First Generation Cloud Servers: Sample Code

API Operations

• Servers
  • List Servers
  • Create Server
  • Get Server Details
  • Update Server Name / Administrative Password
  • Delete Server
  • Server Addresses
    • List Addresses
    • List Public Addresses
    • List Private Addresses
    • Share an IP Address
    • Unshare an IP Address
    • Server Actions
      • Reboot Server
      • Rebuild Server
      • Resize Server
      • Confirm Resized Server
      • Revert Resized Server
    • Flavors
      • List Flavors
      • Get Flavor Details
    • Images
      • List Images
      • Create Image
      • Get Image Details
      • Delete Image
    • Backup Schedules
      • List Backup Schedules
      • Create / Update Backup Schedule
      • Disable Backup Schedule
    • Shared IP Groups
      • List Shared IP Groups
      • Create Shared IP Group
      • Get Shared IP Group Details
      • Delete Shared IP Group

XML code samples

Code Sample: Create Server Request (XML)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<server xmlns="https://docs.rackspacecloud.com/servers/api/v1.0" name="new-server-test" imageId="1" flavorId="1">
    <metadata>
        <meta key="My Server Name">Apache1</meta>
    </metadata>
    <personality>
        <file path="/etc/banner.txt">
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</file>
    </personality>
</server>

Code Sample: Create Server Response (XML)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<server xmlns="https://docs.rackspacecloud.com/servers/api/v1.0" status="BUILD" progress="0" hostId="312452f3d7a72d3def18a06e09ec01b7" flavorId="2" imageId="119" adminPass="Whul7KK67api-test-server-xml" id="21034280" name="api-test-server-xml">
    <metadata>
        <meta key="My Server Name">API Test Server XML</meta>
    </metadata>
    <addresses>
        <public>
            <ip addr="198.101.228.62"/>
        </public>
        <private>
            <ip addr="10.178.54.13"/>
        </private>
    </addresses>
</server>

Code Sample: Get Server Details Response (XML)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<server xmlns="https://docs.rackspacecloud.com/servers/api/v1.0" id="1234" name="sample-server" imageId="1" flavorId="1" status="BUILD" progress="60" hostId="e4d909c290d0fb1ca068ffaddf22cbd0">
    <metadata>
        <meta key="Server Label">Web Head 1</meta>
        <meta key="Image Version">2.1</meta>
    </metadata>
    <addresses>
        <public>
            <ip addr="67.23.10.132"/>
            <ip addr="67.23.10.131"/>
        </public>
        <private>
            <ip addr="10.176.42.16"/>
        </private>
    </addresses>
</server>

Code Sample: Reboot Server Request (XML)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<reboot xmlns="https://docs.rackspacecloud.com/servers/api/v1.0" type="HARD"/>

JSON code samples

Code Sample: Create Server Request (JSON)

{
    "server": {
        "name": "new-server-test",
        "imageId": 1,
        "flavorId": 1,
        "metadata": {
            "My Server Name": "Apache1"
        },
        "personality": [{
            "path": "/etc/banner.txt",
            "contents": "ICAgICAgDQoiQSBjbG91ZCBkb2VzIG5vdCBrbm93IHdoeSBp dCBtb3ZlcyBpbiBqdXN0IHN1Y2ggYSBkaXJlY3Rpb24gYW5k IGF0IHN1Y2ggYSBzcGVlZC4uLkl0IGZlZWxzIGFuIGltcHVs c2lvbi4uLnRoaXMgaXMgdGhlIHBsYWNlIHRvIGdvIG5vdy4g QnV0IHRoZSBza3kga25vd3MgdGhlIHJlYXNvbnMgYW5kIHRo ZSBwYXR0ZXJucyBiZWhpbmQgYWxsIGNsb3VkcywgYW5kIHlv dSB3aWxsIGtub3csIHRvbywgd2hlbiB5b3UgbGlmdCB5b3Vy c2VsZiBoaWdoIGVub3VnaCB0byBzZWUgYmV5b25kIGhvcml6 b25zLiINCg0KLVJpY2hhcmQgQmFjaA=="
        }]
    }
}

Code Sample: Create Server Response (JSON)

{
    "server": {
        "id": 1235,
        "name": "new-server-test",
        "imageId": 1,
        "flavorId": 1,
        "hostId": "e4d909c290d0fb1ca068ffaddf22cbd0",
        "progress": 0,
        "status": "BUILD",
        "adminPass": "GFf1j9aP",
        "metadata": {
            "My Server Name": "Apache1"
        },
        "addresses": {
            "public": ["67.23.10.138"],
            "private": ["10.176.42.19"]
        }
    }
}

Code Sample: Get Server Details Response (JSON)

{
    "server": {
        "id": 1234,
        "name": "sample-server",
        "imageId": 1,
        "flavorId": 1,
        "hostId": "e4d909c290d0fb1ca068ffaddf22cbd0",
        "status": "BUILD",
        "progress": 60,
        "addresses": {
            "public": ["67.23.10.132", "67.23.10.131"],
            "private": ["10.176.42.16"]
        },
        "metadata": {
            "Server Label": "Web Head 1",
            "Image Version": "2.1"
        }
    }
}

Code Sample: Reboot Server Request (JSON)

{
    "reboot": {
        "type": "HARD"
    }
}

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