Execute Bare Metal server action

The action can be one of: start, stop, reboot or reboot_hard.

POST /cloud/v2/bminstances/{project_id}/{region_id}/{server_id}/action

Execute Bare Metal server action

cURL

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.gcore.com/cloud/v2/bminstances/{project_id}/{region_id}/{server_id}/action \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "action": "start",
  "activate_profile": true
}
'

200

{
  "tasks": [
    "d478ae29-dedc-4869-82f0-96104425f565"
  ]
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

API key for authentication. Make sure to include the word apikey, followed by a single space and then your token. Example: apikey 1234$abcdef

Path Parameters

project_id · integer · required

Project ID

Example:

1

region_id · integer · required

Region ID

Example:

1

server_id · string<uuid4> · required

Server ID

Example:

"024a29e-b4b7-4c91-9a46-505be123d9f8"

Body

application/json

StartActionInstanceSerializer

BasicBareMetalActionInstanceSerializer

action · string · required

Instance action name

Allowed value: "start"

Example:

"start"

activate_profile · boolean | null · default: true

Used on start instance to activate Advanced DDoS profile

Example:

true

Response

200 - application/json

OK

tasks · string[] · required

List of task IDs representing asynchronous operations. Use these IDs to monitor operation progress:

• GET /v1/tasks/{task_id} - Check individual task status and details Poll task status until completion (FINISHED/ERROR) before proceeding with dependent operations.

Example:

["d478ae29-dedc-4869-82f0-96104425f565"]