VastAI.show_instances

Show all instances. Returns a list of instance objects. Key status fields per instance: actual_status, current container state:

Value	Meaning
`null`	Instance is being provisioned
`loading`	Docker image is downloading or container is starting up
`running`	Container is actively executing. GPU charges apply.
`stopped`	Container is halted. Disk charges continue; no GPU charges.
`frozen`	Container is paused with memory preserved. GPU charges apply.
`exited`	Container process exited unexpectedly
`rebooting`	Container is restarting (transient)
`unknown`	No recent heartbeat from the host
`offline`	Host machine disconnected from Vast servers (computed, not stored in DB)

intended_status, user’s desired target state: running, stopped, or frozen. cur_state, machine contract / hardware allocation state: running, stopped, or unloaded (released on destroy). status_msg, human-readable detail on the current status.

Signature

VastAI.show_instances(quiet: bool = False) -> str

Parameters

quiet

bool

default:"False"

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Returns

str, Result from the API call.

Example

from vastai import VastAI

client = VastAI(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
result = client.show_instances()
print(result)

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