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Vultr Block API

[Block Storage](https://www.vultr.com/products/block-storage/) volumes are highly-available, redundant, SSD backed, and expandable from 10 GB to 10,000 GB. Block storage volumes can be formatted with your choice of filesystems and moved between server instances as needed. [See our FAQ](https://www.vultr.com/docs/block-storage/) for details.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Vultr Block API is one of 46 APIs that Vultr publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 12 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Block. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and 12 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 7 operations across 4 paths, and defines 15 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.vultr.com/v2.

7 operations 4 paths 15 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH3 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.0
Base URL
https://api.vultr.com/v2
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Vultr Block API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (API_Key). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (API Key). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • API_Key — The Vultr API v2 uses API keys for authentication. You can manage your API keys in the Vultr customer portal. Please do not share API keys publicly, or embed t…
  • API Key — The Vultr API v2 uses API keys for authentication. You can manage your API keys in the Vultr customer portal. Please do not share API keys publicly, or embed t…

Paths & Operations 7

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 3 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Block 7

Block Storage volumes are highly-available, redundant, SSD backed, and expandable from 10 GB to 10,000 GB. Block storage volumes can be formatted with your choice of filesystems a…

GET
/blocks
List Block storages
list-blocks 2 params → 200400401500
POST
/blocks
Create Block Storage
create-block body → 202400401403404
GET
/blocks/{block-id}
Get Block Storage
get-block 1 param → 200400401403
DELETE
/blocks/{block-id}
Delete Block Storage
delete-block 1 param → 204400401404
PATCH
/blocks/{block-id}
Update Block Storage
update-block 1 param body → 204400401403404
POST
/blocks/{block-id}/attach
Attach Block Storage
attach-block 1 param body → 204400401404
POST
/blocks/{block-id}/detach
Detach Block Storage
detach-block 1 param body → 204400401404

Schemas 15

The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are blockstorage (9 properties), blockstorage_2 (9 properties), blockstorage_3 (9 properties), create_block_request (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

meta
object
The meta information object. See [Meta and Pagination](section/Introduction/Meta-and-Pagination) for more information.
2 properties
blockstorage
object
Block Storage information.
9 properties
detach_block_request
object
1 property
meta_2
object
The meta information object. See [Meta and Pagination](section/Introduction/Meta-and-Pagination) for more information.
2 properties
attach_block_request
object
2 properties 1 required
update_block_request
object
2 properties
list_blocks_200_response
object
2 properties
blockstorage_2
object
Block Storage information.
9 properties
create_block_202_response
object
1 property
meta_links
object
Cursor values for pagination.
2 properties
create_block_request
object
4 properties 2 required
meta_3
object
The meta information object. See [Meta and Pagination](section/Introduction/Meta-and-Pagination) for more information.
2 properties
list_blocks_200_response_2
object
2 properties
blockstorage_3
object
Block Storage information.
9 properties
create_block_202_response_2
object
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

vultr-block-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
vultr:vultr-block-api
Base URL
https://api.vultr.com/v2
Docs
https://docs.vultr.com
Provider
Vultr
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