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Get Instance Type

$ nirvana instance-types get
GET/v1/instance_types/{region}/{name}

Get an instance type by region and name

ParametersExpand Collapse
--region: "us-sva-2"

Region name

--name: string

Instance type name

ReturnsExpand Collapse
instance_type: object { chipset, created_at, family, 7 more }

Instance type.

chipset: string
created_at: string

When the Instance Type was created.

family: string
memory_gb: number
name: string
network_bandwidth_gbps: number

Network bandwidth in Gbps.

region: "us-sva-2"

Region the resource is in.

"us-sva-2"
series: string
updated_at: string

When the Instance Type was updated.

vcpu: number

Get Instance Type

nirvana instance-types get \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --region us-sva-2 \
  --name n1-standard-8
{
  "chipset": "amd-epyc-9354p",
  "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "family": "standard",
  "memory_gb": 32,
  "name": "n1-standard-8",
  "network_bandwidth_gbps": 1,
  "region": "us-sva-2",
  "series": "n1",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "vcpu": 8
}
Returns Examples
{
  "chipset": "amd-epyc-9354p",
  "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "family": "standard",
  "memory_gb": 32,
  "name": "n1-standard-8",
  "network_bandwidth_gbps": 1,
  "region": "us-sva-2",
  "series": "n1",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "vcpu": 8
}