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Delete a redirect rule by source path or id. Requires: API key with write scope. Returns: {"site", "deleted": true}

Delete a snapshot (local or B2). Requires: API key with write scope. Args: slug: Site identifier snapshot_id: UUID of the snapshot to delete Returns: {"success": true, "message": "Snapshot deleted"} Errors: NOT_FOUND: Snapshot not found

Remove a subdomain: its DNS record, nginx vhost and certificate. The inverse of add_subdomain. Removes the DNS record AND the server-side vhost and cert, so the name stops resolving and stops being served. Nothing else on the domain is touched. Requires: API key with write scope. Args: domain_name: Registrable domain linked to a site (e.g. "example.com") subdomain: Subdomain label only, no dots (e.g. "blog") Returns: {"fqdn": "blog.example.com", "domain": "example.com", "removed": ["dns", "vhost", "cert"], "message": "..."} Errors: NOT_FOUND: Domain or subdomain not found VALIDATION_ERROR: Domain not linked to a site, or invalid label

Remove a webhook endpoint. Requires: API key with write scope. Returns: {"id", "deleted": true}

Queue: snapshot the machine, verify it, then destroy the instance. This is how you stop paying for compute while keeping your work. ASYNCHRONOUS. Returns immediately with state "detaching" — it does NOT mean the detach finished. The capture takes minutes (roughly 1 min per 10 GB plus verification), so it runs in a background worker. Poll get_compute_volume until state is "detached" (done) or "error" (failed). Safety: if the snapshot or its verification fails, the instance is left RUNNING and the volume goes to state "error". Your data is never traded for a tidy state machine. Retry the detach once you have fixed the cause. Requires: API key with write scope. Returns: Volume dict with state "detaching". Poll for the outcome.

Disable an empty email domain; refuses active or recoverable accounts.

Get full domain details including DNS and infrastructure status. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: domain_name: Full domain name (e.g. "example.com") Returns: {"domain": "example.com", "status": "active", "expires_at": "iso8601", "auto_renew": true, "nameservers": ["ns1.borealhost.ai", "ns2.borealhost.ai"], "dns_records": [...], "linked_site": "my-site"} Errors: NOT_FOUND: Domain not owned by this account

Update domain settings (auto-renew, WHOIS privacy, registrar lock). Only provided (non-None) fields are updated. Requires: API key with write scope. Args: domain_name: Full domain name (e.g. "example.com") auto_renew: Optional bool enabling/disabling automatic renewal whois_privacy: Optional bool. False disables saved proxy service. Paid activation via True is refused; request an activation quote through Support. locked: Optional bool enabling/disabling registrar lock (prevents unauthorized transfers) Returns: {"success": true, "domain": "example.com", "auto_renew": true, "whois_privacy": true, "locked": true} Errors: NOT_FOUND: Domain not found or not owned by account

Enable an independent email domain; preserve all other email domains. Requires a verified owned domain and email:write scope. site_slug selects billing when ambiguous. Defaults request 2,000 users and 50,000 aliases.

Enable an SMTP relay for a site's outbound transactional mail. Provisions a mail-send-only credential on the platform relay and configures SPF/DKIM DNS when the domain zone is hosted here. The SMTP password is returned ONCE. Use TLS on port 587, username "apikey". Requires: API key with write scope. Returns: {"relay_id", "domain", "smtp_host", "smtp_ports", "smtp_username", "smtp_password", "dns_auto_configured", "message"}

Route *.domain (every subdomain) to the domain's linked site. Creates a wildcard DNS record and issues a wildcard certificate via ACME DNS-01. SLOW — DNS propagation is part of the challenge, expect 2-5 minutes. Requires the domain to be linked to a site and its DNS hosted by BorealHost. Requires: API key with write scope. Returns: {"domain", "wildcard", "site", "ssl_active", "not_after"}

Run ONE bounded read against a site's database. One statement, beginning with SELECT, SHOW, DESCRIBE or EXPLAIN, with no second statement and no data-modifying clause anywhere in it. The container proves the statement is a read before running it and caps the result: 200 rows by default, 1000 maximum, 2 MB of cell data. `truncated` in the response says whether a cap was reached. ⚠ THIS TOOL CANNOT CHANGE ANYTHING, AND RETRYING WITH DIFFERENT WORDING WILL NOT MAKE IT. Anything that is not a single bounded read is refused with READ_ONLY and nothing runs. To change data or schema, use the tool for the job: optimize_database, database_search_replace, manage_db_user, list_databases, list_tables — and for creating, altering, dropping, importing or exporting tables, the database manager in the control panel, which has no tool here. Requires: API key with write scope (unchanged — the scope is the customer's published permission for this operation, not a claim about what it does). Args: slug: Site identifier database: Database name query: One read statement Returns: {"columns": ["id", "user_email"], "rows": [[1, "a@example.com"], ...], "row_count": 1, "truncated": false, "execution_time_ms": 12.0} Errors: READ_ONLY: Not a single bounded read. The error text carries the explanation and names the operation to use instead.

Look up mailbox/alias/forward/free in an authorized email domain.

Get app installation status and log. Poll this after install_app() to track progress. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier app_id: App ID from install_app() response Returns: {"id": "uuid", "app_name": "myapp", "status": "running"|"installing"|"failed", "install_log": "..."} Statuses: "installing", "running", "stopped", "failed", "uninstalled"

Get the backup retention policy for a VPS site. Requires: API key with read scope. Returns: {"site", "retention": {"keep_daily", "keep_weekly", "keep_monthly"}}

Get a Stripe billing portal URL for managing payment methods and invoices. Returns a URL (not a redirect) that the human can open in a browser. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: flow: Optional. Set to "payment_method_update" to go directly to the payment method update page. Returns: {"url": "https://billing.stripe.com/p/session/..."}

Poll a checkout session for status updates. Call this after complete_checkout to track payment and provisioning. Polling strategy: - First 60 seconds: every 5 seconds - After 60 seconds: every 15 seconds - Stop after 10 minutes if not completed Checkout statuses (in order): - "not_ready": Missing required fields (slug) - "ready": All fields set, awaiting payment - "awaiting_payment": Stripe checkout page opened, waiting for human - "in_progress": Payment received, site being provisioned - "completed": Site ready — API key included (shown once, then cleared) - "canceled": Checkout was abandoned - "failed": Payment or provisioning failed Terminal statuses: "completed", "canceled", "failed". Args: checkout_id: Checkout session ID Returns (when completed): {"id": "uuid", "status": "completed", "api_key": "bh_...", "api_key_message": "Store this API key securely...", "api_key_pending": false, "subscription_id": "uuid", "subscription_status": "active", "site": {"slug": "my-site", "status": "active", "url": "https://my-site.borealhost.ai"}, "completed_at": "iso8601"} Immediately after payment `site` may be null with a `provisioning_message` — the site is being built. Poll again in a few seconds. Note: The api_key field appears ONCE in the first poll after completion, then is permanently cleared. `api_key_pending` tells you whether it is still waiting to be collected. Store it immediately.

Get live details for a compute instance (state, public IP, accrued cost). State is synced from the cloud provider on each call. SSH as root once state is "running" and public_ip is set. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: instance_id: Instance UUID from launch_compute_instance / list Returns: {"id", "state", "public_ip", "hourly_price_cad", "accrued_cad", "terminate_after", ...}

Get a volume's live state, its instance, and its monthly storage cost. Requires: API key with read scope. Returns: Volume dict plus "monthly_storage_cad". After attach, poll this until instance.state is "running" — then allow a few more minutes for the restore to finish and the machine to reboot into itself.

Get WordPress database information (size, tables, row counts). Requires: API key with read scope. WordPress sites only. Args: slug: Site identifier Returns: {"database": "wp_mysite", "size_mb": 45.2, "tables": 12, "total_rows": 15432}

Poll one database recovery without waiting for completion. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier backup_id: UUID of the source backup recovery_id: UUID returned by ``recover_backup_database``

Read effective OpenSRS limits, counts, connections and public DNS health.

Email addon status and mailboxes for a site. Requires: API key with read scope. Returns: {"configured": bool, "domain", "mailboxes", "mailbox_list": [...]}

Issue a one-use BorealHost link expiring in 60 seconds. Redemption mints provider SSO. Requires email:signon.

Poll one selected-file recovery without waiting for it to finish. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier backup_id: UUID of the source backup recovery_id: UUID returned by ``recover_backup_files`` Returns: {"id": "uuid", "backup_id": "uuid", "status": "running"|"completed"|"failed", "paths": [...], "error": "", ...}

Retrieve container logs (error, access, or PHP). Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier log_type: "error" (Nginx/Apache errors), "access" (HTTP request log), or "php" (PHP-FPM errors, WordPress sites only) lines: Number of lines to retrieve (1–500, default: 100) search: Optional keyword filter — only lines containing this string Returns: {"log_type": "error", "lines": ["2024-01-15 ... error ...", ...], "count": 42, "truncated": false} Errors: NOT_FOUND: Unknown slug VALIDATION_ERROR: Invalid log_type or lines out of range

Inspect usage, services, aliases count, forwarding/Sieve, autoresponder and label.

Get traffic and performance metrics for a site. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier days: Number of days of history (1–90, default: 7) Returns: {"requests": [...], "bandwidth": [...], "errors": [...], "period": {"start": "iso8601", "end": "iso8601"}} Errors: NOT_FOUND: Unknown slug VALIDATION_ERROR: days out of range

Get current resource usage (CPU, memory, disk, load average). Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier Returns: {"cpu_percent": 12.5, "memory_mb": 384, "memory_total_mb": 512, "disk_used_gb": 3.2, "disk_total_gb": 10, "load_1m": 0.5, "load_5m": 0.3, "load_15m": 0.2}

Read the custom nginx config for a domain on the BorealHost host proxy. Your site sits behind a BorealHost reverse proxy that terminates TLS and forwards to your container. This returns the custom nginx block applied to that proxy for this domain (empty if you have not set one). Requires: API key with read scope. Args: domain_name: Full domain name (e.g. "example.com") Returns: {"domain": "example.com", "content": "location ...", "exists": true} Errors: NOT_FOUND: Domain not found VALIDATION_ERROR: Domain is not linked to a site

Get detailed status of a hosted site including resources, domains, and modules. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier (the slug chosen during checkout) Returns: {"slug": "my-site", "plan": "site_starter", "status": "active", "domains": ["my-site.borealhost.ai"], "modules": {...}, "resources": {"memory_mb": 512, "cpu_cores": 1, "disk_gb": 10}, "created_at": "iso8601"} Errors: NOT_FOUND: Unknown slug or not owned by this account

List SMTP relay credentials for a site, with domain-auth status. Requires: API key with read scope. Returns: {"relays": [{"relay_id", "domain", "status", "domain_authenticated"}, ...]}

Get snapshot disk usage and quota info for a site. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier Returns: {"disk_quota_gb": 200, "max_snapshots": 5, "snapshot_count": 2, "local_snapshot_bytes": 1234, "b2_snapshot_bytes": 5678, "can_create": true}

Get SSH connection info for a VPS/dedicated site. Only available for VPS/dedicated plans (not shared hosting). Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier Returns: {"host": "184.107.x.x", "port": 22, "username": "admin", "ssh_command": "ssh admin@184.107.x.x"} Errors: NOT_FOUND: Unknown slug FORBIDDEN: Plan does not support SSH (shared plans)

Get detailed system stack information (OS, PHP, DB, web server versions). Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier Returns: {"os": "Debian 12", "kernel": "6.1.0", "php": "8.3.4", "mysql": "10.11.6-MariaDB", "nginx": "1.24.0", "wordpress": "6.5"}

Get a support ticket with its full message thread. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: ticket_id: Ticket UUID from list_support_tickets Returns: {"id", "subject", "status", "messages": [...]}

The account's prepaid balance, and what THIS key may spend from it. Two ceilings, and both apply: the balance bounds the ACCOUNT, the allowance bounds this KEY within it. Plan against `spendable_cents`, which is the lower of the two — a $50 balance behind a $5 allowance means $5, and planning against the balance is planning a purchase that gets refused. `can_spend: false` with a non-zero balance is normal and means this key has no budget allocated. That is not a bug: a key with no allowance may not spend the account's money, which is the whole reason allowances exist. Ask the human to allocate one in the panel (Compte → Clés API). Read-only. Money goes in through a human — an agent able to top up its own budget does not have one. Requires: API key with read scope. Returns: {"currency": "CAD", "balance_cents": 5000, "spendable_cents": 500, "can_spend": true, "key_allowance": {"limit_cents": 2000, "spent_cents": 1500, "remaining_cents": 500}} To spend it: complete_checkout(..., payment_method="wallet").

One-time webmail single-sign-on URL for a mailbox. Requires: API key with write scope. Returns: {"email", "url"}

Install an app template on a VPS/Cloud site. Starts a background installation. Poll get_app_status() for progress. Requires: API key with write scope. VPS or Cloud plan only. Args: slug: Site identifier template: App template slug. Available: django, laravel, nextjs, nodejs, nuxtjs, rails, static, wordpress app_name: Short name for the app (2-50 chars, lowercase alphanumeric + hyphens). Used as subdomain: {app_name}.{site_domain} db_type: Database type. "none", "mysql", or "postgresql" (depends on template) domain: Custom domain override (default: {app_name}.{site_domain}) display_name: Human-friendly name (default: derived from app_name) Returns: {"id": "uuid", "app_name": "myapp", "status": "installing", "message": "Installation started. Poll for progress."} Errors: FORBIDDEN: Plan does not support apps (shared plans) VALIDATION_ERROR: Invalid template, app_name, or duplicate name

Launch an on-demand hourly compute instance (Canada, CAD). Billing starts at launch (per minute, 1-hour minimum) and runs until terminate_compute_instance — stopping does NOT stop the charge. Every instance has a hard TTL (max_lifetime_hours, default 72h) after which it is auto-terminated. Usage is metered onto your existing BorealHost subscription; an active subscription is required. Requires: API key with write scope. Args: instance_type: From list_compute_types, e.g. "lsw.c3.large" image_id: From list_compute_images, e.g. "UBUNTU_24_04_64BIT" name: Optional label for the instance ssh_public_key: Public key installed as root access. Mutually exclusive with user_data (provider limitation) — provide exactly one. user_data: cloud-init config (plain text #cloud-config). Use ssh_authorized_keys inside it if you need a key AND user data. root_disk_size: GB (default max(min_disk, 25)) storage_type: "CENTRAL" (redundant) or "LOCAL" (faster I/O) max_lifetime_hours: Hard TTL, 1-336 (default 72) Returns: Instance dict: {"id", "state": "launching", "public_ip", "instance_type", "hourly_price_cad", "terminate_after", ...}. Poll get_compute_instance until state is "running" and public_ip is set (~1-3 min). Errors: PAYMENT_REQUIRED: No active subscription to bill against LIMIT_EXCEEDED: Concurrent instance cap reached SPEND_CAP_EXCEEDED: Monthly compute spend cap reached VALIDATION_ERROR: Bad type/image/disk/TTL, or both/neither of ssh_public_key and user_data

Link a domain to a hosted site. Attaches the domain to the specified site and triggers automatic DNS configuration and SSL provisioning. WARNING: Regenerates this site's nginx vhost on the host from scratch. Any config applied to that vhost by hand is lost, silently — the site keeps serving and only the hand-added behaviour disappears. Config set via the nginx-snippet endpoint is NOT affected: it lives in a separate file the regenerated vhost re-includes, which is what that endpoint is for. Requires: API key with write scope. Args: domain_name: Full domain name (e.g. "example.com") site_slug: Site identifier to link the domain to Returns: {"success": true, "domain": "example.com", "linked_site": "my-site", "message": "Domain linked"} Errors: NOT_FOUND: Domain or site not found VALIDATION_ERROR: Domain already linked to another site

List user-configurable alert rules for a site. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier Returns: [{"id": "uuid", "metric": "disk", "operator": "gt", "threshold": 90, "severity": "warning", "enabled": true, "cooldown_minutes": 30, "notify_email": true}]

List all API keys for the account. Shows key metadata (name, prefix, scopes, last used) but never the full key value. Requires: API key with read scope. Returns: [{"id": "uuid", "name": "My Key", "prefix": "bh_a2...", "scopes": ["read", "write"], "is_active": true, "created_at": "iso8601", "last_used_at": "iso8601"|null, "site_slug": null|"my-site"}]

List installed apps on a site. Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier Returns: {"apps": [{"id": "uuid", "app_name": "myapp", "template_slug": "django", "status": "running", "domain": "myapp.mysite.borealhost.ai"}]}

List all backups for a site (automatic and manual). Requires: API key with read scope. Args: slug: Site identifier Returns: [{"id": "uuid", "backup_type": "auto"|"manual", "status": "completed", "size_bytes": 1234, "size_display": "1.2 Mo", "timestamp": "iso8601", "notes": "..."}]

List checkouts belonging to the authenticated account. Requires: API key. Only checkouts with a recorded owner appear — every checkout created while authenticated, plus every checkout that reached payment. An anonymous checkout whose one-shot secret was lost cannot be listed; create checkouts authenticated to keep them addressable. Args: status: Optional filter — "not_ready", "ready", "awaiting_payment", "completed", "canceled", "failed". Returns: {"checkouts": [{...same shape as get_checkout_status...}], "note": "..."}

List OS images available for on-demand compute instances. Requires: API key with read scope. Returns: {"images": [{"id": "UBUNTU_24_04_64BIT", "name": "Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (x86_64)", "family": "linux", "flavour": "ubuntu"}, ...]}

List your on-demand compute instances with month-to-date spend. Requires: API key with read scope. Returns: {"instances": [...], "month_to_date_spend_cad": 12.34, "monthly_spend_cap_cad": 500.0}

List on-demand compute instance types with hourly CAD prices. On-demand instances are real cloud VMs in Canada (Montreal region), billed per minute (1-hour minimum) post-paid onto your existing BorealHost subscription. Use them for short-lived extra compute (builds, batch jobs, experiments). Requires: API key with read scope. Returns: {"region": "ca-central-1", "currency": "CAD", "billing": "hourly, post-paid; billing runs until the instance is terminated", "types": [{"type": "lsw.c3.large", "vcpu": 2, "memory_gb": 3, "hourly_price_cad": 0.08, "min_disk_gb": 5, "storage_types": ["CENTRAL", "LOCAL"]}, ...]}

List your compute volumes — machines that survive instance termination. A volume is a whole machine (packages, drivers, services, users, data) stored in Canada. Detaching destroys the instance but keeps the machine; attaching restores it onto a fresh instance, optionally of a DIFFERENT type. That is how you move a workload from a small CPU box to a big GPU box without rebuilding it. Requires: API key with read scope. Returns: {"volumes": [{"id", "name", "state", "instance_type", "stored_gb", "has_snapshot", "instance": {...} or null}, ...], "price_cad_per_gb_month": 0.03} state is one of: creating, attached, detaching, detached, attaching, error. Only "attached" has a running instance you can log into.