Incus

Incus Images API

The images API from Incus — 14 operation(s) for images.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 25

GET /1.0/images Get the images #
POST /1.0/images Add an image #
DELETE /1.0/images/{fingerprint} Delete the image #
GET /1.0/images/{fingerprint} Get the image #
PATCH /1.0/images/{fingerprint} Partially update the image #
PUT /1.0/images/{fingerprint} Update the image #
GET /1.0/images/{fingerprint}/export Get the raw image file(s) #
POST /1.0/images/{fingerprint}/export Make the server push the image to a remote server #
GET /1.0/images/{fingerprint}/export?public Get the raw image file(s) #
POST /1.0/images/{fingerprint}/refresh Refresh an image #
POST /1.0/images/{fingerprint}/secret Generate secret for retrieval of the image by an untrusted client #
GET /1.0/images/{fingerprint}?public Get the public image #
GET /1.0/images/aliases Get the image aliases #
POST /1.0/images/aliases Add an image alias #
DELETE /1.0/images/aliases/{name} Delete the image alias #
GET /1.0/images/aliases/{name} Get the image alias #
PATCH /1.0/images/aliases/{name} Partially update the image alias #
POST /1.0/images/aliases/{name} Rename the image alias #
PUT /1.0/images/aliases/{name} Update the image alias #
GET /1.0/images/aliases/{name}?public Get the public image alias #
GET /1.0/images/aliases?recursion=1 Get the image aliases #
GET /1.0/images?public Get the public images #
POST /1.0/images?public Add an image #
GET /1.0/images?public&recursion=1 Get the public images #
GET /1.0/images?recursion=1 Get the images #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://linuxcontainers.org/incus/docs/main/rest-api/
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Authentication
https://linuxcontainers.org/incus/docs/main/authentication/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/incus/refs/heads/main/openapi/incus-images-api-openapi.yml

SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/lxc/incus

Other Resources

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Rules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/incus/refs/heads/main/rules/incus-rules.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

incus-images-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    email: lxc-devel@lists.linuxcontainers.org
    name: Incus upstream
    url: https://github.com/lxc/incus
  description: 'This is the REST API used by all Incus clients.

    Internal endpoints aren''t included in this documentation.


    The Incus API is available over both a local unix+http and remote https API.

    Authentication for local users relies on group membership and access to the unix socket.

    For remote users, the default authentication method is TLS client

    certificates.'
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  title: Incus external REST Images API
  version: '1.0'
tags:


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