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POST
/
invocations
Invoke an action
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.onkernel.com/invocations \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "app_name": "my-app",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "action_name": "analyze",
  "payload": "{\"data\":\"example input\"}",
  "async": true,
  "async_timeout_seconds": 600
}
'
{
  "id": "rr33xuugxj9h0bkf1rdt2bet",
  "action_name": "analyze",
  "status": "queued",
  "status_reason": "Invocation queued for execution",
  "output": "{\"result\":\"success\",\"data\":\"processed input\"}"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Body

application/json

Invocation parameters

​
app_name
string
required

Name of the application

Example:

"my-app"

​
version
string
default:latest
required

Version of the application

Example:

"1.0.0"

​
action_name
string
required

Name of the action to invoke

Example:

"analyze"

​
payload
string

Input data for the action, sent as a JSON string.

Example:

"{\"data\":\"example input\"}"

​
async
boolean
default:false

If true, invoke asynchronously. When set, the API responds 202 Accepted with status "queued".

Example:

true

​
async_timeout_seconds
integer
default:900

Timeout in seconds for async invocations (min 10, max 3600). Only applies when async is true.

Required range: 10 <= x <= 3600
Example:

600

Response

Invocation created successfully

​
id
string
required

ID of the invocation

Example:

"rr33xuugxj9h0bkf1rdt2bet"

​
action_name
string
required

Name of the action invoked

Example:

"analyze"

​
status
enum<string>
required

Status of the invocation

Available options:
queued,
running,
succeeded,
failed
Example:

"queued"

​
status_reason
string

Status reason

Example:

"Invocation queued for execution"

​
output
string

The return value of the action that was invoked, rendered as a JSON string. This could be: string, number, boolean, array, object, or null.

Example:

"{\"result\":\"success\",\"data\":\"processed input\"}"