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Create container

$ openai containers create

post /containers

Create Container

Parameters

  • --name: string

    Name of the container to create.

  • --expires-after: optional object { anchor, minutes }

    Container expiration time in seconds relative to the 'anchor' time.

  • --file-id: optional array of string

    IDs of files to copy to the container.

  • --memory-limit: optional "1g" or "4g" or "16g" or "64g"

    Optional memory limit for the container. Defaults to "1g".

  • --network-policy: optional ContainerNetworkPolicyDisabled or ContainerNetworkPolicyAllowlist

    Network access policy for the container.

  • --skill: optional array of SkillReference or InlineSkill

    An optional list of skills referenced by id or inline data.

Returns

  • ContainerNewResponse: object { id, created_at, name, 6 more }

    • id: string

      Unique identifier for the container.

    • created_at: number

      Unix timestamp (in seconds) when the container was created.

    • name: string

      Name of the container.

    • object: string

      The type of this object.

    • status: string

      Status of the container (e.g., active, deleted).

    • expires_after: optional object { anchor, minutes }

      The container will expire after this time period. The anchor is the reference point for the expiration. The minutes is the number of minutes after the anchor before the container expires.

      • anchor: optional "last_active_at"

        The reference point for the expiration.

        • "last_active_at"

      • minutes: optional number

        The number of minutes after the anchor before the container expires.

    • last_active_at: optional number

      Unix timestamp (in seconds) when the container was last active.

    • memory_limit: optional "1g" or "4g" or "16g" or "64g"

      The memory limit configured for the container.

      • "1g"

      • "4g"

      • "16g"

      • "64g"

    • network_policy: optional object { type, allowed_domains }

      Network access policy for the container.

      • type: "allowlist" or "disabled"

        The network policy mode.

        • "allowlist"

        • "disabled"

      • allowed_domains: optional array of string

        Allowed outbound domains when type is allowlist.

Example

openai containers create \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --name name

Response

{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "name": "name",
  "object": "object",
  "status": "status",
  "expires_after": {
    "anchor": "last_active_at",
    "minutes": 0
  },
  "last_active_at": 0,
  "memory_limit": "1g",
  "network_policy": {
    "type": "allowlist",
    "allowed_domains": [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}