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POST
/
cloud
/
v2
/
instances
/
{project_id}
/
{region_id}
/
{instance_id}
/
action
Python
import os
from gcore import Gcore

client = Gcore(
    api_key=os.environ.get("GCORE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
task_id_list = client.cloud.instances.action(
    instance_id="instance_id",
    project_id=0,
    region_id=0,
    action="start",
)
print(task_id_list.tasks)
{
  "tasks": [
    "<string>"
  ]
}

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

​
region_id
integer
required

Region ID

​
instance_id
string
required

Instance ID

Body

application/json
  • StartActionInstanceSerializer
  • BasicActionInstanceSerializer
​
action
string
required

Instance action name

Allowed value: "start"
​
activate_profile
boolean | null
default:true

Used on start instance to activate Advanced DDoS profile

Example:

true

Response

List of created tasks

​
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.