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+---
+id: programmatic-api
+title: Programmatic API
+---
+
+:::note
+
+The programmatic API is useful for advanced use cases only. You normally don't need to use it if you just want to run your tests.
+
+:::
+
+This page documents Jest's programmable API that can be used to run jest from `node`. TypeScript types are provided.
+
+## Simple example
+
+```js
+import jest from 'jest';
+
+const {globalConfig, configs} = await jest.readConfigs(process.argv, ['.']);
+const {result} = await jest.runCore(globalConfig, configs);
+console.log(`runCore success, ${result.numPassedTests} passed tests.`);
+```
+
+This example runs Jest as the normal Jest command line interface (CLI) would.
+
+## Programmatic API reference
+
+### `getVersion` \[function]
+
+Get the version number from the imported Jest.
+
+Example:
+
+```js
+import {getVersion} from 'jest';
+console.log(`jest version: ${getVersion()}`);
+```
+
+### `readConfigs` \[function]
+
+Async function that reads the config for a given jest project, as well as its [projects](./Configuration.md#projects-arraystring--projectconfig). If no `projects`, were configured, the current project will be provided as project config.
+
+It takes in in an array of command line arguments (for example, `process.argv`) and an array locations to search for config.
+
+The configs that are returned are readonly and cannot be changed in-place. However, they can be used as a base to create new config objects from (see [Advanced use cases](#advanced-use-cases))
+
+Example:
+
+```js
+import {readConfigs} from 'jest';
+const {globalConfig, configs, hasDeprecationWarnings} = await readConfigs(
+  process.argv,
+  ['.'],
+);
+
+if (hasDeprecationWarnings) {
+  console.warn('Deprecation warnings found!');
+}
+
+console.log(`Global config: ${JSON.stringify(globalConfig, null, 2)}`);
+console.log(`Project specific configs: ${JSON.stringify(configs, null, 2)}`);
+```
+
+### `readInitialOptions` \[function]
+
+Async function that reads the jest configuration without reading its [projects](./Configuration.md#projects-arraystring--projectconfig), resolving its [preset](./Configuration.md#preset-string), filling in the default values or validating the options.
+
+```js
+import {readInitialOptions} from 'jest';
+const {config, configPath} = await readInitialOptions();
+
+console.log(
+  `Read options from ${configPath}: ${JSON.stringify(config, null, 2)}`,
+);
+```
+
+### `runCLI` \[function]
+
+Async function that mimics the CLI.
+
+It takes in in an array of command line arguments (for example, `process.argv`) and an array locations to search for config.
+
+```js
+import {runCLI} from 'jest';
+
+const {results, globalConfig} = await runCLI(process.argv, ['.']);
+console.log(`runCore success, ${result.numPassedTests} passed tests.`);
+```
+
+### `runCore` \[function]
+
+Async function that runs Jest either in watch mode or as a one-off. This is a lower-level API than `runCLI`.
+
+```js
+import {readConfigs, runCore} from 'jest';
+const {globalConfig, configs} = await readConfigs(process.argv, [
+  process.cwd(),
+]);
+const {results} = await runCore(globalConfig, configs);
+console.log(results);
+```
+
+## Advanced use cases
+
+These are more advanced use cases that demonstrate the power of the api.
+
+### Forcing some config options
+
+You can use `readInitialOptions` in combination with `runCLI` to run jest using the local config, while forcing some options. We're also always focussing our tests on the `foo.js` file.
+
+```js
+import {readInitialOptions, runCLI} from 'jest';
+
+const {config} = await readInitialOptions();
+
+// Override initial options
+config.collectCoverage = false;
+config.reporters = [];
+config.verbose = false;
+config.testResultsProcessor = undefined;
+
+// Only run tests related to foo.js
+const focussedFile = 'foo.js';
+const {results} = runCLI(
+  {
+    $0: 'my-custom-jest-script',
+    _: [focussedFile],
+
+    // Provide `findRelatedTests`
+    findRelatedTests: true,
+
+    // Pass the initial options
+    config: JSON.stringify(config)
+  },
+  ['.'],
+);
+console.log(JSON.stringify(results));
+```
+
+### Override options based on the configured options
+
+You might want to override options based on other options. For example, you might want to provide your own version of the `jsdom` or `node` test environment.
+
+For that to work, the initial options is not enough, because the configured preset might override the test environment.
+
+```js
+import {readConfigs, runCore} from 'jest';
+
+// Run while overriding _some_ options
+const {globalConfig, configs} = await readConfigs(process.argv, [
+  process.cwd(),
+]);
+
+const projectConfig = {
+  ...configs[0],
+  // Change the test environment based on the configured test environment
+  testEnvironment: overrideTestEnvironment(configs[0].testEnvironment),
+};
+
+const {results} = await runCore(globalConfig, [projectConfig]);
+console.log(results);
+```
diff --git a/website/sidebars.json b/website/sidebars.json
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     "configuration",
     "cli",
     "environment-variables",
-    "code-transformation"
+    "code-transformation",
+    "programmatic-api"
   ]
 }