Get Instance

compute_engine.get_instance

ActionGoogle Cloudconnection required

Calls Compute Engine API v1 GET /projects/{p}/zones/{z}/instances/{name}.

Fetch one Compute Engine instance (full resource).

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Connection

Required: Yes — the node will not save without one
Auth type: OAuth 2.0
Providers: Google Compute Engine
Secret shape: {"client_id", "client_secret", "refresh_token"}
Config it needs: project_id, zone
Resolved by: config.connection_id, else node.connection_id

Configuration

3 fields, 1 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Constraints	Example
project_id GCP project id (overrides connection).	string	No	—	—	—
zone Zone, e.g. us-central1-a (overrides connection).	string	No	—	—	—
instance Instance name.	string	Yes	—	—	—

Output

One shape.

result

Field	Type	Example
ok	boolean	—
name	string	—
status	string	—
machineType	string	—

{
  "machineType": "",
  "name": "",
  "ok": false,
  "status": ""
}

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See Get Instance run in a workflow.

In a technical demo we add the Google Compute Engine connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.

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