Modal Apps API

Modal App lifecycle.

Operations 4

GET /apps List Apps #
POST /apps Create App #
GET /apps/{app_id} Get App #
DELETE /apps/{app_id} Stop App #

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OpenAPI Specification

modal-com-apps-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Modal Dicts and Queues Apps API
  description: 'Modal Dicts and Queues — distributed in-memory primitives for

    cross-container state. Dicts are key-value stores; Queues are FIFO

    message queues used to coordinate work across Modal functions and

    sandboxes.

    '
  version: 0.1.0
  contact:
    name: Modal Labs
    url: https://modal.com
servers:
- url: https://api.modal.com/v1
security:
- ModalToken: []
tags:
- name: Apps
  description: Modal App lifecycle.
paths:
  /apps:
    get:
      tags:
      - Apps
      summary: List Apps
      description: List all Modal apps in the current workspace and environment.
      operationId: listApps
      parameters:
      - name: environment
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: state
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ephemeral
          - deployed
          - stopped
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of apps.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/App'
    post:
      tags:
      - Apps
      summary: Create App
      description: Create a new ephemeral or deployed Modal app.
      operationId: createApp
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AppCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: App created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/App'
  /apps/{app_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Apps
      summary: Get App
      description: Retrieve a single Modal app by ID.
      operationId: getApp
      parameters:
      - name: app_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The app.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/App'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Apps
      summary: Stop App
      description: Stop a running Modal app and tear down its containers.
      operationId: stopApp
      parameters:
      - name: app_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: App stopped.
components:
  schemas:
    AppCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        environment:
          type: string
        tags:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
    App:
      type: object
      properties:
        app_id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ephemeral
          - deployed
          - stopped
        environment:
          type: string
        tags:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    ModalToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer