API Release Notes

You can now attach up to 40 volumes to an instance. For more information, see About Volumes.

In the OUTSCALE API, the Overall parameter of the ReadConsumptionAccount method is now set to false by default.

An invalid route is now deleted instead of remaining in the blackhole state. For more information about routes, see About Route Tables.

In the OUTSCALE API, you can enable nested virtualization for VMs with a dedicated tenancy, via the new NestedVirtualization parameter of the CreateVms and UpdateVm methods. For more information, see About Instances > Nested Virtualization.

In the OUTSCALE API, the UpdateLoadBalancer method now supports the SecuredCookies parameter.

You can now import keypairs in the PEM, PKCS8, and RFC4716 formats. For more information, see the CreateKeypair method in the OUTSCALE API or the ImportKeyPair method in the Flexible Compute Unit (FCU) API.

In the OUTSCALE API, the new UpdateDirectLinkInterface method allows you to update the maximum transmission unit (MTU) of a DirectLink interface.

Accounts linked to a paying account can now see their own consumption, by calling the ReadConsumptionAccount method with the new parameter Overall set to false.

In the OUTSCALE API, you can now update several attributes of a VM at the same time with the UpdateVm method.

In the OUTSCALE API, the ReadSubregions method now returns the LocationCode parameter.

In the OUTSCALE API, the CreateServerCertificate, the ReadServerCertificates, and the UpdateServerCertificate methods now return the Orn parameter.

In the OUTSCALE API, the CreateDhcpOptions and the ReadDhcpOptions methods now return the LogServers parameter.

In the OUTSCALE API, all With parameters of the ReadApiLogs method are now set to true by default.

In the OUTSCALE API, the new ReadPublicCatalog and ReadCatalog methods allow you to retrieve information about the price of OUTSCALE products and services.

In the OUTSCALE API, the CreateVpnConnection, ReadVpnConnections, and UpdateVpnConnection methods now return the VgwTelemetries parameter.

In the OUTSCALE API, the new LinkLoadBalancerBackendMachines and UnlinkLoadBalancerBackendMachines methods allow you to specify the back-end instances of a load balancer also through their IPs rather than only their instance IDs.

In the Flexible Compute Unit (FCU) API, you can now specify log servers in your DHCP options set with the CreateDhcpOptions method.

The ReadApiLogs method now supports filters to specify the time range of the retrieved logs: QueryDateAfter and QueryDateBefore.

The Value field returned by the ICU methods ReadPublicCatalog and ReadCatalog must now be divided by 100000 (one hundred thousand) as opposed to 1000 (one thousand) previously, in order to get the value in the currency of the catalog of the Region where the API method was used.

You can now modify the attributes of a VPN connection with the UpdateVpnConnection OUTSCALE API method.

You can now specify the PublicIp parameter of internet-facing load balancers with the CreateLoadBalancer and UpdateLoadBalancer OUTSCALE API methods.

In the OUTSCALE API, the methods relating to snapshots and volumes now return the CreationDate parameter.

The ReadApiAccessPolicy OUTSCALE API method now supports the DryRun parameter.

You can now modify the expiration date of an existing access key with the UpdateAccessKey OUTSCALE API method.

A new feature, the API access policy, is now available in beta version. The API access policy provides you with additional security options for authentication. For example, it can be used to activate a trusted session to simplify the authentication process if you have API access rules with Certificate Authorities (CAs). For more information, About Your API Access Policy.

In the OUTSCALE API, authentication by email and password is now available for the methods that pertain to the following resources: access keys, API access policy, API access rules and certificate authorities (CA). For more information, see the Authentication section.

The CreateLoadBalancerPolicy OUTSCALE API method now supports the CookieExpirationPeriod parameter.

The CreationDate parameter is now returned in the following OUTSCALE API methods: CreateVms, ReadVms and UpdateVm.

The ReadConsumptionAccount OUTSCALE API method now returns the following parameters: AccountId, PayingAccountId and SubregionName.

You can now modify the SecurityGroups attribute of a load balancer (only in a Net) with the UpdateLoadBalancer OUTSCALE API method.

You can now modify the Iops and VolumeType attributes of a volume with the UpdateVolume OUTSCALE API method.

The following OUTSCALE API methods now support new filters:

OUTSCALE Key Management Service (OKMS) is now in end-of-life status and is no longer available for use. For more information, see End-of-Life Policy.

The ReadNics and ReadSecurityGroups OUTSCALE API methods now support new filters.

The private_only tag now also takes effect after a stop/start of the instance. For more information, see Configuring an Instance with User Data and OUTSCALE Tags.

This release includes stability and error message improvements.

You can now restrict your account’s access to the APIs to specific IP ranges and Client Certificate Authorities (CAs). For more information, see the ApiAccessRule methods and the Ca methods.

The OUTSCALE Key Management Service (OKMS) service can now be used with the OUTSCALE API. For more information, see the MasterKey methods.

You can now increase the size of a volume via the following OUTSCALE API method: UpdateVolume.

In the Internal Call Unit (ICU) API, the CreateAccessKey, GetAccessKey and ListAccessKeys methods now return the expirationDate parameter.

This release includes stability and error message improvements.

Keypair import now supports ECDSA and Ed25519 formats.

You can now specify expiration dates for access keys via the ExpirationDate parameter of the following OUTSCALE API method:

The following OUTSCALE API methods now support new filters:

The following OUTSCALE API methods now support new filters:

The following OUTSCALE API methods now support the DryRun parameter:

This release includes stability and error message improvements.

Version 1.0 of the OUTSCALE API is officially released. From now on, all new features will be developed for this API first.
This API is accessible from a single endpoint. For more information, see the OUTSCALE API documentation.

This release includes stability and error message improvements.

Elastic Identity Management (EIM) policies now support the DirectLink and OKMS services.

Load balancers now support the additional attribute SecuredCookies. For more information, see ModifyLoadBalancerAttributes.

A new service to manage your encryption keys is now available on eu-west-2: OUTSCALE Key Management Service (OKMS).

Load balancers now support two new features:

To list all flexible GPUs available in the public catalog, the ReadFlexibleGpuCatalog method is now available.

Flexible GPUs are now available. For more information, see About Flexible GPUs.

New VM types are available. For more information, see Instance Types.

Load balancers now support the UDP protocol.

Listener ports of load balancers now support all values between 1 and 65535, both included.

The TLS 1.0 protocol is no longer supported on load balancers created or modified after this release.

Tags are now supported for NAT gateways, VPC peering connections, VPC endpoints and export tasks.

The ModifyImageAttribute method now supports the Description attribute.

The CreateTags, DeleteTags, and DescribeTags methods now support EIPs. The DescribeAddresses method now returns tags in the response.

This release includes stability and error message improvements.

The ReadPublicIpRanges method can now be used without authentication. For more information, see ReadPublicIpRanges.

The DescribeInstanceTypes method now supports the filters eth, ephemerals-type, and gpu. For more information, see DescribeInstanceTypes.

The CreateTags, DeleteTags, and DescribeTags methods now support DHCP options. The DescribeDhcpOptions method now returns tags in the response.

Product codes are now supported for the DescribeImages, DescribeImageAttribute and ModifyImageAttribute methods.

This release includes stability and error message improvements.

This release includes stability and error message improvements.

This release includes stability and error message improvements.

A new method to modify an attribute of a subnet is now available. For more information, see ModifySubnetAttribute.

The InstanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior attribute can now be modified whether the instance is running or stopped. For more information, see ModifyInstanceAttribute.

A new method to authenticate your account is now available. For more information, see AuthenticateAccount.

New methods to use a DirectLink connection with different accounts are now available. The AllocatePrivateVirtualInterface method enables you to provision a DirectLink connection to another OUTSCALE user through the creation of a private virtual interface in their account. Conversely, the ConfirmPrivateVirtualInterface method enables you to use the DirectLink connection of another OUTSCALE user who has created a private virtual interface in your account. For more information, see AllocatePrivateVirtualInterface and ConfirmPrivateVirtualInterface.

The DescribeRegions and DescribeAvailabilityZones methods have been updated. For more information, see DescribeRegions and DescribeAvailabilityZones.

In the AssociateAddress method, the AllowReassociation attribute is now by default true in the public Cloud, and by default false in a VPC. For more information, see AssociateAddress.

In the CreateLoadBalancer method, the SecurityGroups.member.N attribute is now required to create a load balancer in a VPC. For more information, see CreateLoadBalancer.

The ReadPublicIpRanges method returns the list of public IPv4 addresses in a Region. For more information, see ReadPublicIpRanges.

The ReadCatalog and ReadPublicCatalog methods now return prices for the Region of your account only. The Region attribute to specify another Region is no longer available. For more information, see ReadCatalog or ReadPublicCatalog.

By default, traffic between two security groups is now allowed through both public and private IPs. For more information, see AuthorizeSecurityGroupEgress and AuthorizeSecurityGroupIngress.

The CopyAccount method enables you to create a copy of your OUTSCALE account in another Region of the Cloud. For more information, see CopyAccount.

Listener rules enable you to redirect traffic between a load balancer and its backend instances based on the path of the request. For more information, see the following six new methods: CreateListenerRule, DeleteListenerRule, ReadListenerRules, UpdateListenerRule, RegisterInstancesWithListenerRule, and DeregisterInstancesFromListenerRule.

A new type of GPU Commodity instances is available: gp3 instances. For more information, see Instance Types and RunInstances.

The new InstanceInitiatedShutdownBehavior attribute enables you to define the behavior of your instance when you stop or terminate it. By default or if set to stop, the instance stops. If set to restart, the instance stops then automatically restarts. If set to terminate, the instance stops and is terminated. For more information, see RunInstances or ModifyInstanceAttribute.

The CreateNatGateway method creates a network address translation gateway in a public subnet of a VPC. For more information, see CreateNatGateway.

A new method has been implemented to copy snapshots and OUTSCALE machine images (OMIs) between different Regions. You now need to first export the snapshot or the OMI to an OSU bucket. The other account then needs to import it in the other Region. This feature also enables you to create backups for your snapshots or your OMIs, or to copy snapshots or OMIs within the same Region. For more information about inter-Region copy for snapshots, see CreateSnapshotExportTask and ImportSnapshot. For more information about inter-Region copy for OMIs, see CreateImageExportTask and RegisterImage.
For intra-Region copies, the CopySnapshot and the CopyImage methods are still available.

Network Address Translation (NAT) gateways are now created for a subnet only. Therefore, you need to create one NAT gateway in each subnet in which you want to enable indirect access to the Internet. For more information, see CreateNatGateway.

A pending state has been added to VPC endpoints and NAT gateways. They now become available only when they are ready to use. For more information, see DescribeVpcEndpoints and DescribeNatGateways.

The user’s email address is now returned by the ResetAccountPassword method. For more information, see ResetAccountPassword.