OpenStackClients

OpenStack Clients

Each OpenStack project has a related client project that includes Python API bindings and a CLI. Below is a collection of known clients. For a list of known software development kits for other programming languages see SDKs.

Official Clients

Horizon

• Project: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/horizon/
• Repo: https://github.com/openstack/horizon.git
• Language: Python 2.6, 2.7
• Type: Web UI

python-openstackclient

• Supports compute, image, volume and object store.
• Repo: https://github.com/openstack/python-openstackclient.git
• Language: Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.4
• Type: CLI

python-glanceclient

• Project: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/glance/
• Repo: https://github.com/openstack/python-glanceclient.git
• Language: Python 2.6, 2.7
• Type: Library/CLI
• API: Image 2.0, 1.1

python-novaclient

• Project: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/nova/
• Repo: https://github.com/openstack/python-novaclient.git
• Language: Python 2.6, 2.7
• Type: Library/CLI
• API: Compute 2 (aka 1.1)

python-neutronclient

• Project: https://launchpad.net/neutron
• Repo: https://github.com/openstack/python-neutronclient.git
• Language: Python 2.6, 2.7
• Type: Library/CLI
• API: Networking 2.0

python-swiftclient

• Project: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/swift/
• Repo: https://github.com/openstack/python-swiftclient.git
• Language: Python 2.6, 2.7
• Type: Library/CLI
• API: Object 1.0

Official Clients (in development)

python-cinderclient

• Repo: https://github.com/openstack/python-cinderclient.git
• Language: Python 2.6, 2.7
• Type: Library/CLI

python-ceilometerclient

• Repo: https://github.com/openstack/python-ceilometerclient.git
• Language: Python 2.6, 2.7
• Type: Library/CLI

python-heatclient

• Repo: https://github.com/openstack/python-heatclient.git
• Language: Python 2.6, 2.7
• Type: Library/CLI

Deprecated Clients

python-keystoneclient

• Project: http://docs.openstack.org/developer/keystone/
• Use python-openstackclient instead
• Repo: https://github.com/openstack/python-keystoneclient.git
• Language: Python 2.6, 2.7
• Type: Library/CLI
• API: Identity 2.0