DigitalOcean Services API
DevelopmentIntroduction to DigitalOcean API
DigitalOcean provides a RESTful API that allows developers to manage Droplets (virtual machines), images, domains, and more through HTTP requests. The documentation for the DigitalOcean API is available at https://developers.digitalocean.com/documentation/v2/.
Authentication
Before making any API requests, you must first authenticate. DigitalOcean API uses OAuth2 for authentication and authorization. You will need a client ID and secret to use the API. You can create your OAuth2 client in the DigitalOcean control panel.
const digitalocean = require('digitalocean');
const client = digitalocean.client('your_access_token');
Examples
Droplets
List all Droplets
const digitalocean = require('digitalocean');
const client = digitalocean.client('your_access_token');
client.droplets.list().then((droplets) => {
console.log(droplets);
}).catch((error) => {
console.log(error.message);
});
Create a new Droplet
const digitalocean = require('digitalocean');
const client = digitalocean.client('your_access_token');
const dropletData = {
"name": "example.com",
"region": "nyc3",
"size": "s-1vcpu-1gb",
"image": "ubuntu-16-04-x64",
"ssh_keys": null,
"backups": false,
"ipv6": true,
"user_data": null,
"private_networking": null,
"volumes": null,
"tags": [
"web"
]
};
client.droplets.create(dropletData).then((droplet) => {
console.log(droplet);
}).catch((error) => {
console.log(error.message);
});
Delete a Droplet
const digitalocean = require('digitalocean');
const client = digitalocean.client('your_access_token');
const dropletId = 123456;
client.droplets.delete(dropletId).then(() => {
console.log(`Droplet ${dropletId} was successfully deleted.`);
}).catch((error) => {
console.log(error.message);
});
Domains
List all Domains
const digitalocean = require('digitalocean');
const client = digitalocean.client('your_access_token');
client.domains.list().then((domains) => {
console.log(domains);
}).catch((error) => {
console.log(error.message);
});
Create a new Domain
const digitalocean = require('digitalocean');
const client = digitalocean.client('your_access_token');
const domainData = {
"name": "example.com",
"ip_address": "203.0.113.0"
};
client.domains.create(domainData).then((domain) => {
console.log(domain);
}).catch((error) => {
console.log(error.message);
});
Delete a Domain
const digitalocean = require('digitalocean');
const client = digitalocean.client('your_access_token');
const domainName = "example.com";
client.domains.delete(domainName).then(() => {
console.log(`Domain ${domainName} was successfully deleted.`);
}).catch((error) => {
console.log(error.message);
});
Conclusion
The DigitalOcean API allows developers to automate the management of their infrastructure and provide self-service functionality to their users. This blog post has provided some examples of how this can be done using the API in JavaScript. For a complete list of available endpoints and methods, please refer to the official DigitalOcean API documentation.
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