Jupyter Notebooks

Jupyter Notebooks Kernels API

Running kernels.

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Operations 6

GET /kernels List running kernels #

POST /kernels Start a new kernel #

GET /kernels/{kernel_id} Get kernel info #

DELETE /kernels/{kernel_id} Shut down a kernel #

POST /kernels/{kernel_id}/interrupt Interrupt a kernel #

POST /kernels/{kernel_id}/restart Restart a kernel #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Jupyter Notebook Server REST Contents Kernels API
  description: REST API for the Jupyter Notebook server, providing access to notebook contents, kernels, kernel specs, sessions, and terminals. Used by clients to drive interactive computing workflows.
  version: '7.0'
  contact:
    name: Project Jupyter
    url: https://jupyter.org
  license:
    name: BSD-3-Clause
    url: https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: http://localhost:8888/api
  description: Local Jupyter Notebook server
tags:
- name: Kernels
  description: Running kernels.
paths:
  /kernels:
    get:
      tags:
      - Kernels
      summary: List running kernels
      operationId: listKernels
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of running kernels.
    post:
      tags:
      - Kernels
      summary: Start a new kernel
      operationId: startKernel
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                name:
                  type: string
                path:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Kernel started.
  /kernels/{kernel_id}:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: kernel_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Kernels
      summary: Get kernel info
      operationId: getKernel
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Kernel details.
    delete:
      tags:
      - Kernels
      summary: Shut down a kernel
      operationId: shutdownKernel
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Kernel shut down.
  /kernels/{kernel_id}/interrupt:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: kernel_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Kernels
      summary: Interrupt a kernel
      operationId: interruptKernel
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Kernel interrupted.
  /kernels/{kernel_id}/restart:
    parameters:
    - in: path
      name: kernel_id
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Kernels
      summary: Restart a kernel
      operationId: restartKernel
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Kernel restarted.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    tokenAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: Jupyter-Token