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Switch Instance Boot Status

Switch a virtual machine instance boot status to start or stop it. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Writes data
  • Destructive
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Google Cloud account once, then configure and run Switch Instance Boot Status from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "google_cloud-switch-instance-boot-status",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    google_cloud: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    zone: "Zone",
    instanceName: "Instance Name",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Switch Instance Boot Status inputs
Property Type Description
zone Zone string
The unique zone name
Required Dynamic
instanceName Instance Name string
The unique instance name
Required Dynamic
newInstanceStatus New Instance Status string
Select if the instance should be either switched to started or stopped status
Required
waitCompletion Wait Completion boolean
Wait until the end of the operation
Required

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
google_cloud-switch-instance-boot-status
Version
0.0.4
App
Google Cloud
Authentication
API key
Read-only
No
Destructive
Yes
Open world
Yes