Create an image

post

https://api.linode.com/{apiVersion}/images

Captures a private, gold-master image from a Linode disk and stores it for later use.

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This operation has specific requirements for use. Check out its workflow for details.

Permissions and scopes

To call this operation, you need permissions, based on the model you're using:

Identity and access permissions. Your user needs a role with these permissions. Learn more.
- Permissions: create_image
OAuth scopes. Your user needs these scopes assigned. Learn more.
- Scopes: images:read_write, linodes:read_only

CLI

linode-cli images create \
  --label this_is_a_label \
  --description "A longer description \
    of the image" \
  --disk_id 123

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