python-glanceclient/doc/source/apiv2.rst

Python API v2

To create a client:

from keystoneclient.auth.identity import v2 as identity
from keystoneclient import session
from glanceclient import Client

auth = identity.Password(auth_url=AUTH_URL,
                         username=USERNAME,
                         password=PASSWORD,
                         tenant_name=PROJECT_ID)

sess = session.Session(auth=auth)
token = auth.get_token(sess)

glance = Client('2', endpoint=OS_IMAGE_ENDPOINT, token=token)

Create

Create a new image:

image = glance.images.create(name="myNewImage")
glance.images.upload(image.id, open('/tmp/myimage.iso', 'rb'))

Show

Describe a specific image:

glance.images.get(image.id)

Update

Update a specific image:

# update with a list of image attribute names and their new values
glance.images.update(image.id, name="myNewImageName")

Delete

Delete specified image(s):

glance.images.delete(image.id)

List

List images you can access:

for image in glance.images.list():
   print image

Download

Download a specific image:

d = glance.images.data(image.id)

Share an Image

Share a specific image with a tenant:

glance.image_members.create(image_id, member_id)

Remove a Share

Remove a shared image from a tenant:

glance.image_members.delete(image_id, member_id)

List Sharings

Describe sharing permissions by image or tenant:

glance.image_members.list(image_id)