Compute API v2

This section describes the Compute API version 2 and is intended for software developers interested in developing applications using the OpenStack Compute Application Programming Interface (API).

• General Compute API v2.0 information
  • Intended audience
  • Concepts
  • Reference
• Server concepts
  • Server status
  • Server creation
  • Server passwords
  • Server metadata
  • Server networks
  • Server personality
  • Considerations
  • Server access addresses
• Authentication
• Extensions
  • Important
• Faults
  • Synchronous faults
    • Fault elements and error codes
  • Asynchronous faults
• Limits
  • Rate limits
  • Absolute limits
  • Determine limits programmatically
• Links and references
• Paginated collections
• Efficient polling with the Changes-Since parameter
• Request and response formats
  • Request format
  • Response format
  • Request and response examples
• Versions
  • Permanent Links