API Overview

IMS APIs (recommended) and Native OpenStack APIs are provided.

A combination of the two types of APIs allows you to use all functions provided by IMS. For example, you can use either native OpenStack APIs or extension APIs to create private images.

**Table 1** API description
Type	Subtype	Description
IMS APIs	Image	Create, query, and export images.
	Image tagging	Tag private images, making them easier to manage.
	Image sharing	Share private images with other tenants.
	Image replication	Replicate images within a region for conversion between encrypted and non-encrypted images. Replicate images across regions to migrate services between regions.
	Image quota	Query the number of private images in the current region.
	Image jobs	Query the execution status and progress of an asynchronous job.
Native OpenStack API	Image	Create, query, and export images.
	Image schema	An image schema is used to display details of an images or image entity, such as the entity's attributes and their data types. With an image schema, you can understand basic information about an image.
	Image sharing	Share private images with other tenants.
	API version query	Query the current API version.