Oxide Images API
Images are read-only virtual disks that may be used to boot virtual machines.
Images are read-only virtual disks that may be used to boot virtual machines.
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openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Oxide Region Images API
description: API for interacting with the Oxide control plane
contact:
url: https://oxide.computer
email: api@oxide.computer
version: 2026081901.0.0
tags:
- name: Images
description: Images are read-only virtual disks that may be used to boot virtual machines.
externalDocs:
url: http://docs.oxide.computer/api/images
paths:
/v1/images:
get:
tags:
- Images
summary: List images
description: List images which are global or scoped to the specified project. The images are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recent images appearing first.
operationId: image_list
parameters:
- in: query
name: limit
description: Maximum number of items returned by a single call
schema:
type:
- integer
- 'null'
format: uint32
minimum: 1
- in: query
name: page_token
description: Token returned by previous call to retrieve the subsequent page
schema:
type:
- string
- 'null'
- in: query
name: project
description: Name or ID of the project
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NameOrId'
- in: query
name: sort_by
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NameOrIdSortMode'
responses:
'200':
description: successful operation
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageResultsPage'
4XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
5XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
x-dropshot-pagination:
required: []
post:
tags:
- Images
summary: Create image
description: Create a new image in a project.
operationId: image_create
parameters:
- in: query
name: project
description: Name or ID of the project
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NameOrId'
requestBody:
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageCreate'
required: true
responses:
'201':
description: successful creation
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Image'
4XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
5XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
/v1/images/{image}:
get:
tags:
- Images
summary: Fetch image
description: Fetch the details for a specific image in a project.
operationId: image_view
parameters:
- in: path
name: image
description: Name or ID of the image
required: true
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NameOrId'
- in: query
name: project
description: Name or ID of the project
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NameOrId'
responses:
'200':
description: successful operation
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Image'
4XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
5XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
delete:
tags:
- Images
summary: Delete image
description: Permanently delete an image from a project. This operation cannot be undone. Any instances in the project using the image will continue to run, however new instances can not be created with this image.
operationId: image_delete
parameters:
- in: path
name: image
description: Name or ID of the image
required: true
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NameOrId'
- in: query
name: project
description: Name or ID of the project
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NameOrId'
responses:
'204':
description: successful deletion
4XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
5XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
/v1/images/{image}/demote:
post:
tags:
- Images
summary: Demote silo image
description: Demote silo image to be visible only to a specified project
operationId: image_demote
parameters:
- in: path
name: image
description: Name or ID of the image
required: true
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NameOrId'
- in: query
name: project
description: Name or ID of the project
required: true
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NameOrId'
responses:
'202':
description: successfully enqueued operation
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Image'
4XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
5XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
/v1/images/{image}/promote:
post:
tags:
- Images
summary: Promote project image
description: Promote project image to be visible to all projects in the silo
operationId: image_promote
parameters:
- in: path
name: image
description: Name or ID of the image
required: true
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NameOrId'
- in: query
name: project
description: Name or ID of the project
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/NameOrId'
responses:
'202':
description: successfully enqueued operation
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Image'
4XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
5XX:
$ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
components:
responses:
Error:
description: Error
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
schemas:
ByteCount:
description: Byte count to express memory or storage capacity.
type: integer
format: uint64
minimum: 0
ImageSource:
description: The source of the underlying image.
oneOf:
- type: object
properties:
id:
type: string
format: uuid
type:
type: string
enum:
- snapshot
required:
- id
- type
Name:
title: A name unique within the parent collection
description: Names must begin with a lower case ASCII letter, be composed exclusively of lowercase ASCII, uppercase ASCII, numbers, and '-', and may not end with a '-'. Names cannot be a UUID, but they may contain a UUID. They can be at most 63 characters long.
type: string
pattern: ^(?![0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$)^[a-z]([a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+)?$
minLength: 1
maxLength: 63
ImageCreate:
description: Create-time parameters for an `Image`
type: object
properties:
description:
type: string
name:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Name'
os:
description: The family of the operating system (e.g. Debian, Ubuntu, etc.)
type: string
source:
description: The source of the image's contents.
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageSource'
version:
description: The version of the operating system (e.g. 18.04, 20.04, etc.)
type: string
required:
- description
- name
- os
- source
- version
NameOrId:
oneOf:
- title: id
allOf:
- type: string
format: uuid
- title: name
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Name'
Image:
description: 'View of an image
If `project_id` is present then the image is only visible inside that project. If it''s not present then the image is visible to all projects in the silo.'
type: object
properties:
block_size:
description: Size of blocks in bytes
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/BlockSize'
description:
description: Human-readable free-form text about a resource
type: string
digest:
description: Hash of the image contents, if applicable
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Digest'
id:
description: Unique, immutable, system-controlled identifier for each resource
type: string
format: uuid
name:
description: Unique, mutable, user-controlled identifier for each resource
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/Name'
os:
description: The family of the operating system like Debian, Ubuntu, etc.
type: string
project_id:
description: ID of the parent project if the image is a project image
type:
- string
- 'null'
format: uuid
size:
description: Total size in bytes
allOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/ByteCount'
time_created:
description: Timestamp when this resource was created
type: string
format: date-time
time_modified:
description: Timestamp when this resource was last modified
type: string
format: date-time
version:
description: Version of the operating system
type: string
required:
- block_size
- description
- id
- name
- os
- size
- time_created
- time_modified
- version
BlockSize:
title: Block size in bytes
description: 'Valid values are: 512, 2048, or 4096.'
type: integer
enum:
- 512
- 2048
- 4096
ImageResultsPage:
description: A single page of results
type: object
properties:
items:
description: list of items on this page of results
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Image'
next_page:
description: token used to fetch the next page of results (if any)
type:
- string
- 'null'
required:
- items
Error:
description: Error information from a response.
type: object
properties:
error_code:
type: string
message:
type: string
request_id:
type: string
required:
- message
- request_id
NameOrIdSortMode:
description: Supported set of sort modes for scanning by name or id
oneOf:
- description: Sort in increasing order of "name"
type: string
enum:
- name_ascending
- description: Sort in decreasing order of "name"
type: string
enum:
- name_descending
- description: Sort in increasing order of "id"
type: string
enum:
- id_ascending
Digest:
oneOf:
- type: object
properties:
type:
type: string
enum:
- sha256
value:
type: string
required:
- type
- value