Retrieve a task

200

The task

Completed

{
  "data": {
    "id": "tsk_000002d4",
    "status": "succeeded",
    "action": "server.rebuild",
    "vmid": "107565",
    "description": "Réinstallation du serveur VPS-107565 avec le template Debian 13 (Trixie)",
    "created_at": "2026-08-07T14:56:31+02:00",
    "finished_at": "2026-08-07T15:02:02+02:00"
  }
}

In progress

{
  "data": {
    "id": "tsk_000002e8",
    "status": "pending",
    "action": "backup.create",
    "vmid": "116807",
    "description": "Création d'une backup du serveur VPS-116807",
    "created_at": "2026-08-18T13:04:11+02:00",
    "finished_at": null
  }
}

Response fields 8

data object

Task

required
id string

Opaque identifier

Example: tsk_000002e1
status string

unknown would indicate a state the API cannot name

one of: pending, succeeded, failed, unknown
action string

Type of task

one of: server.start, server.stop, server.shutdown, server.reboot, server.reset, server.rebuild, server.enable_rescue, server.disable_rescue, server.reboot_rescue, snapshot.create, snapshot.delete, snapshot.rollback, backup.create, backup.restore, iso.mount, iso.unmount, firewall.sync, firewall.unblock_port_25 TaskAction
vmid string
description string
created_at string (date-time)
finished_at string (date-time)

null while the task is running

401

Authentication refused: invalid_token — Authorization header missing or malformed, or unknown key; access_disabled — API access turned off for this account, or API service temporarily turned off by LWS.

Authorization header missing or malformed, or unknown key

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/invalid-token",
  "title": "Authentification invalide",
  "status": 401,
  "code": "invalid_token",
  "detail": "Clé inconnue ou révoquée.",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18"
}

API access turned off for this account, or API service temporarily turned off by LWS

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/access-disabled",
  "title": "Accès API désactivé",
  "status": 401,
  "code": "access_disabled",
  "detail": "L'accès API est désactivé pour ce compte. Réactivez-le depuis la page « API / MCP » du panel.",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18"
}

Response fields 18

type string (uri)

Example: https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/vm-not-found

required
title string

Short title, in French

Example: VPS introuvable

required
status integer (int64)

HTTP status

Example: 404

required
code string

Stable machine-readable code (see "Errors" in Getting started)

Example: vm_not_found

required
detail string

Detailed message, in French

Example: Aucun VPS 999999 sur ce compte.

required
request_id string

Identifier of the request, to give to support

Example: 3f9a1c07b2e45d18

required
errors object

validation_failed: message per faulty parameter
required_level string

insufficient_scope: level required by the operation

one of: read, exploitation, full
task_id string

task_already_running: task running on this VPS

Example: tsk_000002d5
family string

rate_limited: exhausted rate limit family

one of: read, mutation, heavy
limit integer (int64)

rate_limited: hourly limit of the family
retry_after integer (int64)

rate_limited: seconds to wait
lock string

server_locked: lock set by the hypervisor (backup, snapshot, suspended…)

Example: snapshot
reason string

server_locked: operation_in_progress, an operation is running, retry after Retry-After; suspended, the VPS is hibernating, start it first; support_notified, abnormal lock, the LWS team has been notified and is taking care of it

one of: operation_in_progress, suspended, support_notified
maintenance object

server_maintenance: nature of the intervention, start and expected end (null for an incident)
kind string

one of: works, incident
started_at string (date-time)
expected_end string (date-time)

403

Access denied: ip_not_allowed — calling address not authorized.

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/ip-not-allowed",
  "title": "Adresse non autorisée",
  "status": 403,
  "code": "ip_not_allowed",
  "detail": "L'adresse 203.0.113.10 ne figure pas parmi les adresses autorisées de ce compte.",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18"
}

Response fields 18

type string (uri)

Example: https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/vm-not-found

required
title string

Short title, in French

Example: VPS introuvable

required
status integer (int64)

HTTP status

Example: 404

required
code string

Stable machine-readable code (see "Errors" in Getting started)

Example: vm_not_found

required
detail string

Detailed message, in French

Example: Aucun VPS 999999 sur ce compte.

required
request_id string

Identifier of the request, to give to support

Example: 3f9a1c07b2e45d18

required
errors object

validation_failed: message per faulty parameter
required_level string

insufficient_scope: level required by the operation

one of: read, exploitation, full
task_id string

task_already_running: task running on this VPS

Example: tsk_000002d5
family string

rate_limited: exhausted rate limit family

one of: read, mutation, heavy
limit integer (int64)

rate_limited: hourly limit of the family
retry_after integer (int64)

rate_limited: seconds to wait
lock string

server_locked: lock set by the hypervisor (backup, snapshot, suspended…)

Example: snapshot
reason string

server_locked: operation_in_progress, an operation is running, retry after Retry-After; suspended, the VPS is hibernating, start it first; support_notified, abnormal lock, the LWS team has been notified and is taking care of it

one of: operation_in_progress, suspended, support_notified
maintenance object

server_maintenance: nature of the intervention, start and expected end (null for an incident)
kind string

one of: works, incident
started_at string (date-time)
expected_end string (date-time)

404

Resource not found: task_not_found — unknown task or outside the scope.

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/task-not-found",
  "title": "Tâche introuvable",
  "status": 404,
  "code": "task_not_found",
  "detail": "Tâche introuvable.",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18"
}

Response fields 18

type string (uri)

Example: https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/vm-not-found

required
title string

Short title, in French

Example: VPS introuvable

required
status integer (int64)

HTTP status

Example: 404

required
code string

Stable machine-readable code (see "Errors" in Getting started)

Example: vm_not_found

required
detail string

Detailed message, in French

Example: Aucun VPS 999999 sur ce compte.

required
request_id string

Identifier of the request, to give to support

Example: 3f9a1c07b2e45d18

required
errors object

validation_failed: message per faulty parameter
required_level string

insufficient_scope: level required by the operation

one of: read, exploitation, full
task_id string

task_already_running: task running on this VPS

Example: tsk_000002d5
family string

rate_limited: exhausted rate limit family

one of: read, mutation, heavy
limit integer (int64)

rate_limited: hourly limit of the family
retry_after integer (int64)

rate_limited: seconds to wait
lock string

server_locked: lock set by the hypervisor (backup, snapshot, suspended…)

Example: snapshot
reason string

server_locked: operation_in_progress, an operation is running, retry after Retry-After; suspended, the VPS is hibernating, start it first; support_notified, abnormal lock, the LWS team has been notified and is taking care of it

one of: operation_in_progress, suspended, support_notified
maintenance object

server_maintenance: nature of the intervention, start and expected end (null for an incident)
kind string

one of: works, incident
started_at string (date-time)
expected_end string (date-time)

429

Rate limit exceeded: rate_limited — hourly limit of the family exhausted.

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/rate-limited",
  "title": "Quota dépassé",
  "status": 429,
  "code": "rate_limited",
  "detail": "Quota dépassé pour les opérations de type « read » : 3600 appels par heure. Réessayez dans 37 seconde(s).",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18",
  "family": "read",
  "limit": 3600,
  "retry_after": 37
}

Response fields 18

type string (uri)

Example: https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/vm-not-found

required
title string

Short title, in French

Example: VPS introuvable

required
status integer (int64)

HTTP status

Example: 404

required
code string

Stable machine-readable code (see "Errors" in Getting started)

Example: vm_not_found

required
detail string

Detailed message, in French

Example: Aucun VPS 999999 sur ce compte.

required
request_id string

Identifier of the request, to give to support

Example: 3f9a1c07b2e45d18

required
errors object

validation_failed: message per faulty parameter
required_level string

insufficient_scope: level required by the operation

one of: read, exploitation, full
task_id string

task_already_running: task running on this VPS

Example: tsk_000002d5
family string

rate_limited: exhausted rate limit family

one of: read, mutation, heavy
limit integer (int64)

rate_limited: hourly limit of the family
retry_after integer (int64)

rate_limited: seconds to wait
lock string

server_locked: lock set by the hypervisor (backup, snapshot, suspended…)

Example: snapshot
reason string

server_locked: operation_in_progress, an operation is running, retry after Retry-After; suspended, the VPS is hibernating, start it first; support_notified, abnormal lock, the LWS team has been notified and is taking care of it

one of: operation_in_progress, suspended, support_notified
maintenance object

server_maintenance: nature of the intervention, start and expected end (null for an incident)
kind string

one of: works, incident
started_at string (date-time)
expected_end string (date-time)

502

Dependency unreachable: upstream_unavailable — VPS inventory temporarily unavailable.

{
  "type": "https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/upstream-unavailable",
  "title": "Service momentanément indisponible",
  "status": 502,
  "code": "upstream_unavailable",
  "detail": "Inventaire des VM indisponible.",
  "request_id": "3f9a1c07b2e45d18"
}

Response fields 18

type string (uri)

Example: https://docs.lws.fr/kvm/errors/vm-not-found

required
title string

Short title, in French

Example: VPS introuvable

required
status integer (int64)

HTTP status

Example: 404

required
code string

Stable machine-readable code (see "Errors" in Getting started)

Example: vm_not_found

required
detail string

Detailed message, in French

Example: Aucun VPS 999999 sur ce compte.

required
request_id string

Identifier of the request, to give to support

Example: 3f9a1c07b2e45d18

required
errors object

validation_failed: message per faulty parameter
required_level string

insufficient_scope: level required by the operation

one of: read, exploitation, full
task_id string

task_already_running: task running on this VPS

Example: tsk_000002d5
family string

rate_limited: exhausted rate limit family

one of: read, mutation, heavy
limit integer (int64)

rate_limited: hourly limit of the family
retry_after integer (int64)

rate_limited: seconds to wait
lock string

server_locked: lock set by the hypervisor (backup, snapshot, suspended…)

Example: snapshot
reason string

server_locked: operation_in_progress, an operation is running, retry after Retry-After; suspended, the VPS is hibernating, start it first; support_notified, abnormal lock, the LWS team has been notified and is taking care of it

one of: operation_in_progress, suspended, support_notified
maintenance object

server_maintenance: nature of the intervention, start and expected end (null for an incident)
kind string

one of: works, incident
started_at string (date-time)
expected_end string (date-time)

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