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    Get VM Details

    $ nirvana compute:vms get
    GET/v1/compute/vms/{vm_id}

    Get details about a VM

    ParametersExpand Collapse
    --vm-id: string

    VM ID

    ReturnsExpand Collapse
    vm: object { id, boot_volume_id, cpu_config, 16 more }

    VM details.

    id: string

    Unique identifier for the VM.

    boot_volume_id: string

    ID of the boot volume attached to the VM.

    cpu_config: object { vcpu }

    CPU configuration for the VM.

    vcpu: number

    Number of virtual CPUs.

    created_at: string

    When the VM was created.

    data_volume_ids: array of string

    IDs of the data volumes attached to the VM.

    memory_config: object { size }

    Memory configuration for the VM.

    size: number

    Size of the memory in GB.

    name: string

    Name of the VM.

    private_ip: string

    Private IP of the VM.

    project_id: string

    Project ID the VM belongs to.

    public_ip: string

    Public IP of the VM.

    public_ip_enabled: boolean

    Whether the public IP is enabled for the VM.

    region: "us-sva-2"

    Region the resource is in.

    "us-sva-2"
    status: "pending" or "creating" or "updating" or 4 more

    Status of the resource.

    "pending"
    "creating"
    "updating"
    "ready"
    "deleting"
    "deleted"
    "error"
    subnet_id: string

    ID of the subnet the VM is in.

    tags: array of string

    Tags to attach to the VM.

    updated_at: string

    When the VM was updated.

    vpc_id: string

    ID of the VPC the VM is in.

    vpc_name: string

    Name of the VPC the VM is in.

    instance_type: optional string

    Instance type name.

    Get VM Details

    nirvana compute:vms get \
      --api-key 'My API Key' \
      --vm-id vm_id
    {
      "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "boot_volume_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "cpu_config": {
        "vcpu": 2
      },
      "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "data_volume_ids": [
        "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001",
        "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174002"
      ],
      "memory_config": {
        "size": 2
      },
      "name": "my-vm",
      "private_ip": "10.0.0.1",
      "project_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "public_ip": "123.123.123.123",
      "public_ip_enabled": true,
      "region": "us-sva-2",
      "status": "ready",
      "subnet_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "tags": [
        "production",
        "ethereum"
      ],
      "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "vpc_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "vpc_name": "my-vpc",
      "instance_type": "n1-standard-8"
    }
    Returns Examples
    {
      "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "boot_volume_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "cpu_config": {
        "vcpu": 2
      },
      "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "data_volume_ids": [
        "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001",
        "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174002"
      ],
      "memory_config": {
        "size": 2
      },
      "name": "my-vm",
      "private_ip": "10.0.0.1",
      "project_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "public_ip": "123.123.123.123",
      "public_ip_enabled": true,
      "region": "us-sva-2",
      "status": "ready",
      "subnet_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "tags": [
        "production",
        "ethereum"
      ],
      "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
      "vpc_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
      "vpc_name": "my-vpc",
      "instance_type": "n1-standard-8"
    }