reference/sdk/workspace.md

---
title: Workspace
version: EN
---

### read_workspace
```python
vessl.read_workspace(
   workspace_id: int, **kwargs
)
```
Read workspace in the default organization. If you want to override the
default organization, then pass `organization_name` as `**kwargs`.

**Args**
* `workspace_id` (int) : Workspace ID.

**Example**
```python
vessl.read_workspace(
    workspace_id=123456,
)
```

----

## list_workspaces
```python
vessl.list_workspaces(
   cluster_id: int = None, statuses: List[str] = None, mine: bool = True, **kwargs
)
```
List workspaces in the default organization. If you want to override the
default organization, then pass `organization_name` as `**kwargs`.

**Args**
* `cluster_id` (int) : Defaults to None.
* `statuses` (List[str]) : A list of status filter. Defaults to None.
* `mine` (bool) : True if list only my workspaces, False otherwise. Defaults
    to True.

**Example**
```python
vessl.list_workspaces(
    cluster_id=123456,
    statuses=["running"],
)
```

----

## create_workspace
```python
vessl.create_workspace(
   name: str, cluster_name: str, cluster_node_names: List[str] = None,
   kernel_resource_spec_name: str = None, processor_type: str = None,
   cpu_limit: float = None, memory_limit: str = None, gpu_type: str = None,
   gpu_limit: int = None, kernel_image_url: str = None, max_hours: int = 24,
   dataset_mounts: List[str] = None, local_files: List[str] = None,
   use_vesslignore: bool = True, root_volume_size: str = '100Gi', ports: List[Dict[str,
   Any]] = None, init_script: str = None, **kwargs
)
```
Create workspace in the default organization. If you want to override the
default organization, then pass `organization_name` as `**kwargs`.

**Args**
* `name` (str) : Workspace name.
* `cluster_name` (str) : Cluster name(must be specified before other options).
* `cluster_node_names` (List[str]) : A list of candidate cluster node names.
    Defaults to None.
* `kernel_resource_spec_name` (str) :  Resource type to run an experiment (for
    managed cluster only). Defaults to None.
* `cpu_limit` (float) : Number of vCPUs (for custom cluster only). Defaults to
    None.
* `memory_limit` (str) : Memory limit in GiB (for custom cluster only).
    Defaults to None.
* `gpu_type` (str) : GPU type (for custom cluster only). Defaults to None.
* `gpu_limit` (int) : Number of GPU cores (for custom cluster only). Defaults
    to None.
* `kernel_image_url` (str) : Kernel docker image URL. Defaults to None.
* `max_hours` (int) : Max hours limit to run. Defaults to 24.
* `dataset_mounts` (List[str]) : A list of dataset mounts. Defaults to None.
* `local_files` (List[str]) : A list of local file mounts. Defaults to None.
* `use_vesslignore` (bool) : True if local files matching glob patterns
    in .vesslignore files should be ignored. Patterns apply relative to
    the directory containing that .vesslignore file.
* `root_volume_size` (str) : Root volume size. Defaults to "100Gi".
* `ports` (List[Dict[str, Any]]) : Port numbers to expose. Defaults to None.
processor_type(str) cpu or gpu (for custom cluster only). Defaults to
    None.
init_script(str) Custom init script. Defaults to None.

**Example**
```python
vessl.create_workspace(
    name="modern-kick",
    cluster_name="aws-apne2",
    kernel_resource_spec_name="v1.cpu-0.mem-1",
    kernel_image_url="public.ecr.aws/vessl/kernels:py36.full-cpu.jupyter",
)
```

----

## list_workspace_logs
```python
vessl.list_workspace_logs(
   workspace_id: int, tail: int = 200, **kwargs
)
```
List experiment logs in the default organization. If you want to override
the default organization, then pass `organization_name` as `**kwargs`.

**Args**
* `workspace_id` (int) : Workspace ID.
* `tail` (int) : The number of lines to display from the end. Display all if
    -1. Defaults to 200.

**Example**
```python
 vessl.list_workspace_logs(
    workspace_id=123456,
 )
```

----

## start_workspace
```python
vessl.start_workspace(
   workspace_id: int, **kwargs
)
```
Start the workspace container in the default organization. If you want to
override the default organization, then pass `organization_name` as
`**kwargs`.

**Args**
* `workspace_id` (int) : Workspace ID.

**Example**
```python
vessl.start_workspace(
    workspace_id=123456,
)
```

----

## stop_workspace
```python
vessl.stop_workspace(
   workspace_id: int, **kwargs
)
```
Stop the workspace container in the default organization. If you want to
override the default organization, then pass `organization_name` as
`**kwargs`.

**Args**
* `workspace_id` (int) : Workspace ID.

**Example**
```python
vessl.stop_workspace(
    workspace_id=123456,
)
```

----

## terminate_workspace
```python
vessl.terminate_workspace(
   workspace_id: int, **kwargs
)
```
Terminate the workspace container in the default organization. If you
want to override the default organization, then pass `organization_name` as
`**kwargs`.

**Args**
* `workspace_id` (int) : Workspace ID.

**Example**
```python
vessl.terminate_workspace(
    workspace_id=123456,
)
```

----

## backup_workspace
```python
vessl.backup_workspace()
```
Backup the home directory of the workspace. This command should be called
inside a workspace.

**Example**
```python
vessl.backup_workspace()
```

----

## restore_workspace
```python
vessl.restore_workspace()
```
Restore the home directory from the previous backup. This command should
be called inside a workspace.

**Example**
```python
vessl.restore_workspace()
```

----

## connect_workspace_ssh
```python
vessl.connect_workspace_ssh(
   private_key_path: str
)
```
Connect to a running workspace via SSH.

**Args**
* `private_key_path` (str) : SSH private key path

**Example**
```python
vessl.connect_workspace_ssh(
    private_key_path="~/.ssh/key_path",
)
```

----

## update_vscode_remote_ssh
```python
vessl.update_vscode_remote_ssh(
   private_key_path: str
)
```
Update .ssh/config file for VSCode Remote-SSH plugin.

**Args**
* `private_key_path` (str) : SSH private key path

**Example**
```python
vessl.update_vscode_remote_ssh(
    private_key_path="~/.ssh/key_path",
)
```