---
title: "Get Vm Image"
method: GET
path: "/v1/vm-images/{id}"
tags: ["v1", "VMs", "VM images"]
---

# Get Vm Image

`GET /v1/vm-images/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.ellipsis.dev`
- URL: `https://api.ellipsis.dev/v1/vm-images/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Get metadata for a reusable VM image.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required

## Headers

- `user-agent` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- VMImageResponse
  - `cache_key` string, required: Opaque environment cache key, including tenant and build inputs.
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `expires_at` string, date-time, nullable, required
  - `id` string, required
  - `repositories` SandboxRepository[], required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `name` string, required
    - `owner_id` integer, required
    - `owner_name` string, required
    - `sha` string, required
  - `snapshot_id` string, required: The snapshot this reusable VM image boots from.
  - `source` 'provisioning' | 'refresh' | 'build', required
  - `status` 'ready' | 'expired', required

## Other responses

- `401`: The bearer token is missing, invalid, or revoked.
- `403`: The credential may not perform this action, or the account is blocked.
- `422`: Validation Error

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