Updating ECS Metadata¶
Function¶
This API is used to update ECS metadata.
If the metadata does not contain the target field, the field is automatically added.
If the metadata contains the target field, the field value is automatically updated.
If the field in the metadata is not requested, the field value remains unchanged.
Constraints¶
An ECS must be in active, stopped, paused, or suspended state, which is specified by OS-EXT-STS:vm_state.
URI¶
POST /v2.1/{project_id}/servers/{server_id}/metadata
POST /v2/{project_id}/servers/{server_id}/metadata
Table 1 describes the parameters in the URI.
Parameter | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|
project_id | Yes | Specifies the project ID. |
server_id | Yes | Specifies the ECS ID. |
Request¶
Table 2 describes the request parameters.
Parameter | Mandatory | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
metadata | Yes | Object | Specifies the user-defined metadata key-value pair. For a metadata key: It contains a maximum of 255 Unicode characters and cannot be left blank. A key can contain uppercase letters (A-Z), lowercase letters (a-z), digits (0-9), hyphens (-), underscores (_), colons (:), and periods (.). For a metadata value: A value contains a maximum of 255 Unicode characters. |
Response¶
Table 3 describes the response parameters.
Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
metadata | Object | Specifies the user-defined metadata key-value pair. |
Example Request¶
Update the metadata of a specified ECS to the user-defined metadata key-value pair.
POST https://{endpoint}/v2/{project_id}/servers/{server_id}/metadata
POST https://{endpoint}/v2.1/{project_id}/servers/{server_id}/metadata
{
"metadata": {
"key": "value"
}
}
Example Response¶
{
"metadata":{
"key":"value"
}
}