Binaris

Binaris was a fast, low-latency Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform for running production Node.js workloads in the cloud. Founded in 2017 and backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, its developer surface centered on the `bn` command-line tool and Node.js SDK (published to npm as `binaris` and to Docker Hub as `binaris/bn`), which let developers scaffold, deploy, invoke, and inspect serverless functions in seconds. Authentication was via a Binaris API key (`BINARIS_API_KEY`). The company later explored a "Shift" programming model (`@binaris/shift-fetch-runtime`). The hosted platform at binaris.io / binaris.com is no longer in service, but the first-party client packages and a 42-repository GitHub organization remain publicly available and are captured here.

Binaris is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Serverless, Functions as a Service, Function-as-a-Service, and Compute.

Binaris’ developer surface includes CLI and 4 more developer resources.

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aid: binaris
name: Binaris
description: Binaris was a fast, low-latency Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform for running production Node.js workloads
  in the cloud. Founded in 2017 and backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, its developer surface centered on the `bn` command-line
  tool and Node.js SDK (published to npm as `binaris` and to Docker Hub as `binaris/bn`), which let developers scaffold, deploy,
  invoke, and inspect serverless functions in seconds. Authentication was via a Binaris API key (`BINARIS_API_KEY`). The company
  later explored a "Shift" programming model (`@binaris/shift-fetch-runtime`). The hosted platform at binaris.io / binaris.com
  is no longer in service, but the first-party client packages and a 42-repository GitHub organization remain publicly available
  and are captured here.
deliveryModel:
  model: library
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Library · distributed through package registries, no callable service
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/27725492?v=4
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/binaris/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- lightspeed-venture-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-status: defunct
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Serverless
- Functions as a Service
- Function-as-a-Service
- Compute
- Cloud
- Node.js
- Developer Tools
tags_raw:
- Company
- Serverless
- Functions as a Service
- FaaS
- Compute
- Cloud
- Node.js
- Developer Tools
apis: []
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/binaris
- type: Packages
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/binaris/refs/heads/main/packages/binaris-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/binaris/refs/heads/main/packages/binaris-packages.yml
- type: CLI
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/binaris/refs/heads/main/cli/binaris-cli.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/binaris/refs/heads/main/llms/binaris-llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence

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