How to order a VPS – Support Guides

Learn how to order a VPS through the OVHcloud Control Panel or the OVHcloud API.

Requirements

To see our full range of VPS options, see our pricing comparison page.

✔ Select a method to create your VPS order.

From the OVHcloud Control Panel, select Bare Metal Cloud, Order, and VPS.

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You will be redirected to an order funnel where you will:

configure your VPS
choose an image
select data centers and quantities
choose whether to add on features, such as snapshot backup or additional storage
select your renewal frequency
review your order
confirm your address
confirm your payment method
review our Terms of Service

When you have made all of your selections and confirmed your information, click Continue →.

You must specify "US" for the ovhSubsidiary parameter.

{
  "ovhSubsidiary": "US"
}

Save your chosen planCode, duration, and pricingMode from the response.

Example:

"planCode": "vps-starter-1-2-20"
"duration": "P1M"
"pricingMode": "default"

Save the itemId from the response.

Example:

"itemId": 12345678

You must specify a data center and operating system. Each configuration will require a separate submission through the API.

Example:

{
  "label": "vps_datacenter",
  "value": "US-EAST-VA"
}

{
  "label": "vps_os",
  "value": "Ubuntu 24.04"
}

List of available operating systems:

Set the autoPayWithPreferredPaymentMethod parameter to "true" to use your default payment method.

{
  "autoPayWithPreferredPaymentMethod": true,
  "waiveRetractationPeriod": false
}

For more information and tutorials, please see our other VPS support guides or explore the guides for other OVHcloud products and services.