Kernel Extensions API

Create, list, retrieve, and delete browser extensions.

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kernel-extensions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Kernel API Keys Extensions API
  description: Developer tools and cloud infrastructure for AI agents to use web browsers
  version: 0.1.0
servers:
- url: https://api.onkernel.com
  description: API Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Extensions
  description: Create, list, retrieve, and delete browser extensions.
paths:
  /extensions:
    post:
      operationId: postExtensions
      tags:
      - Extensions
      summary: Upload a browser extension
      description: Upload a zip file containing an unpacked browser extension. Optionally provide a unique name for later reference.
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
                  description: ZIP file containing the browser extension.
                  example: '@path/to/extension.zip'
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: Optional unique name within the project to reference this extension.
                  pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9._-]{1,255}$
              required:
              - file
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Extension uploaded successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Extension'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '409':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: JavaScript
        source: "import fs from 'fs';\nimport Kernel from '@onkernel/sdk';\n\nconst client = new Kernel({\n  apiKey: process.env['KERNEL_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted\n});\n\nconst response = await client.extensions.upload({ file: fs.createReadStream('path/to/file') });\n\nconsole.log(response.id);"
      - lang: Python
        source: "import os\nfrom kernel import Kernel\n\nclient = Kernel(\n    api_key=os.environ.get(\"KERNEL_API_KEY\"),  # This is the default and can be omitted\n)\nresponse = client.extensions.upload(\n    file=b\"Example data\",\n)\nprint(response.id)"
      - lang: Go
        source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"bytes\"\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\t\"io\"\n\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk\"\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := kernel.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithAPIKey(\"My API Key\"),\n\t)\n\tresponse, err := client.Extensions.Upload(context.TODO(), kernel.ExtensionUploadParams{\n\t\tFile: io.Reader(bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(\"Example data\"))),\n\t})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", response.ID)\n}\n"
    get:
      operationId: getExtensions
      tags:
      - Extensions
      summary: List browser extensions
      description: List extensions in the resolved project.
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Limit the number of extensions to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          maximum: 100
          default: 20
      - name: offset
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Offset the number of extensions to return.
        schema:
          type: integer
          minimum: 0
          default: 0
      - name: query
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Case-insensitive substring match against extension name. IDs match by exact value.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: name
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Exact-match filter on extension name using the database collation. In production, matching is case- and accent-insensitive. During the default-project migration, unscoped requests prefer a concrete default-project extension over a legacy unscoped extension with the same name.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of extensions
          headers:
            X-Limit:
              description: Limit the number of extensions to return.
              schema:
                type: integer
                minimum: 1
                maximum: 100
                default: 20
            X-Offset:
              description: The offset of extensions to return.
              schema:
                type: integer
                minimum: 0
                default: 0
            X-Next-Offset:
              description: The offset where the next page starts. 0 when there are no more results.
              schema:
                type: integer
                nullable: true
            X-Has-More:
              description: Whether there are more extensions to fetch.
              schema:
                type: boolean
                default: false
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Extension'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: JavaScript
        source: "import Kernel from '@onkernel/sdk';\n\nconst client = new Kernel({\n  apiKey: process.env['KERNEL_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted\n});\n\n// Automatically fetches more pages as needed.\nfor await (const extensionListResponse of client.extensions.list()) {\n  console.log(extensionListResponse.id);\n}"
      - lang: Python
        source: "import os\nfrom kernel import Kernel\n\nclient = Kernel(\n    api_key=os.environ.get(\"KERNEL_API_KEY\"),  # This is the default and can be omitted\n)\npage = client.extensions.list()\npage = page.items[0]\nprint(page.id)"
      - lang: Go
        source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk\"\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := kernel.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithAPIKey(\"My API Key\"),\n\t)\n\tpage, err := client.Extensions.List(context.TODO(), kernel.ExtensionListParams{})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", page)\n}\n"
  /extensions/{id_or_name}:
    get:
      operationId: getExtensionByIdOrName
      tags:
      - Extensions
      summary: Download extension archive
      description: Download the extension as a ZIP archive by ID or name.
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: id_or_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Extension ID or name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Extension ZIP archive
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: JavaScript
        source: "import Kernel from '@onkernel/sdk';\n\nconst client = new Kernel({\n  apiKey: process.env['KERNEL_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted\n});\n\nconst response = await client.extensions.download('id_or_name');\n\nconsole.log(response);\n\nconst content = await response.blob();\nconsole.log(content);"
      - lang: Python
        source: "import os\nfrom kernel import Kernel\n\nclient = Kernel(\n    api_key=os.environ.get(\"KERNEL_API_KEY\"),  # This is the default and can be omitted\n)\nresponse = client.extensions.download(\n    \"id_or_name\",\n)\nprint(response)\ncontent = response.read()\nprint(content)"
      - lang: Go
        source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk\"\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := kernel.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithAPIKey(\"My API Key\"),\n\t)\n\tresponse, err := client.Extensions.Download(context.TODO(), \"id_or_name\")\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", response)\n}\n"
    delete:
      operationId: deleteExtensionByIdOrName
      tags:
      - Extensions
      summary: Delete extension by ID or name
      description: Delete an extension by its ID or by its name.
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: id_or_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Extension ID or extension name
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Extension deleted successfully
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: JavaScript
        source: "import Kernel from '@onkernel/sdk';\n\nconst client = new Kernel({\n  apiKey: process.env['KERNEL_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted\n});\n\nawait client.extensions.delete('id_or_name');"
      - lang: Python
        source: "import os\nfrom kernel import Kernel\n\nclient = Kernel(\n    api_key=os.environ.get(\"KERNEL_API_KEY\"),  # This is the default and can be omitted\n)\nclient.extensions.delete(\n    \"id_or_name\",\n)"
      - lang: Go
        source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk\"\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := kernel.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithAPIKey(\"My API Key\"),\n\t)\n\terr := client.Extensions.Delete(context.TODO(), \"id_or_name\")\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n}\n"
  /extensions/{id_or_name}/metadata:
    get:
      operationId: getExtensionByIdOrNameMetadata
      tags:
      - Extensions
      summary: Get extension metadata
      description: Get an extension's metadata (name, size, timestamps) by ID or name, without downloading the archive.
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: id_or_name
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Extension ID or name
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Extension metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Extension'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: JavaScript
        source: "import Kernel from '@onkernel/sdk';\n\nconst client = new Kernel({\n  apiKey: process.env['KERNEL_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted\n});\n\nconst extension = await client.extensions.get('id_or_name');\n\nconsole.log(extension.id);"
      - lang: Python
        source: "import os\nfrom kernel import Kernel\n\nclient = Kernel(\n    api_key=os.environ.get(\"KERNEL_API_KEY\"),  # This is the default and can be omitted\n)\nextension = client.extensions.get(\n    \"id_or_name\",\n)\nprint(extension.id)"
      - lang: Go
        source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk\"\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := kernel.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithAPIKey(\"My API Key\"),\n\t)\n\textension, err := client.Extensions.Get(context.TODO(), \"id_or_name\")\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", extension.ID)\n}\n"
  /extensions/from_chrome_store:
    get:
      operationId: getExtensionsFromChromeStore
      tags:
      - Extensions
      summary: Download unpacked extension from Chrome Web Store
      description: Returns a ZIP archive containing the unpacked extension fetched from the Chrome Web Store.
      security:
      - bearerAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: url
        in: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Chrome Web Store URL for the extension.
      - name: os
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - win
          - mac
          - linux
          default: linux
        description: Target operating system for the extension package. Defaults to linux.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Extension ZIP archive
          content:
            application/octet-stream:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      x-codeSamples:
      - lang: JavaScript
        source: "import Kernel from '@onkernel/sdk';\n\nconst client = new Kernel({\n  apiKey: process.env['KERNEL_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted\n});\n\nconst response = await client.extensions.downloadFromChromeStore({ url: 'url' });\n\nconsole.log(response);\n\nconst content = await response.blob();\nconsole.log(content);"
      - lang: Python
        source: "import os\nfrom kernel import Kernel\n\nclient = Kernel(\n    api_key=os.environ.get(\"KERNEL_API_KEY\"),  # This is the default and can be omitted\n)\nresponse = client.extensions.download_from_chrome_store(\n    url=\"url\",\n)\nprint(response)\ncontent = response.read()\nprint(content)"
      - lang: Go
        source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"context\"\n\t\"fmt\"\n\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk\"\n\t\"github.com/kernel/kernel-go-sdk/option\"\n)\n\nfunc main() {\n\tclient := kernel.NewClient(\n\t\toption.WithAPIKey(\"My API Key\"),\n\t)\n\tresponse, err := client.Extensions.DownloadFromChromeStore(context.TODO(), kernel.ExtensionDownloadFromChromeStoreParams{\n\t\tURL: \"url\",\n\t})\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", response)\n}\n"
components:
  responses:
    Conflict:
      description: Conflict – resource already exists
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    InternalError:
      description: Internal Server Error
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized – missing or invalid authorization token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request – invalid input
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden – insufficient permissions or plan
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      required:
      - code
      - message
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Application-specific error code (machine-readable)
          example: bad_request
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error description for debugging
          example: 'Missing required field: app_name'
        details:
          type: array
          description: Additional error details (for multiple errors)
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
        inner_error:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorDetail'
    Extension:
      type: object
      description: A browser extension uploaded to Kernel.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the extension
        name:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Optional, easier-to-reference name for the extension. Must be unique within the project.
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the extension was created
        size_bytes:
          type: integer
          description: Size of the extension archive in bytes
        checksum:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          minLength: 64
          maxLength: 64
          description: SHA-256 checksum, encoded as lowercase hexadecimal, of the exact uploaded extension archive bytes. This is not a normalized checksum of the extension contents; archive metadata, file ordering, and compression can change the checksum for otherwise identical contents. Omitted for legacy rows and server-repackaged Chrome Web Store extensions.
        last_used_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          description: Timestamp when the extension was last used
      required:
      - id
      - created_at
      - size_bytes
    ErrorDetail:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: Lower-level error code providing more specific detail
          example: invalid_input
        message:
          type: string
          description: Further detail about the error
          example: Provided version string is not semver compliant
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer