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Kernel Browser Processes API

Execute and manage processes on the browser instance.

Kernel Browser Processes API is one of 22 APIs that Kernel publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Browser Processes. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 7 operations across 7 paths, and defines 13 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 0.1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.onkernel.com.

7 operations 7 paths 13 schemas 2 GET5 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
0.1.0
Base URL
https://api.onkernel.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Kernel Browser Processes API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 7

Across 7 paths, the API surfaces 7 operations — 2 GET, 5 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Browser Processes 7

Execute and manage processes on the browser instance.

POST
/browsers/{id}/process/exec
Execute a command synchronously
processExec 1 param body → 200400404500
POST
/browsers/{id}/process/spawn
Execute a command asynchronously
processSpawn 1 param body → 200400404500
GET
/browsers/{id}/process/{process_id}/status
Get process status
processStatus 2 params → 200400404500
GET
/browsers/{id}/process/{process_id}/stdout/stream
Stream process stdout via SSE
processStdoutStream 2 params → 200400404500
POST
/browsers/{id}/process/{process_id}/stdin
Write to process stdin
processStdin 2 params body → 200400404500
POST
/browsers/{id}/process/{process_id}/kill
Send signal to process
processKill 2 params body → 200400404500
POST
/browsers/{id}/process/{process_id}/resize
Resize a PTY-backed process terminal
processResize 2 params body → 200400404500

Schemas 13

The contract defines 13 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ProcessExecRequest (7 properties), ProcessExecResult (4 properties), ProcessStreamEvent (4 properties), Error (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ProcessSpawnRequest
ProcessStdinResult
object
Result of writing to stdin.
1 property
ProcessExecRequest
object
Request to execute a command synchronously.
7 properties 1 required
OkResponse
object
Generic OK response.
1 property 1 required
ProcessStreamEvent
object
SSE payload representing process output or lifecycle events.
4 properties
Error
object
4 properties 2 required
ProcessExecResult
object
Result of a synchronous command execution.
4 properties
ProcessResizeRequest
object
Resize a PTY-backed process terminal.
2 properties 2 required
ProcessStatus
object
Current status of a process.
4 properties
ProcessStdinRequest
object
Data to write to the process standard input.
1 property 1 required
ProcessKillRequest
object
Signal to send to the process.
1 property 1 required
ProcessSpawnResult
object
Information about a spawned process.
3 properties
ErrorDetail
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kernel-browser-processes-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Kernel Apps API
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Kernel Browser Computer Controls API
Kernel Browser Filesystem API
Kernel Browser Logs API
Kernel Browser Playwright API
Kernel Browser Pools API
Kernel Browser Replays API
Kernel Browser Telemetry API
Kernel Browsers API
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