Daytona

Daytona file-system API

The file-system API from Daytona — 12 operation(s) for file-system.

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Operations 13

GET /files List files and directories #
DELETE /files Delete a file or directory #
POST /files/bulk-download Download multiple files #
POST /files/bulk-upload Upload multiple files #
GET /files/download Download a file #
GET /files/find Find text in files #
POST /files/folder Create a folder #
GET /files/info Get file information #
POST /files/move Move or rename file/directory #
POST /files/permissions Set file permissions #
POST /files/replace Replace text in files #
GET /files/search Search files by pattern #
POST /files/upload Upload a file #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/sandboxes
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APIReference
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/tools/api/
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/agent-tools/file-system
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/agent-tools/git
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/agent-tools/language-server-protocol
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/agent-tools/process-execution
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/agent-tools/computer-use
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/snapshots
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/volumes
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/preview
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/webhooks
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/account-management/organizations
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/account-management/api-keys
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/account-management/linked-accounts
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/deployments/customer-managed-compute
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/security/audit-logs
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Documentation
https://www.daytona.io/docs/en/observability/opentelemetry-collection

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/daytona-io/refs/heads/main/openapi/daytona-io-file-system-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/daytona-io/refs/heads/main/json-schema/daytona-sandbox-schema.json
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JSONStructure
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/daytona-io/refs/heads/main/json-structure/daytona-sandbox-structure.json

Other Resources

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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/daytona-io/refs/heads/main/examples/daytona-sandbox-create-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

daytona-io-file-system-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  description: Daytona Toolbox API
  title: Daytona Sandbox Toolbox File System API
  contact: {}
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  version: v0.0.0-dev
servers:
- url: https://proxy.app.daytona.io/toolbox
  description: Daytona Sandbox Toolbox proxy
tags:
- name: file-system
paths:
  /files:
    get:
      description: List files and directories in the specified path
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: List files and directories
      operationId: ListFiles
      parameters:
      - description: Directory path to list (defaults to working directory)
        name: path
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileInfo'
    delete:
      description: Delete a file or directory at the specified path
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Delete a file or directory
      operationId: DeleteFile
      parameters:
      - description: File or directory path to delete
        name: path
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Enable recursive deletion for directories
        name: recursive
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
      responses:
        '204':
          description: No Content
  /files/bulk-download:
    post:
      description: Download multiple files by providing their paths. Successful files are returned as multipart parts named `file`. Per-file failures are returned as multipart parts named `error` with JSON payloads shaped like ErrorResponse.
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Download multiple files
      operationId: DownloadFiles
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Multipart response with file parts and JSON error parts
          content:
            multipart/form-data:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/gin.H'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/FilesDownloadRequest'
        description: Paths of files to download
        required: true
  /files/bulk-upload:
    post:
      description: Upload multiple files with their destination paths
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Upload multiple files
      operationId: UploadFiles
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
  /files/download:
    get:
      description: Download a file by providing its path
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Download a file
      operationId: DownloadFile
      parameters:
      - description: File path to download
        name: path
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
  /files/find:
    get:
      description: Search for text pattern within files in a directory
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Find text in files
      operationId: FindInFiles
      parameters:
      - description: Directory path to search in
        name: path
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Text pattern to search for
        name: pattern
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Match'
  /files/folder:
    post:
      description: Create a folder with the specified path and optional permissions
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Create a folder
      operationId: CreateFolder
      parameters:
      - description: Folder path to create
        name: path
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: 'Octal permission mode (default: 0755)'
        name: mode
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
  /files/info:
    get:
      description: Get detailed information about a file or directory
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Get file information
      operationId: GetFileInfo
      parameters:
      - description: File or directory path
        name: path
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FileInfo'
  /files/move:
    post:
      description: Move or rename a file or directory from source to destination
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Move or rename file/directory
      operationId: MoveFile
      parameters:
      - description: Source file or directory path
        name: source
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Destination file or directory path
        name: destination
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
  /files/permissions:
    post:
      description: Set file permissions, ownership, and group for a file or directory
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Set file permissions
      operationId: SetFilePermissions
      parameters:
      - description: File or directory path
        name: path
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Owner (username or UID)
        name: owner
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: Group (group name or GID)
        name: group
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: File mode in octal format (e.g., 0755)
        name: mode
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
  /files/replace:
    post:
      description: Replace text pattern with new value in multiple files
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Replace text in files
      operationId: ReplaceInFiles
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReplaceResult'
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ReplaceRequest'
        description: Replace request
        required: true
  /files/search:
    get:
      description: Search for files matching a specific pattern in a directory
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Search files by pattern
      operationId: SearchFiles
      parameters:
      - description: Directory path to search in
        name: path
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - description: File pattern to match (e.g., *.txt, *.go)
        name: pattern
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SearchFilesResponse'
  /files/upload:
    post:
      description: Upload a file to the specified path
      tags:
      - file-system
      summary: Upload a file
      operationId: UploadFile
      parameters:
      - description: Destination path for the uploaded file
        name: path
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/gin.H'
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  description: File to upload
                  format: binary
              required:
              - file
components:
  schemas:
    FilesDownloadRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - paths
      properties:
        paths:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    SearchFilesResponse:
      type: object
      required:
      - files
      properties:
        files:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
    ReplaceResult:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        file:
          type: string
        success:
          type: boolean
    FileInfo:
      type: object
      required:
      - group
      - isDir
      - modTime
      - mode
      - name
      - owner
      - permissions
      - size
      properties:
        group:
          type: string
        isDir:
          type: boolean
        modTime:
          type: string
        mode:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        owner:
          type: string
        permissions:
          type: string
        size:
          type: integer
    ReplaceRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - files
      - newValue
      - pattern
      properties:
        files:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        newValue:
          type: string
        pattern:
          type: string
    gin.H:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: {}
    Match:
      type: object
      required:
      - content
      - file
      - line
      properties:
        content:
          type: string
        file:
          type: string
        line:
          type: integer