Live View

Humans-in-the-loop can access the live view of Kernel browsers in real-time to resolve errors or take unscripted actions.

To access the live view, visit the browser_live_view_url provided when you create a Kernel browser:

Typescript/Javascript

import Kernel from '@onkernel/sdk';

const kernel = new Kernel();

const browser = await kernel.browsers.create();
console.log(browser.browser_live_view_url);

from kernel import Kernel

kernel = Kernel()

browser = kernel.browsers.create()
print(browser.browser_live_view_url)

Query parameters

The browser_live_view_url supports additional query parameters to customize the live view:

• readOnly (bool): when set to true, the view will be non-interactive.

Example:

https://api.onkernel.com/browser/live/<TOKEN>?readOnly=true

Embedding in an iframe

The live view URL can be embedded in an iframe to integrate the browser view into your own application or dashboard.

<iframe src={browser.browser_live_view_url}></iframe>

Kiosk mode

Kiosk mode provides a fullscreen live view experience without browser UI elements like the address bar and tabs. You can enable kiosk mode when creating a browser by setting the kiosk_mode parameter to true.

Typescript/Javascript

const browser = await kernel.browsers.create({
    kiosk_mode: true
});

kernel_browser = kernel.browsers.create(
    kiosk_mode=True
)

URL lifetime

browser_live_view_url becomes invalid once the browser is deleted manually or via timeout.