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Boot a Linode into rescue mode

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Published Oct 17, 2025

Rescue Mode is a safe environment for performing many system recovery and disk management tasks.

Script linode Verified

The script

Submitted by hugo697 Bun
Verified 235 days ago
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//native
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type Linode = {
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  token: string;
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};
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/**
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 * Boot a Linode into rescue mode
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 * Rescue Mode is a safe environment for performing many system recovery and disk management tasks.
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 */
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export async function main(
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  auth: Linode,
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  apiVersion: "v4" | "v4beta",
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  linodeId: string,
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  body: {
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    devices?: {
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      sda?: { disk_id?: number; volume_id?: number };
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      sdb?: { disk_id?: number; volume_id?: number };
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      sdc?: { disk_id?: number; volume_id?: number };
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      sdd?: { disk_id?: number; volume_id?: number };
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      sde?: { disk_id?: number; volume_id?: number };
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      sdf?: { disk_id?: number; volume_id?: number };
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      sdg?: { disk_id?: number; volume_id?: number };
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    };
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  },
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) {
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  const url = new URL(
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    `https://api.linode.com/${apiVersion}/linode/instances/${linodeId}/rescue`,
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  );
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  const response = await fetch(url, {
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    method: "POST",
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    headers: {
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      "Content-Type": "application/json",
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      Authorization: "Bearer " + auth.token,
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    },
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    body: JSON.stringify(body),
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  });
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    const text = await response.text();
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);
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  }
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  return await response.json();
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}
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