Computer Lifecycle
Restart computer
Reboot a running computer.
POST
Restart computer
Restarts a computer. Equivalent to stop + start.
A small number of legacy hosts are still being migrated to the new VMM. On those hosts this endpoint may return
405 Method Not Allowed. Fall back to calling stop followed by start if you hit this.Path parameters
Computer ID.
Response
true if restart was initiated.Use cases
- Recover from a hung or unresponsive state
- Clear temporary files and caches
- Reset the running environment
Example
Response
Errors
401- Invalid or missing API key403- You don’t have access to this computer404- Computer not found405- Not supported on legacy hosts (rare; use stop + start)
Restart computer