diff --git a/docs/api/examples/get_vpcsuuid.txt b/docs/api/examples/get_vpcsuuid.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..797f00bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/examples/get_vpcsuuid.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+curl -i -X GET 'http://localhost:8000/vpcs/{uuid}'
+
+GET /vpcs/{uuid} HTTP/1.1
+
+
+
+HTTP/1.1 200
+CONNECTION: close
+CONTENT-LENGTH: 213
+CONTENT-TYPE: application/json
+DATE: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:09:15 GMT
+SERVER: Python/3.4 aiohttp/0.13.1
+X-ROUTE: /vpcs/{uuid}
+
+{
+    "console": 2001,
+    "name": "PC TEST 1",
+    "project_uuid": "a1e920ca-338a-4e9f-b363-aa607b09dd80",
+    "script_file": null,
+    "startup_script": null,
+    "uuid": "40f76457-de2b-4399-8853-a35393a72a2d"
+}
diff --git a/docs/api/examples/post_virtualboxuuidstart.txt b/docs/api/examples/post_virtualboxuuidstart.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dee153b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/examples/post_virtualboxuuidstart.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+curl -i -X POST 'http://localhost:8000/virtualbox/{uuid}/start' -d '{}'
+
+POST /virtualbox/{uuid}/start HTTP/1.1
+{}
+
+
+HTTP/1.1 200
+CONNECTION: close
+CONTENT-LENGTH: 2
+CONTENT-TYPE: application/json
+DATE: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:09:15 GMT
+SERVER: Python/3.4 aiohttp/0.13.1
+X-ROUTE: /virtualbox/{uuid}/start
+
+{}
diff --git a/docs/api/examples/post_virtualboxuuidstop.txt b/docs/api/examples/post_virtualboxuuidstop.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5bcfc6af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/api/examples/post_virtualboxuuidstop.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+curl -i -X POST 'http://localhost:8000/virtualbox/{uuid}/stop' -d '{}'
+
+POST /virtualbox/{uuid}/stop HTTP/1.1
+{}
+
+
+HTTP/1.1 200
+CONNECTION: close
+CONTENT-LENGTH: 2
+CONTENT-TYPE: application/json
+DATE: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:09:15 GMT
+SERVER: Python/3.4 aiohttp/0.13.1
+X-ROUTE: /virtualbox/{uuid}/stop
+
+{}
diff --git a/docs/api/examples/post_vpcs.txt b/docs/api/examples/post_vpcs.txt
index 395b109e..1977fc1d 100644
--- a/docs/api/examples/post_vpcs.txt
+++ b/docs/api/examples/post_vpcs.txt
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ X-ROUTE: /vpcs
     "project_uuid": "a1e920ca-338a-4e9f-b363-aa607b09dd80",
     "script_file": null,
     "startup_script": null,
-    "uuid": "6370f75e-0a48-4e2b-95a8-0140da6ef1fb"
+    "uuid": "a022aa0d-acab-4554-b2a6-6e6f51c9d65e"
 }
diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/vpcs_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/vpcs_handler.py
index 007b95dd..df6788f7 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/vpcs_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/vpcs_handler.py
@@ -50,6 +50,23 @@ class VPCSHandler:
                                        startup_script=request.json.get("startup_script"))
         response.json(vm)
 
+    @classmethod
+    @Route.get(
+        r"/vpcs/{uuid}",
+        parameters={
+            "uuid": "VPCS instance UUID"
+        },
+        status_codes={
+            200: "VPCS instance started",
+            404: "VPCS instance doesn't exist"
+        },
+        description="Get a VPCS instance")
+    def show(request, response):
+
+        vpcs_manager = VPCS.instance()
+        vm = vpcs_manager.get_vm(request.match_info["uuid"])
+        response.json(vm)
+
     @classmethod
     @Route.post(
         r"/vpcs/{uuid}/start",
diff --git a/tests/api/test_vpcs.py b/tests/api/test_vpcs.py
index 00ce14f4..0b24753f 100644
--- a/tests/api/test_vpcs.py
+++ b/tests/api/test_vpcs.py
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ def test_vpcs_create(server, project):
     assert response.json["script_file"] is None
 
 
+def test_vpcs_get(server, project, vm):
+    response = server.get("/vpcs/{}".format(vm["uuid"]), example=True)
+    assert response.status == 200
+    assert response.route == "/vpcs/{uuid}"
+    assert response.json["name"] == "PC TEST 1"
+    assert response.json["project_uuid"] == project.uuid
+
+
 def test_vpcs_create_script_file(server, project, tmpdir):
     path = os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "test")
     with open(path, 'w+') as f: