> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://gcore.com/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Create image > Create a new image from a bootable volume. The volume must be bootable to create an image from it. ## OpenAPI ````yaml /api-reference/services_documented/cloud_api.yaml post /cloud/v1/bmimages/{project_id}/{region_id} openapi: 3.1.0 info: title: Gcore OpenAPI – Cloud API description: >- This OpenAPI is an aggregated OpenAPI specification that unifies all Gcore products into a single file. It covers Cloud, CDN, DNS, WAAP, DDoS Protection, Object Storage, Streaming, and FastEdge services. version: '2026-05-15T06:37:28.230198+00:00' servers: - url: https://api.gcore.com security: - APIKey: [] tags: - name: Bare Metal x-displayName: Bare Metal - name: Container as a Service x-displayName: Container as a Service - name: Cost Reports x-displayName: Cost Reports - name: DDoS Protection x-displayName: DDoS Protection - name: Everywhere Inference x-displayName: Everywhere Inference - name: Everywhere Inference Apps x-displayName: Everywhere Inference Apps - name: File Shares x-displayName: File Shares - name: Floating IPs x-displayName: Floating IPs - name: Function as a Service x-displayName: Function as a Service - name: GPU Bare Metal x-displayName: GPU Bare Metal - name: GPU Virtual x-displayName: GPU Virtual - name: IP Ranges x-displayName: IP Ranges - name: Images x-displayName: Images - name: Instances x-displayName: Instances - name: Load Balancers x-displayName: Load Balancers - name: Logging x-displayName: Logging - name: Managed Kubernetes x-displayName: Managed Kubernetes - name: Managed PostgreSQL x-displayName: Managed PostgreSQL - name: Networks x-displayName: Networks - name: Placement Groups x-displayName: Placement Groups - name: Projects x-displayName: Projects - name: Quotas x-displayName: Quotas - name: Regions x-displayName: Regions - name: Registry x-displayName: Registry - name: Reservations x-displayName: Reservations - name: Reserved IPs x-displayName: Reserved IPs - name: Routers x-displayName: Routers - name: SSH Keys x-displayName: SSH Keys - name: Secrets x-displayName: Secrets - name: Security Groups x-displayName: Security Groups - name: Snapshot Schedules x-displayName: Snapshot Schedules - name: Snapshots x-displayName: Snapshots - name: Tasks x-displayName: Tasks - name: User Actions x-displayName: User Actions - name: User Role Assignments x-displayName: User Role Assignments - name: Volumes x-displayName: Volumes paths: /cloud/v1/bmimages/{project_id}/{region_id}: post: tags: - Images summary: Create image description: |- Create a new image from a bootable volume. The volume must be bootable to create an image from it. operationId: BmImagesViewSet.post parameters: - in: path name: project_id required: true description: Project ID schema: description: Project ID example: 1 examples: - 1 title: Project Id type: integer - in: path name: region_id required: true description: Region ID schema: description: Region ID example: 7 examples: - 7 title: Region Id type: integer requestBody: content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageCreateFromVolumeSerializer' responses: '200': description: OK content: application/json: schema: $ref: '#/components/schemas/TaskIDsSerializer' components: schemas: ImageCreateFromVolumeSerializer: properties: architecture: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageArchitectureTypeEnum' default: x86_64 description: 'Image CPU architecture type: `aarch64`, `x86_64`' examples: - x86_64 hw_firmware_type: anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageHwFirmwareTypeEnum' - type: 'null' default: null description: Specifies the type of firmware with which to boot the guest. examples: - bios hw_machine_type: anyOf: - $ref: '#/components/schemas/HwMachineTypeEnum' - type: 'null' default: null description: A virtual chipset type. examples: - q35 is_baremetal: default: false description: >- Set to true if the image will be used by bare metal servers. Defaults to false. example: false examples: - false title: Is Baremetal type: boolean name: description: Image name example: my-image examples: - my-image pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z 0-9._\-]{1,61}[a-zA-Z0-9._]$ title: Name type: string os_type: $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageOsTypeEnum' default: linux description: The operating system installed on the image. examples: - linux source: const: volume default: volume description: Image source example: volume examples: - volume title: Source type: string ssh_key: $ref: '#/components/schemas/SshKeyEnum' default: allow description: Whether the image supports SSH key or not examples: - allow tags: $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateTagsSerializer' description: >- Key-value tags to associate with the resource. A tag is a key-value pair that can be associated with a resource, enabling efficient filtering and grouping for better organization and management. Both tag keys and values have a maximum length of 255 characters. Some tags are read-only and cannot be modified by the user. Tags are also integrated with cost reports, allowing cost data to be filtered based on tag keys or values. examples: - my-tag: my-tag-value x-stainless-terraform-configurability: computed_optional volume_id: description: Required if source is volume. Volume id example: d478ae29-dedc-4869-82f0-96104425f565 examples: - d478ae29-dedc-4869-82f0-96104425f565 format: uuid4 title: Volume Id type: string required: - volume_id - name title: ImageCreateFromVolumeSerializer type: object TaskIDsSerializer: properties: tasks: description: >- List of task IDs representing asynchronous operations. Use these IDs to monitor operation progress: - `GET /v1/tasks/{task_id}` - Check individual task status and details Poll task status until completion (`FINISHED`/`ERROR`) before proceeding with dependent operations. example: - d478ae29-dedc-4869-82f0-96104425f565 examples: - - d478ae29-dedc-4869-82f0-96104425f565 items: type: string title: Tasks type: array required: - tasks title: TaskIDsSerializer type: object ImageArchitectureTypeEnum: enum: - aarch64 - x86_64 title: ImageArchitectureTypeEnum type: string ImageHwFirmwareTypeEnum: enum: - bios - uefi title: ImageHwFirmwareTypeEnum type: string HwMachineTypeEnum: enum: - i440 - q35 title: HwMachineTypeEnum type: string ImageOsTypeEnum: enum: - linux - windows title: ImageOsTypeEnum type: string SshKeyEnum: enum: - allow - deny - required title: SshKeyEnum type: string CreateTagsSerializer: description: >- A tag is a key-value pair that can be associated with a resource, enabling efficient filtering and grouping for better organization and management. Some tags are read-only and cannot be modified by the user. Tags are also integrated with cost reports, allowing cost data to be filtered based on tag keys or values. patternProperties: ^[^\s=]+$: description: >- Tag value. Maximum 255 characters. Cannot contain tabs, newlines, empty string or start/end with whitespace. example: my-tag-value examples: - my-tag-value maxLength: 255 minLength: 1 pattern: ^[^ \t\n\r\f\v]([^\t\n\r\f\v]*[^ \t\n\r\f\v])?$ type: string propertyNames: description: >- Tag key. Maximum 255 characters. Cannot contain spaces, tabs, newlines, empty string or '=' character. examples: - my-tag maxLength: 255 minLength: 1 title: CreateTagsSerializer type: object securitySchemes: APIKey: description: >- API key for authentication. Make sure to include the word `apikey`, followed by a single space and then your token. Example: `apikey 1234$abcdef` type: apiKey in: header name: Authorization ````