Get information about a single image. An image can be one of two types:

• Public image. The id for these images begins with linode/. These images are generally available to all users. To limit the response to public images, don't include authentication when calling this operation.

• Private image. The id for these images begins with private/. These images are account-specific and only accessible to users with appropriate permissions. To view private images, you need to include authentication when calling this operation. The response will also include public images.

• Shared image. The id for these images begins with shared/. These are the images that are shared with the user.

Permissions and scopes

To call this operation, you need the following:

• Identity and access permissions. Your user needs a role with these permissions assigned. Learn more.

  • Permissions: view_image

• OAuth scopes. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.

  • Scopes: images:read_only

CLI

linode-cli images view linode/debian13

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