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10/16/2025
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title:
Getting Started
description:
Create deployed apps, APIs, sites, and crons with JavaScript

Val Town is a collaborative website to write and scale serverless JavaScript.

Create APIs, crons, and store data – in your browser, deployed in milliseconds.

Where to start

If you're new to Val Town and want to learn the core building blocks first, read: What is a val?

If you'd rather jump right into the code, remix this val: hello-val

We also have starter guides for:

  • Your first HTTP endpoint
  • Your first cron val

Learn more

Local development

Edit your vals from your favorite IDE (VSCode, Cursor, vim, etc) via our CLI.

  • Val Town CLI: Deploy vals from your terminal
  • LLM Prompting: Edit vals with Claude Code, Cursor, et al

Val Town Standard Library

Our standard library includes some hosted services for data storage, email, and AI.

  • SQLite: Store and retrieve structured data
  • Blob: Store and retrieve any data
  • OpenAI: Use the OpenAI API
  • Email: Send emails

API and SDK

  • REST API: Access Val Town programmatically
  • JavaScript SDK: Interact with Val Town from JavaScript

Contact us

We're here to help! If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to us on Discord or email.

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