Modal Execution API

Process execution inside sandboxes.

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POST /sandboxes/{sandbox_id}/exec Execute Sandbox Command #

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OpenAPI Specification

modal-com-execution-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Modal Dicts and Queues Apps Execution 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: Execution
  description: Process execution inside sandboxes.
paths:
  /sandboxes/{sandbox_id}/exec:
    post:
      tags:
      - Execution
      summary: Execute Sandbox Command
      description: 'Execute a command inside the Sandbox. Returns a process handle

        with streamed stdout/stderr and an eventual exit code.

        '
      operationId: execSandbox
      parameters:
      - name: sandbox_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExecRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Process started.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContainerProcess'
components:
  schemas:
    ContainerProcess:
      type: object
      properties:
        process_id:
          type: string
        sandbox_id:
          type: string
        returncode:
          type: integer
          nullable: true
    ExecRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - command
      properties:
        command:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        workdir:
          type: string
        stdin:
          type: string
          format: byte
        env:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ModalToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer