kvm.screenshot

Save a screenshot of a running KVM virtual machine.

{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"kvm.screenshot","params":{"hostname":"kvm1","base64":false}}

Argument	Type	Description	Required	Default
`hostname`	String	The name of the virtual machine.	Yes	-
`base64`	Boolean	Whether to return the screenshot as a base64-encoded string. If `true`, the screenshot isn't saved and is only returned as a base64-encoded string. If `false`, the screenshot is saved to the `/tmp` directory on the host. In the RVC CLI, use `--base64` or `--no-base64`.	No	`false`

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "path": "/tmp/screenshot_kvm1_2025-06-16-19-10-20.702-UTC.png"
  }
}

rvc kvm screenshot --hostname kvm1 --no-base64

Response

Path: /tmp/screenshot_kvm1_2025-06-16-19-10-48.428-UTC.png