systemd

systemd Images API

The Images API from systemd — 4 operation(s) for images.

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Operations 4

GET /images List All Machine Images #

DELETE /images/{name} Remove A Machine Image #

POST /images/{name}/clone Clone A Machine Image #

POST /images/{name}/rename Rename A Machine Image #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: systemd-hostnamed (org.freedesktop.hostname1) Boot Images API
  version: '1.0'
  summary: D-Bus API of systemd-hostnamed modeled as REST operations.
  description: 'Documentation/contract artifact for the `org.freedesktop.hostname1` D-Bus interface on the

    system bus. Manages the system hostname (static, transient, pretty), chassis type, deployment,

    location, icon name, and other machine info.

    '
  license:
    name: LGPL-2.1-or-later
    url: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/LICENSES/LGPL-2.1-or-later.txt
servers:
- url: dbus://system/org.freedesktop.hostname1
tags:
- name: Images
paths:
  /images:
    get:
      tags:
      - Images
      operationId: ListImages
      summary: List All Machine Images
      description: Mirrors `ListImages()` on the Manager.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of images.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Image'
  /images/{name}:
    parameters:
    - name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    delete:
      tags:
      - Images
      operationId: RemoveImage
      summary: Remove A Machine Image
      description: Mirrors `RemoveImage(name)`.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Removed.
  /images/{name}/clone:
    parameters:
    - name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Images
      operationId: CloneImage
      summary: Clone A Machine Image
      description: Mirrors `CloneImage(src, dest, read_only)`.
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                dest:
                  type: string
                read_only:
                  type: boolean
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Cloned.
  /images/{name}/rename:
    parameters:
    - name: name
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Images
      operationId: RenameImage
      summary: Rename A Machine Image
      description: Mirrors `RenameImage(src, dest)`.
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Renamed.
components:
  schemas:
    Image:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - directory
          - subvolume
          - raw
          - block
        read_only:
          type: boolean
        ctime:
          type: integer
        mtime:
          type: integer
        usage:
          type: integer
        object_path:
          type: string