Modal Volumes API

Modal Volumes provide a high-performance distributed file system optimized for ML workflows. Volumes attach to Functions and Sandboxes via `Volume.from_name()`, support concurrent reads, explicit `commit()` and `reload()` semantics, sub-path mounting, and read-only mounts. Volumes v2 (beta) removes inode limits and supports hundreds of concurrent writers to distinct files.

OpenAPI Specification

modal-volumes-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Modal Volumes API
  description: |
    Modal Volumes — a high-performance distributed file system for Modal
    applications, optimized for ML workflows. Volumes provide persistent
    storage that can be attached to Functions and Sandboxes across
    regions, with explicit commit/reload semantics for write
    consistency.
  version: 0.1.0
  contact:
    name: Modal Labs
    url: https://modal.com
servers:
- url: https://api.modal.com/v1
  description: Modal control plane
tags:
- name: Volumes
  description: Volume lifecycle.
- name: Files
  description: Volume file operations.
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}/files:
    get:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: List Volume Files
      description: List files under a path inside the volume.
      operationId: listVolumeFiles
      parameters:
      - name: volume_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: path
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          default: /
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of files.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/VolumeFile'
    put:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: Put Volume File
      description: Upload a file to the volume at the given path.
      operationId: putVolumeFile
      parameters:
      - name: volume_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: path
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/octet-stream:
            schema:
              type: string
              format: binary
      responses:
        '204':
          description: File uploaded.
    delete:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: Remove Volume File
      description: Remove a file or directory from the volume.
      operationId: removeVolumeFile
      parameters:
      - name: volume_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: path
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: recursive
        in: query
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      responses:
        '204':
          description: File removed.
  /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:
    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
    VolumeCreate:
      type: object
      required: [name]
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        version:
          type: string
          enum: [v1, v2]
          default: v2
    VolumeFile:
      type: object
      properties:
        path:
          type: string
        size:
          type: integer
        is_dir:
          type: boolean
        modified_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  securitySchemes:
    ModalToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
security:
- ModalToken: []