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Deploy a Simple Web Endpoint

To run your code in the cloud, you just add a decorator. That’s it. Let’s write a simple function that finds the square of 256. We include numpy in the container image to show how you can easily add Python packages to your containers.
  • Image() defines your container environment. You can add Python packages, system dependencies, or even custom Dockerfiles.
  • @endpoint turns your function into a real, live web API that runs in the cloud. 
from beam import endpoint, Image


@endpoint(
    name="quickstart",
    cpu=1,
    memory="1Gi",
    image=Image().add_python_packages(["numpy"]),
)
def predict(**inputs):
    x = inputs.get("x", 256)
    return {"result": x**2}
Save this code to a file on your computer. You can name the file whatever you want, but we’ll call it app.py for this example.

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Deployment

With the app.py file saved on your computer, you can deploy this to the cloud using this command: 
beam deploy app.py:predict

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Call the API

After running beam deploy, a cURL command will print in your shell. You can use this command to invoke the API. Make sure to replace [TOKEN] with your actual token. 
curl -X POST 'https://app.beam.cloud/endpoint/quickstart' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer [TOKEN]' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"x": 12}'
The container spins up in seconds, runs your code, and shuts itself down. No idle costs. No infrastructure to cleanup.

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What Next?

Here are some other things you can try: