We are excited to announce a game-changing new feature here at SSD Nodes.
A powerful REST API that gives you programmatic control over your entire VPS infrastructure.
Clicking through dashboards shouldn't be your full-time job. You've got better things to do than manually re-installing servers, checking snapshots, and babysitting deployments. Which is exactly why we built this.
Our customers told us they wanted to automate everything without the complexity and cost that usually comes with it. And we listened, so we shipped our API.
You can now get enterprise-level server management automation at prices that don’t break the bank.
SSD Nodes VPS Servers Can Now be Controlled With an API
Before the API, you'd build and deploy your applications on our VPS, but then you face major challenges when it came to scaling or automating your servers.
If for example, you wanted to control ten servers for a big test? You’d have to do a lot of clicking and time wasting on the dashboard.
If you want for example to check the status of your entire server fleet, you might end up opening fifty tabs on your browser.
Even experienced DevOps engineers waste hours on repetitive tasks.
You just want to say "choose server, install app, take snapshot" in your deployment script without logging into dashboards and clicking buttons manually.
The traditional approach is painful. Log into the dashboard, navigate through menus, fill out forms, wait for confirmations, then repeat for every single server.
If you miss one step, you might end up with a broken server fleet.
Our team spent months building something better. Code it once, automate everything.
Now, you can even call the SSD Nodes API and use AI automation tools like n8n to manage all your servers with AI.
How Our VPS API Works
We worked on keeping things simple with three core concepts:
Authentication Tokens secure your API access. Generate them once in your dashboard, and then use them in every API call.
RESTful Endpoints follow standard conventions. GET requests retrieve information. POST requests make changes. The URLs are logical and predictable.
JSON Responses return structured JSON data your code can easily parse. All endpoints are consistent and documented.
Our architecture is designed for reliability and the rate limiting prevents accidental overuse.
We also made error messages very clear and actionable.
Complete VPS Toolkit - What You Can Do With the API
Here's what you can control through the VPS API:
Server Management
- List All VMs: Get details on your entire server fleet in one call
- VM Details: Check specifications, status, and configuration for any server
- Change VM Status: Start, stop, restart, or suspend servers programmatically
Operating System Control
- List All OS Options: See every available Linux distribution and version
- Reinstall VM: Deploy fresh operating systems or switch distributions remotely
- Reset Root Password: Regain access without support tickets
Application Deployment
- List All Apps: Browse our complete 1-Click application catalog
- Install Applications: Deploy WordPress, databases, monitoring tools, and more via code
Backup and Recovery
- List VM Snapshots: See all backup points for any server
- Restore VM Snapshot: Roll back to any previous state instantly
Remote Access
- Get VM Console Credentials: Access your servers even when SSH is unavailable
- Change Console Status: Enable or disable console access as needed
- Get Root Password: Retrieve credentials programmatically for automation with tools like make.com or n8n.
Building Your First Integration
Let's say you want to automatically deploy a web server. Here's the entire process:
- Generate your API token in the SSD Nodes dashboard under Profile > API Access Tokens.
- List available servers to see what you're working with. Replace
YOUR_TOKENwith the access token you just generated:• curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \ https://api.ssdnodes.com/serversThe output will have information on your server IDs, hostnames, billing status, and service dates.
For more information: List All VM's
- Check available operating systems to find what you need:
• curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \ https://api.ssdnodes.com/operating-systemsSample output:
[ { "id": 1663, "operatingsystem": "ubuntu24.04|Ubuntu 24.04" }, { "id": 1522, "operatingsystem": "debian12|Debian 12" }, { "id": 1525, "operatingsystem": "centos-stream9|CentOS Stream 9" }, { "id": 1505, "operatingsystem": "rocky9.0|Rocky Linux 9" }, { "id": 1503, "operatingsystem": "ubuntu22.04|Ubuntu 22.04" } ] - Check available 1-Click applications:
• curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \ https://api.ssdnodes.com/apps - Re-install a VM with a specific app or OS** (like WordPress or Ubuntu 24.04):Stop the VM first:
• curl -X POST https://api.ssdnodes.com/servers//action/stop -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"You’ll need to replace
<VM_ID>with the identification number associated with your VM.Then re-install your desired app or OS by calling
/reinstall:• curl -X POST https://api.ssdnodes.com/servers/40077/reinstall -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"reinstall_type\":\"app\",\"os_app_id\":,\"authentication\":\"pwd\"}"Replace
<OS_ID>with the ID of the app or OS you want to install (which you can get by calling/appsor/operating-systems)Warning: Reinstalling a VM will wipe out all data on it, so please proceed with caution.
With this, your entire deployment takes only around 30 seconds to script, then runs automatically whenever you need it.
Advanced Use Cases
Once you understand the basics, you can handle sophisticated automation scenarios like the follwoing:
Auto-Scaling Applications: Monitor server load. Stop and start servers as needed.
Disaster Recovery: Detect server failures and automatically restore from snapshots.
Development Workflows: Control isolated environments for each feature branch. Deploying, testing, and tear down automatically as part of your CI/CD pipeline.
Multi-Region Control: Control identical infrastructure across different geographic regions.
Compliance Automation: Automatically control daily snapshots, rotate old backups, and generate security audit reports without manual intervention.
Gaming Server Management: Manage player counts and optimize resource allocation based on how your users use your existing game servers.
Why an API Matters for Your Business
Server management used to mean choosing between "manual" and "expensive enterprise tools".
Not anymore.
You save time because repetitive tasks happen automatically. A developer can deploy entire environments in minutes instead of hours. That time adds up fast when you're shipping features regularly.
You save money because you don't need expensive enterprise management platforms. Small teams can automate their entire infrastructure without buying costly software licenses.
You also sleep better because your deployments are consistent and reliable.
So no more wondering if someone forgot to take a backup or misconfigured a server or accidentally deleted a database 🙂
Plus you can now also use version control to manage server your infrastructure. Your server configurations live in Git alongside your application code. Control the same setup for development, staging, and production with confidence.
Notes On Reliability
Building APIs that developers actually want to use is hard. We obsessed over the details that matter:
Rate limiting prevents accidental abuse but allows legitimate high-volume usage. You can make a hundred requests per hour without hitting any restrictions.
Response times. Even complex operations like server re-installs with 1-click applications start immediately.
Error handling gives you actionable information. Instead of generic "something went wrong" messages, you get specific error codes and suggested solutions.
Documentation includes working examples for every endpoint. So all you need is just copy, paste, modify, then you got this.
Note: This API is included with your existing SSD Nodes service as an add-on. Which you can purchase directly from your dashboard for as little as 2$/mo.
Common API Integration Patterns for Your VPS
Here are some patterns that work well for most teams:
Infrastructure as Code: Store your server configurations in Git repositories. Deploy consistently across environments using the same scripts.
Monitoring Integration: Use the API to check server status from your monitoring tools. Create alerts when servers go down or resource usage spikes.
Backup Automation: Schedule regular snapshots through cron jobs or CI/CD pipelines. Automatically clean up old backups to manage storage costs.
Most of these patterns are easy to implement once you understand the API endpoints and response formats.
Try It Out
Log into your SSD Nodes account and look for "API Access" in the menu. Purchase a $2 subscription, then generate your first token and explore the documentation.
Start with a simple GET request to list your servers. See how clean the response format is. Then try a POST request to create a snapshot or restart a server.
You can now be the maestro of your server fleet.
If you run into any issues, our support team has knowledge about on every API endpoint. They can help you build the integration you need, or troubleshoot if something isn't working as expected.
Ready to automate your infrastructure? Access the SSD Nodes API documentation and start building today.
