Modal Images API

Modal Images are declarative, layered container image specifications built lazily on Modal's backend. Build from `debian_slim`, `micromamba`, `from_registry`, or `from_dockerfile`; layer `pip_install`, `apt_install`, `run_commands`, `env`, `copy_local_file`, and `copy_local_dir`. Modal caches layers globally so cold starts of identical images are sub-second.

OpenAPI Specification

modal-images-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Modal Images API
  description: |
    Modal Images — declarative container image specifications used by
    Functions and Sandboxes. Images are layered, cached on Modal's
    backend, and built lazily the first time they are referenced.
  version: 0.1.0
  contact:
    name: Modal Labs
    url: https://modal.com
servers:
- url: https://api.modal.com/v1
tags:
- name: Images
  description: Container image specifications and builds.
paths:
  /images:
    get:
      tags:
      - Images
      summary: List Images
      operationId: listImages
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of images.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Image'
    post:
      tags:
      - Images
      summary: Build Image
      description: |
        Build a new image from a layered specification. Images can be
        constructed from base images (debian_slim, micromamba, from_dockerfile,
        from_registry), with `pip_install`, `apt_install`, `run_commands`,
        `env`, `copy_local_file`, and `copy_local_dir` layers.
      operationId: buildImage
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ImageBuild'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Image build started.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Image'
  /images/{image_id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Images
      summary: Get Image
      operationId: getImage
      parameters:
      - name: image_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The image.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Image'
components:
  schemas:
    Image:
      type: object
      properties:
        image_id:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
          enum: [building, ready, failed]
        base:
          type: string
        python_version:
          type: string
        digest:
          type: string
        size_bytes:
          type: integer
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    ImageBuild:
      type: object
      properties:
        base:
          type: string
          description: Base image identifier (e.g. debian_slim, micromamba, from_registry).
        python_version:
          type: string
        layers:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              kind:
                type: string
                enum: [pip_install, apt_install, run_commands, env, copy_local_file, copy_local_dir, workdir, entrypoint]
              args:
                type: array
                items: {}
  securitySchemes:
    ModalToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
security:
- ModalToken: []