---
title: "Check Virtual MAC Support on Your Dedicated Server"
description: "Use the OVHcloud API to check whether virtual MAC address assignment is supported on your dedicated server model."
url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/network-support-virtual-mac
lang: en
lastUpdated: 2025-04-28
---
# Check Virtual MAC Support on Your Dedicated Server

## Objective

In order to use virtual MAC (vMAC) addresses on a dedicated server, you first need to make sure your server supports this feature.

Support for the vMAC function is a prerequisite for all actions concerning virtual MACs.

**This guide explains how to check in the OVHcloud API if your dedicated server supports the virtual MAC feature.**

## Requirements

- A [dedicated server](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en-gb/bare-metal/) in your OVHcloud account
- Access to the OVHcloud [API](https://eu.api.ovh.com/)

:::info
If you are not familiar with using the OVHcloud API, please refer to our guide on [Getting started with the OVHcloud API](/en/guides/manage-and-operate/api/first-steps.md) .
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## Instructions

Open the following API endpoint in the API console:


🇪🇺EU▾

[GET/dedicated/server/{serviceName}/specifications/network](https://eu.api.ovh.com/console/?section=/dedicated/server&branch=v1#get-/dedicated/server/-serviceName-/specifications/network)

Enter the internal server name into the `serviceName`
 field, then click `Execute
`.
![API console with serviceName field for vMAC check](/images/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/network-support-virtual-mac/support_virtual_mac_02.png)
The result will show a "vmac / supported" entry which can be "true" or "false" (boolean value).

![API result showing vMAC supported true or false](/images/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/network-support-virtual-mac/support_virtual_mac_04.png)
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**Interpretation of the result**

- **false**: You cannot use the virtual MAC feature on this server.

- **true**: You can use the virtual MAC feature on this server.

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## Go further

[First Steps with the OVHcloud API](/en/guides/manage-and-operate/api/first-steps.md)

[Assigning a Virtual MAC on a Dedicated Server](/en/guides/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/network-virtual-mac.md)

[Dedicated Server - Configuring Additional IPs in Bridge Mode](/en/guides/bare-metal-cloud/dedicated-servers/network-bridging.md)

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