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The Runpod REST API provides programmatic access to all Runpod compute resources. Integrate GPU infrastructure into your applications, workflows, and automation systems.

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Available resources

  • Pods: Create and manage persistent GPU instances for development, training, and long-running workloads.
  • Serverless endpoints: Deploy and scale containerized applications with autoscaling and job monitoring.
  • Network volumes: Create persistent storage attachable to multiple resources.
  • Templates: Save and reuse Pod and endpoint configurations.
  • Container registry auth: Connect to private Docker registries.
  • Billing: Access usage metrics and billing information.

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Authentication

All requests require a Runpod API key in the request headers. The API uses standard HTTP methods and returns JSON responses.

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OpenAPI schema

Retrieve the complete OpenAPI specification for client generation, request validation, or tooling integration. 
curl --request GET \
  --url https://rest.runpod.io/v1/openapi.json \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer RUNPOD_API_KEY'