.com/en/developers/api/transactional-email/

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/scaleway/refs/heads/main/openapi/scaleway-instances-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

scaleway-instances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Instances API
  description: Scaleway Instances are virtual machines in the cloud.
  version: v1
servers:
- url: https://api.scaleway.com
tags:


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