# Error: could not get a list of machines: failed to list VMs

**URL:** <https://community.fly.io/t/error-could-not-get-a-list-of-machines-failed-to-list-vms/21474>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** login-only\
**Created:** [August 22, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/error-could-not-get-a-list-of-machines-failed-to-list-vms/21474 "2024-08-22T14:50:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![amaliaandor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@amaliaandor](https://community.fly.io/u/amaliaandor)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/error-could-not-get-a-list-of-machines-failed-to-list-vms/21474/1 "2024-08-22T14:50:45Z")

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Hi, For some reason i cannot restart the machine. Neither to list the machines.  
the error for “fly machines list command” is:  
Error: machines could not be retrieved .  
and for “flyctl machine restart”  
Error: could not get a list of machines: failed to list VMs: unauthorized (Request ID: 01J5X916PH6KQQB61BSX4Z1DVK-fra)  
Can you give me a hint?  
Thank you!

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**Author:** ![AdonisCodes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/adoniscodes/32/36719_2.png) [@AdonisCodes](https://community.fly.io/u/AdonisCodes)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/error-could-not-get-a-list-of-machines-failed-to-list-vms/21474/2 "2024-08-22T17:45:28Z")

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I ran into this error.  
Try using `fly machine list` instead of `fly machines list`.

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**Author:** ![khuezy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4da419/32.png) [@khuezy](https://community.fly.io/u/khuezy)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/error-could-not-get-a-list-of-machines-failed-to-list-vms/21474/3 "2024-08-22T17:53:36Z")

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`machine` and `machines` are the same alias. Try `fly auth login`. The unauthorize error probably means your session expired?

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**Author:** ![amaliaandor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@amaliaandor](https://community.fly.io/u/amaliaandor)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/error-could-not-get-a-list-of-machines-failed-to-list-vms/21474/4 "2024-08-23T07:58:29Z")

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Not working… machines/machine/m, same alias. same error…

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**Author:** ![amaliaandor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@amaliaandor](https://community.fly.io/u/amaliaandor)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2024, 7:59am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/error-could-not-get-a-list-of-machines-failed-to-list-vms/21474/5 "2024-08-23T07:59:22Z")

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first i ran: fly auth logout, after fly auth login and in the end the fly machines list…

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**Author:** ![amaliaandor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@amaliaandor](https://community.fly.io/u/amaliaandor)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/error-could-not-get-a-list-of-machines-failed-to-list-vms/21474/6 "2024-08-24T12:18:05Z")

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solved… Itself…

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/original/3X/6/e/6e8955d00cb218e186ebbe3a6ab06fefdce15290.svg) [@system](https://community.fly.io/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/error-could-not-get-a-list-of-machines-failed-to-list-vms/21474/7 "2024-08-31T12:18:42Z")

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Closed on August 31, 2024, 12:18pm UTC

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