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.

Restart virtual machine

post

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.

Authorizations

AuthorizationstringRequired

API Token authentication

Path parameters

virtualMachineIdintegerRequired

Virtual Machine ID

Example: 1268054

Responses

200

Success response

application/json

idintegerOptional

Action ID

Example: 8123712

namestringOptional

Action name

Example: action_name

statestring · enumOptional

Action state

Example: successPossible values:

created_atstring · date-timeOptionalExample: 2025-02-27T11:54:00Z

updated_atstring · date-timeOptionalExample: 2025-02-27T11:58:00Z

401

Unauthenticated response

application/json

500

Error response

application/json

post/api/vps/v1/virtual-machines/{virtualMachineId}/restart

POST /api/vps/v1/virtual-machines/{virtualMachineId}/restart HTTP/1.1
Host: developers.hostinger.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

{
  "id": 8123712,
  "name": "action_name",
  "state": "success",
  "created_at": "2025-02-27T11:54:00Z",
  "updated_at": "2025-02-27T11:58:00Z"
}