Lightning AI

Lightning AI Platform API

The Lightning AI control-plane API used by the lightning-sdk Python SDK, the @lightningai/sdk JavaScript SDK and the lightning CLI to programmatically manage platform resources: Studios, Jobs, Deployments, Sandboxes, Drives, Teamspaces and Organizations. Authenticated with a teamspace-scoped Lightning API key.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://lightning.ai/docs/platform/developers/sdk
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Authentication
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lightning-ai/refs/heads/main/authentication/lightning-ai-authentication.yml

Other Resources

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Conventions
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lightning-ai/refs/heads/main/conventions/lightning-ai-conventions.yml
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ErrorCatalog
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lightning-ai/refs/heads/main/errors/lightning-ai-error-codes.yml
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DataModel
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lightning-ai/refs/heads/main/data-model/lightning-ai-data-model.yml
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lightning-ai/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: lightning-ai:platform-api
name: Lightning AI Platform API
description: 'The Lightning AI control-plane API used by the lightning-sdk Python SDK, the @lightningai/sdk
  JavaScript SDK and the lightning CLI to programmatically manage platform resources: Studios, Jobs, Deployments,
  Sandboxes, Drives, Teamspaces and Organizations. Authenticated with a teamspace-scoped Lightning API
  key.'
humanURL: https://lightning.ai/docs/platform/developers/sdk
baseURL: https://lightning.ai
tags:
- Platform
- Studios
- Job
- Deployment
- Sandboxes
tags_raw:
- Platform
- Studios
- Jobs
- Deployments
- Sandboxes
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://lightning.ai/docs/platform/developers/sdk
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/lightning-ai-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/lightning-ai-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/lightning-ai-error-codes.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/lightning-ai-data-model.yml