> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.shadeform.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # /instances/types > Return all the GPU instance types with their corresponding availability and specs. ## OpenAPI ````yaml get /instances/types openapi: 3.0.0 info: description: >- Shadeform is a single API and platform for deploying and managing cloud GPUs. version: 1.0.0 title: Shadeform API contact: name: Shadeform email: support@shadeform.ai url: https://www.shadeform.ai servers: - description: Shadeform Production url: https://api.shadeform.ai/v1 security: - ApiKeyAuth: [] paths: /instances/types: get: summary: /instances/types description: >- Return all the GPU instance types with their corresponding availability and specs. operationId: InstancesTypes parameters: - in: query name: cloud schema: type: string example: aws description: Filter the instance type results by cloud. - in: query name: region schema: type: string example: us-east-1a description: Filter the instance type results by region. - in: query name: num_gpus schema: type: string example: 1 description: Filter the instance type results by the number of gpus. - in: query name: gpu_type schema: type: string example: A100_80G description: Filter the instance type results by gpu type. - in: query name: shade_instance_type schema: type: string example: A100_80G description: Filter the instance type results by the shade instance type. - in: query name: available schema: type: boolean example: true description: Filter the instance type results by availability. - in: query name: sort schema: type: string enum: - price example: price description: Sort the order of the instance type results. responses: '200': description: Returns an InstanceTypesResponse object content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceTypesResponse' components: schemas: InstanceTypesResponse: description: Response of /instances/types type: object required: - instance_types properties: instance_types: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceType' InstanceType: description: Information about a specific instance type type: object required: - cloud - shade_instance_type - cloud_instance_type - configuration - hourly_price - deployment_type - availability properties: cloud: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Cloud' shade_instance_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShadeInstanceType' cloud_instance_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CloudInstanceType' configuration: $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceTypeConfiguration' hourly_price: $ref: '#/components/schemas/HourlyPrice' deployment_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeploymentType' availability: type: array items: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Availability' example: - region: us-central-1 available: true display_name: US, Wichita, KS - region: us-central-2 available: false display_name: US, Wichita, KS boot_time: $ref: '#/components/schemas/BootTime' Cloud: type: string example: hyperstack description: >- Specifies the underlying cloud provider. See this [explanation](/getting-started/concepts#cloud-cloud-provider) for more details. ShadeInstanceType: type: string example: A6000 description: >- The Shadeform standardized instance type. See this [explanation](/getting-started/concepts#shade-instance-type-and-cloud-instance-type) for more details. CloudInstanceType: type: string example: gpu_1x_a6000 description: >- The instance type for the underlying cloud provider. See this [explanation](/getting-started/concepts#shade-instance-type-and-cloud-instance-type) for more details. InstanceTypeConfiguration: type: object required: - memory_in_gb - storage_in_gb - vcpus - num_gpus - gpu_type - interconnect - os_options - vram_per_gpu_in_gb - gpu_manufacturer properties: memory_in_gb: type: integer example: 12 description: >- The amount of memory for the instance in gigabytes. Note that this is not VRAM which is determined by GPU type and the number of GPUs. storage_in_gb: type: integer example: 256 description: >- The amount of storage for the instance. If this storage is too low for the instance type, please email support@shadeform.ai as the storage may be adjustable. vcpus: type: integer example: 6 description: The number of vCPUs for the instance. num_gpus: type: integer example: 1 description: The number of GPUs for the instance. gpu_type: type: string example: A100 description: The type of GPU for the instance. interconnect: type: string example: pcie description: The type of GPU interconnect. nvlink: type: boolean example: true description: If the instance has NVLink vram_per_gpu_in_gb: type: integer example: 48 description: The video memory per GPU for the instance in gigabytes. os_options: type: array items: type: string example: - ubuntu22.04_cuda12.2_shade_os - ubuntu20.04_cuda12.0_shade_os description: The list of available operating systems for the instance. gpu_manufacturer: type: string example: nvidia description: The manufacturer of the gpu HourlyPrice: type: integer example: 210 description: The hourly price of the instance in cents. DeploymentType: type: string example: vm description: >- Whether the instance is a "vm" (virtual machine), a "container" (docker container), or "baremetal" (bare metal server). Availability: type: object required: - region - available - display_name properties: region: $ref: '#/components/schemas/Region' available: type: boolean example: true description: Indicate whether the instance is available in the region. display_name: type: string example: Toronto, Canana description: The display name of the region BootTime: type: object properties: min_boot_in_sec: type: integer example: 180 description: boot time minimum estimate max_boot_in_sec: type: integer example: 300 description: boot time maximum estimate Region: type: string example: canada-1 description: Specifies the region. securitySchemes: ApiKeyAuth: type: apiKey in: header name: X-API-KEY ````