Question

How to Create a Droplet Image via the API for Multiple Regions?

Posted on December 19, 2022
Custom Images DigitalOcean Droplets
Asked by business

I’m currently trying to create an image for new droplets via the API that will be used in multiple regions. Looking at the API docs, it looks like an image can only be placed in 1 region via the API (all others have to be manually added via the dashboard UI).

Is it possible to automate the replication to other regions so I can write a script to just create/update my images in one go?

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Bobby Iliev

Site Moderator

• December 19, 2022

Hey @floatinglightcyanangler,

I believe that at the moment you can only do the following snapshot actions:

Action	Description
doctl compute snapshot delete	Delete a snapshot of a Droplet or volume
doctl compute snapshot get	Retrieve a Droplet or volume snapshot
doctl compute snapshot list	List Droplet and volume snapshots

The best thing to do to get your voice heard regarding this would be to head over to our Product Ideas board and post a new idea, including as much information as possible for what you’d like to see implemented.