You can find an image based on its type, name, ID, or snapshot ID. After you find an image, you can use it to create an instance or perform other operations. This topic describes how to find an image.
Methods
- Find an image by using the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) consoleExamples:
- Example 1: Find a Windows public image in the China (Beijing) region.
- Example 2: Find a shared image whose name contains MySQL in the China (Hangzhou) region.
- Example 3: Find a custom image that corresponds to a snapshot ID of s-123**** in the China (Shenzhen) region.
- Example 4: Find a community image. For more information, see Search for a community image.
- Find an image by calling an API operation
Find an image by using the Elastic Compute Service (ECS) console
You can find the image that you want to manage on the Images page in the ECS console.
Example 1
Example 1: Find a Windows public image in the China (Beijing) region.
Perform the following operations on the Images page.
- In the left part of the top navigation bar, select China (Beijing) from the drop-down list.
- Click the Public Images tab.
- Select Image Name from the drop-down list.
- Enter win in the search box.
- Click the
icon to search for an image.
Example 2
Example 2: Find a shared image whose name contains mysql in the China (Hangzhou) region.
Perform the following operations on the Images page.
- In the left part of the top navigation bar, select China (Hangzhou) from the drop-down list.
- Click the Shared Images tab.
- Select Image Name from the drop-down list.
- Enter MySQL in the search box.
- Click the
icon to search for an image.
Example 3
Example 3: Find a custom image that corresponds to a snapshot ID of s-123**** in the China (Shenzhen) region.
Perform the following operations on the Images page.
- In the left part of the top navigation bar, select China (Shenzhen) from the drop-down list.
- Click the Custom Images tab.
- Select Snapshot ID from the drop-down list.
- Enter s-123**** in the search box.
- Click the
icon to search for an image.
Find an image by calling an API operation
You can also find an image by using OpenAPI Explorer or Alibaba Cloud CLI to call the DescribeImages operation. This section describes how to use OpenAPI Explorer to call the DescribeImages operation to find an image.
What to do next
- Create an ECS instance. For more information, see Create an instance by using the wizard.
- Share the image. For more information, see Share or unshare a custom image.
- Copy the image. For more information, see Copy a custom image.
- Export the image. For more information, see Export a custom image.
- Delete the image. For more information, see Delete a custom image.
- Modify the description of the image. For more information, see Modify a custom image.