Create VM

client.compute.vms.create(, ?): Operation { id, created_at, details, 6 more }

POST/v1/compute/vms

Create a VM

ParametersExpand Collapse

body: VMCreateParams { boot_volume, instance_type, name, 8 more }

boot_volume: BootVolume

Boot volume for the VM.

size: number

Size of the Volume in GB.

type: VolumeType

Type of the Volume.

One of the following:

"nvme"

"abs"

tags?: Array<string>

Tags to attach to the Volume.

instance_type: string

Instance type name.

name: string

Name of the VM.

os_image_name: string

Name of the OS Image to use for the VM.

project_id: string

Project ID to create the VM in.

public_ip_enabled: boolean

Whether to enable public IP for the VM.

region: RegionName { }

Region the resource is in.

ssh_key: SSHKeyRequest { public_key }

Public SSH key configuration for the VM.

public_key: string

Public key to and use to access the VM.

subnet_id: string

ID of the subnet to use for the VM.

data_volumes?: Array<DataVolume>

Data volumes for the VM.

name: string

Name of the Volume.

size: number

Size of the Volume in GB.

type: VolumeType

Type of the Volume.

One of the following:

"nvme"

"abs"

tags?: Array<string>

Tags to attach to the Volume.

tags?: Array<string>

Tags to attach to the VM.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

Operation { 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 } | null

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 | number | boolean | Array<string>

Previous value.

One of the following:

string

number

boolean

Array<string>

to: string | number | boolean | Array<string>

New value.

One of the following:

string

number

boolean

Array<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

Create VM

import NirvanaLabs from '@nirvana-labs/nirvana';

const client = new NirvanaLabs({
  apiKey: process.env['NIRVANA_LABS_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const operation = await client.compute.vms.create({
  boot_volume: { size: 100, type: 'abs' },
  instance_type: 'n1-standard-8',
  name: 'my-vm',
  os_image_name: 'ubuntu-noble-2026-05-18',
  project_id: '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
  public_ip_enabled: true,
  region: 'us-sva-2',
  ssh_key: {
    public_key: 'ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIDBIASkmwNiLcdlW6927Zjt1Hf7Kw/PpEZ4Zm+wU9wn2',
  },
  subnet_id: '123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000',
});

console.log(operation.id);

{
  "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"
}