Oxide Images API

Images are read-only virtual disks that may be used to boot virtual machines.

Business capability
IT Infrastructure Management BC-600.50

Operations 6

GET /v1/images List images #
POST /v1/images Create image #
GET /v1/images/{image} Fetch image #
DELETE /v1/images/{image} Delete image #
POST /v1/images/{image}/demote Demote silo image #
POST /v1/images/{image}/promote Promote project image #

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OpenAPI Specification

oxide-computer-images-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
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:
  schemas:
    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
    NameOrId:
      oneOf:
      - title: id
        allOf:
        - type: string
          format: uuid
      - title: name
        allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Name'
    Name:
      title: A name unique within the parent collection
      description: Names must begin with a lower case ASCII letter, be composed exclusively of lowercase ASCII, uppercase ASCII, numbers, and '-', and may not end with a '-'. Names cannot be a UUID, but they may contain a UUID. They can be at most 63 characters long.
      type: string
      pattern: ^(?![0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}$)^[a-z]([a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+)?$
      minLength: 1
      maxLength: 63
    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
    ByteCount:
      description: Byte count to express memory or storage capacity.
      type: integer
      format: uint64
      minimum: 0
    Digest:
      oneOf:
      - type: object
        properties:
          type:
            type: string
            enum:
            - sha256
          value:
            type: string
        required:
        - type
        - value
    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
    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
    BlockSize:
      title: Block size in bytes
      description: 'Valid values are: 512, 2048, or 4096.'
      type: integer
      enum:
      - 512
      - 2048
      - 4096
  responses:
    Error:
      description: Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'