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# Update VM

> Updates a Virtual Machine's display name (hostname).




## OpenAPI

````yaml https://spec.speakeasy.com/latitude/latitude/latitude-sh-api-with-code-samples patch /virtual_machines/{virtual_machine_id}
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Latitude.sh API
  version: '2023-06-01'
  description: >-
    The Latitude.sh API is a RESTful API to manage your Latitude.sh account. It
    allows you to perform the same actions as the Latitude.sh dashboard.
servers:
  - url: https://api.latitude.sh
    variables:
      latitude_api_key:
        default: <insert your api key here>
  - url: http://api.latitude.sh
    variables:
      latitude_api_key:
        default: <insert your api key here>
security: []
tags:
  - name: API keys
  - name: Billing
  - name: Elastic Ips
  - name: Events
  - name: Firewalls
  - name: IP Addresses
  - name: Kubernetes Clusters
  - name: Operating Systems
  - name: Plans
  - name: Private Networks
  - name: Projects
  - name: Regions
  - name: Roles
  - name: SSH Keys
  - name: Servers
  - name: Storage
  - name: Tags
  - name: Teams
  - name: Team members
  - name: Traffic
  - name: User data
  - name: User profile
  - name: VPN Sessions
  - name: Virtual machines
paths:
  /virtual_machines/{virtual_machine_id}:
    patch:
      tags:
        - Virtual machines
      summary: Update VM
      description: |
        Updates a Virtual Machine's display name (hostname).
      operationId: update-virtual-machine
      parameters:
        - name: virtual_machine_id
          in: path
          required: true
          examples:
            Success:
              value: vm_7vYAZqGBdMQ94
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/virtual_machine_update_payload'
            examples:
              Success:
                summary: Success
                value:
                  data:
                    type: virtual_machines
                    id: vm_7vYAZqGBdMQ94
                    attributes:
                      name: my-updated-vm
          application/vnd.api+json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/virtual_machine_update_payload'
            examples:
              Success:
                summary: Success
                value:
                  data:
                    type: virtual_machines
                    id: vm_7vYAZqGBdMQ94
                    attributes:
                      name: my-updated-vm
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/vnd.api+json:
              examples:
                Success:
                  value:
                    data:
                      id: vm_7vYAZqGBdMQ94
                      type: virtual_machines
                      attributes:
                        name: my-updated-vm
                        status: Running
                        created_at: '2026-01-14T15:57:15+00:00'
                        primary_ipv4: 10.0.0.25
                        operating_system: null
                        site: london-2193
                        billing: hourly
                        plan:
                          id: plan_VE1Wd3VQOXnZJ
                          name: c3.small.x86-143
                        specs:
                          vcpu: 16
                          ram: 128 GB
                          storage: 100 GB
                          nic: 1 x 1 Gbps
                          gpu: 1 x NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPU
                        team:
                          id: team_GpZboxNev1U2pxpmKwWAc8e01vpp
                          name: 702 Team
                          slug: 702-team
                          description: 702 Team
                          address: >-
                            Suite 729 8171 Albina Forges, Eldridgeberg, CA
                            26345-3293
                          status: verified
                          currency:
                            id: cur_AW6Q2D9lqKLpr
                            code: BRL
                            name: Brazilian Real
                            currency_id: null
                        project:
                          id: proj_W6Q2D9ZQOKLpr
                          name: Aerodynamic Wool Watch
                          slug: aerodynamic-wool-watch
                          description: Intelligent Paper Shirt
                          billing_type: Normal
                          billing_method: Normal
                          bandwidth_alert: false
                          environment: null
                          billing:
                            subscription_id: null
                            type: Normal
                            method: Normal
                          stats:
                            databases: 0
                            ip_addresses: 0
                            prefixes: 0
                            servers: 0
                            storages: 0
                            virtual_machines: 1
                            vlans: 0
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/virtual_machine'
        '404':
          description: Not Found
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable Entity
      security:
        - Bearer: []
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: python
          label: Python (SDK)
          source: |-
            import latitudesh_python_sdk
            from latitudesh_python_sdk import Latitudesh
            import os


            with Latitudesh(
                bearer=os.getenv("LATITUDESH_BEARER", ""),
            ) as latitudesh:

                res = latitudesh.virtual_machines.update_virtual_machine(virtual_machine_id="vm_7vYAZqGBdMQ94", data={
                    "type": latitudesh_python_sdk.VirtualMachineUpdatePayloadType.VIRTUAL_MACHINES,
                    "id": "vm_7vYAZqGBdMQ94",
                    "attributes": {
                        "name": "my-updated-vm",
                    },
                })

                # Handle response
                print(res)
        - lang: go
          label: Go (SDK)
          source: "package main\n\nimport(\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"os\"\n\tlatitudeshgosdk \"github.com/latitudesh/latitudesh-go-sdk\"\n\t\"github.com/latitudesh/latitudesh-go-sdk/models/components\"\n\t\"log\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n    ctx := context.Background()\n\n    s := latitudeshgosdk.New(\n        latitudeshgosdk.WithSecurity(os.Getenv(\"LATITUDESH_BEARER\")),\n    )\n\n    res, err := s.VirtualMachines.UpdateVirtualMachine(ctx, \"vm_7vYAZqGBdMQ94\", components.VirtualMachineUpdatePayload{\n        Data: components.VirtualMachineUpdatePayloadData{\n            Type: components.VirtualMachineUpdatePayloadTypeVirtualMachines,\n            ID: latitudeshgosdk.Pointer(\"vm_7vYAZqGBdMQ94\"),\n            Attributes: components.VirtualMachineUpdatePayloadAttributes{\n                Name: \"my-updated-vm\",\n            },\n        },\n    })\n    if err != nil {\n        log.Fatal(err)\n    }\n    if res.VirtualMachine != nil {\n        // handle response\n    }\n}"
        - lang: typescript
          label: Typescript (SDK)
          source: |-
            import { Latitudesh } from "latitudesh-typescript-sdk";

            const latitudesh = new Latitudesh({
              bearer: process.env["LATITUDESH_BEARER"] ?? "",
            });

            async function run() {
              const result = await latitudesh.virtualMachines.updateVirtualMachine({
                virtualMachineId: "vm_7vYAZqGBdMQ94",
                virtualMachineUpdatePayload: {
                  data: {
                    type: "virtual_machines",
                    id: "vm_7vYAZqGBdMQ94",
                    attributes: {
                      name: "my-updated-vm",
                    },
                  },
                },
              });

              console.log(result);
            }

            run();
components:
  schemas:
    virtual_machine_update_payload:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
                - virtual_machines
            id:
              type: string
            attributes:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: The new display name (hostname) for the Virtual Machine
              required:
                - name
          required:
            - type
            - attributes
      required:
        - data
    virtual_machine:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/virtual_machine_attributes'
        meta:
          type: object
    virtual_machine_attributes:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - virtual_machines
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
            created_at:
              type: string
            status:
              type: string
              enum:
                - Running
                - Configuring network
                - Starting
                - Scheduling
                - Scheduled
                - Destroying
            primary_ipv4:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            operating_system:
              type: object
              nullable: true
              description: The operating system installed on the virtual machine
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: The full name of the operating system
                slug:
                  type: string
                  description: The unique slug identifier for the operating system
                version:
                  type: string
                  description: The version of the operating system
                features:
                  type: object
                  description: Features supported by this operating system
                  properties:
                    raid:
                      type: boolean
                      description: Whether RAID is supported
                    ssh_keys:
                      type: boolean
                      description: Whether SSH keys are supported
                    user_data:
                      type: boolean
                      description: Whether user data is supported
                distro:
                  type: object
                  description: Distribution information
                  properties:
                    name:
                      type: string
                      description: The name of the Linux distribution
                    slug:
                      type: string
                      description: The slug of the Linux distribution
                    series:
                      type: string
                      description: The distribution series code name
            credentials:
              type: object
              nullable: true
              properties:
                username:
                  type: string
                host:
                  type: string
                password:
                  type: string
                ssh_keys:
                  type: array
                  items:
                    type: string
            plan:
              type: object
              properties:
                id:
                  type: string
                name:
                  type: string
            specs:
              type: object
              properties:
                vcpu:
                  type: integer
                  nullable: true
                ram:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                storage:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                nic:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
                gpu:
                  type: string
                  nullable: true
            team:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/team_include'
            project:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/project_include'
    team_include:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        slug:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        address:
          type: string
        currency:
          type: object
        status:
          type: string
        feature_flags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    project_include:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        slug:
          type: string
        description:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        billing_type:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        provisioning_type:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        billing_method:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        bandwidth_alert:
          type: boolean
        environment:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        billing:
          type: object
          properties:
            subscription_id:
              type: string
              nullable: true
            type:
              type: string
            method:
              type: string
        stats:
          type: object
          properties:
            ip_addresses:
              type: integer
            prefixes:
              type: integer
            servers:
              type: integer
            vlans:
              type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    Bearer:
      type: apiKey
      name: Authorization
      in: header

````