10.6. Supported AWS API Calls

The following Amazon EC2 commands are supported by CloudStack when the AWS API compatibility feature is enabled. For a few commands, there are differences between the CloudStack and Amazon EC2 versions, and these differences are noted. The underlying SOAP call for each command is also given, for those who have built tools using those calls.

Table 10.1. Elastic IP API mapping

EC2 command	SOAP call	CloudStack API call
ec2-allocate-address	AllocateAddress	associateIpAddress
ec2-associate-address	AssociateAddress	enableStaticNat
ec2-describe-addresses	DescribeAddresses	listPublicIpAddresses
ec2-diassociate-address	DisassociateAddress	disableStaticNat
ec2-release-address	ReleaseAddress	disassociateIpAddress

Table 10.2. Availability Zone API mapping

EC2 command	SOAP call	CloudStack API call
ec2-describe-availability-zones	DescribeAvailabilityZones	listZones

Table 10.3. Images API mapping

EC2 command	SOAP call	CloudStack API call
ec2-create-image	CreateImage	createTemplate
ec2-deregister	DeregisterImage	DeleteTemplate
ec2-describe-images	DescribeImages	listTemplates
ec2-register	RegisterImage	registerTemplate

Table 10.4. Image Attributes API mapping

EC2 command	SOAP call	CloudStack API call
ec2-describe-image-attribute	DescribeImageAttribute	listTemplatePermissions
ec2-modify-image-attribute	ModifyImageAttribute	updateTemplatePermissions
ec2-reset-image-attribute	ResetImageAttribute	updateTemplatePermissions

Table 10.5. Instances API mapping

EC2 command	SOAP call	CloudStack API call
ec2-describe-instances	DescribeInstances	listVirtualMachines
ec2-run-instances	RunInstances	deployVirtualMachine
ec2-reboot-instances	RebootInstances	rebootVirtualMachine
ec2-start-instances	StartInstances	startVirtualMachine
ec2-stop-instances	StopInstances	stopVirtualMachine
ec2-terminate-instances	TerminateInstances	destroyVirtualMachine

Table 10.6. Instance Attributes Mapping

EC2 command	SOAP call	CloudStack API call
ec2-describe-instance-attribute	DescribeInstanceAttribute	listVirtualMachines

Table 10.7. Keys Pairs Mapping

EC2 command	SOAP call	CloudStack API call
ec2-add-keypair	CreateKeyPair	createSSHKeyPair
ec2-delete-keypair	DeleteKeyPair	deleteSSHKeyPair
ec2-describe-keypairs	DescribeKeyPairs	listSSHKeyPairs
ec2-import-keypair	ImportKeyPair	registerSSHKeyPair

Table 10.8. Passwords API Mapping

EC2 command	SOAP call	CloudStack API call
ec2-get-password	GetPasswordData	getVMPassword

Table 10.9. Security Groups API Mapping

EC2 command	SOAP call	CloudStack API call
ec2-authorize	AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress	authorizeSecurityGroupIngress
ec2-add-group	CreateSecurityGroup	createSecurityGroup
ec2-delete-group	DeleteSecurityGroup	deleteSecurityGroup
ec2-describe-group	DescribeSecurityGroups	listSecurityGroups
ec2-revoke	RevokeSecurityGroupIngress	revokeSecurityGroupIngress

Table 10.10. Snapshots API Mapping

EC2 command	SOAP call	CloudStack API call
ec2-create-snapshot	CreateSnapshot	createSnapshot
ec2-delete-snapshot	DeleteSnapshot	deleteSnapshot
ec2-describe-snapshots	DescribeSnapshots	listSnapshots

Table 10.11. Volumes API Mapping

EC2 command	SOAP call	CloudStack API call
ec2-attach-volume	AttachVolume	attachVolume
ec2-create-volume	CreateVolume	createVolume
ec2-delete-volume	DeleteVolume	deleteVolume
ec2-describe-volume	DescribeVolume	listVolumes
ec2-detach-volume	DetachVolume	detachVolume