Rackspace API/Cloud Images

HOWTO: share images between Rackspace Cloud accounts

Export environment variables

These are the shell variables we will use in all the subsequent steps (i.e., in our API calls):

$ TOKEN_PRODUCER=<Token_of_Producer>
$ TOKEN_CONSUMER=<Token_of_Consumer>
$ ACCOUNT_PRODUCER=000001
$ ACCOUNT_CONSUMER=000002
$ REGION=dfw
$ ENDPOINT_SERVERS_PRODUCER=https://${REGION}.servers.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2/${ACCOUNT_PRODUCER}
$ ENDPOINT_SERVERS_CONSUMER=https://${REGION}.servers.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2/${ACCOUNT_CONSUMER}
$ ENDPOINT_IMAGES_PRODUCER=https://${REGION}.images.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2/${ACCOUNT_PRODUCER}
$ ENDPOINT_IMAGES_CONSUMER=https://${REGION}.images.api.rackspacecloud.com/v2/${ACCOUNT_CONSUMER}

$ IMAGE_NAME_PRODUCER="my-saved-image-name"

Gather information on image to be shared

• Get basic information on Producer's saved image (i.e., "my-saved-image-name"):

$ curl -H "X-Auth-Token: $TOKEN_PRODUCER" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
       "${ENDPOINT_SERVERS_PRODUCER}/images?type=SNAPSHOT&name=${IMAGE_NAME_PRODUCER}" |\
       python -mjson.tool
$ IMAGE_ID_PRODUCER=fffff  # From "id" in above output

• Get detailed information on Producer's saved image:

$ curl -s -H "X-Auth-Token: $TOKEN_PRODUCER" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
       "${ENDPOINT_SERVERS_PRODUCER}/images/${IMAGE_ID_PRODUCER}" |\
       python -mjson.tool

• Get all metadata associated with Producer's saved image:

$ curl -s -H "X-Auth-Token: $TOKEN_PRODUCER" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
       "${ENDPOINT_IMAGES_PRODUCER}/images/${IMAGE_ID_PRODUCER}" |\
       python -mjson.tool

• Get the members (aka "tenant_id"/account number) associated with Producer's saved image (if the image has never been shared, the "members" value will be empty):

$ curl -s -H "X-Auth-Token: $TOKEN_PRODUCER" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
       "${ENDPOINT_IMAGES_PRODUCER}/images/${IMAGE_ID_PRODUCER}/members" |\
       python -mjson.tool
{
    "members": [],
    "schema": "/v2/schemas/members"
}

Share the image in question

$ curl -sXPOST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
       -H "X-Auth-Token: $TOKEN_PRODUCER" \
       "${ENDPOINT_IMAGES_PRODUCER}/images/${IMAGE_ID_PRODUCER}/members" \
       -d "{\"member\":\"$ACCOUNT_CONSUMER\"}" |\
       python -mjson.tool

The image has now been shared to the consumer. However, the status of the share will be in "pending", as the API is waiting on the consumer to accept the shared image.

See also

• Rackspace API