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pydo.volume_actions.post()

Generated on 21 Jan 2026 from pydo version v0.24.0

Description

To initiate an action on a block storage volume by Name, send a POST request to ~/v2/volumes/actions. The body should contain the appropriate attributes for the respective action.

Attach a Block Storage Volume to a Droplet

Attribute	Details
type	This must be `attach`
volume_name	The name of the block storage volume
droplet_id	Set to the Droplet’s ID
region	Set to the slug representing the region where the volume is located

Each volume may only be attached to a single Droplet. However, up to fifteen volumes may be attached to a Droplet at a time. Pre-formatted volumes will be automatically mounted to Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Fedora Atomic, and CentOS Droplets created on or after April 26, 2018 when attached. On older Droplets, additional configuration is required.

Remove a Block Storage Volume from a Droplet

Attribute	Details
type	This must be `detach`
volume_name	The name of the block storage volume
droplet_id	Set to the Droplet’s ID
region	Set to the slug representing the region where the volume is located

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default Value
`per_page`	integer	False	Number of items returned per page	20
`page`	integer	False	Which ‘page’ of paginated results to return.	1
`body`	JSON or IO[bytes]	True

Request Sample

import os
from pydo import Client

client = Client(token=os.environ.get("DIGITALOCEAN_TOKEN"))

req = {
  "type": "attach",
  "volume_name": "example",
  "droplet_id": 11612190,
  "region": "nyc1",
  "tags": [
    "aninterestingtag"
  ]
}

resp = client.volume_actions.post(body=req)

More Information

See the API spec for this endpoint to view additional detail on responses, headers, parameters, and more.