StackBlitz

aid: stackblitz
name: StackBlitz
description: StackBlitz is an online development environment that runs Node.js applications entirely in the browser using
  WebContainers, a WebAssembly-based operating system that boots Node.js in milliseconds without a remote server. It serves
  developers, technical writers, and platform teams who need interactive coding environments, documentation playgrounds, or
  embedded IDE experiences. The platform provides a JavaScript SDK for programmatically creating and embedding projects, and
  a WebContainer API for booting full Node.js runtimes directly inside web applications. StackBlitz also offers Codeflow,
  a one-click GitHub integration for pull request review and issue fixing workflows.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/stackblitz.png
tags:
- Developer Tools
- WebAssembly
- Node.js
- IDE
- Browser Runtime
- Code Environments
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/stackblitz/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: stackblitz:javascript-sdk
  name: StackBlitz JavaScript SDK
  description: A lightweight (3kB gzipped) JavaScript SDK that lets developers programmatically create, open, and embed StackBlitz
    projects in web pages, documentation sites, or blog posts. Provides six primary methods including openProject, embedProject,
    openGithubProject, embedGithubProject, openProjectId, and embedProjectId, along with a VM interface for controlling embedded
    environments post-mount.
  humanURL: https://developer.stackblitz.com/platform/api/javascript-sdk
  tags:
  - JavaScript
  - SDK
  - Embed
  - IDE
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.stackblitz.com/platform/api/javascript-sdk
  - type: SDKOptions
    url: https://developer.stackblitz.com/platform/api/javascript-sdk-options
  - type: VMInterface
    url: https://developer.stackblitz.com/platform/api/javascript-sdk-vm
- aid: stackblitz:webcontainer-api
  name: WebContainer API
  description: A browser-based runtime API that executes Node.js applications and operating system commands directly inside
    a browser tab using WebAssembly. Provides classes and methods for booting a container instance, mounting file systems,
    spawning processes, managing files, and handling OAuth authentication. Supports npm, pnpm, and yarn natively and emits
    events for port bindings and server-ready states. Commercial use in production for-profit applications requires a license.
  humanURL: https://webcontainers.io/api
  baseURL: https://webcontainers.io
  tags:
  - WebContainers
  - Node.js
  - Browser Runtime
  - WebAssembly
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://webcontainers.io/api
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://webcontainers.io/guides/quickstart
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/stackblitz-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://stackblitz.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.stackblitz.com
- type: WebContainersDocumentation
  url: https://webcontainers.io
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/stackblitz
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stackblitz
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.stackblitz.com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://stackblitz.com/pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.stackblitz.com
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/stackblitz
- type: Plans
  url: plans/stackblitz-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/stackblitz-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/stackblitz-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com