Packer (packer)

Packer is an open-source tool by HashiCorp for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration. It automates the creation of pre-configured virtual machine and container images. HCP Packer adds a hosted artifact registry with a REST API for tracking image metadata, versions, channels, and security signals.

APIs.json: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/packer/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

Scope

• Type: Index
• Position: Consumer
• Access: 3rd-Party

Tags

• Automation
• DevOps
• HashiCorp
• Image Building
• Infrastructure as Code

Timestamps

• Created: 2026-03-16
• Modified: 2026-05-19

APIs

Packer

Open-source tool for creating identical machine images for multiple platforms from a single source configuration.

• Human URL: https://www.packer.io/

Tags

• Automation
• DevOps
• Infrastructure as Code

Properties

• Documentation
• Getting Started
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Open Collection — Open Collection 1.0

HCP Packer Artifact Registry API

REST API for managing Packer artifacts in the HashiCorp Cloud Platform Packer Artifact Registry, including buckets, versions, builds, channels, packages, SBOMs, vulnerabilities, and registry configuration.

• Human URL: https://developer.hashicorp.com/hcp/api-docs/packer
• Base URL: https://api.cloud.hashicorp.com

Tags

• Artifact Registry
• HCP
• Image Building
• Infrastructure as Code

Properties

• Documentation
• OpenAPI — OpenAPI Specification
• Status Page
• Postman Collection — Postman Collection 2.1
• Open Collection — Open Collection 1.0

Common Properties

• Website
• Documentation
• GitHub Organization
• Community

Maintainers

FN: Kin Lane Email: kin@apievangelist.com