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POST
/
api
/
v0
/
sessions
Create a session
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.factory.ai/api/v0/sessions \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "computerId": "<string>",
  "cwd": "<string>",
  "sessionSettings": {
    "model": "<string>",
    "specModeModel": "<string>",
    "runInWorktree": true,
    "providerLockTimestamp": "<string>",
    "assistantActiveTimeMs": 123,
    "childInclusiveTokenUsageBySessionId": {},
    "archivedAt": "<string>",
    "tags": [
      {
        "name": "<string>",
        "metadata": {}
      }
    ],
    "enabledToolIds": [
      "<string>"
    ],
    "disabledToolIds": [
      "<string>"
    ],
    "compactionThresholdCheckEnabled": true
  }
}
'
{
  "sessionId": "<string>",
  "messageCount": 123,
  "createdAt": 123,
  "updatedAt": 123,
  "title": "<string>",
  "completedAt": 123,
  "computerId": "<string>",
  "sessionSettings": {
    "model": "<string>",
    "specModeModel": "<string>",
    "runInWorktree": true,
    "providerLockTimestamp": "<string>",
    "assistantActiveTimeMs": 123,
    "tokenUsage": {
      "inputTokens": 123,
      "outputTokens": 123,
      "cacheCreationTokens": 123,
      "cacheReadTokens": 123,
      "thinkingTokens": 123,
      "factoryCredits": 123
    },
    "inclusiveTokenUsage": {
      "inputTokens": 123,
      "outputTokens": 123,
      "cacheCreationTokens": 123,
      "cacheReadTokens": 123,
      "thinkingTokens": 123,
      "factoryCredits": 123
    },
    "childInclusiveTokenUsageBySessionId": {},
    "archivedAt": "<string>",
    "tags": [
      {
        "name": "<string>",
        "metadata": {}
      }
    ],
    "enabledToolIds": [
      "<string>"
    ],
    "disabledToolIds": [
      "<string>"
    ],
    "compactionThresholdCheckEnabled": true
  }
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Factory API key or JWT token for authentication

Body

application/json
​
computerId
string
required

Computer ID to connect

​
cwd
string

Working directory for the session on the computer.

Required string length: 1 - 4096
​
sessionSettings
object

Response

Response for status 201

​
sessionId
string
required

Session ID

​
status
enum<string>
required

Current session execution status

Available options:
idle,
pending,
running
​
messageCount
integer
required

Number of messages in session

​
createdAt
integer
required

Creation timestamp (Unix ms)

​
updatedAt
integer
required

Last update timestamp (Unix ms)

​
title
string

Session title

​
completedAt
integer

Completion timestamp (Unix ms)

​
computerId
string

Connected computer ID

​
sessionSettings
object