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# Restart virtual machine

Restart a specified virtual machine by fully stopping and starting it. If the virtual machine was stopped, it will be started. Use this endpoint to reboot VPS instances.

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