ModifyInstanceType

1. API Description

This API (ModifyInstanceType) is used to modify the type of an elastic compute instance.

Note

You can only perform this operation on instances whose status is STOPPED.

2. Input Parameters

The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters.

Parameter Name	Required	Type	Description
instanceId	Yes	String	Instance ID. To obtain the instance ID, you can call DescribeInstances and look for instanceId in the response.
instanceType	Yes	String	The instance type ID to replace. To obtain the instance ID, you can call DescribeZoneInstanceConfigInfos and look for instanceType in the response.

3. Output Parameters

Parameter Name	Type	Description
requestId	String	The unique request ID, which is returned for each request. RequestId is required for locating a problem.

4. Code Example

Example

Modify the type of the instance.

POST /api/v2/zec HTTP/1.1
Host: console.zenlayer.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-ZC-Action: ModifyInstanceType
<Common Request Params>

Request：
{
  "instanceId": "instanceId",
  "instanceType": "xxx"
}

Response：
{
  "requestId": "T05992D0C-7E8B-4047-B0C0-780F2CD549D3",
  "response": {  
    "requestId": "T05992D0C-7E8B-4047-B0C0-780F2CD549D3"
  }
}

5. Developer Resources

Zenlayer Cloud API 2.0 integrates SDKs，to make it easier for you to call APIs. More programming languages will be supported.

6. Error Codes

The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.

HTTP Status Code	Error Code	Description
404	INVALID_INSTANCE_NOT_FOUND	Instance not found.
404	INVALID_INSTANCE_TYPE_NOT_FOUND	Instance type not found.
400	OPERATION_DENIED_GPU_INSTANCE_NOT_SUPPORT	GPU instances are not supported for custom image creation.
400	OPERATION_DENIED_INSTANCE_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORT	Current instance state does not allow this operation.
400	OPERATION_FAILED_INSTANCE_TYPE_UNSUPPORTED	The specified instance type is not supported for this instance.