Cloud Servers API | Rackspace Cloud

Cloud Servers application Programming Interface (API)

Flexibility to manage Cloud Servers in a way that suits you.

API Features:
•    Launch and control Cloud Servers programmatically using a RESTful API.
•    Assign server instances custom metadata using your own key/value pairs.
•    Reboot servers with soft or hard (power cycle) restart options.
•    Rebuild servers from any image you specify.
•    Create custom images and schedule backups of your Cloud Servers.
•    Scale servers—choosing from a variety of configurations.
•    Share IPs. Create a collection of servers that can share public IPs with other members of the group.

API Developer Guide

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API Binding Guide

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Bindings

Python - Coming Soon

Other Bindings - Coming Soon

Built with the Cloud Servers API

The Cloud Servers™ Application Programming Interface (API) allows developers to build their own unique solutions on top of Rackspace's infrastructure. Below are three examples of the numerous applications that have been built using the Cloud Servers™ API.

RightScale

RightScale offers a fully automated cloud management platform, enabling you to design, deploy, manage, and automate business-critical applications on the cloud. The Cloud Servers API allows RightScale's custom control panel to provision Cloud Servers automatically.

cBuilder

rPath creates software that automates application deployment and maintenance across physical, virtual and cloud environments. rPath was able to bring their software to the Rackspace Cloud by making extensive use of the API.

Cloud Servers iPhone & Android App

The Cloud Servers application for Android, iPhone and iPod Touch allows you to easily and quickly administer your Cloud Servers on the go, wherever you are. The app uses the API to allow users to remotely perform a variety of tasks, including: adding, deleting, and rebooting servers. Inside the Cloud Files datacentre, intelligent software makes multiple copies of your data on at least three different devices in two distinct zones of the datacentre. (Each datacentre zone uses separate power and network connections).

Rackspace 2010 Visual Studio Plug-in

Manage your entire Cloud Servers for Windows environment through the Rackspace 2010 Visual Studio Plug-in. You can program your app and manage your cloud all from the same window.

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