Container, Database, VPS, Domain, Email and AI APIs, plus an MCP server

Build on Helipod

Everything you do in the dashboard, over plain HTTP and JSON. One API key for your scripts, CI pipelines and AI agents.

Read the docs Get an API key Connect your AI agent

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APIs

Container API/api/containersDeploy from an image, a Git repo or a Dockerfile. Variables, domains, scaling, logs and metrics.TemplatesHelipack buildsAI Gatewayai.helipod.io/v1Open and frontier models behind one key. OpenAI and Anthropic compatible, billed per token in Rupiah.OpenAI SDKAnthropic SDKDatabase API/api/databasesServerless Postgres per project: connection strings, a branch per environment, autoscaling and SQL.BranchingScale to zeroVPS API/api/vpsOrder, power and manage virtual servers, firewall rules, snapshots and backups.SnapshotsBackupsDomain API/api/domainsSearch, register, transfer and renew domains, including .id. Manage DNS and nameservers.DNSWHOIS privacyEmail APImail.helipod.ioSend transactional and bulk email from your own domain, with templates, contacts and webhooks.TemplatesWebhooksDashboard guidesGuidesStep by step with screenshots: deploy from GitHub, buy a VPS, custom domains, email, AI coding tools.TutorialsScreenshotsStart hereGuidesWhat Helipod is, API keys, response format, errors, rate limits and how billing works.API keysBilling

AI agents

Helipod MCP server and skillsDeploy apps, add databases, read build logs, buy domains and run VPS servers by asking Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI or opencode. 219 tools, with prices shown and your OK asked before anything costs money.Claude CodeCodexCursorGemini CLIopencodeVS Code# Claude Code/plugin marketplace add helipodapp/mcp/plugin install helipod@mcp# Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, opencodenpx -y helipod-mcp# Any MCP client, nothing to installhttps://api.helipod.io/mcp

Your first request

Deploy a container in one call

Pick an environment and send a service definition. Helipod builds it, gives it an HTTPS domain and keeps it running.

Container API quickstart →
curl -X POST https://api.helipod.io/api/containers/environments/$ENV/services \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer hel_your_key" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "web",
    "source": { "image": "nginx:alpine" },
    "ports": [{ "port": 80 }]
  }'

One key, scoped

Pick the products and the project a key can reach.

Prepaid in Rupiah

Every call is charged from the same wallet you use in the dashboard.

Safe to retry

Dry runs show the price; idempotency keys stop double charges.

Private by default

Anything a key can't reach answers 404. Secrets are write-only.

New to Helipod? Open the dashboard to create a project and your first key.