---
title: "Create execution"
method: POST
path: "/v1/machines/{machine_id}/executions"
tags: ["Machine Lifecycle", "Machine Executions"]
---

# Create execution

`POST /v1/machines/{machine_id}/executions`

## Path parameters

- `machine_id` string, required

## Headers

- `X-Dedalus-Org-Id` string
- `Idempotency-Key` string, required

## Request body

- CreateExecutionRequest
  - `command` string[], nullable, required
  - `cwd` string
  - `env` object
  - `stdin` string
  - `timeout_ms` integer

## Response `200`

OK

- ExecutionResponse
  - `artifacts` ArtifactRef[], nullable
    - `artifact_id` string, required
    - `name` string, required
  - `command` string[], nullable, required
  - `completed_at` string, date-time
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `cwd` string
  - `env_keys` string[], nullable
  - `error_code` string
  - `error_message` string
  - `execution_id` string, required
  - `exit_code` integer
  - `expires_at` string, date-time
  - `machine_id` string, required
  - `retry_after_ms` integer
  - `signal` integer
  - `started_at` string, date-time
  - `status` 'wake_in_progress' | 'queued' | 'running' | 'succeeded' | 'failed' | 'cancelled' | 'expired', required
  - `stderr_bytes` integer
  - `stderr_truncated` boolean
  - `stdout_bytes` integer
  - `stdout_truncated` boolean

## Other responses

- `401` — Authentication required
- `403` — Forbidden
- `409` — Create conflict
- `429` — Rate limited
- `503` — Dependency unavailable
- `default` — Error

---

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