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# Virtual Machine Instance

<table><thead><tr><th data-type="content-ref">Operation</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="/pages/uUmHnTbkLytJtAHJjKZD">/pages/uUmHnTbkLytJtAHJjKZD</a></td><td>Queries information on instance size in the zone</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/xlwRYOHPVhGzcEm9n8ga">/pages/xlwRYOHPVhGzcEm9n8ga</a></td><td>VM Inventory Capacity</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/aFs5ngE7n3dkcNdpP0Q2">/pages/aFs5ngE7n3dkcNdpP0Q2</a></td><td>Queries the time zone information</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/MFOD0Nk9NTPGrgts2LAN">/pages/MFOD0Nk9NTPGrgts2LAN</a></td><td>Queries the price of creating an elastic compute instance</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/Edb44veb9reyrjTqznOv">/pages/Edb44veb9reyrjTqznOv</a></td><td>Creates one or more instances with specified configurations</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/uXTWCca7hGC5My3dYfsf">/pages/uXTWCca7hGC5My3dYfsf</a></td><td>Queries the details of instances</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/5qGw4h2B8mHgtCS6LoJB">/pages/5qGw4h2B8mHgtCS6LoJB</a></td><td>Queries the status of one or more instances</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/K0KODH75gYL5iCGRGEGJ">/pages/K0KODH75gYL5iCGRGEGJ</a></td><td>Modifies the attributes of one or more elastic compute instances</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/oz6vzjlqmeVUHjHonBra">/pages/oz6vzjlqmeVUHjHonBra</a></td><td>Starts one or more elastic compute instances</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/wuxRVRe8PnxNfcfIL2Ww">/pages/wuxRVRe8PnxNfcfIL2Ww</a></td><td>Shuts down one or more elastic compute instances</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/Ld9SJoVKsUa4mxtgX49g">/pages/Ld9SJoVKsUa4mxtgX49g</a></td><td>Restarts one or more elastic compute instances</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/T9xm9LGbyg5t9v9QOH8i">/pages/T9xm9LGbyg5t9v9QOH8i</a></td><td>Resets the instance login password</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/huxWjAhZW3ziSXtw8NjW">/pages/huxWjAhZW3ziSXtw8NjW</a></td><td>Reinstalls the operating system on an elastic compute instance</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/Pwi2aeax59qQKJuUMpUC">/pages/Pwi2aeax59qQKJuUMpUC</a></td><td>Reinstalls the operating system on multiple instances</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/SmoQFtoRFIxHAVFoC93J">/pages/SmoQFtoRFIxHAVFoC93J</a></td><td>Enables IP forwarding for an instance</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/GU8ykfTv1bt9jVnpiros">/pages/GU8ykfTv1bt9jVnpiros</a></td><td>Disables IP forwarding for an instance</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/TSAEGRp8st0FwlHvhVE2">/pages/TSAEGRp8st0FwlHvhVE2</a></td><td>Enables QEMU Guest Agent (QGA) data collection for an instance</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/LiqZ15EaVY1ifRPSkFlU">/pages/LiqZ15EaVY1ifRPSkFlU</a></td><td>Disables QEMU Guest Agent (QGA) data collection for an instance.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/4jid3aiv9rod8HubS7qw">/pages/4jid3aiv9rod8HubS7qw</a></td><td>Modifies the type of an elastic compute instance</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/kBk3c3byXIUflST8KOQW">/pages/kBk3c3byXIUflST8KOQW</a></td><td>Modifies the vNIC mode of the instance</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/ZXsFVWXfll3KJA03TX9z">/pages/ZXsFVWXfll3KJA03TX9z</a></td><td>Releases one or more elastic compute instances</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/puOgkl4qex7fTZ5cfsy0">/pages/puOgkl4qex7fTZ5cfsy0</a></td><td>Queries the VNC address of the instance</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/ITeGqgBlhUIqr4mivTk4">/pages/ITeGqgBlhUIqr4mivTk4</a></td><td>Queries the performance data of the instance</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/B8xZONHJep1trs8i7dYk">/pages/B8xZONHJep1trs8i7dYk</a></td><td>Inquire price for changing instance type</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://github.com/zenlayer/zenlayercloud-api-doc-en/blob/main/zec/instance/describezonegpuinstanceconfiginfos.md">https://github.com/zenlayer/zenlayercloud-api-doc-en/blob/main/zec/instance/describezonegpuinstanceconfiginfos.md</a></td><td>Describes GPU instance types available for sale in a zone</td></tr></tbody></table>