Detaching a Block Storage volume via the Instance API
Reviewed on 24 June 2024 • Published on 10 January 2020
Before you start
To complete the actions presented below, you must have:
- Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
To detach a block volume from a running Instance, relaunch the API call and omit the volume you want to hot unplug. Like so:
curl -q \-H "X-Auth-Token: $SECRET_KEY" \-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \-X PATCH \-d '{"volumes": {"0": "7fe25caf-0a68-46a7-aeb9-63a278d33e2b",}}' \https://api.scaleway.com/instance/v1/zones/fr-par-1/servers/be3c50af-e8f3-4ff4-90fe-66972f06670d