diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/lxd-instances-api-endpoint-added.yml b/changelogs/fragments/lxd-instances-api-endpoint-added.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e7aa3b50e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/lxd-instances-api-endpoint-added.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - "lxd_container - uses ``/1.0/instances`` API endpoint, if available. Falls back to ``/1.0/containers`` or ``/1.0/virtual-machines``. Fixes issue when using Incus or LXD 5.19 due to migrating to ``/1.0/instances`` endpoint (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/7980)."
diff --git a/plugins/modules/lxd_container.py b/plugins/modules/lxd_container.py
index 36af214c43..9fd1b183be 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/lxd_container.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/lxd_container.py
@@ -436,12 +436,12 @@ ANSIBLE_LXD_DEFAULT_URL = 'unix:/var/lib/lxd/unix.socket'
 
 # CONFIG_PARAMS is a list of config attribute names.
 CONFIG_PARAMS = [
-    'architecture', 'config', 'devices', 'ephemeral', 'profiles', 'source'
+    'architecture', 'config', 'devices', 'ephemeral', 'profiles', 'source', 'type'
 ]
 
 # CONFIG_CREATION_PARAMS is a list of attribute names that are only applied
 # on instance creation.
-CONFIG_CREATION_PARAMS = ['source']
+CONFIG_CREATION_PARAMS = ['source', 'type']
 
 
 class LXDContainerManagement(object):
@@ -467,13 +467,6 @@ class LXDContainerManagement(object):
 
         self.type = self.module.params['type']
 
-        # LXD Rest API provides additional endpoints for creating containers and virtual-machines.
-        self.api_endpoint = None
-        if self.type == 'container':
-            self.api_endpoint = '/1.0/containers'
-        elif self.type == 'virtual-machine':
-            self.api_endpoint = '/1.0/virtual-machines'
-
         self.key_file = self.module.params.get('client_key')
         if self.key_file is None:
             self.key_file = '{0}/.config/lxc/client.key'.format(os.environ['HOME'])
@@ -499,6 +492,18 @@ class LXDContainerManagement(object):
             )
         except LXDClientException as e:
             self.module.fail_json(msg=e.msg)
+
+        # LXD (3.19) Rest API provides instances endpoint, failback to containers and virtual-machines
+        # https://documentation.ubuntu.com/lxd/en/latest/rest-api/#instances-containers-and-virtual-machines
+        self.api_endpoint = '/1.0/instances'
+        check_api_endpoint = self.client.do('GET', '{0}?project='.format(self.api_endpoint), ok_error_codes=[404])
+
+        if check_api_endpoint['error_code'] == 404:
+            if self.type == 'container':
+                self.api_endpoint = '/1.0/containers'
+            elif self.type == 'virtual-machine':
+                self.api_endpoint = '/1.0/virtual-machines'
+
         self.trust_password = self.module.params.get('trust_password', None)
         self.actions = []
         self.diff = {'before': {}, 'after': {}}
@@ -551,6 +556,8 @@ class LXDContainerManagement(object):
             url = '{0}?{1}'.format(url, urlencode(url_params))
         config = self.config.copy()
         config['name'] = self.name
+        if self.type not in self.api_endpoint:
+            config['type'] = self.type
         if not self.module.check_mode:
             self.client.do('POST', url, config, wait_for_container=self.wait_for_container)
         self.actions.append('create')