Google Compute Engine Instance

Represents a Compute Engine virtual machine instance resource, including its machine type, disks, network interfaces, and status.

ComputeGoogle CloudInfrastructure-as-a-ServiceInfrastructureVirtual Machines

Properties

Name Type Description
id string The unique identifier for the resource.
name string The name of the resource.
description string An optional description of the resource.
zone string URL of the zone where the instance resides.
machineType string Full or partial URL of the machine type resource to use for this instance.
status string The status of the instance.
networkInterfaces array An array of network configurations for this instance.
disks array Array of disks associated with this instance.
selfLink string Server-defined URL for this resource.
creationTimestamp string Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format.
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JSON Schema

compute-instance.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-search/google-cloud-compute-engine/refs/heads/main/json-schema/compute-instance.json",
  "title": "Google Compute Engine Instance",
  "description": "Represents a Compute Engine virtual machine instance resource, including its machine type, disks, network interfaces, and status.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The unique identifier for the resource."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the resource."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "An optional description of the resource."
    },
    "zone": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL of the zone where the instance resides."
    },
    "machineType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Full or partial URL of the machine type resource to use for this instance."
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The status of the instance.",
      "enum": [
        "PROVISIONING",
        "STAGING",
        "RUNNING",
        "STOPPING",
        "STOPPED",
        "SUSPENDING",
        "SUSPENDED",
        "TERMINATED"
      ]
    },
    "networkInterfaces": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "An array of network configurations for this instance.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "network": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "subnetwork": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "networkIP": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "disks": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of disks associated with this instance.",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "source": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "boot": {
            "type": "boolean"
          },
          "autoDelete": {
            "type": "boolean"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "selfLink": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Server-defined URL for this resource."
    },
    "creationTimestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format."
    }
  },
  "required": ["name", "machineType"]
}

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