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Omarkad
Omarkad

Reputation: 289

Google Compute Engine API : Instances.list filtering with metadata using REST API

It seems that the method instances.list in Compute Engine API doesn't support filtering with metadata in REST.

When using the filter : metadata.items.key['user'][value]='test-user'

I get Invalid value for field 'filter': 'metadata.items.key['user'][value]='test-user''. Invalid list filter expression..

However it seems that this is possible using gcloud, see : Stackoverflow thread

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1582

Answers (1)

Jason
Jason

Reputation: 638

I tested this by first running the gcloud command:

$gcloud compute instances list --filter="metadata.items.key['user']['value']='test-user'"

The gcloud command worked successfully; however, when I tried doing the samething using the API, I received the same error as you.

From researching further, I was able to find this Stackoverflow case which matches this issue.

There seems to be an internal issue with the Rest API. I would also suggest filing a public issue tracker in regards to this issue. You can submit a public issue tracker by clicking here.

Upvotes: 2

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