Citrix Virtual Apps Essentials
How to add an image to Azure account
Use REST APIs to add an image to your Azure account. You can use this image as a template to create a catalog of machines that deliver desktops and apps to customer accounts.
You can make API requests using the PowerShell code, C# code, or any tool that supports invoking the REST API.
Import an image from Azure documentation.
Steps to add an image to your Azure account
To add an image to your Azure account, use the following procedure:
- Read the Get started with Citrix Cloud APIs section to ensure that you have the
customerIdandbearer token. - Get the
siteidfrom How to get a site ID API. - Use the API listed below to add an image. This is an asynchronous API, so the
asyncquery parameter is required to be true. - Check the verification status of the image using the steps detailed in how to get an image or the URL in the “Location” response header.
- A state of
Enumeratingindicates that the image processing has begun. Keep monitoring until the status changes to eitherReadyorFailed. - A state of
Readyindicates that the image has been added successfully. No further action is required. - A state of
Failedindicates that adding the image has failed. Correct the error shown in theStatusproperty. - Delete the image using how to delete an image.
- Add the image again.
Add an image to Azure account using any REST API tool
Learn from the following example to add an image to your Azure account using any REST API tool.
Request
POST https://api-us.cloud.com/catalogservice/{customerId}/{siteId}/images/$import?async=true HTTP/1.1
Accept: application/json
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
Authorization: CwsAuth bearer=<token-from-prerequisites>
{
"name": "Finance Image",
"vhdUrl": "https://xaensfa5edge1gu4o1.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/XAEnsfa5-Findisk0.vhd",
"cspCustomerId": "k8dfjm...",
"cspSiteId": "bd9cb14f-efb7-..."
}
Response
HTTP/1.1 202 Accepted
citrix-transactionid: 80699539-ae66-4eb7-ae67-370606d12766
location: https://api-us.cloud.com/catalogservice/{customerId}/{siteId}/images/55cab14f-efb7-4bd6-bd9c-ebe991c9d165/importStatus
content-Length: 38
content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
date: Wed, 02 Aug 2017 15:05:23 GMT
"55cab14f-efb7-4bd6-bd9c-ebe991c9d165"
Interpreting the request
| Property name | Description |
|---|---|
| name | [Required] The friendly name you want to assign to the image. |
| vhdUrl | [Required] The VHD URL of the image. |
| cspCustomerId | [Optional] tenant customer ID if partner-tenant relationship exists otherwise not null. |
| cspSiteId | [Optional] tenant customer site ID if partner-tenant relationship exists otherwise not null. |
Interpreting the response
The response is a GUID string that represents the imageId. You will need this imageId to query the status of the image.
Add an image to Azure account using PowerShell
Learn from the following example to add a new image to your Azure account using any PowerShell code.
function AddImage {
param (
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $customerId,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $siteId,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $bearerToken,
[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
[string] $jsonBody
)
$requestUri = [string]::Format("https://api-us.cloud.com/catalogservice/{0}/{1}/images/$import?async=true", $customerId, $siteId)
$headers = @{"Accept"="application/json";
"Content-Type"="application/json; charset=utf-8"
"Authorization"="CwsAuth bearer=$bearerToken"}
$response = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $requestUri -Method POST -Headers $headers -Body $jsonBody
return $response
}
$body = @{
"Name" = "Finance Image";
"VhdUrl" = "https://xaensfa5edge1gu4o1.blob.core.windows.net/vhds/XAEnsfa5-Findisk0.vhd"
}
$customerId = "customer1" #Replace with your customerId
$siteId = "61603f15-cdf9-4c7f-99ff-91636601a795" #Replace with your site ID
$bearerToken = "ey1.." #See Prerequisites for all API calls section for a sample of how to get your bearer token
$response = AddImage $customerId $siteId $bearerToken (ConvertTo-Json $body)
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Add an image to Azure account using C# code
Learn from the following example to add a new image to your Azure account using C# code.
public class ImportTemplateImageModel
{
/// <summary>
/// Name of the image
/// </summary>
[Required]
public string Name { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// URI of the VHD file that will be imported
/// </summary>
[Required]
public Uri VhdUri { get; set; }
/// <summary>
/// Name of tenant customer ID if partner-tenant relationship exists otherwise not null
/// </summary>
public string CSPCustomerId { get; set; } = null;
/// <summary>
/// Name of tenant customer ID if partner-tenant relationship exists otherwise not null
/// </summary>
public string CSPSiteId { get; set; } = null;
}
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public static async Task<string> AddImage(
string customerId,
string siteId,
string bearerToken,
ImportTemplateImageModel model)
{
var requestUri = string.Format("https://api-us.cloud.com/catalogservice/{0}/{1}/images/$import", customerId, siteId);
using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.ParseAdd("application/json");
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization =
new AuthenticationHeaderValue("CwsAuth", "Bearer=" + bearerToken);
var jsonBody = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(model, new JsonSerializerSettings
{
Converters = new JsonConverter[] { new StringEnumConverter() }
});
var response = await client.PostAsync(requestUri, new StringContent(jsonBody, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json"));
if (response != null)
{
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
return content;
}
return null;
}
}
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See how to get an image to monitor the image status once it has been added.
See how to get all images to get the image ID of all your posted images.
How to add an image to Azure account
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