---
title: "Queue a Virtual Machine migration"
method: POST
path: "/vm/{rid}/migrations"
tags: ["VM"]
---

# Queue a Virtual Machine migration

`POST /vm/{rid}/migrations`

Validate and queue an asynchronous migration of a virtual machine to another cluster node

## Path parameters

- `rid` integer, required

## Request body

- InternalHandlersMigrationMigrateGuestRequest
  - `targetNodeUuid` string

## Response `202`

Accepted

- GithubComAlchemillahqSylveInternalAPIResponseInternalHandlersMigrationMigrationTaskResponse
  - `data` InternalHandlersMigrationMigrationTaskResponse
    - `guestId` integer
    - `outcome` string
    - `taskId` integer
  - `error` string
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `409` — Conflict
- `413` — Request Entity Too Large
- `500` — Internal Server Error
- `503` — Service Unavailable

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