Reboot Instance

POST 
/api/instance/:instance_id/reboot

Plain READY reboot uses the existing reboot RPC. Resource/metadata/TTL changes first save a hidden snapshot, then cold boot. Plain PENDING reboot chooses saved artifacts or the disk image for a metadata-only image snapshot. Singular and plural instance routes are aliases.

Request

Responses

200

Successful Response

400

Malformed input or invalid operation parameters

401

Missing or invalid authentication

402

Billing or account restriction

403

Authorization or quota refusal

404

Instance not found in the authorized scope

409

Instance has no assigned host

412

Instance readiness or paused-state precondition failed

500

Database or operation failure

502

Host dependency or boot failed

503

Snapshot admission busy, or an operation dependency unavailable. A typed no-dispatch admission refusal includes Retry-After: 1.

Response Headers

• Retry-After string

  Present only when snapshot admission was refused before dispatch; other 503 failures may omit it.