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    ImportImage

    Last updated: 2024-10-22 19:33:23
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      1. API Description

      Domain name for API request: cvm.tencentcloudapi.com.

      This API is used to import an image. The image imported can be used to create instances. Currently, this API supports RAW, VHD, QCOW2, and VMDK image formats.

      A maximum of 10 requests can be initiated per second for this API.

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      2. Input Parameters

      The following request parameter list only provides API request parameters and some common parameters. For the complete common parameter list, see Common Request Parameters.

      Parameter Name Required Type Description
      Action Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: ImportImage.
      Version Yes String Common Params. The value used for this API: 2017-03-12.
      Region Yes String Common Params. For more information, please see the list of regions supported by the product.
      Architecture Yes String OS architecture of the image to be imported, x86_64 or i386.
      OsType Yes String OS type of the image to be imported. You can call DescribeImportImageOs to obtain the list of supported operating systems.
      OsVersion Yes String OS version of the image to be imported. You can call DescribeImportImageOs to obtain the list of supported operating systems.
      ImageUrl Yes String Address on COS where the image to be imported is stored.
      ImageName Yes String Image name
      ImageDescription No String Image description
      DryRun No Boolean Dry run to check the parameters without performing the operation
      Force No Boolean Whether to force import the image. For more information, see Forcibly Import Image.
      TagSpecification.N No Array of TagSpecification Tag description list. This parameter is used to bind a tag to a custom image.
      LicenseType No String The license type used to activate the OS after importing an image.
      Valid values:
      TencentCloud: Tencent Cloud official license
      BYOL: Bring Your Own License
      BootMode No String Boot mode
      ImageFamily No String Image family

      3. Output Parameters

      Parameter Name Type Description
      RequestId String The unique request ID, generated by the server, will be returned for every request (if the request fails to reach the server for other reasons, the request will not obtain a RequestId). RequestId is required for locating a problem.

      4. Example

      Example1 Importing an image

      This example shows you how to import an image.

      Input Example

      POST / HTTP/1.1
Host: cvm.tencentcloudapi.com
Content-Type: application/json
X-TC-Action: ImportImage
<Common request parameters>

{
    "ImageUrl": "http://111-1251233127.cosd.myqcloud.com/Windows%20Server%202008%20R2%20x64a.vmdk",
    "ImageDescription": "sampleimage",
    "ImageName": "sample",
    "Architecture": "x86_64",
    "OsType": "CentOS",
    "OsVersion": "6"
}

      Output Example

      {
    "Response": {
        "RequestId": "71e69b56-32be-4412-ab45-49eded6a87be"
    }
}

      5. Developer Resources

      SDK

      TencentCloud API 3.0 integrates SDKs that support various programming languages to make it easier for you to call APIs.

      Command Line Interface

      6. Error Code

      The following only lists the error codes related to the API business logic. For other error codes, see Common Error Codes.

      Error Code Description
      ImageQuotaLimitExceeded The image quota has been exceeded.
      InvalidImageName.Duplicate The specified image name already exists.
      InvalidImageOsType.Unsupported The operating system type is not supported.
      InvalidImageOsVersion.Unsupported The operating system version is not supported.
      InvalidParameter.InvalidParameterUrlError Invalid URL.
      InvalidParameterValue.ISOMustImportByForce ISO files must be imported by force.
      InvalidParameterValue.InvalidAppIdFormat Invalid AppID
      InvalidParameterValue.InvalidBootMode Unsupported boot mode.
      InvalidParameterValue.InvalidImageFamily Invalid format of image family name
      InvalidParameterValue.InvalidLicenseType Invalid license type.
      InvalidParameterValue.TagKeyNotFound The specified tag does not exist
      InvalidParameterValue.TooLarge The parameter value exceeds the maximum limit.
      OperationDenied.InnerUserProhibitAction Operation denied: This is a restricted account.
      RegionAbilityLimit.UnsupportedToImportImage This region does not support importing images.
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