Google Cloud Compute Engine · Schema
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. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$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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