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Delete VM

DELETE/v1/compute/vms/{vm_id}

Delete a VM

Path ParametersExpand Collapse
vm_id: string
ReturnsExpand Collapse
Operation object { id, created_at, details, 6 more }

Operation details.

id: string

Unique identifier for the Operation.

created_at: string

When the Operation was created.

formatdate-time
details: OperationDetails { changes }

Structured details about what an operation is changing.

changes: OperationChanges { from, to }

Map of changed field names to their from/to diffs. Keys depend on the parent operation’s kind+type.

from: string or number or boolean or array of string

Previous value.

One of the following:
string
number
boolean
array of string
to: string or number or boolean or array of string

New value.

One of the following:
string
number
boolean
array of string
kind: OperationKind

Kind of Operation.

One of the following:
"vm"
"volume"
"vpc"
"firewall_rule"
"nks_cluster"
"nks_node_pool"
project_id: string

Project ID the Operation belongs to.

resource_id: string

ID of the resource that the Operation is acting on.

status: OperationStatus

Status of the Operation.

One of the following:
"pending"
"running"
"done"
"failed"
"unknown"
type: OperationType

Type of Operation.

One of the following:
"create"
"update"
"delete"
"restart"
updated_at: string

When the Operation was updated.

formatdate-time

Delete VM

curl https://api.nirvanalabs.io/v1/compute/vms/$VM_ID \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $NIRVANA_LABS_API_KEY"
{
  "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "details": {
    "changes": {
      "foo": {
        "from": "string",
        "to": "string"
      }
    }
  },
  "kind": "vm",
  "project_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "resource_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "status": "pending",
  "type": "create",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "details": {
    "changes": {
      "foo": {
        "from": "string",
        "to": "string"
      }
    }
  },
  "kind": "vm",
  "project_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "resource_id": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
  "status": "pending",
  "type": "create",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}