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title: "Changes to Create a new microVM. Minimal example: {\"source\":{\"type\":\"image\",\"reference\":\"alpine:3.20\"},\"resources\":{\"cpus\":1,\"memoryMb\":512},\"ttlSeconds\":3600}. Poll GET /v1/machines/{id} until ready is true before running commands."
method: POST
path: "/smolmachines/v1/machines"
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# Changes to Create a new microVM. Minimal example: {"source":{"type":"image","reference":"alpine:3.20"},"resources":{"cpus":1,"memoryMb":512},"ttlSeconds":3600}. Poll GET /v1/machines/{id} until ready is true before running commands.

`POST /smolmachines/v1/machines`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 2 of 27 revisions.

- **2026-11-08** `857e915717f4`: 1 breaking
- **2026-08-21** `bf5b6f84d6e0`: 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-11-08** `857e915717f4`: 1 breaking
  - added required request body
- **2026-08-21** `bf5b6f84d6e0`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

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