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Linode API

API

Easily configure, manage, and deploy user management, billing, support tickets, and more with programmatic access to Linode products and services.

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    curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" 
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" 
    -X POST -d ' {
        "image": "linode/debian10",
        "root_pass": "[email protected]",
        "label": "linode-interfaces-3",
        "type": "g6-standard-2",
        "region": "us-east"
    }' 
    https://api.dev.linode.com/v4/linode/instances
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Harness the power of the Linode API
with community-contributed tools

Take advantage of the Linode API with tools and libraries that help streamline your next infrastructure project.

 

Kubernetes ExternalDNS

ExternalDNS is a Kubernetes incubator project that assigns DNS names to Service and Ingress resources in Kubernetes Clusters. Linode DNS Manager is a supported backend.

traefik

Traefik is a HTTP reverse proxy and load balancer for Container Orchestrators (Kubernetes, Docker Swarm, and others) that feature automatic TLS configuration using Linode DNS Manager for ACME challenge requests.

teraform-provider-acme

The Automated Certificate Management Environment (ACME) provider for Terraform can be used to configure Let’s Encrypt, Boulder, and other ACME CAs using Linode’s DNS Manager.

kube-linode

External-DNS is a Kubernetes Incubator project that assigns DNS names to Service and Ingress resources in Kubernetes Clusters. Linode DNS Manager is a supported backend.
View more community libraries and tools

Libraries & Clients

Incorporate Linode products and services into your application code by installing Linode’s official programming language libraries and clients.

Linode Python Library

Install the official Python library for the Linode API v4

​​​​​​​$ pip install linode_api4

Linode JavaScript SDK

Install the official Python library for the Linode API v4

​​​​​​​​​​​​​$ pip install linode_api4

Go Client Library

Install the GO client library for the Linode API v4

$ go get -u github.com/linode/linodego
View Linode GitHub repositories

Third-Party Tools

Use your favorite orchestration and automation tools to deploy and manage Linode products and services.

Terraform Linode Provider

Terraform is an Infrastructure-as-code tool that includes management features for various types of Linode resources.

Resource Provider for Terraform
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Easy Scripting

Everything you can do with the Linode Cloud Manager can be done through the CLI. Automate frequently performed tasks by incorporating CLI commands into your scripts.

Rancher

Linode integrates with Rancher; an easy to use GUI for creating and managing Kubernetes clusters.

How to Guide

Pulumi

Manage your Linodes with your favorite programming languages. The Pulumi Linode resource provider makes it possible to control Linode resources directly from your code.

Resource Provider for Pulumi
Learn more about Linode third-party tools

Additional Features

JSON Format Responses

All response data is returned in JSON for easy parsing and filtering.

The Linode CLI

The Linode CLI has a common sense syntax for accomplishing everyday tasks and gives you access to all our Linode API features.

Authorized Access Only

Never worry about unauthorized modifications to your account. Access tokens are required for every request to the API and OAuth is available for applications with multiple users.

An Endpoint For Everything

Access to every part of Linode. Deploy Kubernetes clusters, attach Block Storage volumes, create S3-compatible buckets, configure NodeBalancers, manage users, and more.

Build The Apps You Want

Create your own dev tools to automate infrastructure management. Build scripts and applications to automatically handle repeatable tasks.

Paginate And Filter Large Responses

Pagination to split up result lists with more than 100 items by simply adding a page parameter to the URL. Comb through data with the X-Filter and build complex filters using logical operators.

More ways to interface with the Linode Cloud

CLI

Command line access to your servers.

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UI

Intuitive Cloud Manager interface.

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Linode Guides and Resources

  1. Getting Started with the Linode API

    Getting Started with the Linode API

  2. Configure NodeBalancers with the Linode API

  3. Manage Block Storage Volumes with the Linode API

  4. How To Create an OAuth App with the Linode Python API Library

  5. A Tutorial for Deploying and Managing a Cluster with Linode Kubernetes Engine

    A Tutorial for Deploying and Managing a Cluster with Linode Kubernetes Engine

  6. Use Terraform to Provision Linode Environments

  7. How to Deploy Kubernetes on Linode with Rancher 2.2

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