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POST
/
cloud
/
v1
/
volumes
/
{project_id}
/
{region_id}
/
{volume_id}
/
retype
Python
import os
from gcore import Gcore

client = Gcore(
    api_key=os.environ.get("GCORE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
volume = client.cloud.volumes.change_type(
    volume_id="726ecfcc-7fd0-4e30-a86e-7892524aa483",
    project_id=1,
    region_id=1,
    volume_type="ssd_hiiops",
)
print(volume.id)
{
  "bootable": true,
  "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "id": "<string>",
  "is_root_volume": true,
  "name": "<string>",
  "project_id": 123,
  "region": "<string>",
  "region_id": 123,
  "size": 123,
  "status": "attaching",
  "tags": [
    {
      "key": "<string>",
      "read_only": true,
      "value": "<string>"
    }
  ],
  "volume_type": "<string>",
  "attachments": [
    {
      "attachment_id": "<string>",
      "volume_id": "<string>",
      "attached_at": "2019-07-26T14:22:03+0000",
      "device": "/dev/vda",
      "flavor_id": "g1-standard-1-2",
      "instance_name": "instance-1",
      "server_id": "8dc30d49-bb34-4920-9bbd-03a2587ec0ad"
    }
  ],
  "creator_task_id": "d74c2bb9-cea7-4b23-a009-2f13518ae66d",
  "limiter_stats": {
    "MBps_base_limit": 123,
    "MBps_burst_limit": 123,
    "iops_base_limit": 123,
    "iops_burst_limit": 123
  },
  "snapshot_ids": [
    "<string>"
  ],
  "task_id": "<string>",
  "updated_at": "2019-05-29T05:39:20+0000",
  "volume_image_metadata": {
    "checksum": "ba3cd24377dde5dfdd58728894004abb",
    "container_format": "bare",
    "disk_format": "raw",
    "image_id": "723037e2-ec6d-47eb-92de-6276c8907839",
    "image_name": "cirros-gcloud",
    "min_disk": "1",
    "min_ram": "0",
    "size": "46137344"
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

API key for authentication. Make sure to include the word apikey, followed by a single space and then your token. Example: apikey 1234$abcdef

Path Parameters

​
project_id
integer
required

Project ID Project ID

​
region_id
integer
required

Region ID Region ID

​
volume_id
string<uuid4>
required

Volume ID Volume ID

Body

application/json

Volume retype request body schema

​
volume_type
enum<string>
required

New volume type name

Available options:
ssd_hiiops,
standard

Response

200 - application/json

OK

​
bootable
boolean
required

Indicates whether the volume is bootable.

​
created_at
string<date-time>
required

The date and time when the volume was created.

​
id
string
required

The unique identifier of the volume.

​
is_root_volume
boolean
required

Indicates whether this is a root volume.

​
name
string
required

The name of the volume.

​
project_id
integer
required

Project ID.

​
region
string
required

The region where the volume is located.

​
region_id
integer
required

The identifier of the region.

​
size
integer
required

The size of the volume in gibibytes (GiB).

​
status
enum<string>
required

The current status of the volume.

Available options:
attaching,
available,
awaiting-transfer,
backing-up,
creating,
deleting,
detaching,
downloading,
error,
error_backing-up,
error_deleting,
error_extending,
error_restoring,
extending,
in-use,
maintenance,
reserved,
restoring-backup,
retyping,
reverting,
uploading
​
tags
TagSerializer · object[]
required

List of key-value tags associated with the resource. A tag is a key-value pair that can be associated with a resource, enabling efficient filtering and grouping for better organization and management. Some tags are read-only and cannot be modified by the user. Tags are also integrated with cost reports, allowing cost data to be filtered based on tag keys or values.

​
volume_type
string
required

The type of volume storage.

​
attachments
VolumeAttachmentSerializer · object[] | null

List of attachments associated with the volume.

​
creator_task_id
string | null

The ID of the task that created this volume.

Example:

"d74c2bb9-cea7-4b23-a009-2f13518ae66d"

​
limiter_stats
VolumeLimiterStatsSerializer · object

Quality of Service (QoS) parameters for this volume.

​
snapshot_ids
string[] | null

List of snapshot IDs associated with this volume.

​
task_id
string | null

The UUID of the active task that currently holds a lock on the resource. This lock prevents concurrent modifications to ensure consistency. If null, the resource is not locked.

​
updated_at
string<date-time> | null

The date and time when the volume was last updated.

Example:

"2019-05-29T05:39:20+0000"

​
volume_image_metadata
Volume Image Metadata · object

Image metadata for volumes created from an image.

Example:
{
  "checksum": "ba3cd24377dde5dfdd58728894004abb",
  "container_format": "bare",
  "disk_format": "raw",
  "image_id": "723037e2-ec6d-47eb-92de-6276c8907839",
  "image_name": "cirros-gcloud",
  "min_disk": "1",
  "min_ram": "0",
  "size": "46137344"
}