Expose port

Expose an additional HTTP port and create a generated hostname for it.

POST/api/services/{id}/portsHTTPS

Request & response examples

Request exampleServer-side

curl --fail-with-body --request POST \
  'https://app.helicarrier.xyz/api/services/YOUR_ID/ports' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $HELI_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "port": "YOUR_PORT",
  "label": "YOUR_LABEL"
}'

const response = await fetch(
  "https://app.helicarrier.xyz/api/services/YOUR_ID/ports",
  {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.HELI_API_KEY}`,
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({
      "port": "YOUR_PORT",
      "label": "YOUR_LABEL"
    })
  }
);
const data = await response.json();
if (!response.ok) {
  throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}: ${data.error}`);
}
// Inspect data; avoid logging secret responses.

import os
import requests

response = requests.request(
    "POST",
    "https://app.helicarrier.xyz/api/services/YOUR_ID/ports",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['HELI_API_KEY']}"
    },
    json={
      "port": "YOUR_PORT",
      "label": "YOUR_LABEL"
    },
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()
# Inspect data; avoid logging secret responses.

Response example201

{
  "port": 8080,
  "label": "admin",
  "hostname": "YOUR_PORT_HOSTNAME"
}

Illustrative values · selected fields

Response details OpenAPI

Authorization

An account key with access, or a project/service key with domains:write. The resource must be within the key’s project, service, and environment scope.

Authorization: Bearer <key>Key setup

Path parameters

idstringrequired

Service id.

Request bodyapplication/json

portstringrequired

The container port the app listens on, e.g. 9090.

labelstringrequired

Short name for the port; becomes part of its hostname (lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens), e.g. "ws" or "metrics".

deploystringoptional

Redeploy now so the port starts serving immediately (recommended).

Response 201

Returns the exposed port and generated hostname. Port mappings apply when the service is redeployed.

Examples show selected response fields with illustrative values. Your response can contain additional fields.

portinteger

Port number for the resource.

labelstring

Human-readable label.

hostnamestring

Hostname assigned or attached to the service.

Errors

400

Invalid parameters. Check the required fields, types, and resource configuration.

401

The API key is missing, invalid, or revoked.

403

The caller or key scope does not permit this operation.

409

The current resource state prevents the operation. Inspect it before retrying.

500

The operation could not be completed. Check resource state before retrying a write.

Error handling and safe retries

ALSO AVAILABLE VIA MCP

`expose_port`

Required MCP arguments: id, port, label. Send path, query, and body fields together as tool arguments.

Connect your agent

curl --fail-with-body --request POST \ 'https://app.helicarrier.xyz/api/services/YOUR_ID/ports' \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HELI_API_KEY" \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "port": "YOUR_PORT", "label": "YOUR_LABEL" }'

import os import requests response = requests.request( "POST", "https://app.helicarrier.xyz/api/services/YOUR_ID/ports", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['HELI_API_KEY']}" }, json={ "port": "YOUR_PORT", "label": "YOUR_LABEL" }, timeout=30, ) response.raise_for_status() data = response.json() # Inspect data; avoid logging secret responses.