API Updated

Since we first unveiled the API, we have had excellent feedback and suggestions from many of our users. The first release only had support for DNS zones and records, which, as our clamoring customers let us know, was not enough!

So today, I am pleased to announce version 1.3 of the API which includes rudimentary support for creating, rebooting, and rebuilding Slices. This will allow for quick and easy deployment, taking us another step in the direction of user-specified automation.

This is the first step to adding Slices to the API, which brings along several caveats:

• Slices cannot be deleted using the API
• OS Images available are currently only public images; you cannot yet build or rebuild from backups

Also note that the charges for new Slices are prorated the same as in the SliceManager.

The future of the API will is dependent on the feedback we receive; What is most important to you? Please let us know how we can improve our service, and we will do our best to make it possible.