SoftLayer basic curl API interactions

softlayer_api.sh

#
# List all the possible options for creating a VirtualGuest
#
curl https://<user>:<api_key>@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/getCreateObjectOptions.json | python -mjson.tool

#
# Create a new VirtualGuest
#
curl -X POST --data @/tmp/post https://<user>:<api_key>@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/createObject

/tmp/post
{
  "parameters":[
    {
      "hostname": "test",
      "domain": "mydomain.com",
      "datacenter": {
        "name": "ams01"
      },
      "startCpus": 1,
      "maxMemory": 1024,
      "hourlyBillingFlag": true,
      "blockDevices": [
        {
          "device": "0",
          "diskImage": {
            "capacity": 25
          }
        }
      ],
      "localDiskFlag": false,
      "networkComponents": [
        {
          "maxSpeed": 10
        }
      ],
      "operatingSystemReferenceCode": "CENTOS_6_64"
    }
  ]
}


#
# List all configured VirtualGuests for the specified account
#
curl https://<user>:<api_key>@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Account/getHourlyVirtualGuests | python -mjson.tool

# 
# Create an flex image based on globalIdentifier returned by the previous command
#
curl -X POST --data @/tmp/capture https://<user>:<api_key>@api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/6314ba47-47f1-4541-8bd7-b3f59b8d512b/captureImage


/tmp/capture
{
  "parameters":[
    {
      "description": "first capture",
      "name": "first",
      "summary": "some"
    }
  ]
}

That's great! Thank you.