Jupyter Server

Jupyter Server Sessions API

Notebook-kernel session management.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /sessions Jupyter Server List sessions #
POST /sessions Jupyter Server Create session #
GET /sessions/{session} Jupyter Server Get session #
PATCH /sessions/{session} Jupyter Server Update session #
DELETE /sessions/{session} Jupyter Server Delete session #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://jupyter-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developers/rest-api.html

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jupyter-server/refs/heads/main/openapi/jupyter-server-sessions-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jupyter-server/refs/heads/main/json-schema/jupyter-server-contents-model.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jupyter-server/refs/heads/main/json-schema/jupyter-server-kernel.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jupyter-server/refs/heads/main/json-schema/jupyter-server-session.json

Other Resources

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Repository
https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server
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ChangeLog
https://github.com/jupyter-server/jupyter_server/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
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JSONLDContext
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jupyter-server/refs/heads/main/json-ld/jupyter-server-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

jupyter-server-sessions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Jupyter Server REST Checkpoints Sessions API
  description: Core REST API for Jupyter Server, the backend that powers Jupyter Notebook, JupyterLab, and other Jupyter web applications. Provides endpoints for managing kernels, sessions, contents (notebooks and files), terminals, kernel specifications, configuration, and server status.
  version: 2.14.0
  license:
    name: BSD-3-Clause
    url: https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause
  contact:
    name: Jupyter Project
    url: https://jupyter-server.readthedocs.io
    email: jupyter@googlegroups.com
servers:
- url: http://localhost:8888/api
  description: Local Jupyter Server
security:
- token: []
tags:
- name: Sessions
  description: Notebook-kernel session management.
paths:
  /sessions:
    get:
      operationId: listSessions
      summary: Jupyter Server List sessions
      description: Returns the list of running sessions.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of session objects.
    post:
      operationId: createSession
      summary: Jupyter Server Create session
      description: Creates a new session, optionally starting a new kernel.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Newly created session object.
  /sessions/{session}:
    get:
      operationId: getSession
      summary: Jupyter Server Get session
      description: Retrieves the session by ID.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      parameters:
      - name: session
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Session object.
    patch:
      operationId: updateSession
      summary: Jupyter Server Update session
      description: Updates the session, for example to change the path or kernel.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      parameters:
      - name: session
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated session object.
    delete:
      operationId: deleteSession
      summary: Jupyter Server Delete session
      description: Deletes the session and shuts down its kernel.
      tags:
      - Sessions
      parameters:
      - name: session
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Session deleted.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    token:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'Token-based authentication. Use the form: Authorization: token <token>'
    xsrf:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-XSRFToken
      description: XSRF token required for browser-based requests.
externalDocs:
  description: Jupyter Server REST API documentation
  url: https://jupyter-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/developers/rest-api.html