open a terminal on the machine

POST/v1/machines/{machine_id}/terminals

Authorization

AuthorizationBearer token · headerrequired

an organization api key. browser clients use the session cookie instead.

computer_sessionAPI key · cookierequired

first-party httponly browser session; never readable from javascript.

Path parameters

machine_idstringrequired

matches ^mch_[0-9a-z]{20,32}$

Request body

requiredapplication/json

commandstring[]

min items 1 · max items 64

cwdstring

max length 4096

userstring

default: "agent"

Allowed:agentroot

colsinteger

min 1 · max 1000 · default: 80

rowsinteger

min 1 · max 1000 · default: 24

idle_timeout_secondsinteger

min 30 · max 86400

Responses

201OK

idstringrequired

terminal identifier

min length 1 · max length 64 · matches ^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$

colsintegerrequired

min -9007199254740991 · max 9007199254740991

rowsintegerrequired

min -9007199254740991 · max 9007199254740991

userstringrequired

commandstring[]required

created_atstring<date-time>required

attachedbooleanrequired

exitedbooleanrequired

exit_codeinteger | anyrequired

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Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

idle_timeout_secondsintegerrequired

min -9007199254740991 · max 9007199254740991

400invalid request

errorobjectrequired

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codeErrorCoderequired

Allowed:invalid_requestunauthenticatedpermission_deniednot_foundconflictprecondition_failedquota_exceededrate_limitedunsupported_operationinternal_errorcompute_unavailable

messagestringrequired

human-readable, not machine-parseable

request_idstringrequired

detailsFieldError[]

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Array of FieldError

fieldstringrequired

dotted path into the request body

messagestringrequired

quotaobject

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limitstringrequired

the entitlement that declined this request

currentintegerrequired

min 0 · max 9007199254740991

maximuminteger | anyrequired

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Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

plan_idstringrequired

upgrade_urlstring | anyrequired

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Any of:

string

string

any

any

401unauthenticated

errorobjectrequired

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codeErrorCoderequired

Allowed:invalid_requestunauthenticatedpermission_deniednot_foundconflictprecondition_failedquota_exceededrate_limitedunsupported_operationinternal_errorcompute_unavailable

messagestringrequired

human-readable, not machine-parseable

request_idstringrequired

detailsFieldError[]

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Array of FieldError

fieldstringrequired

dotted path into the request body

messagestringrequired

quotaobject

Show properties

limitstringrequired

the entitlement that declined this request

currentintegerrequired

min 0 · max 9007199254740991

maximuminteger | anyrequired

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Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

plan_idstringrequired

upgrade_urlstring | anyrequired

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Any of:

string

string

any

any

402quota exceeded

errorobjectrequired

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codeErrorCoderequired

Allowed:invalid_requestunauthenticatedpermission_deniednot_foundconflictprecondition_failedquota_exceededrate_limitedunsupported_operationinternal_errorcompute_unavailable

messagestringrequired

human-readable, not machine-parseable

request_idstringrequired

detailsFieldError[]

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Array of FieldError

fieldstringrequired

dotted path into the request body

messagestringrequired

quotaobject

Show properties

limitstringrequired

the entitlement that declined this request

currentintegerrequired

min 0 · max 9007199254740991

maximuminteger | anyrequired

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Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

plan_idstringrequired

upgrade_urlstring | anyrequired

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Any of:

string

string

any

any

403permission denied

errorobjectrequired

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codeErrorCoderequired

Allowed:invalid_requestunauthenticatedpermission_deniednot_foundconflictprecondition_failedquota_exceededrate_limitedunsupported_operationinternal_errorcompute_unavailable

messagestringrequired

human-readable, not machine-parseable

request_idstringrequired

detailsFieldError[]

Show properties

Array of FieldError

fieldstringrequired

dotted path into the request body

messagestringrequired

quotaobject

Show properties

limitstringrequired

the entitlement that declined this request

currentintegerrequired

min 0 · max 9007199254740991

maximuminteger | anyrequired

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Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

plan_idstringrequired

upgrade_urlstring | anyrequired

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Any of:

string

string

any

any

404not found

errorobjectrequired

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codeErrorCoderequired

Allowed:invalid_requestunauthenticatedpermission_deniednot_foundconflictprecondition_failedquota_exceededrate_limitedunsupported_operationinternal_errorcompute_unavailable

messagestringrequired

human-readable, not machine-parseable

request_idstringrequired

detailsFieldError[]

Show properties

Array of FieldError

fieldstringrequired

dotted path into the request body

messagestringrequired

quotaobject

Show properties

limitstringrequired

the entitlement that declined this request

currentintegerrequired

min 0 · max 9007199254740991

maximuminteger | anyrequired

Show properties

Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

plan_idstringrequired

upgrade_urlstring | anyrequired

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Any of:

string

string

any

any

409conflict with current state

errorobjectrequired

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codeErrorCoderequired

Allowed:invalid_requestunauthenticatedpermission_deniednot_foundconflictprecondition_failedquota_exceededrate_limitedunsupported_operationinternal_errorcompute_unavailable

messagestringrequired

human-readable, not machine-parseable

request_idstringrequired

detailsFieldError[]

Show properties

Array of FieldError

fieldstringrequired

dotted path into the request body

messagestringrequired

quotaobject

Show properties

limitstringrequired

the entitlement that declined this request

currentintegerrequired

min 0 · max 9007199254740991

maximuminteger | anyrequired

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Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

plan_idstringrequired

upgrade_urlstring | anyrequired

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Any of:

string

string

any

any

412precondition failed

errorobjectrequired

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codeErrorCoderequired

Allowed:invalid_requestunauthenticatedpermission_deniednot_foundconflictprecondition_failedquota_exceededrate_limitedunsupported_operationinternal_errorcompute_unavailable

messagestringrequired

human-readable, not machine-parseable

request_idstringrequired

detailsFieldError[]

Show properties

Array of FieldError

fieldstringrequired

dotted path into the request body

messagestringrequired

quotaobject

Show properties

limitstringrequired

the entitlement that declined this request

currentintegerrequired

min 0 · max 9007199254740991

maximuminteger | anyrequired

Show properties

Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

plan_idstringrequired

upgrade_urlstring | anyrequired

Show properties

Any of:

string

string

any

any

429rate limited

errorobjectrequired

Show properties

codeErrorCoderequired

Allowed:invalid_requestunauthenticatedpermission_deniednot_foundconflictprecondition_failedquota_exceededrate_limitedunsupported_operationinternal_errorcompute_unavailable

messagestringrequired

human-readable, not machine-parseable

request_idstringrequired

detailsFieldError[]

Show properties

Array of FieldError

fieldstringrequired

dotted path into the request body

messagestringrequired

quotaobject

Show properties

limitstringrequired

the entitlement that declined this request

currentintegerrequired

min 0 · max 9007199254740991

maximuminteger | anyrequired

Show properties

Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

plan_idstringrequired

upgrade_urlstring | anyrequired

Show properties

Any of:

string

string

any

any

500internal error

errorobjectrequired

Show properties

codeErrorCoderequired

Allowed:invalid_requestunauthenticatedpermission_deniednot_foundconflictprecondition_failedquota_exceededrate_limitedunsupported_operationinternal_errorcompute_unavailable

messagestringrequired

human-readable, not machine-parseable

request_idstringrequired

detailsFieldError[]

Show properties

Array of FieldError

fieldstringrequired

dotted path into the request body

messagestringrequired

quotaobject

Show properties

limitstringrequired

the entitlement that declined this request

currentintegerrequired

min 0 · max 9007199254740991

maximuminteger | anyrequired

Show properties

Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

plan_idstringrequired

upgrade_urlstring | anyrequired

Show properties

Any of:

string

string

any

any

501unsupported operation

errorobjectrequired

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codeErrorCoderequired

Allowed:invalid_requestunauthenticatedpermission_deniednot_foundconflictprecondition_failedquota_exceededrate_limitedunsupported_operationinternal_errorcompute_unavailable

messagestringrequired

human-readable, not machine-parseable

request_idstringrequired

detailsFieldError[]

Show properties

Array of FieldError

fieldstringrequired

dotted path into the request body

messagestringrequired

quotaobject

Show properties

limitstringrequired

the entitlement that declined this request

currentintegerrequired

min 0 · max 9007199254740991

maximuminteger | anyrequired

Show properties

Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

plan_idstringrequired

upgrade_urlstring | anyrequired

Show properties

Any of:

string

string

any

any

503compute unavailable

errorobjectrequired

Show properties

codeErrorCoderequired

Allowed:invalid_requestunauthenticatedpermission_deniednot_foundconflictprecondition_failedquota_exceededrate_limitedunsupported_operationinternal_errorcompute_unavailable

messagestringrequired

human-readable, not machine-parseable

request_idstringrequired

detailsFieldError[]

Show properties

Array of FieldError

fieldstringrequired

dotted path into the request body

messagestringrequired

quotaobject

Show properties

limitstringrequired

the entitlement that declined this request

currentintegerrequired

min 0 · max 9007199254740991

maximuminteger | anyrequired

Show properties

Any of:

integer

integer

any

any

plan_idstringrequired

upgrade_urlstring | anyrequired

Show properties

Any of:

string

string

any

any

Try it

Server

Base URLCustom base URLOverrides the selected server when set.

Authorization

Bearer tokenRemember on this deviceInclude my values in samples

Parameters

machine_idpath*

Bodyapplication/json

Request body

Request

curl -X POST "https://api.raster.sh/v1/v1/machines/mch_01h8xk2q4v9m3n7p5r0t/terminals" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "command": [
    "string"
  ],
  "cwd": "string",
  "user": "agent",
  "cols": 80,
  "rows": 24,
  "idle_timeout_seconds": 30
}'

const response = await fetch("https://api.raster.sh/v1/v1/machines/mch_01h8xk2q4v9m3n7p5r0t/terminals", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "command": [
    "string"
  ],
  "cwd": "string",
  "user": "agent",
  "cols": 80,
  "rows": 24,
  "idle_timeout_seconds": 30
})
});

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.raster.sh/v1/v1/machines/mch_01h8xk2q4v9m3n7p5r0t/terminals",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN",
        "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    json={
  "command": [
    "string"
  ],
  "cwd": "string",
  "user": "agent",
  "cols": 80,
  "rows": 24,
  "idle_timeout_seconds": 30
},
)

Response

{
  "id": "pty_01h8xk2q4v9m",
  "cols": -9007199254740991,
  "rows": -9007199254740991,
  "user": "string",
  "command": [
    "string"
  ],
  "created_at": "2026-08-19T12:00:00Z",
  "attached": true,
  "exited": true,
  "exit_code": -9007199254740991,
  "idle_timeout_seconds": -9007199254740991
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "string",
    "request_id": "string",
    "details": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "quota": {
      "limit": "running_machines",
      "current": 9007199254740991,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "plan_id": "string",
      "upgrade_url": "string"
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "string",
    "request_id": "string",
    "details": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "quota": {
      "limit": "running_machines",
      "current": 9007199254740991,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "plan_id": "string",
      "upgrade_url": "string"
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "string",
    "request_id": "string",
    "details": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "quota": {
      "limit": "running_machines",
      "current": 9007199254740991,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "plan_id": "string",
      "upgrade_url": "string"
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "string",
    "request_id": "string",
    "details": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "quota": {
      "limit": "running_machines",
      "current": 9007199254740991,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "plan_id": "string",
      "upgrade_url": "string"
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "string",
    "request_id": "string",
    "details": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "quota": {
      "limit": "running_machines",
      "current": 9007199254740991,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "plan_id": "string",
      "upgrade_url": "string"
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "string",
    "request_id": "string",
    "details": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "quota": {
      "limit": "running_machines",
      "current": 9007199254740991,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "plan_id": "string",
      "upgrade_url": "string"
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "string",
    "request_id": "string",
    "details": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "quota": {
      "limit": "running_machines",
      "current": 9007199254740991,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "plan_id": "string",
      "upgrade_url": "string"
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "string",
    "request_id": "string",
    "details": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "quota": {
      "limit": "running_machines",
      "current": 9007199254740991,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "plan_id": "string",
      "upgrade_url": "string"
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "string",
    "request_id": "string",
    "details": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "quota": {
      "limit": "running_machines",
      "current": 9007199254740991,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "plan_id": "string",
      "upgrade_url": "string"
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "string",
    "request_id": "string",
    "details": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "quota": {
      "limit": "running_machines",
      "current": 9007199254740991,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "plan_id": "string",
      "upgrade_url": "string"
    }
  }
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "invalid_request",
    "message": "string",
    "request_id": "string",
    "details": [
      {
        "field": "string",
        "message": "string"
      }
    ],
    "quota": {
      "limit": "running_machines",
      "current": 9007199254740991,
      "maximum": 9007199254740991,
      "plan_id": "string",
      "upgrade_url": "string"
    }
  }
}