# TensorDock Instances API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/tensordock/tensordock-instances-api/  
**Provider:** TensorDock — https://apis.io/providers/tensordock/  
**Documentation:** https://dashboard.tensordock.com/api/docs/instance-management

TensorDock Instances API is one of 9 APIs that [TensorDock](https://apis.io/providers/tensordock/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. This API exposes 1 JSON Schema definition. Tagged areas include GPU, Cloud, Compute, Instances, and Virtual Machines. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, a JSON-LD context, and 1 JSON Schema.

The current TensorDock Instances API (v2) at https://dashboard.tensordock.com/api/v2/instances for creating, listing, inspecting, starting, stopping, modifying, and deleting GPU and CPU virtual machines. Uses Bearer token authentication and a JSON:API-style envelope of `data.type`, `data.id`, and `data.attributes`. Supports both location-based and hostnode-based deployment patterns.

## Machine-readable artifacts (6)

- **Documentation** — https://dashboard.tensordock.com/api/docs/instance-management
- **Documentation** — https://dashboard.tensordock.com/api/docs/instance-creation
- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tensordock/refs/heads/main/openapi/tensordock-instances-api-openapi.yml
- **JSONSchema** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tensordock/refs/heads/main/json-schema/tensordock-instance-schema.json
- **JSONLD** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tensordock/refs/heads/main/json-ld/tensordock-context.jsonld
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/tensordock/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other TensorDock APIs (8)

- [TensorDock Secrets API](https://apis.io/apis/tensordock/tensordock-secrets-api/)
- [TensorDock Authorization API](https://apis.io/apis/tensordock/tensordock-authorization-api/)
- [TensorDock Billing API](https://apis.io/apis/tensordock/tensordock-billing-api/)
- [TensorDock Containers API](https://apis.io/apis/tensordock/tensordock-containers-api/)
- [TensorDock Hostnodes API](https://apis.io/apis/tensordock/tensordock-hostnodes-api/)
- [TensorDock Instant VMs API](https://apis.io/apis/tensordock/tensordock-instant-vms-api/)
- [TensorDock Spot API](https://apis.io/apis/tensordock/tensordock-spot-api/)
- [TensorDock Virtual Machines API](https://apis.io/apis/tensordock/tensordock-virtual-machines-api/)

## Tags

GPU, Cloud, Compute, Instances, Virtual Machines

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