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Block Storage

Updated on 15 September, 2025

Manage additional storage volumes for Vultr instances with commands to create, attach, resize, and delete Block Storage resources.

The vultr-cli block-storage command manages Vultr Block Storage volumes, allowing users to create, attach, detach, resize, and delete additional storage for their virtual machines.

Usage

console 
$ vultr-cli block-storage

Available Commands

  • attach - Attach a block storage to an instance
  • create - Create a new block storage
  • delete - Delete a block storage
  • detach - Detach a block storage from an instance
  • get - Retrieve a block storage
  • label - Label a block storage
  • list - List block storage
  • resize - Resize a block storage
Attach
Connects a Block Storage volume to a specified instance, making the additional storage available to your virtual machine.
Create
Creates a new Block Storage volume that can be attached to virtual machines for additional persistent storage
Delete
Permanently removes a specified Block Storage volume from your Vultr account, freeing resources and stopping billing.
Detach
Disconnects a Block Storage volume from a virtual machine while preserving all data stored on the volume.
Get
Retrieves and displays detailed configuration and status information for a specific Block Storage volume using its ID.
Label
Updates the label of an existing Block Storage volume to help identify and organize storage resources more effectively.
List
Lists all Block Storage volumes in your Vultr account with details including ID, size, region, and attachment status.
Resize
Increases the storage capacity of an existing Vultr Block Storage volume to a specified larger size.