nova/doc/api_samples/os-user-data/userdata-post-req.json

{
    "server" : {
        "name" : "new-server-test",
        "imageRef" : "http://openstack.example.com/openstack/images/70a599e0-31e7-49b7-b260-868f441e862b",
        "flavorRef" : "http://openstack.example.com/openstack/flavors/1",
        "metadata" : {
            "My Server Name" : "Apache1"
        },
        "user_data" : "IyEvYmluL2Jhc2gKL2Jpbi9zdQplY2hvICJJIGFtIGluIHlvdSEiCg==",
        "personality" : [
            {
                "path" : "/etc/banner.txt",
                "contents" : "ICAgICAgDQoiQSBjbG91ZCBkb2VzIG5vdCBrbm93IHdoeSBpdCBtb3ZlcyBpbiBqdXN0IHN1Y2ggYSBkaXJlY3Rpb24gYW5kIGF0IHN1Y2ggYSBzcGVlZC4uLkl0IGZlZWxzIGFuIGltcHVsc2lvbi4uLnRoaXMgaXMgdGhlIHBsYWNlIHRvIGdvIG5vdy4gQnV0IHRoZSBza3kga25vd3MgdGhlIHJlYXNvbnMgYW5kIHRoZSBwYXR0ZXJucyBiZWhpbmQgYWxsIGNsb3VkcywgYW5kIHlvdSB3aWxsIGtub3csIHRvbywgd2hlbiB5b3UgbGlmdCB5b3Vyc2VsZiBoaWdoIGVub3VnaCB0byBzZWUgYmV5b25kIGhvcml6b25zLiINCg0KLVJpY2hhcmQgQmFjaA=="
            }
        ]
    }
}