Vultr

Vultr Instances API

Vultr [Cloud instances](https://www.vultr.com/products/cloud-compute/) can be [deployed](https://my.vultr.com/) with your preferred operating system or pre-installed application in seconds. [High Frequency Compute](https://www.vultr.com/products/high-frequency-compute/) instances are powered by high clock speed CPU's and NVMe local storage to power your most demanding applications. [Dedicated Cloud](https://www.vultr.com/products/dedicated-cloud/) instances have dedicated CPU, SSD drives, and RAM.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Business capability

IT Infrastructure Management BC-600.50

Operations 40

GET /instances List Instances #

POST /instances Create Instance #

GET /instances/{instance-id} Get Instance #

PATCH /instances/{instance-id} Update Instance #

DELETE /instances/{instance-id} Delete Instance #

POST /instances/halt Halt Instances #

POST /instances/reboot Reboot instances #

POST /instances/start Start instances #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/start Start instance #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/reboot Reboot Instance #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/reinstall Reinstall Instance #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/bandwidth Instance Bandwidth #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/neighbors Get Instance neighbors #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/private-networks List instance Private Networks #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/iso Get Instance ISO Status #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/iso/attach Attach ISO to Instance #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/iso/detach Detach ISO from instance #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/private-networks/attach Attach Private Network to Instance #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/private-networks/detach Detach Private Network from Instance #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/backup-schedule Set Instance Backup Schedule #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/backup-schedule Get Instance Backup Schedule #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/restore Restore Instance #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/ipv4 List Instance IPv4 Information #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/ipv4 Create IPv4 #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/ipv6 Get Instance IPv6 Information #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/ipv6/reverse Create Instance Reverse IPv6 #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/ipv6/reverse List Instance IPv6 Reverse #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/ipv4/reverse Create Instance Reverse IPv4 #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/user-data Get Instance User Data #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/halt Halt Instance #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/ipv4/reverse/default Set Default Reverse DNS Entry #

DELETE /instances/{instance-id}/ipv4/{ipv4} Delete IPv4 Address #

DELETE /instances/{instance-id}/ipv6/reverse/{ipv6} Delete Instance Reverse IPv6 #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/upgrades Get Available Instance Upgrades #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/vpcs List instance VPCs #

GET /instances/{instance-id}/vpc2 List Instance VPC 2.0 Networks #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/vpcs/attach Attach VPC to Instance #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/vpcs/detach Detach VPC from Instance #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/vpc2/attach Attach VPC 2.0 Network to Instance #

POST /instances/{instance-id}/vpc2/detach Detach VPC 2.0 Network from Instance #

Specifications

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/openapi/vultr-instances-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-create-instance-request-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-update-instance-request-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-update-advanced-options-request-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-create-baremetal-request-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-create-database-request-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-update-database-request-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-extended-log-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-log-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-log-meta-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-scimuser-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-role-trust-schema.json

https://artifacts.apis.io/vultr/json-schema/vultr-assumed-role-session-schema.json

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Vultr Instances API
  version: '2.0'
  description: 'Operations tagged instances across 3 of this provider''s published API definitions: vultr-schema-openapi.json, vultr-v2-openapi.yaml, vultr-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api.vultr.com/v2
security:
- API Key: []
tags:


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