---
title: "Create terminal session"
method: POST
path: "/v1/replica/{id}/terminal/sessions"
tags: ["Commands and terminals"]
---

# Create terminal session

`POST /v1/replica/{id}/terminal/sessions`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.replicas.dev`
- URL: `https://api.replicas.dev/v1/replica/{id}/terminal/sessions`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Opens an interactive shell. Read output from Stream terminal output and write with Send terminal input. A replica can have 8 sessions. The replica must be active.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Headers

- `X-Replicas-Api-Version` '2026-10-07'

## Request body

- CreateTerminalSessionRequest
  - `cols` integer, required
  - `rows` integer, required

## Response `201`

Created

- CreateTerminalSessionResponse
  - `session` TerminalSession, required
    - `id` string, uuid, required
    - `title` string, required
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `exited` boolean, required
    - `exit_code` integer

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API key
- `404`: Resource not found
- `409`: Conflict - Resource already exists or operation conflicts with current state
- `500`: Internal server error

---

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