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# Getting public image info

You can get the ID of a public image or other information about it.

## Getting the ID of a public image {#get-id}

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- Management console {#console}

  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), go to the [folder](../../../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#folder) you want to create a virtual machine in.
  1. Navigate to **Compute Cloud**.
  1. At the top right, click **Create resource**.
  1. Select **Virtual machine instance** from the list that opens.
  1. Under **Boot disk image**, click ![image](../../../_assets/console-icons/circle-info.svg) next to the [public image](../../concepts/image.md#public) you need.
  1. Under **Product IDs**, you will see the public image ID: **image_id**.

- CLI {#cli}

  If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, [install and initialize it](../../../cli/quickstart.md#install).

  The folder used by default is the one specified when [creating](../../../cli/operations/profile/profile-create.md) the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the `yc config set folder-id <folder_ID>` command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using `--folder-name` or `--folder-id`. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

  1. See the description of the CLI command for getting information about a [public image](../../concepts/image.md#public) of a disk:

      ```bash
      yc compute image get --help
      ```

  1. Get the public image ID by specifying the OS [family](../../concepts/image.md#family) name:

      ```bash
      yc compute image get-latest-from-family <family_name> --folder-id standard-images
      ```

      To learn the image family name, [get](#get-info) a list of images in the folder.

      Result:

      ```text
      id: fd85u0rct32prepgjlv0
      folder_id: standard-images
      created_at: "2024-03-11T10:57:40Z"
      name: ubuntu-22-04-lts-v20240311
      description: ubuntu 22.04 lts
      family: ubuntu-2204-lts
      storage_size: "7633633280"
      min_disk_size: "8589934592"
      product_ids:
        - f2ef01lju2nsansfdahf
      status: READY
      os:
        type: LINUX
      pooled: true
      ```

      You will find the public image ID in the `id` row.

- Terraform {#tf}

  With [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/), you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.
  
  Terraform is distributed under the [Business Source License](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/LICENSE). The [Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform](https://github.com/yandex-cloud/terraform-provider-yandex) is distributed under the [MPL-2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) license.
  
  For more information about the provider resources, see the guides on the [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/yandex/index.html) website or [its mirror](../../../terraform/index.md).

  If you do not have Terraform yet, [install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider](../../../tutorials/infrastructure-management/terraform-quickstart.md#install-terraform).
  
  
  To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), [authenticate](../../../terraform/authentication.md) using the appropriate method.

  To get the ID of a [public image](../../concepts/image.md#public) using Terraform:

  1. Add the `data` and `output` sections to the Terraform configuration file:

      ```hcl
      data "yandex_compute_image" "my_image" {
        family = "<family_name>"
      }

      output "image" {
        value = data.yandex_compute_image.my_image.image_id
      }
      ```

      Where:

      * `data "yandex_compute_image"`: Description of the public image as a data source:
        * `family`: [Family](../../concepts/image.md#family) name of public image operating systems. To learn the image family name, [get](#get-info) a list of images in the folder.
      * `output "image"`: Output variable storing the public image ID:
        * `value`: Return value.

      For more information about the `yandex_compute_image` data source properties, see [this provider guide](../../../terraform/data-sources/compute_image.md).

  1. Create the resources:

      1. In the terminal, navigate to the configuration file directory.
      1. Make sure the configuration is correct using this command:
      
         ```bash
         terraform validate
         ```
      
         If the configuration is valid, you will get this message:
      
         ```bash
         Success! The configuration is valid.
         ```
      
      1. Run this command:
      
         ```bash
         terraform plan
         ```
      
         You will see a list of resources and their properties. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors in the configuration.
      1. Apply the configuration changes:
      
         ```bash
         terraform apply
         ```
      
      1. Type `yes` and press **Enter** to confirm the changes.

      Terraform will create all required resources and display their output variables. To check the results, run this command:

      ```bash
      terraform output
      ```

      Result:

      ```text
      image = "fd85u0rct32prepgjlv0"
      ```

- API {#api}

  To get the ID of a [public image](../../concepts/image.md#public), use the [get](../../api-ref/Image/get.md) REST API method for the [Image](../../api-ref/Image/index.md) resource or the [ImageService/Get](../../api-ref/grpc/Image/get.md) gRPC API call.

{% endlist %}

## Getting public image info {#get-info}

{% list tabs group=instructions %}

- Management console {#console}

  1. In the [management console](https://console.yandex.cloud), go to the [folder](../../../resource-manager/concepts/resources-hierarchy.md#folder) you want to create a virtual machine in.
  1. Navigate to **Compute Cloud**.
  1. At the top right, click **Create resource**.
  1. Select **Virtual machine instance** from the list that opens.
  1. Under **Boot disk image**, click ![image](../../../_assets/console-icons/circle-info.svg) next to the [public image](../../concepts/image.md#public) you need.
  1. The window that opens will show details of the public image.
  1. To view all available public images, go to the **Marketplace** tab and click **Show all Marketplace products**.

- CLI {#cli}

  If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, [install and initialize it](../../../cli/quickstart.md#install).

  The folder used by default is the one specified when [creating](../../../cli/operations/profile/profile-create.md) the CLI profile. To change the default folder, use the `yc config set folder-id <folder_ID>` command. You can also specify a different folder for any command using `--folder-name` or `--folder-id`. If you access a resource by its name, the search will be limited to the default folder. If you access a resource by its ID, the search will be global, i.e., through all folders based on access permissions.

  1. See the description of the CLI command for getting information about a [public image](../../concepts/image.md#public):

      ```bash
      yc compute image get --help
      ```

  1. Get information about a public image by specifying its ID:

      ```bash
      yc compute image get <image_ID>
      ```

      To learn the image ID, [get](#get-id) a list of images in the folder.

      Result:

      ```text
      id: fd89ls0nj4oqmlhhi568
      folder_id: standard-images
      created_at: "2024-04-29T10:58:27Z"
      name: ubuntu-2204-lts-oslogin-v20240429
      description: Ubuntu 22.04 OsLogin
      family: ubuntu-2204-lts-oslogin
      storage_size: "7511998464"
      min_disk_size: "10737418240"
      product_ids:
        - f2e48vn7nr04r2bpg4eg
      status: READY
      os:
        type: LINUX
      pooled: true
      ```

- Terraform {#tf}

  With [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/), you can quickly create a cloud infrastructure in Yandex Cloud and manage it using configuration files. These files store the infrastructure description written in HashiCorp Configuration Language (HCL). If you change the configuration files, Terraform automatically detects which part of your configuration is already deployed, and what should be added or removed.
  
  Terraform is distributed under the [Business Source License](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/main/LICENSE). The [Yandex Cloud provider for Terraform](https://github.com/yandex-cloud/terraform-provider-yandex) is distributed under the [MPL-2.0](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/MPL/2.0/) license.
  
  For more information about the provider resources, see the guides on the [Terraform](https://www.terraform.io/docs/providers/yandex/index.html) website or [its mirror](../../../terraform/index.md).

  If you do not have Terraform yet, [install it and configure the Yandex Cloud provider](../../../tutorials/infrastructure-management/terraform-quickstart.md#install-terraform).
  
  
  To manage infrastructure using Terraform under a service account or user accounts (a Yandex account, a federated account, or a local user), [authenticate](../../../terraform/authentication.md) using the appropriate method.

  To get information about a [public image](../../concepts/image.md#public) using Terraform:

  1. Add the `data` and `output` sections to the Terraform configuration file:

      ```hcl
      data "yandex_compute_image" "my_image" {
        image_id = "<image_ID>"
      }
      output "image" {
        value = data.yandex_compute_image.my_image.family
      }
      ```

      Where:

      * `data "yandex_compute_image"`: Description of the public image as a data source:
        * `image_id`: Public image ID. To learn the image ID, [get](#get-id) a list of images in the folder.
      * `output "image"`: Output variable storing information about the OS [family](../../concepts/image.md#family):
        * `value`: Return value.

      You can replace `family` with another variable to get the information you need. For more information about the `yandex_compute_image` data source properties, see [this provider guide](../../../terraform/data-sources/compute_image.md).

  1. Create the resources:

      1. In the terminal, navigate to the configuration file directory.
      1. Make sure the configuration is correct using this command:
      
         ```bash
         terraform validate
         ```
      
         If the configuration is valid, you will get this message:
      
         ```bash
         Success! The configuration is valid.
         ```
      
      1. Run this command:
      
         ```bash
         terraform plan
         ```
      
         You will see a list of resources and their properties. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors in the configuration.
      1. Apply the configuration changes:
      
         ```bash
         terraform apply
         ```
      
      1. Type `yes` and press **Enter** to confirm the changes.

      Terraform will create all required resources and display their output variables. To check the results, run this command:

      ```bash
      terraform output
      ```

      Result:

      ```text
      image = "ubuntu-2204-lts"
      ```

- API {#api}

  To get detailed information about a [public image](../../concepts/image.md#public) of a disk, use the [get](../../api-ref/Image/get.md) REST API method for the [Image](../../api-ref/Image/index.md) resource or the [ImageService/Get](../../api-ref/grpc/Image/get.md) gRPC API call.

{% endlist %}

You can also view information about all available public images in [Cloud Marketplace](https://yandex.cloud/en/marketplace).