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Lambda Instances API

The Instances API from Lambda — 6 operation(s) for instances.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Lambda Instances API is one of 13 APIs that Lambda publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Instances. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 7 operations across 6 paths, and defines 32 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.10.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://cloud.lambda.ai/, https://cloud.lambdalabs.com/.

7 operations 6 paths 32 schemas 3 GET4 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.10.0
Base URL
https://cloud.lambda.ai/api/v1
Authentication
HTTP Basic, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Lambda Instances API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • basicAuth — Basic HTTP authentication. Allowed headers: Authorization: Basic : Authorization: Basic
  • bearerAuth — Bearer HTTP authentication. Allowed headers: Authorization: Bearer

Paths & Operations 7

Across 6 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 3 GET, 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Instances 7
POST
/api/v1/instance-operations/launch
Launch instances
launchInstance body → 200400401403404
POST
/api/v1/instance-operations/restart
Restart instances
restartInstance body → 200400401403404409
POST
/api/v1/instance-operations/terminate
Terminate instances
terminateInstance body → 200400401403404
GET
/api/v1/instance-types
List available instance types
listInstanceTypes → 200400401403404
GET
/api/v1/instances
List running instances
listInstances 1 param → 200400401403404
GET
/api/v1/instances/{id}
Retrieve instance details
getInstance 1 param → 200400401403404
POST
/api/v1/instances/{id}
Update instance details
postInstance 1 param body → 200400401403404

Schemas 32

The contract defines 32 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Instance (16 properties), InstanceActionAvailability (5 properties), InstanceType (5 properties), InstanceTypeSpecs (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ApiErrorInsufficientCapacity
object
3 properties 2 required
FirewallRulesetEntry
object
Reference to a firewall ruleset.
1 property 1 required
ApiErrorConflict
object
3 properties 2 required
RequestedFilesystemMountEntry
object
The mount point for a filesystem mounted to an instance.
2 properties 2 required
ImageSpecificationID
object
Specifies the image to use by its unique identifier.
1 property 1 required
ApiErrorQuotaExceeded
object
3 properties 3 required
ApiErrorInvalidParameters
object
3 properties 2 required
InstanceStatus
string
The current status of the instance.
InstanceTypeSpecs
object
4 properties 4 required
ApiErrorInstanceNotFound
object
3 properties 2 required
ApiErrorNotFound
object
3 properties 2 required
Instance
object
Detailed information about the instance.
16 properties 7 required
ApiErrorLaunchResourceNotFound
object
3 properties 3 required
ApiErrorForbidden
object
3 properties 2 required
ApiErrorInvalidBillingAddress
object
3 properties 3 required
RequestedTagEntry
object
2 properties 2 required
ApiErrorUnauthorized
object
3 properties 3 required
InstanceRestartResponse
object
1 property 1 required
TagEntry
object
2 properties 2 required
ApiErrorFileSystemInWrongRegion
object
3 properties 2 required
InstanceTerminateResponse
object
1 property 1 required
InstanceActionUnavailableCode
string
InstanceTypes
object
Region
object
2 properties 2 required
InstanceLaunchResponse
object
1 property 1 required
ImageSpecificationFamily
object
Specifies the image to use by its family name.
1 property 1 required
InstanceActionAvailability
object
5 properties 5 required
FilesystemMountEntry
object
The mount point for a filesystem mounted to an instance.
2 properties 2 required
InstanceActionAvailabilityDetails
object
3 properties 1 required
InstanceTypesItem
object
Detailed information and regional availability for the instance type.
2 properties 2 required
ApiErrorAccountInactive
object
3 properties 3 required
InstanceType
object
5 properties 5 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

lambda-labs-instances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
lambda-labs:lambda-labs-instances-api
Base URL
https://cloud.lambda.ai/api/v1
Docs
https://docs.lambda.ai/api/cloud
Provider
Lambda
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