Simple python script for launching a Vultr instance using the v2 API https://www.vultr.com/api/v2

create_vultr_instance.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import json
import requests
from time import sleep

def main():
    # API configuration
    VULTR_SECRET = os.getenv("VULTR_SECRET")
    # SSH_KEYS must be a list of SSH key uuids as tracked by Vultr.
    # You can find those at the /ssh-keys endpoint
    # https://www.vultr.com/api/v2/#operation/list-ssh-keys
    SSH_KEYS = [
        "changeme"
    ]
    SERVER_LABEL = "changeme"
    SERVER_HOSTNAME = "changeme"

    # you can find deets on these options here:
    # https://www.vultr.com/api/v2/#operation/create-instance
    instance = {
        "region": "ewr",
        "plan": "vhf-3c-8gb",
        "label": SERVER_LABEL,
        "os_id": 352, # Debian 10 x64 (buster)
        "backups": "disabled",
        "enable_ipv6": False,
        "ddos_protection": False,
        "activation_email": False,
        "hostname": SERVER_HOSTNAME,
        "sshkey_id": SSH_KEYS
    }

    # Common headers we use for our request, includes the api secret
    headers = {
        "User-Agent": "",
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {VULTR_SECRET}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    }

    # This request creates the instance from the specified instance parameters
    r = requests.post(
        "https://api.vultr.com/v2/instances",
        headers=headers,
        data=json.dumps(instance)
    )

    # Instance metadata response
    instance = r.json()["instance"]
    instance_id = instance["id"]

    # Wait for instance to come online
    print(f"Waiting on instance {instance_id} to become active...")
    while True:
        instance = requests.get(
            f"https://api.vultr.com/v2/instances/{instance_id}",
            headers=headers
        )
        instance = instance.json()["instance"]
        if instance["status"] != "active":
            print(f"{instance_id} -- {instance['status']}...")
            sleep(5)
        elif instance["status"] == "active":
            print(f"{instance_id} is active!")
            print(json.dumps(instance, indent=4))
            break

    print('\nInstance launched!')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()