systemd Machines API

The Machines API from systemd — 7 operation(s) for machines.

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systemd-machines-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: systemd-hostnamed (org.freedesktop.hostname1) Boot Machines API
  version: '1.0'
  summary: D-Bus API of systemd-hostnamed modeled as REST operations.
  description: 'Documentation/contract artifact for the `org.freedesktop.hostname1` D-Bus interface on the

    system bus. Manages the system hostname (static, transient, pretty), chassis type, deployment,

    location, icon name, and other machine info.

    '
  license:
    name: LGPL-2.1-or-later
    url: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/LICENSES/LGPL-2.1-or-later.txt
servers:
- url: dbus://system/org.freedesktop.hostname1
tags:
- name: Machines
paths:
  /machines:
    get:
      tags:
      - Machines
      operationId: ListMachines
      summary: List All Registered Machines
      description: Mirrors `ListMachines()`. Returns (name, class, service, object path) tuples.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of machines.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Machine'
  /machines/{name}:
    parameters:
    - name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Machines
      operationId: GetMachine
      summary: Get A Machine By Name
      description: Mirrors `GetMachine(name)`.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Machine object path.
  /machines/{name}/terminate:
    parameters:
    - name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Machines
      operationId: TerminateMachine
      summary: Terminate A Machine
      description: Mirrors `TerminateMachine(name)`.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Terminated.
  /machines/{name}/kill:
    parameters:
    - name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Machines
      operationId: KillMachine
      summary: Send A Signal To A Machine
      description: Mirrors `KillMachine(name, who, signal)`.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                who:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - all
                  - leader
                signal:
                  type: integer
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Signal sent.
  /machines/{name}/open-shell:
    parameters:
    - name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Machines
      operationId: OpenMachineShell
      summary: Open A Shell Inside A Machine
      description: Mirrors `OpenMachineShell(name, user, path, args, env)`. Returns a PTY FD.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: PTY FD info.
  /machines/{name}/copy-from:
    parameters:
    - name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Machines
      operationId: CopyFromMachine
      summary: Copy A File Out Of A Machine
      description: Mirrors `CopyFromMachine(name, src, dest)`.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Copied.
  /machines/{name}/copy-to:
    parameters:
    - name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Machines
      operationId: CopyToMachine
      summary: Copy A File Into A Machine
      description: Mirrors `CopyToMachine(name, src, dest)`.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Copied.
components:
  schemas:
    Machine:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        class:
          type: string
          enum:
          - vm
          - container
        service:
          type: string
          description: Service that registered the machine (e.g. systemd-nspawn, libvirt).
        object_path:
          type: string