A Sneak Peek at Rescale's API

Rescale is enhancing its platform by developing a public-facing API to allow programmatic job bursting, a popular customer request. The platform, initially built on a Django application, is being transitioned to a RESTful API using the Django REST Framework (DRF), which has streamlined the code by making custom validation redundant. A Rescale job is defined by job analyses and job variables, where job variables serve as input parameters and job analyses specify the simulation software along with necessary commands and hardware configurations. The new API allows users to upload files, construct job JSON data, and manage jobs through endpoints, and although currently in private beta, it offers a Python client with limited API calls like file upload, job creation, and status monitoring. Interested users can contact Rescale for access to the API, which promises to elevate their computational capabilities.