Can I launch an instance from the command line?

You can launch an instance from the command line using the Cloud API:

  1. Generate an API key.

  2. Create a file named request.json that contains the necessary payload. For example:

    {
      "region_name": "us-east-1",
      "instance_type_name": "gpu_1x_a100_sxm4",
      "ssh_key_names": [
        "SSH-KEY"
      ],
      "file_system_names": [],
      "quantity": 1
    }
    
  3. Run the following command:

    curl -u API-KEY: https://cloud.lambdalabs.com/api/v1/instance-operations/launch -d @request.json -H "Content-Type: application/json" | jq .
    

Replace API-KEY with your actual API key. Don’t remove the trailing colon (:).