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# Run computer actions

POST https://api.scrapybara.com/v1/instance/{instance_id}/computer
Content-Type: application/json

Reference: https://docs.scrapybara.com/api-reference/instance/computer

## Authentication

- `x-api-key` header (required) — API Key authentication via header

## Request

### Path parameters

- `instance_id` (string, required)

### Body (application/json)

This endpoint expects a Request.

- `Request`
  - `action`: `move_mouse`
    - `coordinates` (list of integer, required)
    - `hold_keys` (list of string, optional)
    - `screenshot` (boolean, optional)
  - `action`: `click_mouse`
    - `button` (enum, required)
      - Allowed values: `left`, `right`, `middle`, `back`, `forward`
    - `click_type` (enum, optional)
      - Allowed values: `down`, `up`, `click`
    - `coordinates` (list of integer, optional)
    - `hold_keys` (list of string, optional)
    - `num_clicks` (integer, optional)
    - `screenshot` (boolean, optional)
  - `action`: `drag_mouse`
    - `path` (list of list of integer, required)
    - `hold_keys` (list of string, optional)
    - `screenshot` (boolean, optional)
  - `action`: `scroll`
    - `coordinates` (list of integer, optional)
    - `delta_x` (double, optional)
    - `delta_y` (double, optional)
    - `hold_keys` (list of string, optional)
    - `screenshot` (boolean, optional)
  - `action`: `press_key`
    - `keys` (list of string, required)
    - `duration` (double, optional)
    - `screenshot` (boolean, optional)
  - `action`: `type_text`
    - `text` (string, required)
    - `hold_keys` (list of string, optional)
    - `screenshot` (boolean, optional)
  - `action`: `wait`
    - `duration` (double, required)
    - `screenshot` (boolean, optional)
  - `action`: `take_screenshot`
  - `action`: `get_cursor_position`

## Response

### 200

Successful Response

- `output` (string, optional)
- `error` (string, optional)
- `base64_image` (string, optional)
- `system` (string, optional)

## Errors

### 422 Instance Computer Request Unprocessable Entity Error

Validation Error

- `detail` (list of ValidationError, optional)

## Types

### ValidationError

- `loc` (list of ValidationErrorLocItem, required)
- `msg` (string, required)
- `type` (string, required)

### ValidationErrorLocItem

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "action": "move_mouse",
  "coordinates": [
    1
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "output": "output",
  "error": "error",
  "base64_image": "base64_image",
  "system": "system"
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.scrapybara.com/v1/instance/instance_id/computer"

payload = {
    "action": "move_mouse",
    "coordinates": [1]
}
headers = {
    "x-api-key": "<apiKey>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.scrapybara.com/v1/instance/instance_id/computer';
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'x-api-key': '<apiKey>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: '{"action":"move_mouse","coordinates":[1]}'
};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.scrapybara.com/v1/instance/instance_id/computer"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"action\": \"move_mouse\",\n  \"coordinates\": [\n    1\n  ]\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.scrapybara.com/v1/instance/instance_id/computer")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["x-api-key"] = '<apiKey>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"action\": \"move_mouse\",\n  \"coordinates\": [\n    1\n  ]\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.scrapybara.com/v1/instance/instance_id/computer")
  .header("x-api-key", "<apiKey>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"action\": \"move_mouse\",\n  \"coordinates\": [\n    1\n  ]\n}")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://api.scrapybara.com/v1/instance/instance_id/computer', [
  'body' => '{
  "action": "move_mouse",
  "coordinates": [
    1
  ]
}',
  'headers' => [
    'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
    'x-api-key' => '<apiKey>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.scrapybara.com/v1/instance/instance_id/computer");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("x-api-key", "<apiKey>");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"action\": \"move_mouse\",\n  \"coordinates\": [\n    1\n  ]\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = [
  "x-api-key": "<apiKey>",
  "Content-Type": "application/json"
]
let parameters = [
  "action": "move_mouse",
  "coordinates": [1]
] as [String : Any]

let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: [])

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.scrapybara.com/v1/instance/instance_id/computer")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```