---
title: 'SDK (TypeScript)'
description: 'Use the bknd SDK in TypeScript'
---

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 } });
```

## 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();
```