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Vast.ai Instances API

The Instances API from Vast.ai — 14 operation(s) for instances.

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Vast.ai Instances API is one of 11 APIs that Vast.ai 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 18 operations across 14 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://console.vast.ai.

18 operations 14 paths 3 schemas 4 DELETE3 GET2 POST9 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://console.vast.ai/api/v0
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key, API Key
Contact
Vast.ai Support
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Vast.ai Instances API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (apiKeyAuth). An API key is passed in the query as api_key (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — API key authentication
  • ApiKeyAuth — API key must be provided as a query parameter

Paths & Operations 18

Across 14 paths, the API surfaces 18 operations — 4 DELETE, 3 GET, 2 POST, 9 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Instances 18
POST
/api/v0/instances/{id}/ssh/
attach ssh-key
1 param body → 200400404401
DELETE
/api/v0/commands/copy_direct/
cancel copy
cancelRemoteRsync body → 200400404
PUT
/api/v0/commands/copy_direct/
copy
initiateRemoteRsync body → 200400404
DELETE
/api/v0/commands/rclone/
cancel sync
body → 200400404
POST
/api/v0/commands/rclone/
cloud copy
body → 200400
PUT
/api/v0/instances/bid_price/{id}/
change bid
1 param body → 200400404429
PUT
/api/v0/asks/{id}/
create instance
1 param body → 200400401403404410429
DELETE
/api/v0/instances/{id}/
destroy instance
1 param → 200400404429
PUT
/api/v0/instances/{id}/
manage instance
1 param body → 200400401404429
GET
/api/v0/instances/{id}/
show instance
1 param → 200400401429
DELETE
/api/v0/instances/{id}/ssh/{key}/
detach ssh-key
2 params → 200400404429500
PUT
/api/v0/instances/command/{id}/
execute
1 param body → 200400401403429483
PUT
/api/v0/instances/request_logs/{id}
show logs
1 param body → 200404403
PUT
/api/v0/instances/prepay/{id}/
prepay instance
1 param body → 200400411429
PUT
/api/v0/instances/reboot/{id}/
reboot instance
1 param → 200400401429
PUT
/api/v0/instances/recycle/{id}/
recycle instance
1 param → 200400401429
GET
/api/v0/instances/{instance_id}/ssh/
show ssh-keys
1 param → 200400401404
GET
/api/v0/instances/
show instances
→ 200401429

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Instance (36 properties), Error (3 properties), SimpleBooleanSuccessResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Instance
object
Detailed information about an instance.
36 properties
Error
object
3 properties
SimpleBooleanSuccessResponse
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

vast-ai-instances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
vast-ai:vast-ai-instances-api
Base URL
https://console.vast.ai/api/v0
Docs
https://docs.vast.ai/api/
Provider
Vast.ai
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