Question
I have an error in creating a droplet
- Posted on June 1, 2023
- UNIX/LinuxPython
Asked by njogubless
│ Error: Error creating droplet: POST https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/droplets: 422 (request "b17f42e6-326a-43be-a2a0-539c344ee746") You specified an invalid image for Droplet creation.
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│ with digitalocean_droplet.njogubless,
│ on main.tf line 7, in resource "digitalocean_droplet" "njogubless":
│ 7: resource "digitalocean_droplet" "njogubless" {
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Hi there,
The error message indicates that you are trying to use an invalid Droplet image. Can you share your
main.tffile here and mainly the this resource:resource "digitalocean_droplet" "njogubless"The following should work as expected as long as you provide a valid image name:
Best,
Bobby
Hey @njogubless,
It seems that you are using an invalid image for Droplet creation. The image’s name you have specified is on line 7.
You can check this docs to see all the images on your account:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/reference/compute/image/list/