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In this article:

  • HTTP request
  • Query parameters
  • Response
  • DesktopGroup
  • ResourcesSpec
  • NetworkInterfaceSpec
  • DiskSpec
  • DesktopGroupConfiguration
  • Subject
  1. API reference
  2. REST
  3. DesktopGroup
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Cloud Desktop API, REST: DesktopGroup.List

Written by
Yandex Cloud
Updated at August 8, 2025
  • HTTP request
  • Query parameters
  • Response
  • DesktopGroup
  • ResourcesSpec
  • NetworkInterfaceSpec
  • DiskSpec
  • DesktopGroupConfiguration
  • Subject

Retrieves the list of desktop group resources.

HTTP requestHTTP request

GET https://cloud-desktop.api.cloud.yandex.net/cloud-desktop/v1/desktopGroups

Query parametersQuery parameters

Field

Description

folderId

string

Required field. ID of the folder to list desktop groups in.

To get the folder ID use a yandex.cloud.resourcemanager.v1.FolderService.List request.

pageSize

string (int64)

The maximum number of results per page to return. If the number of available
results is larger than pageSize,
the service returns a ListDesktopGroupsResponse.nextPageToken
that can be used to get the next page of results in subsequent list requests.
Default value: 100.

pageToken

string

Page token. To get the next page of results, set pageToken to the
ListDesktopGroupsResponse.nextPageToken returned by a previous list request.

filter

string

A filter expression that filters resources listed in the response.
The expression must specify:

  1. The field name. Currently you can use filtering only on DesktopGroup.name field.
  2. An operator. Can be either = or != for single values, IN or NOT IN for lists of values.
  3. Value or a list of values to compare against the values of the field.

orderBy

string

Sorting the list by DesktopGroup.name, DesktopGroup.createdAt and DesktopGroup.status fields.
The default sorting order is ascending.

ResponseResponse

HTTP Code: 200 - OK

{
  "desktopGroups": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "folderId": "string",
      "createdAt": "string",
      "status": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "resourcesSpec": {
        "memory": "string",
        "cores": "string",
        "coreFraction": "string"
      },
      "networkInterfaceSpec": {
        "networkId": "string",
        "subnetIds": [
          "string"
        ]
      },
      "labels": "object",
      "bootDiskSpec": {
        "type": "string",
        "size": "string"
      },
      "dataDiskSpec": {
        "type": "string",
        "size": "string"
      },
      "groupConfig": {
        "minReadyDesktops": "string",
        "maxDesktopsAmount": "string",
        "desktopType": "string",
        "members": [
          {
            "id": "string",
            "type": "string"
          }
        ]
      },
      // Includes only one of the fields `autoUpdatePolicy`, `manualUpdatePolicy`
      "autoUpdatePolicy": "object",
      "manualUpdatePolicy": "object"
      // end of the list of possible fields
    }
  ],
  "nextPageToken": "string"
}

Field

Description

desktopGroups[]

DesktopGroup

List of desktop groups.

nextPageToken

string

This token allows you to get the next page of results for list requests. If the number of results
is larger than ListDesktopGroupsRequest.pageSize, use
the nextPageToken as the value
for the ListDesktopGroupsRequest.pageToken query parameter
in the next list request. Each subsequent list request will have its own
nextPageToken to continue paging through the results.

DesktopGroupDesktopGroup

A desktop group resource.

Field

Description

id

string

Desktop group ID.

folderId

string

ID of the folder that the desktop group belongs to.

createdAt

string (date-time)

Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

status

enum (Status)

Status of the desktop group.

  • STATUS_UNSPECIFIED
  • CREATING: Desktop group is being created.
  • ACTIVE: Desktop group is ready to use.
  • DELETING: Desktop group is being deleted.

name

string

Name of the desktop group.

description

string

Description of the desktop group.

resourcesSpec

ResourcesSpec

Resource specification of the desktop group.

networkInterfaceSpec

NetworkInterfaceSpec

Network interface specification of the desktop group.

labels

object (map<string, string>)

Labels of the desktop group.

bootDiskSpec

DiskSpec

Boot disk specification of the desktop group.

dataDiskSpec

DiskSpec

Data disk specification of the desktop group.

groupConfig

DesktopGroupConfiguration

Desktop group configuration.

autoUpdatePolicy

object

Includes only one of the fields autoUpdatePolicy, manualUpdatePolicy.

Desktop group update policy.

manualUpdatePolicy

object

Includes only one of the fields autoUpdatePolicy, manualUpdatePolicy.

Desktop group update policy.

ResourcesSpecResourcesSpec

Field

Description

memory

string (int64)

RAM volume, in bytes.

cores

string (int64)

Number of CPU cores.

coreFraction

string (int64)

Baseline level of CPU performance with the ability to burst performance above that baseline level.
This field sets baseline performance for each core.

NetworkInterfaceSpecNetworkInterfaceSpec

Field

Description

networkId

string

Required field. ID of the network interface specification.

subnetIds[]

string

List of subnet IDs.

DiskSpecDiskSpec

Disk specificaton.

Field

Description

type

enum (Type)

Required field. Type of disk.

  • TYPE_UNSPECIFIED: Disk type is not specified.
  • HDD: HDD disk type.
  • SSD: SSD disk type.

size

string (int64)

Size of disk.

DesktopGroupConfigurationDesktopGroupConfiguration

Field

Description

minReadyDesktops

string (int64)

Minimum number of ready desktops.

maxDesktopsAmount

string (int64)

Maximum number of desktops.

desktopType

enum (DesktopType)

Type of the desktop.

  • DESKTOP_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
  • PERSISTENT
  • NON_PERSISTENT

members[]

Subject

List of members of the desktop group.

SubjectSubject

Field

Description

id

string

Required field. ID of the subject.

It can contain one of the following values:

  • allAuthenticatedUsers: A special public group that represents anyone
    who is authenticated. It can be used only if the type is system.
  • allUsers: A special public group that represents anyone. No authentication is required.
    For example, you don't need to specify the IAM token in an API query.
    It can be used only if the type is system.
  • group:organization:<id>:users: A special system group that represents all members of organization
    with given . It can be used only if the type is system.
  • group:federation:<id>:users: A special system group that represents all users of federation
    with given . It can be used only if the type is system.
  • <cloud generated id>: An identifier that represents a user account.
    It can be used only if the type is userAccount, federatedUser or serviceAccount.

type

string

Required field. Type of the subject.

It can contain one of the following values:

  • userAccount: An account on Yandex or Yandex Connect, added to Yandex Cloud.
  • serviceAccount: A service account. This type represents the yandex.cloud.iam.v1.ServiceAccount resource.
  • federatedUser: A federated account. This type represents a user from an identity federation, like Active Directory.
  • system: System group. This type represents several accounts with a common system identifier.

For more information, see Subject to which the role is assigned.

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