Quickstart

Get Your API Key

First, sign up and get your API key from the dashboard.

Create an account

Visit buntime.sh/dashboard and sign up with your email or GitHub account.

Generate an API key

Once logged in, navigate to the API Keys section and create a new key. Copy it somewhere safe—you won’t be able to see it again.

Set your environment variable

export BUNTIME_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"

Choose Your Integration Method

REST API

Make direct HTTP requests to the API

TypeScript SDK

Use our type-safe client library

REST API

1. Create a Session

Every execution happens within a session. Sessions persist files and processes across multiple executions.

curl -X POST https://api.buntime.sh/sessions/create \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BUNTIME_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"

Response:

{
  "sessionId": "ses_abc123def456",
  "expiresAt": "2024-01-20T10:30:00Z"
}

2. Execute Code

Run your first piece of code in the session.

curl -X POST https://api.buntime.sh/execute \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BUNTIME_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "sessionId": "ses_abc123def456",
    "code": "console.log(\"Hello from buntime!\"); console.log(2 + 2);"
  }'

Response:

{
  "stdout": "Hello from buntime!\n4",
  "stderr": "",
  "exitCode": 0,
  "executionTime": 45,
  "memoryUsed": 12582912
}

3. Work with Files

Write a file and execute it.

# Write a file
curl -X POST https://api.buntime.sh/files/write \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BUNTIME_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "sessionId": "ses_abc123def456",
    "path": "hello.ts",
    "content": "export function greet(name: string) { return `Hello, ${name}!`; }"
  }'

# Execute code that uses the file
curl -X POST https://api.buntime.sh/execute \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BUNTIME_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "sessionId": "ses_abc123def456",
    "code": "import { greet } from \"./hello.ts\"; console.log(greet(\"World\"));"
  }'

TypeScript SDK

1. Install the SDK

bun add buntime.sh

2. Initialize the Client

import { Buntime } from 'buntime.sh';

const client = new Buntime({
  apiKey: process.env.BUNTIME_API_KEY
});

3. Create a Session

const session = await client.sessions.create();
console.log('Session ID:', session.id);

4. Execute Code

const result = await client.execute({
  sessionId: session.id,
  code: `
    const data = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
    const sum = data.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
    console.log('Sum:', sum);
  `
});

console.log(result.stdout); // "Sum: 15"
console.log(result.exitCode); // 0

5. Work with Multiple Files

// Write multiple files
await client.files.write({
  sessionId: session.id,
  path: 'utils.ts',
  content: 'export const add = (a: number, b: number) => a + b;'
});

await client.files.write({
  sessionId: session.id,
  path: 'index.ts',
  content: `
    import { add } from './utils';
    console.log('Result:', add(5, 3));
  `
});

// Execute the main file
const result = await client.execute({
  sessionId: session.id,
  command: 'bun run index.ts'
});

console.log(result.stdout); // "Result: 8"

6. Create a Web Server

// Write a simple web server
await client.files.write({
  sessionId: session.id,
  path: 'server.ts',
  content: `
    Bun.serve({
      port: 8080,
      fetch(req) {
        return new Response("Hello from buntime!");
      }
    });
    console.log("Server running on port 8080");
  `
});

// Start the server
await client.execute({
  sessionId: session.id,
  command: 'bun run server.ts'
});

// Access your app at: https://{sessionId}.buntime.sh
console.log(`Preview URL: https://${session.id}.buntime.sh`);

Complete Example

Here’s a full example that demonstrates the power of buntime.sh:

import { Buntime } from 'buntime.sh';

const client = new Buntime({
  apiKey: process.env.BUNTIME_API_KEY
});

async function main() {
  // Create a session
  const session = await client.sessions.create();
  console.log('Session created:', session.id);

  // Write a data processing script
  await client.files.write({
    sessionId: session.id,
    path: 'process.ts',
    content: `
      interface User {
        name: string;
        age: number;
      }

      const users: User[] = [
        { name: "Alice", age: 30 },
        { name: "Bob", age: 25 },
        { name: "Charlie", age: 35 }
      ];

      const averageAge = users.reduce((sum, user) => sum + user.age, 0) / users.length;
      console.log("Average age:", averageAge);

      const sortedUsers = users.sort((a, b) => b.age - a.age);
      console.log("Sorted users:", JSON.stringify(sortedUsers, null, 2));
    `
  });

  // Execute the script
  const result = await client.execute({
    sessionId: session.id,
    command: 'bun run process.ts'
  });

  console.log('Output:', result.stdout);

  // List all files in the session
  const files = await client.files.list({ sessionId: session.id });
  console.log('Files:', files);

  // Clean up
  await client.sessions.delete({ sessionId: session.id });
}

main();

Next Steps

Multi-file Projects

Learn how to build complex applications

Web Apps

Create web servers with live preview

Databases

Work with Redis, PostgreSQL, and SQLite

AI Integration

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Getting Started

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Concepts

Get Your API Key

Choose Your Integration Method

REST API

TypeScript SDK

REST API

1. Create a Session

2. Execute Code

3. Work with Files

TypeScript SDK

1. Install the SDK

2. Initialize the Client

3. Create a Session

4. Execute Code

5. Work with Multiple Files

6. Create a Web Server

Complete Example

Next Steps

Multi-file Projects

Web Apps

Databases

AI Integration

​Get Your API Key

​Choose Your Integration Method

REST API

TypeScript SDK

​REST API

​1. Create a Session

​2. Execute Code

​3. Work with Files

​TypeScript SDK

​1. Install the SDK

​2. Initialize the Client

​3. Create a Session

​4. Execute Code

​5. Work with Multiple Files

​6. Create a Web Server

​Complete Example

​Next Steps

Multi-file Projects

Web Apps

Databases

AI Integration

Get Your API Key

Choose Your Integration Method

REST API

1. Create a Session

2. Execute Code

3. Work with Files

TypeScript SDK

1. Install the SDK

2. Initialize the Client

3. Create a Session

4. Execute Code

5. Work with Multiple Files

6. Create a Web Server

Complete Example

Next Steps