Managed OpenStack API and automation

VM2Cloud Managed OpenStack exposes the standard OpenStack API. Use the web dashboard for interactive administration, and the OpenStack APIs and CLI for automation.

Authentication

Obtain a token from Keystone, then pass it as X-Auth-Token on subsequent calls:

curl -s -X POST "$OS_AUTH_URL/auth/tokens" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "auth": { "identity": { "methods": ["password"],
        "password": { "user": { "name": "'"$OS_USERNAME"'",
        "domain": { "name": "Default" }, "password": "'"$OS_PASSWORD"'" } } },
        "scope": { "project": { "name": "'"$OS_PROJECT_NAME"'",
        "domain": { "name": "Default" } } } } }' -i | grep -i x-subject-token

For unattended automation, prefer application credentials over passwords — they can be scoped and revoked independently of the account that created them:

openstack application credential create ci-runner

SDKs and tooling

Because the API is OpenStack-compatible, the standard ecosystem works without modification.

Tool	Use
openstack CLI	Interactive and scripted operations
Terraform (terraform-provider-openstack)	Declarative infrastructure
Ansible (openstack.cloud collection)	Configuration and orchestration
openstacksdk (Python)	Custom automation

API calls change real infrastructure

Unlike a typical SaaS API, these calls create, modify and delete real infrastructure, and can incur cost. Automate against a sandbox project first, and prefer short-lived tokens or scoped application credentials over long-lived passwords.

Endpoint reference

A full browsable endpoint reference is in preparation. In the meantime, openstack catalog list returns the service endpoints available in your region, and every service follows the upstream OpenStack API for its version.

Need something specific? Contact VM2Cloud support.