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# Ad-hoc upload one or more unpacked extensions to a running browser instance.

> Loads one or more unpacked extensions and restarts Chromium on the browser instance.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://app.stainless.com/api/spec/documented/kernel/openapi.documented.yml post /browsers/{id}/extensions
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Kernel 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: Browsers
    description: Create and manage browser sessions.
  - name: Browser Computer Controls
    description: Control mouse, keyboard, and screen on the browser instance.
  - name: Browser Playwright
    description: Execute Playwright code against the browser instance.
  - name: Browser Filesystem
    description: Read, write, and manage files on the browser instance.
  - name: Browser Processes
    description: Execute and manage processes on the browser instance.
  - name: Browser Replays
    description: Record and manage browser session video replays.
  - name: Browser Logs
    description: Stream logs from the browser instance.
  - name: Browser Telemetry
    description: Stream live telemetry events from a browser session.
  - name: Profiles
    description: Create, list, retrieve, and delete browser profiles.
  - name: Proxies
    description: Create and manage proxy configurations for routing browser traffic.
  - name: Extensions
    description: Create, list, retrieve, and delete browser extensions.
  - name: Browser Pools
    description: Create and manage browser pools for acquiring and releasing browsers.
  - name: Managed Auth
    description: >-
      Create and manage auth connections for automated credential capture and
      login.
  - name: Credentials
    description: Create and manage credentials for authentication.
  - name: Credential Providers
    description: Configure external credential providers like 1Password.
  - name: Apps
    description: List applications and versions.
  - name: Deployments
    description: Create and manage app deployments and stream deployment events.
  - name: Invocations
    description: Invoke actions and stream or query invocation status and events.
  - name: Organization
    description: Read and manage organization-level limits.
  - name: Projects
    description: Create and manage projects for resource isolation within an organization.
  - name: API Keys
    description: Create and manage API keys for organization and project-scoped access.
  - name: Audit Logs
    description: Read audit log records for the authenticated organization.
paths:
  /browsers/{id}/extensions:
    post:
      tags:
        - Browsers
      summary: >-
        Ad-hoc upload one or more unpacked extensions to a running browser
        instance.
      description: >-
        Loads one or more unpacked extensions and restarts Chromium on the
        browser instance.
      operationId: uploadExtensionsToBrowser
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Browser session ID
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                extensions:
                  type: array
                  description: List of extensions to upload and activate
                  items:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      zip_file:
                        type: string
                        format: binary
                        description: >-
                          Zip archive containing an unpacked Chromium extension
                          (must include manifest.json)
                      name:
                        type: string
                        description: >-
                          Folder name to place the extension under
                          /home/kernel/extensions/<name>
                        minLength: 1
                        maxLength: 255
                        pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]{1,255}$
                    required:
                      - zip_file
                      - name
              required:
                - extensions
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Extensions uploaded, Chromium restarted, and DevTools is ready
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalError'
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
      x-codeSamples:
        - lang: JavaScript
          source: |-
            import Kernel from '@onkernel/sdk';

            const client = new Kernel({
              apiKey: process.env['KERNEL_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
            });

            await client.browsers.loadExtensions('id', {
              extensions: [{ name: 'name', zip_file: fs.createReadStream('path/to/file') }],
            });
        - lang: Python
          source: |-
            import os
            from kernel import Kernel

            client = Kernel(
                api_key=os.environ.get("KERNEL_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
            )
            client.browsers.load_extensions(
                id="id",
                extensions=[{
                    "name": "name",
                    "zip_file": b"Example data",
                }],
            )
        - lang: Go
          source: "package main\n\nimport (\n\t\"bytes\"\n\t\"context\"\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\terr := client.Browsers.LoadExtensions(\n\t\tcontext.TODO(),\n\t\t\"id\",\n\t\tkernel.BrowserLoadExtensionsParams{\n\t\t\tExtensions: []kernel.BrowserLoadExtensionsParamsExtension{{\n\t\t\t\tName:    \"name\",\n\t\t\t\tZipFile: io.Reader(bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(\"Example data\"))),\n\t\t\t}},\n\t\t},\n\t)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n}\n"
components:
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad Request – invalid input
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized – missing or invalid authorization token
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: Forbidden – insufficient permissions or plan
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    InternalError:
      description: Internal Server Error
      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'
    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

````