Modal Volumes API

Volume lifecycle.

Operations 5

GET /volumes List Volumes #
POST /volumes Create Volume #
GET /volumes/{volume_name} Get Volume #
DELETE /volumes/{volume_name} Delete Volume #
POST /volumes/{volume_name}/commits Commit Volume Changes #

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OpenAPI Specification

modal-com-volumes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Modal Dicts and Queues Apps Volumes 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: Volumes
  description: Volume lifecycle.
paths:
  /volumes:
    get:
      tags:
      - Volumes
      summary: List Volumes
      description: List all Modal Volumes in the workspace.
      operationId: listVolumes
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of volumes.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Volume'
    post:
      tags:
      - Volumes
      summary: Create Volume
      description: Create a new named Modal Volume.
      operationId: createVolume
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/VolumeCreate'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Volume created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Volume'
  /volumes/{volume_name}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Volumes
      summary: Get Volume
      description: Retrieve volume metadata by name.
      operationId: getVolume
      parameters:
      - name: volume_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The volume.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Volume'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Volumes
      summary: Delete Volume
      description: Delete a Modal Volume.
      operationId: deleteVolume
      parameters:
      - name: volume_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Volume deleted.
  /volumes/{volume_name}/commits:
    post:
      tags:
      - Volumes
      summary: Commit Volume Changes
      description: 'Commit pending writes so other readers can see them after a

        `reload`. Modal recommends limiting concurrent commits to about

        5 on v1 volumes; v2 supports many more concurrent writers.

        '
      operationId: commitVolume
      parameters:
      - name: volume_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Commit completed.
components:
  schemas:
    VolumeCreate:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        version:
          type: string
          enum:
          - v1
          - v2
          default: v2
    Volume:
      type: object
      properties:
        volume_id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        version:
          type: string
          enum:
          - v1
          - v2
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        size_bytes:
          type: integer
        inode_count:
          type: integer
  securitySchemes:
    ModalToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer