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POST
/
browsers
/
{id}
/
process
/
spawn
JavaScript
import Kernel from '@onkernel/sdk';

const client = new Kernel({
  apiKey: 'My API Key',
});

const response = await client.browsers.process.spawn('id', { command: 'command' });

console.log(response.pid);
{
  "process_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "pid": 123,
  "started_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

​
id
string
required

Browser session ID

Body

application/json

Request to execute a command synchronously.

​
command
string
required

Executable or shell command to run.

​
args
string[]

Command arguments.

​
cwd
string | null

Working directory (absolute path) to run the command in.

​
env
object

Environment variables to set for the process.

​
as_user
string | null

Run the process as this user.

​
as_root
boolean
default:false

Run the process with root privileges.

​
timeout_sec
integer | null

Maximum execution time in seconds.

Response

Spawned

Information about a spawned process.

​
process_id
string<uuid>

Server-assigned identifier for the process.

​
pid
integer

OS process ID.

​
started_at
string<date-time>

Timestamp when the process started.

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