---
title: "Reinitialize an orphaned Virtual Machine's libvirt configuration"
method: POST
path: "/vm/{rid}/domain/reinitialize"
tags: ["VM"]
---

# Reinitialize an orphaned Virtual Machine's libvirt configuration

`POST /vm/{rid}/domain/reinitialize`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sylve.lan:8181/api`
- URL: `https://sylve.lan:8181/api/vm/{rid}/domain/reinitialize`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`

Rebuild an absent libvirt definition from the saved VM settings without provisioning disks, clearing existing runtime state, or starting the VM.

## Path parameters

- `rid` integer, required

## Response `200`

Success

- GithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalAPIResponseAny
  - `data` unknown
  - `error` string
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not Found
- `409`: Conflict
- `500`: Internal Server Error
- `503`: Service Unavailable

## Changes

- **2026-10-08** `9178b10ec6aa`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/alchemillahq/apis/sylve-api/changes/vm/:rid/domain/reinitialize/post.md)

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