---
title: "SDK (TypeScript)"
description: "Use the bknd SDK in TypeScript"
icon: TypeScript
tags: ["documentation"]
---

To start using the bknd API, start by creating a new API instance:

```ts
import { Api } from "bknd/client";

const api = new Api();

// always make sure to verify auth
await api.verifyAuth();
```

The `Api` class is the main entry point for interacting with the bknd API. It provides methods
for all available modules described below.

## Setup

You can initialize an API instance by providing the `Request` object, or manually specifying the details such as `host` and `token`.

### Using the `Request` object

The recommended way to create an API instance is by passing the current `Request` object. This will automatically point the API to your current instance and extract the token from the headers (either from cookies or `Authorization` header):

```ts
import { Api } from "bknd/client";

// replace this with the actual request
let request: Request;

const api = new Api({ request });
```

If the authentication details are contained in the current request, but you're hosting your bknd instance somewhere else, you can specify a `host` option:

```ts
import { Api } from "bknd/client";

// replace this with the actual request
let request: Request;

const api = new Api({
  host: "https://<your-endpoint>",
  request,
});
```

### Using the `token` option

If you want to have an API instance that is using a different token, e.g. an admin token, you can create it by specifying the `host` and `token` option:

```ts
import { Api } from "bknd/client";
const api = new Api({
  host: "https://<your-endpoint>",
  token: "<your-token>",
});
```

### Using a local API

In case the place where you're using the API is the same as your bknd instance (e.g. when using it embedded in a React framework), you can specify a `fetcher` option to point to your bknd app. This way, requests won't travel over the network and instead processed locally:

```ts
import type { App } from "bknd";
import { Api } from "bknd/client";

// replace this with your actual `App` instance
let app: App;

const api = new Api({
  fetcher: app.server.request as typeof fetch,
  // specify `host` and `token` or `request`
});
```

## Data (`api.data`)

Access the `Data` specific API methods at `api.data`.

### `data.readMany([entity], [query])`

To retrieve a list of records from an entity, use the `readMany` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.readMany("posts");
```

You can also add additional query instructions:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.readMany("posts", {
  limit: 10,
  offset: 0,
  select: ["id", "title", "views"],
  with: {
    // join last 2 comments
    comments: {
      with: {
        // along with the comments' user
        users: {},
      },
      limit: 2,
      sort: "-id",
    },
    // also get the first 2 images, but only the path
    images: {
      select: ["path"],
      limit: 2,
    },
  },
  where: {
    // same as '{ title: { $eg: "Hello, World!" } }'
    title: "Hello, World!",
    // only with views greater than 100
    views: {
      $gt: 100,
    },
  },
  // sort by views descending (without "-" would be ascending)
  sort: "-views",
});
```

The `with` property automatically adds the related entries to the response.

### `data.readOne([entity], [id])`

To retrieve a single record from an entity, use the `readOne` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.readOne("posts", 1);
```

### `data.createOne([entity], [data])`

To create a single record of an entity, use the `createOne` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.createOne("posts", {
  title: "Hello, World!",
  content: "This is a test post.",
  views: 0,
});
```

### `data.createMany([entity], [data])`

To create many records of an entity, use the `createMany` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.createMany("posts", [
  { title: "Hello, World!" },
  { title: "Again, Hello." },
]);
```

### `data.updateOne([entity], [id], [data])`

To update a single record of an entity, use the `updateOne` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.updateOne("posts", 1, {
  views: 1,
});
```

### `data.updateMany([entity], [where], [update])`

To update many records of an entity, use the `updateMany` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.updateMany(
  "posts",
  { views: { $gt: 1 } },
  {
    title: "viewed more than once",
  },
);
```

### `data.deleteOne([entity], [id])`

To delete a single record of an entity, use the `deleteOne` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.deleteOne("posts", 1);
```

### `data.deleteMany([entity], [where])`

To delete many records of an entity, use the `deleteMany` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.deleteMany("posts", { views: { $lte: 1 } });
```

### `data.readManyByReference([entity], [id], [reference], [query])`

To retrieve records from a related entity by following a reference, use the `readManyByReference` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.readManyByReference("posts", 1, "comments", {
  limit: 5,
  sort: "-created_at",
});
```

### `data.count([entity], [where])`

To count records in an entity that match certain criteria, use the `count` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.count("posts", { 
  views: { $gt: 100 } 
});
```

### `data.exists([entity], [where])`

To check if any records exist in an entity that match certain criteria, use the `exists` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.data.exists("posts", { 
  title: "Hello, World!" 
});
```

## Auth (`api.auth`)

Access the `Auth` specific API methods at `api.auth`. If there is successful authentication, the
API will automatically save the token and use it for subsequent requests.

### `auth.strategies()`

To retrieve the available authentication strategies, use the `strategies` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.auth.strategies();
```

### `auth.login([strategy], [input])`

To log in with a password, use the `login` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.auth.login("password", {
  email: "...",
  password: "...",
});
```

### `auth.register([strategy], [input])`

To register with a password, use the `register` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.auth.register("password", {
  email: "...",
  password: "...",
});
```

### `auth.me()`

To retrieve the current user, use the `me` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.auth.me();
```

## Media (`api.media`)

Access the `Media` specific API methods at `api.media`.

### `media.listFiles()`

To retrieve a list of all uploaded files, use the `listFiles` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.media.listFiles();
//      ^? FileListObject[]
```

### `media.getFile([filename])`

To retrieve a file as a readable stream, use the `getFile` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.media.getFile("image.jpg");
//      ^? ReadableStream<Uint8Array>
```

### `media.getFileStream([filename])`

To get a file stream directly, use the `getFileStream` method:

```ts
const stream = await api.media.getFileStream("image.jpg");
//    ^? ReadableStream<Uint8Array>
```

### `media.download([filename])`

To download a file as a File object, use the `download` method:

```ts
const file = await api.media.download("image.jpg");
//    ^? File
```

### `media.upload([item], [options])`

To upload a file, use the `upload` method. The item can be any of:
- `File` object
- `Request` object
- `Response` object
- `string` (URL)
- `ReadableStream`
- `Buffer`
- `Blob`

```ts
// Upload a File object
const { data } = await api.media.upload(item);

// Upload from a URL
const { data } = await api.media.upload("https://example.com/image.jpg");

// Upload with custom options
const { data } = await api.media.upload(item, {
  filename: "custom-name.jpg",
});
```

### `media.uploadToEntity([entity], [id], [field], [item], [options])`

To upload a file directly to an entity field, use the `uploadToEntity` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.media.uploadToEntity(
  "posts", 
  1, 
  "image", 
  item
);
```

### `media.deleteFile([filename])`

To delete a file, use the `deleteFile` method:

```ts
const { data } = await api.media.deleteFile("image.jpg");
```

