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OpenStack Image Service (Glance) — 2025.1 Epoxy

From openstack-glance-2025.1 30.2.0_git20261007-r6 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running glance --help (exit 0). permalink

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usage: glance [--version] [-d] [-v] [--get-schema] [-f] [--os-image-url OS_IMAGE_URL]
              [--os-image-api-version OS_IMAGE_API_VERSION] [--profile HMAC_KEY]
              [--os-region-name OS_REGION_NAME] [--os-auth-token OS_AUTH_TOKEN]
              [--os-service-type OS_SERVICE_TYPE] [--os-endpoint-type OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE]
              [--insecure] [--os-cacert <ca-certificate>] [--os-cert <certificate>]
              [--os-key <key>] [--timeout <seconds>] [--collect-timing] [--os-auth-type <name>]
              [--os-auth-url OS_AUTH_URL] [--os-system-scope OS_SYSTEM_SCOPE]
              [--os-domain-id OS_DOMAIN_ID] [--os-domain-name OS_DOMAIN_NAME]
              [--os-project-id OS_PROJECT_ID] [--os-project-name OS_PROJECT_NAME]
              [--os-project-domain-id OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID]
              [--os-project-domain-name OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME] [--os-trust-id OS_TRUST_ID]
              [--os-default-domain-id OS_DEFAULT_DOMAIN_ID]
              [--os-default-domain-name OS_DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME] [--os-user-id OS_USER_ID]
              [--os-username OS_USERNAME] [--os-user-domain-id OS_USER_DOMAIN_ID]
              [--os-user-domain-name OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME] [--os-password OS_PASSWORD]
              <subcommand> ...

Command-line interface to the OpenStack Images API.

Positional arguments:
  <subcommand>
    add-location        Add location to an image which is in `queued` state only.
    cache-clear         Clear all images from cache, queue or both
    cache-delete        Delete image from cache/caching queue.
    cache-list          Get cache state.
    cache-queue         Queue image(s) for caching.
    explain             Describe a specific model.
    image-create        Create a new image.
    image-create-via-import
                        EXPERIMENTAL: Create a new image via image import.
    image-deactivate    Deactivate specified image.
    image-delete        Delete specified image.
    image-download      Download a specific image.
    image-import        Initiate the image import taskflow.
    image-list          List images you can access.
    image-reactivate    Reactivate specified image.
    image-show          Describe a specific image.
    image-stage         Upload data for a specific image to staging.
    image-tag-delete    Delete the tag associated with the given image.
    image-tag-update    Update an image with the given tag.
    image-tasks         Get tasks associated with image
    image-update        Update an existing image.
    image-upload        Upload data for a specific image.
    import-info         Print import methods available from Glance.
    location-add        Add a location (and related metadata) to an image.
    location-delete     Remove locations (and related metadata) from an image.
    location-update     Update metadata of an image's location.
    md-namespace-create
                        Create a new metadata definitions namespace.
    md-namespace-delete
                        Delete specified metadata definitions namespace with its contents.
    md-namespace-import
                        Import a metadata definitions namespace from file or standard input.
    md-namespace-list   List metadata definitions namespaces.
    md-namespace-objects-delete
                        Delete all metadata definitions objects inside a specific namespace.
    md-namespace-properties-delete
                        Delete all metadata definitions property inside a specific namespace.
    md-namespace-resource-type-list
                        List resource types associated to specific namespace.
    md-namespace-show   Describe a specific metadata definitions namespace.
    md-namespace-tags-delete
                        Delete all metadata definitions tags inside a specific namespace.
    md-namespace-update
                        Update an existing metadata definitions namespace.
    md-object-create    Create a new metadata definitions object inside a namespace.
    md-object-delete    Delete a specific metadata definitions object inside a namespace.
    md-object-list      List metadata definitions objects inside a specific namespace.
    md-object-property-show
                        Describe a specific metadata definitions property inside an object.
    md-object-show      Describe a specific metadata definitions object inside a namespace.
    md-object-update    Update metadata definitions object inside a namespace.
    md-property-create  Create a new metadata definitions property inside a namespace.
    md-property-delete  Delete a specific metadata definitions property inside a namespace.
    md-property-list    List metadata definitions properties inside a specific namespace.
    md-property-show    Describe a specific metadata definitions property inside a namespace.
    md-property-update  Update metadata definitions property inside a namespace.
    md-resource-type-associate
                        Associate resource type with a metadata definitions namespace.
    md-resource-type-deassociate
                        Deassociate resource type with a metadata definitions namespace.
    md-resource-type-list
                        List available resource type names.
    md-tag-create       Add a new metadata definitions tag inside a namespace.
    md-tag-create-multiple
                        Create new metadata definitions tags inside a namespace.
    md-tag-delete       Delete a specific metadata definitions tag inside a namespace.
    md-tag-list         List metadata definitions tags inside a specific namespace.
    md-tag-show         Describe a specific metadata definitions tag inside a namespace.
    md-tag-update       Rename a metadata definitions tag inside a namespace.
    member-create       Create member for a given image.
    member-delete       Delete image member.
    member-get          Show details of an image member
    member-list         Describe sharing permissions by image.
    member-update       Update the status of a member for a given image.
    stores-delete       Delete image from specific store.
    stores-info         Print available backends from Glance.
    task-create         Create a new task.
    task-list           List tasks you can access.
    task-show           Describe a specific task.
    usage               Get quota usage information.
    bash-completion     Prints arguments for bash_completion.
    help                Display help about this program or one of its subcommands.

Options:
  --version             show program's version number and exit
  -d, --debug           Defaults to env[GLANCECLIENT_DEBUG].
  -v, --verbose         Print more verbose output.
  --get-schema          Ignores cached copy and forces retrieval of schema that generates portions
                        of the help text. Ignored with API version 1.
  -f, --force           Prevent select actions from requesting user confirmation.
  --os-image-url OS_IMAGE_URL
                        Defaults to env[OS_IMAGE_URL]. If the provided image url contains a
                        version number and `--os-image-api-version` is omitted the version of the
                        URL will be picked as the image api version to use.
  --os-image-api-version OS_IMAGE_API_VERSION
                        Defaults to env[OS_IMAGE_API_VERSION] or 2.
  --profile HMAC_KEY    HMAC key to use for encrypting context data for performance profiling of
                        operation. This key should be the value of HMAC key configured in
                        osprofiler middleware in glance, it is specified in glance configuration
                        file at /etc/glance/glance-api.conf and /etc/glance/glance-registry.conf.
                        Without key the profiling will not be triggered even if osprofiler is
                        enabled on server side. Defaults to env[OS_PROFILE].
  --os-region-name OS_REGION_NAME
                        Defaults to env[OS_REGION_NAME].
  --os-auth-token OS_AUTH_TOKEN
                        Defaults to env[OS_AUTH_TOKEN].
  --os-service-type OS_SERVICE_TYPE
                        Defaults to env[OS_SERVICE_TYPE].
  --os-endpoint-type OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE
                        Defaults to env[OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE].
  --os-auth-type <name>, --os-auth-plugin <name>
                        Authentication type to use

API Connection Options:
  Options controlling the HTTP API Connections

  --insecure            Explicitly allow client to perform "insecure" TLS (https) requests. The
                        server's certificate will not be verified against any certificate
                        authorities. This option should be used with caution.
  --os-cacert <ca-certificate>
                        Specify a CA bundle file to use in verifying a TLS (https) server
                        certificate. Defaults to env[OS_CACERT].
  --os-cert <certificate>
                        The location for the keystore (PEM formatted) containing the public key of
                        this client. Defaults to env[OS_CERT].
  --os-key <key>        The location for the keystore (PEM formatted) containing the private key
                        of this client. Defaults to env[OS_KEY].
  --timeout <seconds>   Set request timeout (in seconds).
  --collect-timing      Collect per-API call timing information.

Authentication Options:
  Options specific to the password plugin.

  --os-auth-url OS_AUTH_URL
                        Authentication URL
  --os-system-scope OS_SYSTEM_SCOPE
                        Scope for system operations
  --os-domain-id OS_DOMAIN_ID
                        Domain ID to scope to
  --os-domain-name OS_DOMAIN_NAME
                        Domain name to scope to
  --os-project-id OS_PROJECT_ID, --os-tenant-id OS_PROJECT_ID
                        Project ID to scope to
  --os-project-name OS_PROJECT_NAME, --os-tenant-name OS_PROJECT_NAME
                        Project name to scope to
  --os-project-domain-id OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_ID
                        Domain ID containing project
  --os-project-domain-name OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAME
                        Domain name containing project
  --os-trust-id OS_TRUST_ID
                        ID of the trust to use as a trustee use
  --os-default-domain-id OS_DEFAULT_DOMAIN_ID
                        Optional domain ID to use with v3 and v2 parameters. It will be used for
                        both the user and project domain in v3 and ignored in v2 authentication.
  --os-default-domain-name OS_DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAME
                        Optional domain name to use with v3 API and v2 parameters. It will be used
                        for both the user and project domain in v3 and ignored in v2
                        authentication.
  --os-user-id OS_USER_ID
                        User id
  --os-username OS_USERNAME, --os-user-name OS_USERNAME
                        Username
  --os-user-domain-id OS_USER_DOMAIN_ID
                        User's domain id
  --os-user-domain-name OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAME
                        User's domain name
  --os-password OS_PASSWORD
                        User's password

See "glance help COMMAND" for help on a specific command.
Options (31)
OptionDescriptionSource
--versionshow program's version number and exithelp
-d, --debugDefaults to env[GLANCECLIENT_DEBUG].help
-v, --verbosePrint more verbose output.help
--get-schemaIgnores cached copy and forces retrieval of schema that generates portions of the help text.help
-f, --forcePrevent select actions from requesting user confirmation.help
--os-image-url OS_IMAGE_URLDefaults to env[OS_IMAGE_URL].help
--os-image-api-version OS_IMAGE_API_VERSIONDefaults to env[OS_IMAGE_API_VERSION] or 2.help
--profile HMAC_KEYHMAC key to use for encrypting context data for performance profiling of operation.help
--os-region-name OS_REGION_NAMEDefaults to env[OS_REGION_NAME].help
--os-auth-token OS_AUTH_TOKENDefaults to env[OS_AUTH_TOKEN].help
--os-service-type OS_SERVICE_TYPEDefaults to env[OS_SERVICE_TYPE].help
--os-endpoint-type OS_ENDPOINT_TYPEDefaults to env[OS_ENDPOINT_TYPE].help
--insecureExplicitly allow client to perform "insecure" TLS (https) requests.help
--os-cacert ca-certificateSpecify a CA bundle file to use in verifying a TLS (https) server certificate.help
--os-cert certificateThe location for the keystore (PEM formatted) containing the public key of this client.help
--os-key keyThe location for the keystore (PEM formatted) containing the private key of this client.help
--timeout secondsSet request timeout (in seconds).help
--collect-timingCollect per-API call timing information.help
--os-auth-url OS_AUTH_URLAuthentication URLhelp
--os-system-scope OS_SYSTEM_SCOPEScope for system operationshelp
--os-domain-id OS_DOMAIN_IDDomain ID to scope tohelp
--os-domain-name OS_DOMAIN_NAMEDomain name to scope tohelp
--os-project-domain-id OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_IDDomain ID containing projecthelp
--os-project-domain-name OS_PROJECT_DOMAIN_NAMEDomain name containing projecthelp
--os-trust-id OS_TRUST_IDID of the trust to use as a trustee usehelp
--os-default-domain-id OS_DEFAULT_DOMAIN_IDOptional domain ID to use with v3 and v2 parameters.help
--os-default-domain-name OS_DEFAULT_DOMAIN_NAMEOptional domain name to use with v3 API and v2 parameters.help
--os-user-id OS_USER_IDUser idhelp
--os-user-domain-id OS_USER_DOMAIN_IDUser's domain idhelp
--os-user-domain-name OS_USER_DOMAIN_NAMEUser's domain namehelp
--os-password OS_PASSWORDUser's passwordhelp

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.