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# Get browser session details

> Get information about a browser session.



## OpenAPI

````yaml https://app.stainless.com/api/spec/documented/kernel/openapi.documented.yml get /browsers/{id_or_name}
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_or_name}:
    get:
      tags:
        - Browsers
      summary: Get browser session details
      description: Get information about a browser session.
      operationId: getBrowsersByIdOrName
      parameters:
        - name: id_or_name
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Browser session ID or name
          example: htzv5orfit78e1m2biiifpbv
        - name: include_deleted
          in: query
          required: false
          description: When true, includes soft-deleted browser sessions in the lookup.
          schema:
            type: boolean
            default: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Browser session retrieved successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Browser'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '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
            });


            const browser = await
            client.browsers.retrieve('htzv5orfit78e1m2biiifpbv');


            console.log(browser.session_id);
        - 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
            )
            browser = client.browsers.retrieve(
                id_or_name="htzv5orfit78e1m2biiifpbv",
            )
            print(browser.session_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\tbrowser, err := client.Browsers.Get(\n\t\tcontext.TODO(),\n\t\t\"htzv5orfit78e1m2biiifpbv\",\n\t\tkernel.BrowserGetParams{},\n\t)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\tpanic(err.Error())\n\t}\n\tfmt.Printf(\"%+v\\n\", browser.SessionID)\n}\n"
components:
  schemas:
    Browser:
      type: object
      properties:
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the browser session was created.
        cdp_ws_url:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Websocket URL for Chrome DevTools Protocol connections to the
            browser session
          example: >-
            wss://proxy.yul-upbeat-herschel.onkernel.com:8443/browser/cdp?jwt=eyJ0eXAi...
        webdriver_ws_url:
          type: string
          description: Websocket URL for WebDriver BiDi connections to the browser session
          example: >-
            wss://proxy.yul-upbeat-herschel.onkernel.com:8443/browser/webdriver/session?jwt=eyJ0eXAi...
        browser_live_view_url:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Remote URL for live viewing the browser session. Only available for
            non-headless browsers.
          example: >-
            https://proxy.yul-upbeat-herschel.onkernel.com:8443/browser/live?jwt=eyJ0eXAi...
        base_url:
          type: string
          description: Metro-API HTTP base URL for this browser session.
          example: https://proxy.yul-upbeat-herschel.onkernel.com:8443/browser/kernel
        headless:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the browser session is running in headless mode.
          example: false
        stealth:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the browser session is running in stealth mode.
          example: false
        gpu:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            Whether GPU acceleration is enabled for the browser session (only
            supported for headful sessions).
          example: false
        session_id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the browser session
          example: htzv5orfit78e1m2biiifpbv
        name:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Human-readable name of the browser session, if one was set at
            creation.
          example: checkout-flow-1
        timeout_seconds:
          type: integer
          description: >-
            The number of seconds of inactivity before the browser session is
            terminated.
        profile:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Profile'
        proxy_id:
          type: string
          description: ID of the proxy associated with this browser session, if any.
        pool:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserPoolRef'
        viewport:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserViewport'
        kiosk_mode:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the browser session is running in kiosk mode.
          example: false
        start_url:
          type: string
          description: >-
            URL the session was asked to navigate to on creation, if any.
            Recorded for debugging. Navigation is fire-and-forget — the URL is
            dispatched to the browser without waiting for it to load, and any
            errors (DNS failure, bad status, timeout) are silently dropped.
            Captures what was requested, not what the browser actually loaded.
          example: https://example.com
        chrome_policy:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
          description: >
            Custom Chrome enterprise policy overrides that were applied to this
            browser session, if any. Echoed back for verification. Keys are
            Chrome enterprise policy names.
        tags:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tags'
          description: >-
            User-defined key-value tags that were set on this browser session,
            if any. Echoed back when present.
        deleted_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: >-
            When the browser session was soft-deleted. Only present for deleted
            sessions.
        usage:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserUsage'
        telemetry:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserTelemetryConfig'
          nullable: true
          description: Active telemetry configuration for the session, if any.
      required:
        - created_at
        - cdp_ws_url
        - webdriver_ws_url
        - session_id
        - stealth
        - headless
        - timeout_seconds
    Profile:
      type: object
      description: Browser profile metadata.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier for the profile
        name:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Optional, easier-to-reference name for the profile
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the profile was created
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the profile was last updated
        last_used_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the profile was last used
      required:
        - id
        - created_at
    BrowserPoolRef:
      type: object
      description: Browser pool this session was acquired from, if any.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: Browser pool ID
        name:
          type: string
          description: Browser pool name, if set
      required:
        - id
    BrowserViewport:
      type: object
      description: >
        Initial browser window size in pixels with optional refresh rate.

        If omitted, image defaults apply (1920x1080@25).

        For GPU images, the default is 1920x1080@60.

        Arbitrary viewport dimensions and refresh rates are accepted.

        Known-good presets include:

        2560x1440@10, 1920x1080@25, 1920x1200@25, 1440x900@25, 1280x800@60,
        1024x768@60, 1200x800@60.

        For GPU images, recommended presets use one of these resolutions with
        refresh rates 60, 30, 25, or 10:

        800x600, 960x720, 1024x576, 1024x768, 1152x648, 1200x800, 1280x720,
        1368x768, 1440x900, 1600x900, 1920x1080, 1920x1200, 390x844, 360x250,
        768x1024, 800x1600.

        Viewports outside this list may exhibit unstable live view or recording
        behavior.

        If refresh_rate is not provided, it will be automatically determined
        based on the resolution

        (higher resolutions use lower refresh rates to keep bandwidth
        reasonable).
      properties:
        width:
          type: integer
          description: Browser window width in pixels. Any positive integer is accepted.
          minimum: 1
          example: 1280
        height:
          type: integer
          description: Browser window height in pixels. Any positive integer is accepted.
          minimum: 1
          example: 800
        refresh_rate:
          type: integer
          description: >-
            Display refresh rate in Hz. Any positive integer is accepted; if
            omitted, automatically determined from width and height.
          minimum: 1
          example: 60
      required:
        - width
        - height
    Tags:
      type: object
      maxProperties: 50
      description: User-defined key-value tags.
      propertyNames:
        type: string
        minLength: 1
        maxLength: 128
        pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9 _.:/=+@-]+$
      additionalProperties:
        type: string
        minLength: 0
        maxLength: 256
        pattern: ^[A-Za-z0-9 _.:/=+@-]*$
      example:
        team: backend
        env: staging
    BrowserUsage:
      type: object
      description: Session usage metrics.
      properties:
        uptime_ms:
          type: integer
          description: Time in milliseconds the session was actively running.
      required:
        - uptime_ms
    BrowserTelemetryConfig:
      type: object
      description: Active telemetry configuration for a browser session.
      properties:
        browser:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserTelemetryCategoriesConfig'
          description: Per-category enable/disable flags.
    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'
    BrowserTelemetryCategoriesConfig:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Per-category telemetry capture settings. Selection is opt-in: set a
        category to enabled=true to capture it; anything omitted is off. The
        default set (used by enabled=true with no per-category settings) is the
        lightweight operational signals: control, connection, system, captcha.
        The CDP categories (console, network, page, interaction) and screenshot
        are off by default and must be opted into.
      properties:
        console:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserTelemetryCategoryConfig'
          description: >-
            Console output (log, warn, error) and uncaught exceptions. CDP
            category; off by default.
        page:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserTelemetryCategoryConfig'
          description: >-
            Page lifecycle events including navigation, DOMContentLoaded, load,
            layout shifts, and LCP. CDP category; off by default.
        interaction:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserTelemetryCategoryConfig'
          description: >-
            User interaction events including clicks, keydowns, and
            scroll-settled events. CDP category; off by default.
        network:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserTelemetryCategoryConfig'
          description: >-
            HTTP request and response metadata including URL, method, status
            code, and timing. Request post data is forwarded as-is from CDP.
            Text response bodies are truncated at 8 KB for structured types
            (JSON, XML, form data) and 4 KB for other text types. Binary
            responses (images, fonts, media) are excluded. CDP category; off by
            default.
        control:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserTelemetryCategoryConfig'
          description: >-
            Agent-driven actions against the browser, such as inbound calls to
            the in-VM API. On by default.
        connection:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserTelemetryCategoryConfig'
          description: >-
            Client attach/detach lifecycle for the CDP proxy and live view. On
            by default.
        system:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserTelemetryCategoryConfig'
          description: >-
            Browser VM health, such as out-of-memory kills and managed-service
            crashes. On by default.
        screenshot:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserTelemetryCategoryConfig'
          description: >-
            Periodic base64-encoded viewport screenshots. High volume; off by
            default and must be opted into.
        captcha:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/BrowserTelemetryCategoryConfig'
          description: Captcha solve attempt outcomes. On by default.
    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
    BrowserTelemetryCategoryConfig:
      type: object
      description: Per-category telemetry configuration.
      properties:
        enabled:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            Whether this category is captured. Selection is opt-in, so an
            omitted category is not captured.
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized – missing or invalid authorization token
      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'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer

````