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godo.DropletActions.ChangeKernel()

Generated on 5 Nov 2026 from godo version v1.236.0

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Usage

client.DropletActions.ChangeKernel(ctx context.Context, id int, kernelID int) (*godo.Action, *godo.Response, error)

Description

ChangeKernel changes the kernel for a Droplet.

This method sends a POST request to /v2/droplets/{}/actions.

Parameters

id int required
kernelID int required

Returns

*godo.Action
*godo.Response: The HTTP response, with pagination Links, Meta, and Rate limit information.
error: Non-nil when the request fails. API errors are returned as *godo.ErrorResponse.

Fields of `godo.Action`

Action represents a DigitalOcean Action

ID int: JSON key: id
Status string: JSON key: status
Type string: JSON key: type
StartedAt *godo.Timestamp: JSON key: started_at
CompletedAt *godo.Timestamp: JSON key: completed_at
ResourceID int: JSON key: resource_id
ResourceType string: JSON key: resource_type
Region *godo.Region: Omitted from JSON when empty. JSON key: region
RegionSlug string: Omitted from JSON when empty. JSON key: region_slug

Request Sample

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package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"os"

	"github.com/digitalocean/godo"
)

func main() {
	client := godo.NewFromToken(os.Getenv("DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN"))
	ctx := context.TODO()

	result, _, err := client.DropletActions.ChangeKernel(ctx, 1234567, 1234567)
	if err != nil {
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", result)
}