---
title: "createServerImage"
slug: "compute-vserver-serverimage-createserverimage"
updated: 2026-09-17T10:06:02Z
published: 2026-09-17T10:06:02Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/compute-vserver-serverimage-createserverimage"
---

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# createServerImage

Available in VPC

Create a My server image.

## Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

| Method | URI |
| --- | --- |
| GET \| POST | /vserver/v2/createServerImage |

              Note

              

This guide is based on the GET method. POST method call tests can be performed through Swagger in the API Gateway service of the NAVER Cloud Platform console.

### Request headers

For information about the headers common to all Server APIs, see [Server request headers](/docs/en/compute-vserver#%EC%9A%94%EC%B2%AD%ED%97%A4%EB%8D%94).

### Request query parameters

You can use the following query parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `regionCode` | String | Optional | Region code - See [getRegionList](/docs/en/compute-vserver-server-common-getregionlist). - First Region in the query results (default). |
| `serverInstanceNo` | String | Required | Source server instance number - See [getServerInstanceList](/docs/en/compute-vserver-server-getserverinstancelist). |
| `serverImageName` | String | Required | Server image name - Enter 3-30 characters using a combination of English letters, numbers, and special characters "-" and "_". - The string must start with a lowercase English letter and end with a lowercase English letter or a number. |
| `serverImageDescription` | String | Optional | Server image description (byte) - 0-1000 |
| `blockStorageList.N.order` | Integer | Required | Block storage order - Order of storage to assign to the server image. - One default storage must be assigned. - Default storage: 0 - Additional storage: 1-20 - Up to 21 can be assigned including default storage. |
| `blockStorageList.N.snapshotInstanceNo` | String | Conditional | Storage snapshot instance number - Enter when creating a server image from an existing snapshot. - Required when assigning additional storage with default storage or existing snapshot - See [getBlockStorageSnapshotInstanceList](/docs/en/compute-vserver-snapshot-getblockstoragesnapshotinstancelist). - Only snapshots whose `isBootable` is `true` are available. - Either `snapshotInstanceNo` or `blockStorageVolumeTypeCode` must be entered. |
| `blockStorageList.N.blockStorageSize` | Integer | Conditional | Storage size (GB) - Set to existing snapshot size or larger when using `snapshotInstanceNo`. - Required when assigning additional storage as new storage. - Restrictions by storage type: See [Storage specifications](https://guide.ncloud-docs.com/docs/en/server-spec-vpc#%EC%8A%A4%ED%86%A0%EB%A6%AC%EC%A7%80-%EC%82%AC%EC%96%91). |
| `blockStorageList.N.blockStorageVolumeTypeCode` | String | Conditional | Storage type (GB) - `CB1` \| `CB2` \| `FB1` \| `FB2` - Default storage can't be used. - Required when assigning additional storage as new storage. - Type can be changed when assigning additional storage with an existing snapshot. - Either `snapshotInstanceNo` or `blockStorageVolumeTypeCode` must be entered. |
| `blockStorageList.N.noBlockStorage` | Boolean | Conditional | Whether to exclude storage - `true` \| `false` - `true`: Excluded - `false`: Not excluded (`snapshotInstanceNo` required) - The default storage can't be used. |
| `blockStorageList.N.emptyBlockStorage` | Boolean | Conditional | Whether to create new storage - `true` \| `false` - `true`: Created - `false`: Not created (`snapshotInstanceNo` required) - The default storage can't be used. |
| `responseFormatType` | String | Optional | Format of the response data - `xml` (default) \| `json` |

### Request example

The request example is as follows:

```
curl --location --request GET 'https://ncloud.apigw.ntruss.com/vserver/v2/createServerImage
?regionCode=KR
&serverInstanceNo=***4299
&serverImageName=test-***
&blockStorageList.1.order=0
&blockStorageList.1.snapshotInstanceNo=1111
&responseFormatType=json' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-timestamp: {Timestamp}' \
--header 'x-ncp-iam-access-key: {Access Key}' \
--header 'x-ncp-apigw-signature-v2: {API Gateway Signature}'
```

## Response

This section describes the response format.

### Response body

The response body includes the following data:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `getServerImageListResponse` | Object | - | Response result - See [ServerImageList](/docs/en/common-vapidatatype-serverimagelist). |
| `getServerImageListResponse.requestId` | String | - | ID for the request - UUID format |
| `getServerImageListResponse.returnCode` | String | - | Response code |
| `getServerImageListResponse.returnMessage` | String | - | Response message |

### Response status codes

For information about the HTTP status codes common to all Server APIs, see [Server response status codes](/docs/en/compute-vserver#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C).

### Response example

The response example is as follows:

```
{
    "createServerImageResponse": {
        "totalRows": 1,
        "serverImageList": [
            {
                "serverImageNo": "*****1311",
                "serverImageName": "test-***",
                "serverImageType": {
                    "code": "SELF",
                    "codeName": "SELF server image"
                },
                "serverImageLifeCyclePhase": {
                    "code": "IN_SERVICE",
                    "codeName": "In Service"
                },
                "hypervisorType": {
                    "code": "KVM",
                    "codeName": "KVM"
                },
                "cpuArchitectureType": {
                    "code": "X86_64",
                    "codeName": "x86 64bit"
                },
                "osCategoryType": {
                    "code": "LINUX",
                    "codeName": "LINUX"
                },
                "osType": {
                    "code": "UBUNTU",
                    "codeName": "UBUNTU"
                },
                "serverImageStatus": {
                    "code": "INIT",
                    "codeName": "NSI INIT state"
                },
                "serverImageOperation": {
                    "code": "CREAT",
                    "codeName": "NSI CREAT OP"
                },
                "serverImageStatusName": "creating",
                "shareStatus": {
                    "code": "NULL",
                    "codeName": "NSI Share NULL State"
                },
                "blockStorageMappingList": [
                    {
                        "order": 0,
                        "blockStorageSnapshotInstanceNo": *****1312,
                        "blockStorageSnapshotName": "test-***",
                        "blockStorageSize": 10737418240,
                        "blockStorageVolumeType": {
                            "code": "CB1",
                            "codeName": "Common BlockStorage 1"
                        },
                        "iops": 100,
                        "throughput": 104857600,
                        "isEncryptedVolume": false
                    }
                ],
                "sharedLoginIdList": [],
                "serverImageProductCode": "SW.VSVR.OS.LNX64.UBNTU.SVR24.G003",
                "createDate": "2025-06-26T10:24:52+0900",
                "platformCategoryCode": "OS"
            }
        ],
        "requestId": "be8fd425-6395-4918-9735-5f239aa883ee",
        "returnCode": "0",
        "returnMessage": "success"
    }
}
```