unsandbox.com

Execute code immediately and wait for results. Best for quick scripts and interactive use.

Request Parameters

Example (Lua)

local api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"

-- Escape JSON string for shell
local function escape_json(str)
    return str:gsub("\\", "\\\\"):gsub('"', '\\"'):gsub("\n", "\\n")
end

local code = escape_json('print("Hello from unsandbox!")')
local request_body = string.format('{"language":"lua","code":"%s"}', code)

local curl_cmd = string.format(
    'curl -s -X POST https://api.unsandbox.com/execute ' ..
    '-H "Content-Type: application/json" ' ..
    '-H "Authorization: Bearer %s" ' ..
    '-d \'%s\'',
    api_key, request_body
)

local handle = io.popen(curl_cmd)
local response = handle:read("*a")
handle:close()

print(response)

Response (Success)

{
  "success": true,
  "stdout": "Hello from unsandbox!\n",
  "stderr": "",
  "error": null,
  "language": "python",
  "exit_code": 0
}

Response (Error)

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Syntax error in code",
  "stderr": "SyntaxError: invalid syntax\n"
}

Submit code for execution and receive a job ID to poll for results. Best for long-running scripts or when you need to decouple submission from execution.

Request Parameters

Example (Lua)

local api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"

-- Escape JSON string for shell
local function escape_json(str)
    return str:gsub("\\", "\\\\"):gsub('"', '\\"'):gsub("\n", "\\n")
end

local code = escape_json([[function factorial(n)
    if n <= 1 then
        return 1
    else
        return n * factorial(n - 1)
    end
end

print("Computing factorial...")
print(factorial(20))]])

local request_body = string.format('{"language":"lua","code":"%s","ttl":300}', code)

local curl_cmd = string.format(
    'curl -s -X POST https://api.unsandbox.com/execute/async ' ..
    '-H "Content-Type: application/json" ' ..
    '-H "Authorization: Bearer %s" ' ..
    '-d \'%s\'',
    api_key, request_body
)

local handle = io.popen(curl_cmd)
local response = handle:read("*a")
handle:close()

print(response)

Initial Response

{
  "job_id": "job_1234567890_abc",
  "status": "pending"
}

Check the status and results of an asynchronous job. Poll this endpoint after submitting a job via /execute/async or /run/async.

URL Parameters

Example (Lua)

local api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
local job_id = "job_1234567890_abc"

local curl_cmd = string.format(
    'curl -s -X GET https://api.unsandbox.com/jobs/%s ' ..
    '-H "Authorization: Bearer %s"',
    job_id, api_key
)

local handle = io.popen(curl_cmd)
local response = handle:read("*a")
handle:close()

print(response)

Response (Completed)

{
  "job_id": "job_1234567890_abc",
  "status": "completed",
  "result": {
    "success": true,
    "stdout": "Hello from unsandbox!\n",
    "stderr": "",
    "error": null,
    "language": "python",
    "exit_code": 0
  }
}

Possible Status Values

• pending - Job queued, waiting to execute
• running - Job currently executing
• completed - Job finished (check result field)
• timeout - Job exceeded TTL limit
• cancelled - Job was cancelled via DELETE

List all active (pending or running) jobs for your API key. Useful for monitoring multiple async executions.

Example (Lua)

local api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"

local curl_cmd = string.format(
    'curl -s -X GET https://api.unsandbox.com/jobs ' ..
    '-H "Authorization: Bearer %s"',
    api_key
)

local handle = io.popen(curl_cmd)
local response = handle:read("*a")
handle:close()

print(response)

Response

{
  "jobs": [
    {
      "job_id": "job_1234567890_abc",
      "status": "running",
      "language": "python",
      "submitted_at": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    {
      "job_id": "job_0987654321_xyz",
      "status": "pending",
      "language": "go",
      "submitted_at": "2024-01-15T10:29:45Z"
    }
  ]
}

Cancel a pending or running job. If the job is already executing, it will be terminated and partial output returned.

URL Parameters

Example (Lua)

local api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
local job_id = "job_1234567890_abc"

local curl_cmd = string.format(
    'curl -s -X DELETE https://api.unsandbox.com/jobs/%s ' ..
    '-H "Authorization: Bearer %s"',
    job_id, api_key
)

local handle = io.popen(curl_cmd)
local response = handle:read("*a")
handle:close()

print(response)

Response

{
  "message": "Job cancelled",
  "job_id": "job_1234567890_abc",
  "result": {
    "success": false,
    "stdout": "Partial output before cancel...",
    "stderr": "",
    "error": "Job cancelled by user",
    "exit_code": -1
  }
}

Execute code with automatic language detection via shebang. Send raw code as the request body with Content-Type: text/plain.

Request

• Content-Type: text/plain
• Body: Raw code with shebang (e.g., #!/usr/bin/env python3)

Query Parameters

Example (Lua)

local api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"
local request_body = 'print("Language auto-detected!")'

local curl_cmd = string.format(
    'curl -s -X POST https://api.unsandbox.com/run ' ..
    '-H "Content-Type: text/plain" ' ..
    '-H "Authorization: Bearer %s" ' ..
    '-d \'%s\'',
    api_key, request_body
)

local handle = io.popen(curl_cmd)
local response = handle:read("*a")
handle:close()

print(response)

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "stdout": "Language auto-detected!\n",
  "stderr": "",
  "error": null,
  "detected_language": "python",
  "exit_code": 0
}

Submit code with automatic language detection and receive a job ID. Combines the convenience of /run with the flexibility of async execution.

Request

• Content-Type: text/plain
• Body: Raw code with shebang (e.g., #!/usr/bin/env ruby)

Query Parameters

Example (Lua)

local api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"

local request_body = [[print("Running async with auto-detect!")
local sum = 0
for i = 1, 1000000 do
    sum = sum + i
end
print(sum)]]

local curl_cmd = string.format(
    'curl -s -X POST https://api.unsandbox.com/run/async ' ..
    '-H "Content-Type: text/plain" ' ..
    '-H "Authorization: Bearer %s" ' ..
    '-d \'%s\'',
    api_key, request_body
)

local handle = io.popen(curl_cmd)
local response = handle:read("*a")
handle:close()

print(response)

Initial Response

{
  "job_id": "job_1234567890_abc",
  "status": "pending"
}

Job Result (via GET /jobs/{id})

{
  "job_id": "job_1234567890_abc",
  "status": "completed",
  "result": {
    "success": true,
    "stdout": "Running async with auto-detect!\n",
    "stderr": "",
    "error": null,
    "detected_language": "ruby",
    "exit_code": 0
  }
}