API Reference — Rails Cloud

Base URL

            https://api.railscloud.co/v1
        

Authentication

Two methods are supported. JWT Bearer tokens for user sessions, and dk_ API keys for programmatic access.

# JWT Bearer token (dashboard sessions)
Authorization: Bearer <jwt_token>

# API key (programmatic access)
Authorization: Bearer dk_live_your_api_key

Cloud Platform

Infrastructure and deployment products you manage via API or CLI.

VPS

Create, manage, and scale virtual private servers. Start/stop, resize, snapshots, console access, and metrics.

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Launchpad

Deploy apps from Git. Push code, auto-build, scale horizontally, custom domains, environment variables, and rollbacks.

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Developer APIs

Provision any of these APIs from your dashboard, get a dk_ key, and start making requests immediately.

Rails Auth

auth.railscloud.co

OTP authentication, sessions, KYC, 2FA

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Rails Pay

pay.railscloud.co

Wallets, transfers, holds, escrow

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Quick Start

Provision an API product from the dashboard, grab your key, and make your first call:

# Create a VPS
curl -X POST https://api.railscloud.co/v1/projects/my-project/vps \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dk_live_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name": "web-01", "size": "sm", "image": "ubuntu-24.04"}'

# Request OTP via Rails Auth API
curl -X POST https://auth.railscloud.co/api/v1/auth/otp/request \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer dk_live_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"phone": "+263771234567"}'

CLI Tool

The rc command-line tool provides full API access from your terminal.

# Login
rc auth login

# Create a VPS
rc vps create --name web-01 --size sm --image ubuntu-24.04

# Deploy an app
rc app deploy --repo github.com/user/app --branch main

# List resources
rc vps list
rc app list
rc db list

Response Format

All responses use a standard JSON envelope.

{
  "data": { ... },
  "meta": { "request_id": "..." }
}

Get an API Key