Get VPS firmware mode

Return firmware mode and readiness flags. incus means UEFI with Secure Boot and TPM 2.0; legacy means BIOS without TPM. Stop the VPS before changing firmware mode if actions.canChangeMode.allowed is false.

VPS Services VM

Authentication

Required API scope: read:vm

Use Authorization: Bearer <token> for API keys. Dashboard sessions may also use hostup_session.

Context

Path Parameters

id string required Example: vps_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3

Public VPS ID. Get it from GET /api/v2/vps `data[].id`. Do not invent this value; use the exact ID returned by the referenced API response.

Headers

Accept Example
Content-Type Example

Responses

200 Firmware state.
status stringnull required · Example: running
bios stringnull required · Example: seabios
machine stringnull required · Example: q35
mode stringnull required · Example: legacy
efi object | null required · Example: null
efi.volume stringnull required · Example: null
efi.type stringnull required · Example: null
efi.size stringnull required · Example: null
efi.preEnrolledKeys booleannull required · Example: null
tpm object | null required · Example: null
tpm.volume stringnull required · Example: null
tpm.size stringnull required · Example: null
tpm.version stringnull required · Example: null
secureBootReady boolean required · Example: false
tpmReady boolean required · Example: false
actions object required
actions.canChangeMode object required
actions.canChangeMode.allowed boolean required · Example: false
actions.canChangeMode.reason stringnull required · Example: Firmware changes are not allowed while the VM is running. Stop the VM first.
400 Invalid request. The response body is an RFC 7807 Problem Details document.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on `detail`.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when `code` is `invalid_request`.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
401 Unauthorized. Authentication is required.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on `detail`.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when `code` is `invalid_request`.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
403 Forbidden. The caller lacks a required scope or does not own the resource.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on `detail`.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when `code` is `invalid_request`.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
404 Not found. The resource does not exist or is not owned by the caller.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on `detail`.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when `code` is `invalid_request`.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
429 Rate limited. Retry after the limit resets. 429 responses include `Retry-After` seconds plus `X-RateLimit-*` headers.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on `detail`.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when `code` is `invalid_request`.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
500 Internal error. Retry later or contact support if the issue persists.
type string · Example: https://developer.hostup.se/errors/invalid_request
title string · Example: Validation failed
status integer · Example: 400
detail string · Example: The request body failed validation.
code string · Example: invalid_request

Stable machine-readable code. Branch on this field, not on `detail`.

instance string · Example: /api/v2/orders
requestId string · Example: req_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3
timestamp string · Example: 2026-04-27T12:34:56.000Z
errors array<object>

Field-level validation errors when `code` is `invalid_request`.

errors[].pointer string required · Example: /items/0/eppCode
errors[].detail string required · Example: `eppCode` is required for this transfer.
errors[].code string required · Example: missing_required
extensions object
GET https://cloud.hostup.se/api/v2/vps/{id}/firmware
For AI assistants
View as Markdown
cURL 
curl -X GET "https://cloud.hostup.se/api/v2/vps/vps_01hxa3b4c5d6e7f8g9h0j1k2m3/firmware" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Accept: application/json"
Response 
{
  "status": "running",
  "bios": "seabios",
  "machine": "q35",
  "mode": "legacy",
  "efi": {
    "volume": null,
    "type": null,
    "size": null,
    "preEnrolledKeys": null
  },
  "tpm": {
    "volume": null,
    "size": null,
    "version": null
  },
  "secureBootReady": false,
  "tpmReady": false,
  "actions": {
    "canChangeMode": {
      "allowed": false,
      "reason": "Firmware changes are not allowed while the VM is running. Stop the VM first."
    }
  }
}