Google Colab

Colab Runtime and Kernel Management

Google Colab provides internal APIs for managing notebook runtimes and kernels, including connecting to hosted runtimes, local runtimes, and custom GCE VM backends. The runtime API handles kernel lifecycle (connect, interrupt, restart), resource allocation (GPU/TPU), and execution of notebook cells. These capabilities are exposed through the Colab UI and the colab Python package.

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Colab Runtime and Kernel Management
description: Google Colab provides internal APIs for managing notebook runtimes and kernels, including
  connecting to hosted runtimes, local runtimes, and custom GCE VM backends. The runtime API handles kernel
  lifecycle (connect, interrupt, restart), resource allocation (GPU/TPU), and execution of notebook cells.
  These capabilities are exposed through the Colab UI and the colab Python package.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://research.google.com/colaboratory/faq.html
baseURL: https://colab.research.google.com
tags:
- GPU
- Kernel
- Runtime
- TPU
tags_raw:
- GPU
- Kernels
- Runtime
- TPU
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://research.google.com/colaboratory/faq.html