Thunder Compute

Thunder Compute Instances API

The Instances API from Thunder Compute — 6 operation(s) for instances.

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IT Infrastructure Management BC-600.50

Operations 6

POST /instances/create Create a new on-demand GPU instance #
GET /instances/list List all instances for the authenticated account #
POST /instances/{id}/modify Modify an existing instance configuration #
POST /instances/{id}/delete Delete an instance #
POST /instances/{id}/add_key Add an SSH key to a specific instance #
PATCH /instances/{id}/ports Atomically add or remove forwarded HTTP ports for an instance #

Documentation

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/thundercompute/refs/heads/main/openapi/thundercompute-instances-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

thundercompute-instances-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Thunder Compute Instances API
  description: REST API for Thunder Compute, a low-cost GPU cloud offering on-demand virtual GPU instances billed per minute.
  termsOfService: https://www.thundercompute.com/terms
  contact:
    name: Thunder Compute Support
    email: support@thundercompute.com
  version: '1.0'
servers:
- url: https://api.thundercompute.com:8443/v1
security:
- ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Instances
paths:
  /instances/create:
    post:
      operationId: createInstance
      tags:
      - Instances
      summary: Create a new on-demand GPU instance
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceCreateRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Instance created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceCreateResponse'
  /instances/list:
    get:
      operationId: listInstances
      tags:
      - Instances
      summary: List all instances for the authenticated account
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of instances
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceListResponse'
  /instances/{id}/modify:
    post:
      operationId: modifyInstance
      tags:
      - Instances
      summary: Modify an existing instance configuration
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstanceId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceModifyRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Instance modified
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /instances/{id}/delete:
    post:
      operationId: deleteInstance
      tags:
      - Instances
      summary: Delete an instance
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstanceId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Instance deleted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /instances/{id}/add_key:
    post:
      operationId: addKeyToInstance
      tags:
      - Instances
      summary: Add an SSH key to a specific instance
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstanceId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceAddKeyRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Key added
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /instances/{id}/ports:
    patch:
      operationId: updateInstancePorts
      tags:
      - Instances
      summary: Atomically add or remove forwarded HTTP ports for an instance
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/InstanceId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PortUpdateRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Ports updated
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  parameters:
    InstanceId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The instance identifier.
      schema:
        type: string
  schemas:
    InstanceAddKeyRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        public_key:
          type: string
    PortUpdateRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        add_ports:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
        remove_ports:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
    InstanceModifyRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        cpu_cores:
          type: integer
        disk_size_gb:
          type: integer
        ephemeral_disk_gb:
          type: integer
        gpu_type:
          type: string
        mode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceMode'
        num_gpus:
          type: integer
        add_ports:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
        remove_ports:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
    InstanceCreateRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - cpu_cores
      - disk_size_gb
      - gpu_type
      - mode
      - num_gpus
      - template
      properties:
        cpu_cores:
          type: integer
          description: Number of vCPU cores.
        disk_size_gb:
          type: integer
          description: Persistent disk size in GB.
        ephemeral_disk_gb:
          type: integer
          description: Optional ephemeral disk size in GB.
        gpu_type:
          type: string
          description: GPU model, e.g. t4, a100, a100xl, l40s, h100.
        mode:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceMode'
        num_gpus:
          type: integer
          description: Number of GPUs to attach.
        public_key:
          type: string
          description: Optional SSH public key to inject at creation.
        template:
          type: string
          description: Thunder template used to seed the instance.
    InstanceMode:
      type: string
      description: Instance tier - development or production.
      enum:
      - prototyping
      - production
    InstanceListItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        uuid:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
        gpuType:
          type: string
        numGpus:
          type: string
        cpuCores:
          type: string
        memory:
          type: string
        mode:
          type: string
        storage:
          type: integer
        ephemeralDiskGB:
          type: integer
        ip:
          type: string
        port:
          type: integer
        httpPorts:
          type: array
          items:
            type: integer
        template:
          type: string
        createdAt:
          type: string
    InstanceCreateResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        uuid:
          type: string
        identifier:
          type: string
    InstanceListResponse:
      type: object
      additionalProperties:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstanceListItem'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: API token generated in the Thunder Compute console (console.thundercompute.com/settings/tokens), sent as a Bearer token in the Authorization header. The tnr CLI reads it from the TNR_API_TOKEN environment variable.