.. -*- rst -*- Images ****** Creates, lists, shows, updates, deletes, and performs other operations on images. General information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **Images** An *image* is represented by a JSON Object, that is, as a set of key:value pairs. Some of these keys are *base properties* that are managed by the Image service. The remainder are properties put on the image by the operator or the image owner. .. note:: Another common term for "image properties" is "image metadata" because what we're talking about here are properties that *describe* the image data that can be consumed by various OpenStack services (for example, by the Compute service to boot a server, or by the Volume service to create a bootable volume). Here's some important information about image properties: * The base properties are always included in the image representation. A base property that doesn't have a value is displayed with its value set to ``null`` (that is, the JSON null data type). * Additional properties, whose value is always a string data type, are only included in the response if they have a value. * Since version 2.2, the Images API allows an operator to configure *property protections*, by which the create, read, update, and delete operations on specific image properties may be restricted to particular user roles. Consult the documentation of your cloud operator for details. * Arguably the most important properties of an image are its *id*, which uniquely identifies the image, its *status*, which indicates the current situation of the image (which, in turn, indicates what you can do with the image), and its *visibility*, which indicates who has access to the image. .. note:: In addition to image properties, there's usually a data payload that is accessible via the image. In order to give image consumers some guarantees about the data payload (for example, that the data associated with image ``06b73bc7-9d62-4d37-ad95-d4708f37734f`` is the same today as it was when you used it to boot a server yesterday) the Image service controls particular image properties (for example, ``checksum``) that cannot be modified. A shorthand way to refer to the way the image data payload is related to its representation as an *image* in the Images API is to say that "images are immutable". (This obviously applies to the image data payload, not its representation in the Image service.) See the :ref:`Image Data ` section of this document for more information. **Image status** The possible status values for images are presented in the following table. .. list-table:: :header-rows: 1 * - Status - Description * - queued - The Image service reserved an image ID for the image in the catalog but did not yet upload any image data. * - saving - The Image service is in the process of saving the raw data for the image into the backing store. * - active - The image is active and ready for consumption in the Image service. * - killed - An image data upload error occurred. * - deleted - The Image service retains information about the image but the image is no longer available for use. * - pending_delete - Similar to the ``deleted`` status. An image in this state is not recoverable. * - deactivated - The image data is not available for use. * - uploading - Data has been staged as part of the interoperable image import process. It is not yet available for use. *(Since Image API 2.6)* * - importing - The image data is being processed as part of the interoperable image import process, but is not yet available for use. *(Since Image API 2.6)* **Image visibility** The possible values for image visibility are presented in the following table. .. list-table:: :header-rows: 1 * - Visibility - Description * - ``public`` - Any user may read the image and its data payload. Additionally, the image appears in the default image list of all users. * - ``community`` - Any user may read the image and its data payload, but the image does *not* appear in the default image list of any user other than the owner. *(This visibility value was added in the Image API v2.5)* * - ``shared`` - An image must have this visibility in order for *image members* to be added to it. Only the owner and the specific image members who have been added to the image may read the image or its data payload. The image appears in the default image list of the owner. It also appears in the default image list of members who have *accepted* the image. See the :ref:`Image Sharing ` section of this document for more information. If you do not specify a visibility value when you create an image, it is assigned this visibility by default. Non-owners, however, will not have access to the image until they are added as image members. *(This visibility value was added in the Image API v2.5)* * - ``private`` - Only the owner image may read the image or its data payload. Additionally, the image appears in the owner's default image list. *Since Image API v2.5, an image with private visibility cannot have members added to it.* Note that the descriptions above discuss *read* access to images. Only the image owner (or an administrator) has write access to image properties and the image data payload. Further, in order to promise image immutability, the Image service will allow even the owner (or an administrator) only write-once permissions to specific image properties and the image data payload. .. _image-create: Create image ~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. rest_method:: POST /v2/images Creates a catalog record for an operating system disk image. *(Since Image API v2.0)* The ``Location`` response header contains the URI for the image. The response body contains the new image entity. Synchronous Postconditions - With correct permissions, you can see the image status as ``queued`` through API calls. Normal response codes: 201 Error response codes: 400, 401, 403, 409, 413, 415 Request ------- .. rest_parameters:: images-parameters.yaml - container_format: container_format-in-request - disk_format: disk_format-in-request - id: id-in-request - min_disk: min_disk-in-request - min_ram: min_ram-in-request - name: name-in-request - protected: protected-in-request - tags: tags-in-request - visibility: visibility-in-request Additionally, you may include additional properties specified as key:value pairs, where the value must be a string data type. Keys are limited to 255 chars in length. Available key names may be limited by the cloud's property protection configuration. Request Example --------------- .. literalinclude:: samples/image-create-request.json :language: json Response Parameters ------------------- .. rest_parameters:: images-parameters.yaml - Location: Location - OpenStack-image-import-methods: import-header - checksum: checksum - container_format: container_format - created_at: created_at - disk_format: disk_format - file: file - id: id - min_disk: min_disk - min_ram: min_ram - name: name - owner: owner - protected: protected - schema: schema-image - self: self - size: size - status: status - tags: tags - updated_at: updated_at - virtual_size: virtual_size - visibility: visibility - direct_url: direct_url - locations: locations The response may also include additional properties specified as key:value pairs if additional properties were specified in the request. Response Example ---------------- .. literalinclude:: samples/image-create-response.json :language: json Show image ~~~~~~~~~~ .. rest_method:: GET /v2/images/{image_id} Shows details for an image. *(Since Image API v2.0)* The response body contains a single image entity. Preconditions - The image must exist. Normal response codes: 200 Error response codes: 400, 401, 403, 404 Request ------- .. rest_parameters:: images-parameters.yaml - image_id: image_id-in-path Response Parameters ------------------- .. rest_parameters:: images-parameters.yaml - checksum: checksum - container_format: container_format - created_at: created_at - disk_format: disk_format - file: file - id: id - min_disk: min_disk - min_ram: min_ram - name: name - owner: owner - protected: protected - schema: schema-image - self: self - size: size - status: status - tags: tags - updated_at: updated_at - virtual_size: virtual_size - visibility: visibility - direct_url: direct_url - locations: locations The response may also include additional properties specified as key:value pairs if such properties have been added to the image by the owner or an administrator. Response Example ---------------- .. literalinclude:: samples/image-show-response.json :language: json List images ~~~~~~~~~~~ .. rest_method:: GET /v2/images Lists public virtual machine (VM) images. *(Since Image API v2.0)* **Pagination** Returns a subset of the larger collection of images and a link that you can use to get the next set of images. You should always check for the presence of a ``next`` link and use it as the URI in a subsequent HTTP GET request. You should follow this pattern until a ``next`` link is no longer provided. The ``next`` link preserves any query parameters that you send in your initial request. You can use the ``first`` link to jump back to the first page of the collection. If you prefer to paginate through images manually, use the ``limit`` and ``marker`` parameters. **Query Filters** The list operation accepts query parameters to filter the response. A client can provide direct comparison filters by using most image attributes, such as ``name=Ubuntu``, ``visibility=public``, and so on. To filter using image tags, use the filter ``tag`` (note the singular). To filter on multiple tags, include each tag separately in the query. For example, to find images with the tag **ready**, include ``tag=ready`` in your query string. To find images tagged with **ready** and **approved**, include ``tag=ready&tag=approved`` in your query string. (Note that only images containing *both* tags will be included in the response.) A client cannot use any ``link`` in the json-schema, such as self, file, or schema, to filter the response. You can list VM images that have a status of ``active``, ``queued``, or ``saving``. **The** ``in`` **Operator** As a convenience, you may specify several values for any of the following fields by using the ``in`` operator: * container_format * disk_format * id * name * status For most of these, usage is straight forward. For example, to list images in queued or saving status, use: ``GET /v2/images?status=in:saving,queued`` To find images in a particular list of image IDs, use: ``GET /v2/images?id=in:3afb79c1-131a-4c38-a87c-bc4b801d14e6,2e011209-660f-44b5-baf2-2eb4babae53d`` Using the ``in`` operator with the ``name`` property of images can be a bit trickier, depending upon how creatively you have named your images. The general rule is that if an image name contains a comma (``,``), you must enclose the entire name in quotation marks (``"``). As usual, you must URL encode any characters that require it. For example, to find images named ``glass, darkly`` or ``share me``, you would use the following filter specification: ``GET v2/images?name=in:"glass,%20darkly",share%20me`` As with regular filtering by name, you must specify the complete name you are looking for. Thus, for example, the query string ``name=in:glass,share`` will only match images with the exact name ``glass`` or the exact name ``share``. It will not find an image named ``glass, darkly`` or an image named ``share me``. **Size Comparison Filters** You can use the ``size_min`` and ``size_max`` query parameters to filter images that are greater than or less than the image size. The size, in bytes, is the size of an image on disk. For example, to filter the container to include only images that are from 1 to 4 MB, set the ``size_min`` query parameter to ``1048576`` and the ``size_max`` query parameter to ``4194304``. .. _v2-comparison-ops: **Time Comparison Filters** You can use a *comparison operator* along with the ``created_at`` or ``updated_at`` fields to filter your results. Specify the operator first, a colon (``:``) as a separator, and then the time in `ISO 8601 Format `_. Available comparison operators are: .. list-table:: :header-rows: 1 * - Operator - Description * - ``gt`` - Return results more recent than the specified time. * - ``gte`` - Return any results matching the specified time and also any more recent results. * - ``eq`` - Return any results matching the specified time exactly. * - ``neq`` - Return any results that do not match the specified time. * - ``lt`` - Return results older than the specified time. * - ``lte`` - Return any results matching the specified time and also any older results. For example: .. code-block:: console GET v2/images?created_at=gt:2016-04-18T21:38:54Z **Sorting** You can use query parameters to sort the results of this operation. - ``sort_key``. Sorts by an image attribute. Sorts in the natural sorting direction of the image attribute. - ``sort_dir``. Sorts in a sort direction. - ``sort``. Sorts by one or more sets of attribute and sort direction combinations. If you omit the sort direction in a set, the default is ``desc``. To sort the response, use the ``sort_key`` and ``sort_dir`` query parameters: .. code-block:: console GET /v2/images?sort_key=name&sort_dir=asc&sort_key=status&sort_dir=desc Alternatively, specify the ``sort`` query parameter: .. code-block:: console GET /v2/images?sort=name:asc,status:desc .. note:: Although this call has been available since version 2.0 of this API, it has been enhanced from release to release. The filtering and sorting functionality and syntax described above apply to the most recent release (Newton). Not everything described above will be available in prior releases. Normal response codes: 200 Error response codes: 400, 401, 403 Request ------- .. rest_parameters:: images-parameters.yaml - limit: limit - marker: marker - name: name-in-query - owner: owner-in-query - protected: protected-in-query - status: status-in-query - tag: tag-in-query - visibility: visibility-in-query - member_status: member_status-in-query - size_max: size_max - size_min: size_min - created_at: created_at-in-query - updated_at: updated_at-in-query - sort_dir: sort_dir - sort_key: sort_key - sort: sort Response Parameters ------------------- .. rest_parameters:: images-parameters.yaml - images: images - first: first - next: next - schema: schema-images Response Example ---------------- .. literalinclude:: samples/images-list-response.json :language: json .. _v2-image-update: Update image ~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. rest_method:: PATCH /v2/images/{image_id} Updates an image. *(Since Image API v2.0)* Conceptually, you update an image record by patching the JSON representation of the image, passing a request body conforming to one of the following media types: - ``application/openstack-images-v2.0-json-patch`` *(deprecated)* - ``application/openstack-images-v2.1-json-patch`` *(since Image API v2.1)* Attempting to make a PATCH call using some other media type will provoke a response code of 415 (Unsupported media type). The ``application/openstack-images-v2.1-json-patch`` media type provides a useful and compatible subset of the functionality defined in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Patch `RFC6902 `_, which defines the ``application/json-patch+json`` media type. .. note:: The ``application/openstack-images-v2.0-json-patch`` media type is based on draft 4 of the standard. Its use is deprecated. For information about the PATCH method and the available media types, see `Image API v2 HTTP PATCH media types `_. Attempting to modify some image properties will cause the entire request to fail with a 403 (Forbidden) response code: - An attempt to modify any of the "base" image properties that are managed by the Image Service. These are the properties specified as read only in the :ref:`Image Schema `. - An attempt to create or modify image properties for which you do not have permission to do so *(since Image API v2.2)*. This depends upon how property protections are configured in the OpenStack cloud in which you are making the call. Consult your cloud's documentation for details. - An attempt to delete the only image location, or to replace the image locations with an empty list *(since Image API v2.4)*. Attempting to add a location path to an image that is not in ``queued`` or ``active`` state will result in a 409 (Conflict) response code *(since Image API v2.4)*. Normal response codes: 200 Error response codes: 400, 401, 403, 404, 409, 413, 415 Request ------- .. rest_parameters:: images-parameters.yaml - Content-Type: Content-Type-patch - image_id: image_id-in-path The request body must conform to the ``application/openstack-images-v2.1-json-patch`` media type definition (see above). Request Example --------------- .. literalinclude:: samples/image-update-request.json :language: json Response Parameters ------------------- .. rest_parameters:: images-parameters.yaml - checksum: checksum - container_format: container_format - created_at: created_at - disk_format: disk_format - file: file - id: id - min_disk: min_disk - min_ram: min_ram - owner: owner - name: name - protected: protected - schema: schema-image - self: self - size: size - status: status - tags: tags - updated_at: updated_at - visibility: visibility - direct_url: direct_url - locations: locations Response Example ---------------- .. literalinclude:: samples/image-update-response.json :language: json Delete image ~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. rest_method:: DELETE /v2/images/{image_id} (Since Image API v2.0) Deletes an image. You cannot delete images with the ``protected`` attribute set to ``true`` (boolean). Preconditions - You can delete an image in any status except ``deleted``. - The ``protected`` attribute of the image cannot be ``true``. - You have permission to perform image deletion under the configured image deletion policy. Synchronous Postconditions - The response is empty and returns the HTTP ``204`` response code. - The API deletes the image from the images index. - If the image has associated binary image data in the storage backend, the OpenStack Image service deletes the data. Normal response codes: 204 Error response codes: 400, 401, 403, 404, 409 Request ------- .. rest_parameters:: images-parameters.yaml - image_id: image_id-in-path Deactivate image ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. rest_method:: POST /v2/images/{image_id}/actions/deactivate Deactivates an image. *(Since Image API v2.3)* By default, this operation is restricted to administrators only. If you try to download a deactivated image, you will receive a 403 (Forbidden) response code. Additionally, only administrative users can view image locations for deactivated images. The deactivate operation returns an error if the image status is not ``active`` or ``deactivated``. Preconditions - The image must exist. Normal response codes: 204 Error response codes: 400, 403, 404 Request ------- .. rest_parameters:: images-parameters.yaml - image_id: image_id-in-path Reactivate image ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ .. rest_method:: POST /v2/images/{image_id}/actions/reactivate Reactivates an image. *(Since Image API v2.3)* By default, this operation is restricted to administrators only. The reactivate operation returns an error if the image status is not ``active`` or ``deactivated``. Preconditions - The image must exist. Normal response codes: 204 Error response codes: 400, 403, 404 Request ------- .. rest_parameters:: images-parameters.yaml - image_id: image_id-in-path