Linode Instances
Linode Boot
post
https://api.linode.com/v4/linode/instances/{linodeId}/bootBoots a Linode you have permission to modify. If no parameters are given, a Config profile will be chosen for this boot based on the following criteria:
- If there is only one Config profile for this Linode, it will be used.
- If there is more than one Config profile, the last booted config will be used.
- If there is more than one Config profile and none were the last to be booted (because the Linode was never booted or the last booted config was deleted) an error will be returned.
Path Parameters
linodeId
Required
integer
The ID of the Linode to boot.
Request Body Schema
config_id
integer
The Linode Config ID to boot into.
Request Samples
- Shell
- CLI
curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \
-X POST \
https://api.linode.com/v4/linode/instances/123/boot
Response Samples
- 200
- default
{}Responses
200: Boot started.
default: Error
errors
array of objects
reason
string
What happened to cause this error. In most cases, this can be fixed immediately by changing the data you sent in the request, but in some cases you will be instructed to open a Support Ticket or perform some other action before you can complete the request successfully.
field
string
The field in the request that caused this error. This may be a path, separated by periods in the case of nested fields. In some cases this may come back as "null" if the error is not specific to any single element of the request.