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POST-grids

Definition

Creates a new grid. This may be a long-running request.
POST https://api.flood.io/grids

Parameters

Parameter
Required
Type
Description
grid[region]
true
string
target region to start the grid in, any value from ap-southeast-2, us-east-1, us-west-1, us-west-2, eu-west-1, eu-central-1, ap-southeast-1, ap-northeast-1, sa-east-1
grid[instance_quantity]
true
integer
number of grid nodes to launch
grid[stop_after]
true
integer
stop after n minutes, greater than 0, less than or equal to 2,880 (48 hours)
grid[infrastructure]
true
string
On Demand demand or Host Your Own hosted
grid[aws_platform]
false
string
aws platform to use ec2_default_vpc, ec2_classic
grid[aws_tags]
false
string
optional tags e.g. key1=value, key2=value
grid[aws_availability_zone]
false
string
optional availability zone within a region e.g. us-east-1a
grid[aws_spot_price]
false
double
optional spot price for instances in decimal cents e.g. 0.48
grid[credential_id]
false
string
required for hosted grids; retrieved from GET https://api.flood.io/account
grid[azure_tenant_id]
false
string
optional for Azure based hosted grids as an alternative to specifying the credential_id
grid[aws_arn]
false
string
optional for AWS based hosted grids as an alternative to specifying the credential_id
grid[aws_vpc_identifier]
false
string
optional VPC ID e.g. vpc-4991ab20
grid[aws_vpc_subnet_public]
false
string
optional public subnet e.g. subnet-4991ab21
grid[aws_vpc_subnet_private]
false
string
optional private subnet e.g. subnet-4991ab22
grid[aws_vpc_security_groups]
false
string
optional security groups e.g. sg-11692834
grid[instance_type]
true
string
instance type e.g. m5.xlarge

Examples

Launch on demand grid

curl -u ${API_TOKEN}: -X POST https://api.flood.io/grids \
-F "grid[region]=ap-southeast-2" \
-F "grid[infrastructure]=demand" \
-F "grid[instance_quantity]=2" \
-F "grid[stop_after]=60" \
-F "grid[instance_type]=m5.xlarge"

Launch hosted grid

curl -u abc123: -X POST https://api.flood.io/grids \
-F "grid[region]=ap-southeast-2" \
-F "grid[infrastructure]=hosted" \
-F "grid[aws_platform]=ec2_default_vpc" \
-F "grid[instance_quantity]=1" \
-F "grid[stop_after]=60" \
-F "grid[instance_type]=m5.xlarge" \
-F "grid[credential_id]=1"

Result Format

{
"_links": {
"self": {
"href": "/api/grids/ypg1ZVWjsCiSN8mOfCdybw"
}
},
"uuid": "ypg1ZVWjsCiSN8mOfCdybw",
"name": "screeching-cavern-production-ypg1ZVWjsCiSN8mOfCdybw",
"region": "ap-southeast-2",
"origin": "Australia (Sydney)",
"instance_quantity": 2,
"instance_type": "m5.xlarge",
"infrastructure": "demand",
"stop_after": 60,
"status": "queued",
"nodes": []
}