Node.js SDK for the Capawesome Cloud API.
It provides a fully typed, promise-based interface for managing apps, live update channels and deployments, native builds, app store destinations, and more.
Note: The Capawesome Cloud API is still in development and may change without notice. Response types intentionally expose only the most relevant properties to minimize breaking changes.
Official SDKs for the Capawesome Cloud API:
| Language | Package | Repository |
|---|---|---|
| Node.js | @capawesome/cloud-sdk |
cloud-node |
| Python | capawesome-cloud |
cloud-python |
npm install @capawesome/cloud-sdkRequirements: Node.js 20 or later. The package is published as ESM only.
Create an API token in the Capawesome Cloud Console and pass it to the client:
import { CapawesomeCloud } from '@capawesome/cloud-sdk';
const client = new CapawesomeCloud({
token: process.env.CAPAWESOME_TOKEN!,
});
const apps = await client.apps.list({ organizationId: process.env.CAPAWESOME_ORGANIZATION_ID! });
console.log(apps);| Option | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
token |
string |
— | API token used to authenticate. |
baseUrl |
string |
https://api.cloud.capawesome.io |
Base URL of the API (for self-hosting/testing). |
timeout |
number |
60000 |
Request timeout in milliseconds. Does not apply to streamed downloads. |
maxRetries |
number |
3 |
Retries for transient failures (network, 429, 5xx) on idempotent requests. |
All methods take a single options object and return a typed promise. Most operations are scoped to an app via appId.
const apps = await client.apps.list({ organizationId });
const app = await client.apps.get({ appId });
const created = await client.apps.create({ name: 'My App', type: 'capacitor' });
await client.apps.update({ appId, name: 'Renamed App' });
await client.apps.delete({ appId });// Create a channel
const channel = await client.apps.channels.create({ appId, name: 'production' });
// Pause / resume a channel
await client.apps.channels.pause({ appId, channelId: channel.id });
await client.apps.channels.resume({ appId, channelId: channel.id });Promote a build to a channel (live updates) or a destination (app store publishing):
const deployment = await client.apps.deployments.create({
appId,
appBuildId,
appChannelName: 'production',
rolloutPercentage: 0.5,
});const build = await client.apps.builds.create({
appId,
platform: 'ios',
gitRef: 'main',
});
// Poll the job that processes the build
let job = await client.jobs.get({ jobId: build.jobId! });
while (job.status === 'queued' || job.status === 'pending' || job.status === 'in_progress') {
await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 5000));
job = await client.jobs.get({ jobId: job.id });
}
const logs = await client.jobs.getLogs({ jobId: job.id });Binary downloads return a ReadableStream so large files can be streamed to disk without buffering everything in memory:
import { Writable } from 'node:stream';
import { createWriteStream } from 'node:fs';
const stream = await client.apps.builds.artifacts.download({ appId, buildId, artifactId });
await stream.pipeTo(Writable.toWeb(createWriteStream('artifact.ipa')));You can also obtain a signed, time-limited download URL:
const { url, expiresAt } = await client.apps.builds.artifacts.getSignedDownloadUrl({
appId,
buildId,
artifactId,
});import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
const certificate = await client.apps.certificates.create({
appId,
name: 'Distribution Certificate',
platform: 'ios',
type: 'production',
file: await readFile('distribution.p12'),
fileName: 'distribution.p12',
password: process.env.CERT_PASSWORD,
});const environment = await client.apps.environments.create({ appId, name: 'production' });
await client.apps.environments.secrets.create({
appId,
environmentId: environment.id,
key: 'API_KEY',
value: process.env.API_KEY!,
});
await client.apps.environments.variables.create({
appId,
environmentId: environment.id,
key: 'API_URL',
value: 'https://api.example.com',
});Resources mirror the API's path hierarchy. App-scoped resources are nested under client.apps.*; top-level resources are exposed directly on the client.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
client.apps |
Create, read, update, delete and transfer apps. |
client.apps.channels |
Manage live update channels (incl. pause/resume). |
client.apps.deployments |
Promote builds to channels or destinations. |
client.apps.builds |
Trigger and manage native builds. |
client.apps.builds.artifacts |
List and download build artifacts. |
client.apps.buildSources |
Register and download native build sources. |
client.apps.certificates |
Manage signing certificates. |
client.apps.destinations |
Manage app store publishing destinations. |
client.apps.environments |
Manage environments, secrets and variables. |
client.apps.automations |
Manage build automations. |
client.apps.devices |
Manage registered devices. |
client.apps.webhooks |
Manage app webhooks. |
client.jobs |
Inspect background jobs and their logs. |
Any non-2xx response is thrown as a CapawesomeCloudError:
import { CapawesomeCloudError } from '@capawesome/cloud-sdk';
try {
await client.apps.get({ appId: 'unknown' });
} catch (error) {
if (error instanceof CapawesomeCloudError) {
console.error(error.status); // 404
console.error(error.message); // "App not found."
console.error(error.body); // { message: "App not found." }
}
}Clone the repository and install the dependencies:
npm installThis also sets up the Git hooks (via Husky), which run Prettier on staged files before every commit. Common scripts during development:
| Script | Description |
|---|---|
npm run build |
Build the package into dist/ with tsdown. |
npm run dev |
Rebuild on change (watch mode). |
npm run typecheck |
Type-check without emitting output. |
npm run lint |
Check formatting and lint rules. |
npm run fmt |
Auto-fix formatting and lint issues. |
Tests are written with Vitest and live in the test/ directory:
npm test # run the suite once
npm run test:watch # re-run on changeReleases are driven by commit-and-tag-version, which derives the next version and changelog entries from Conventional Commits.
- Make sure
mainis up to date and CI is green. - Run
npm run release. This bumps the version, regeneratesCHANGELOG.md, and creates a release commit plus a matching git tag — all locally, nothing is pushed yet. Pass--dry-runfirst if you want to preview the result. - Review the generated commit and changelog, then push everything:
git push --follow-tags origin main. - Publish to npm with
npm publish. TheprepublishOnlyhook rebuildsdist/beforehand, so you always ship a fresh build.
See LICENSE.