API Guide OpenStack Foundation 2014 2015 OpenStack Foundation local OpenStack Copyright details are filled in by the template. OpenStack is an open source cloud computing platform for public and private clouds. A series of interrelated projects deliver a cloud infrastructure solution. This guide is for developers who want to extend the OpenStack APIs or write applications that run on an OpenStack cloud. This guide introduces developers to OpenStack API concepts, common tasks, and ways of interacting with the APIs. 2014-01-30 First edition of this book.