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POST
/
v1
/
containers
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{
  "id": "<string>",
  "object": "<string>",
  "name": "<string>",
  "created_at": 123,
  "expires_after": {
    "anchor": "<string>",
    "minutes": 123
  },
  "last_active_at": 123,
  "memory_limit": "<string>",
  "metadata": {},
  "extra_fields": {
    "request_type": "<string>",
    "model_requested": "<string>",
    "model_deployment": "<string>",
    "latency": 123,
    "chunk_index": 123,
    "raw_request": {},
    "raw_response": {},
    "cache_debug": {
      "cache_hit": true,
      "cache_id": "<string>",
      "hit_type": "<string>",
      "requested_provider": "<string>",
      "requested_model": "<string>",
      "provider_used": "<string>",
      "model_used": "<string>",
      "input_tokens": 123,
      "threshold": 123,
      "similarity": 123
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer token authentication. Use your provider API key or Bifrost authentication token. Virtual keys (prefixed with sk-bf-) can also be passed here.

Body

application/json
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provider
enum<string>
required

AI model provider identifier

Available options:
openai,
azure,
anthropic,
bedrock,
cohere,
vertex,
vllm,
mistral,
ollama,
groq,
sgl,
parasail,
perplexity,
replicate,
cerebras,
gemini,
openrouter,
elevenlabs,
huggingface,
nebius,
xai,
runway,
fireworks
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name
string
required

Name of the container

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expires_after
object

Expiration configuration for a container

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file_ids
string[]

IDs of existing files to copy into this container

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memory_limit
string

Memory limit for the container (e.g., "1g", "4g")

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metadata
object

User-provided metadata

Response

Successful response

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id
string

The unique identifier for the created container

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object
string

The object type (always "container")

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name
string

The name of the container

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created_at
integer<int64>

Unix timestamp of when the container was created

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status
enum<string>

The status of a container

Available options:
running
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expires_after
object

Expiration configuration for a container

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last_active_at
integer<int64>

Unix timestamp of last activity

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memory_limit
string

Memory limit for the container

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metadata
object

User-provided metadata

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extra_fields
object

Additional fields included in responses