Check the operational status of a Virtual Machine

Status values

The status field uses uppercase string constants. The vm_state field provides stable state context and is returned by the single-instance detail endpoint and the data "gcore_cloud_instance" Terraform data source.

task_state is non-null only during a background operation. A VM can show status: ACTIVE while task_state: "rebooting" — check both fields to determine whether the VM has fully settled.

status	vm_state	Portal label	Meaning
ACTIVE	active	Power on	The VM is running.
SHUTOFF	stopped	Power off	The VM is powered off.
BUILD	building	Building	The VM is being allocated.
ERROR	error	Error	Resource allocation failed.
DELETED	deleted	Deleted	The VM was deleted.
PAUSED	paused	—	The VM is paused in memory.
REBOOT	active	—	Soft reboot in progress; task_state carries the operation name.
HARD_REBOOT	active	—	Hard reboot in progress; task_state carries the operation name.
REBUILD	active	—	VM is being rebuilt from an image.
RESIZE	resized	—	VM flavor is being changed.
MIGRATING	active	—	VM is being migrated to another host.
SUSPENDED	suspended	—	VM is suspended.
SOFT_DELETED	soft-deleted	—	VM is pending permanent deletion.