diff --git a/centml/sdk/api.py b/centml/sdk/api.py
index 0bff87d..4fe0ecc 100644
--- a/centml/sdk/api.py
+++ b/centml/sdk/api.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     CreateComputeDeploymentRequest,
     CreateCServeV3DeploymentRequest,
     CreateJobDeploymentRequest,
+    CreateHardwareInstanceRequest,
     ApiException,
     InviteUserRequest,
     Metric,
@@ -121,6 +122,12 @@ def get_hardware_instances(self, cluster_id=None):
             cluster_id=cluster_id if cluster_id else None
         ).results
 
+    def create_hardware_instance(self, request: CreateHardwareInstanceRequest):
+        return self._api.create_hardware_instance_hardware_instances_post(request)
+
+    def delete_hardware_instance(self, hardware_instance_id: int):
+        return self._api.delete_hardware_instance_hardware_instances_hardware_instance_id_delete(hardware_instance_id)
+
     def get_prebuilt_images(self, depl_type: DeploymentType):
         return self._api.get_prebuilt_images_prebuilt_images_get(type=depl_type)
 
diff --git a/examples/sdk/manage_hardware_instances.py b/examples/sdk/manage_hardware_instances.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ba57ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/sdk/manage_hardware_instances.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Example showing how to manage hardware instances with the CentML SDK.
+
+Covers listing, creating and deleting hardware instances. Running this script
+lists the hardware instances you have access to; the create/delete helpers show
+the call pattern and are not invoked automatically.
+
+This uses the centml CLI authentication, so make sure you are logged in to the
+centml CLI before running it. Creating and deleting hardware instances requires
+admin privileges (PERM_ADMIN_MANAGE_HARDWARE) on your CentML organization.
+"""
+
+from centml.sdk import CreateHardwareInstanceRequest
+from centml.sdk.api import get_centml_client
+
+
+def list_hardware_instances():
+    """List hardware instances, showing the cluster they belong to by name."""
+    with get_centml_client() as client:
+        clusters = {c.id: c for c in client.get_clusters().results}
+        instances = client.get_hardware_instances()
+
+    if not instances:
+        print("No hardware instances found.")
+        return
+
+    print(f"\nFound {len(instances)} hardware instance(s)\n")
+    for hw in sorted(instances, key=lambda x: x.id):
+        cluster = clusters.get(hw.cluster_id)
+        cluster_name = cluster.display_name if cluster else f"cluster {hw.cluster_id}"
+        print(f"Name:      {hw.name}")
+        print(f"Cluster:   {cluster_name}")
+        print(f"GPU Type:  {hw.gpu_type}")
+        print(f"Num GPUs:  {hw.num_gpu}")
+        print(f"CPU:       {hw.cpu}")
+        print(f"Memory:    {hw.memory}")
+        print("-" * 40)
+
+
+def create_hardware_instance():
+    """Create a hardware instance (requires admin privileges)."""
+    request = CreateHardwareInstanceRequest(
+        cluster_id=1,
+        name="h100-8x",
+        gpu_type="H100",
+        num_gpu=8,
+        cpu=64000,
+        memory=128000,
+        accelerator_resource_key="nvidia.com/gpu",
+        node_affinity_labels={"gpu": "h100"},
+        accelerator_memory=80000,
+    )
+    with get_centml_client() as client:
+        instance = client.create_hardware_instance(request)
+    print(f"Created hardware instance '{instance.name}' with ID {instance.id}")
+    return instance.id
+
+
+def delete_hardware_instance(hardware_instance_id):
+    """Delete a hardware instance by ID (requires admin privileges)."""
+    with get_centml_client() as client:
+        client.delete_hardware_instance(hardware_instance_id)
+    print(f"Deleted hardware instance {hardware_instance_id}")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    list_hardware_instances()
diff --git a/tests/test_sdk_api.py b/tests/test_sdk_api.py
index 42933b1..97fcda3 100644
--- a/tests/test_sdk_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_sdk_api.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
-from platform_api_python_client import CreateJobDeploymentRequest
+from platform_api_python_client import CreateJobDeploymentRequest, CreateHardwareInstanceRequest
 
 from centml.sdk import ApiException
 from centml.sdk.api import CentMLClient
@@ -72,3 +72,50 @@ def test_create_job_delegates_to_platform_client():
 
     assert response is expected_response
     api.create_job_deployment_deployments_job_post.assert_called_once_with(request)
+
+
+def test_get_hardware_instances_returns_results():
+    api = MagicMock()
+    expected_results = [SimpleNamespace(id=1), SimpleNamespace(id=2)]
+    api.get_hardware_instances_hardware_instances_get.return_value = SimpleNamespace(results=expected_results)
+    client = CentMLClient(api)
+
+    response = client.get_hardware_instances(cluster_id=5)
+
+    assert response is expected_results
+    api.get_hardware_instances_hardware_instances_get.assert_called_once_with(cluster_id=5)
+
+
+def test_create_hardware_instance_delegates_to_platform_client():
+    api = MagicMock()
+    expected_response = MagicMock()
+    api.create_hardware_instance_hardware_instances_post.return_value = expected_response
+    request = CreateHardwareInstanceRequest(
+        cluster_id=1,
+        name="h100-test",
+        gpu_type="H100",
+        num_gpu=8,
+        cpu=64000,
+        memory=128000,
+        accelerator_resource_key="nvidia.com/gpu",
+        node_affinity_labels={"gpu": "h100"},
+        accelerator_memory=80000,
+    )
+    client = CentMLClient(api)
+
+    response = client.create_hardware_instance(request)
+
+    assert response is expected_response
+    api.create_hardware_instance_hardware_instances_post.assert_called_once_with(request)
+
+
+def test_delete_hardware_instance_delegates_to_platform_client():
+    api = MagicMock()
+    expected_response = MagicMock()
+    api.delete_hardware_instance_hardware_instances_hardware_instance_id_delete.return_value = expected_response
+    client = CentMLClient(api)
+
+    response = client.delete_hardware_instance(123)
+
+    assert response is expected_response
+    api.delete_hardware_instance_hardware_instances_hardware_instance_id_delete.assert_called_once_with(123)