JupyterLab

JupyterLab Extension API

JavaScript and TypeScript API used to build JupyterLab extensions and plugins. JupyterLab is composed of plugins that consume and provide services on the front-end application object.

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Documentation
https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/extension/extension_dev.html

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Reference
https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api/modules.html
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Repository
https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/jupyterlab/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: jupyterlab:jupyterlab-extension-api
name: JupyterLab Extension API
description: JavaScript and TypeScript API used to build JupyterLab extensions and plugins. JupyterLab
  is composed of plugins that consume and provide services on the front-end application object.
humanURL: https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/extension/extension_dev.html
tags:
- Extensions
- Frontend
- JavaScript
- Plugins
- TypeScript
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/extension/extension_dev.html
- type: Reference
  url: https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/api/modules.html
- type: Repository
  url: https://github.com/jupyterlab/jupyterlab