CloudStack v2.2.13 - 2.2.14 Domain Admin API Reference
destroyVirtualMachine
Destroys a virtual machine. Once destroyed, only the administrator can recover it.
Request parameters
| Parameter Name | Description | Required |
| id | The ID of the virtual machine | true |
Response Tags
| Response Name | Description |
| id | the ID of the virtual machine |
| account | the account associated with the virtual machine |
| cpunumber | the number of cpu this virtual machine is running with |
| cpuspeed | the speed of each cpu |
| cpuused | the amount of the vm's CPU currently used |
| created | the date when this virtual machine was created |
| displayname | user generated name. The name of the virtual machine is returned if no displayname exists. |
| domain | the name of the domain in which the virtual machine exists |
| domainid | the ID of the domain in which the virtual machine exists |
| forvirtualnetwork | the virtual network for the service offering |
| group | the group name of the virtual machine |
| groupid | the group ID of the virtual machine |
| guestosid | Os type ID of the virtual machine |
| haenable | true if high-availability is enabled, false otherwise |
| hostid | the ID of the host for the virtual machine |
| hostname | the name of the host for the virtual machine |
| hypervisor | the hypervisor on which the template runs |
| isodisplaytext | an alternate display text of the ISO attached to the virtual machine |
| isoid | the ID of the ISO attached to the virtual machine |
| isoname | the name of the ISO attached to the virtual machine |
| memory | the memory allocated for the virtual machine |
| name | the name of the virtual machine |
| networkkbsread | the incoming network traffic on the vm |
| networkkbswrite | the outgoing network traffic on the host |
| password | the password (if exists) of the virtual machine |
| passwordenabled | true if the password rest feature is enabled, false otherwise |
| project | the project name of the vm |
| projectid | the project id of the vm |
| rootdeviceid | device ID of the root volume |
| rootdevicetype | device type of the root volume |
| serviceofferingid | the ID of the service offering of the virtual machine |
| serviceofferingname | the name of the service offering of the virtual machine |
| state | the state of the virtual machine |
| templatedisplaytext | an alternate display text of the template for the virtual machine |
| templateid | the ID of the template for the virtual machine. A -1 is returned if the virtual machine was created from an ISO file. |
| templatename | the name of the template for the virtual machine |
| zoneid | the ID of the availablility zone for the virtual machine |
| zonename | the name of the availability zone for the virtual machine |
| nic(*) | the list of nics associated with vm |
| id | the ID of the nic |
| broadcasturi | the broadcast uri of the nic |
| gateway | the gateway of the nic |
| ipaddress | the ip address of the nic |
| isdefault | true if nic is default, false otherwise |
| isolationuri | the isolation uri of the nic |
| macaddress | true if nic is default, false otherwise |
| netmask | the netmask of the nic |
| networkid | the ID of the corresponding network |
| traffictype | the traffic type of the nic |
| type | the type of the nic |
| securitygroup(*) | list of security groups associated with the virtual machine |
| id | the ID of the security group |
| account | the account owning the security group |
| description | the description of the security group |
| domain | the domain name of the security group |
| domainid | the domain ID of the security group |
| name | the name of the security group |
| project | the project name of the group |
| projectid | the project id of the group |
| egressrule(*) | the list of egress rules associated with the security group |
| account | account owning the security group rule |
| cidr | the CIDR notation for the base IP address of the security group rule |
| endport | the ending IP of the security group rule |
| icmpcode | the code for the ICMP message response |
| icmptype | the type of the ICMP message response |
| protocol | the protocol of the security group rule |
| ruleid | the id of the security group rule |
| securitygroupname | security group name |
| startport | the starting IP of the security group rule |
| ingressrule(*) | the list of ingress rules associated with the security group |
| account | account owning the security group rule |
| cidr | the CIDR notation for the base IP address of the security group rule |
| endport | the ending IP of the security group rule |
| icmpcode | the code for the ICMP message response |
| icmptype | the type of the ICMP message response |
| protocol | the protocol of the security group rule |
| ruleid | the id of the security group rule |
| securitygroupname | security group name |
| startport | the starting IP of the security group rule |