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# Reset hostname

Reset hostname and PTR record of a specified virtual machine to default value. Use this endpoint to restore default hostname configuration for VPS instances.

{% openapi src="<https://developers.hostinger.com/openapi/openapi.json>" path="/api/vps/v1/virtual-machines/{virtualMachineId}/hostname" method="delete" %}
<https://developers.hostinger.com/openapi/openapi.json>
{% endopenapi %}