---
title: "Installs the kernel that best suits the specified profile's fingerprint, downloading it if it's not already available locally."
method: POST
path: "/profiles/{profileId}/kernel-install"
tags: ["Profile"]
---

# Installs the kernel that best suits the specified profile's fingerprint, downloading it if it's not already available locally.

`POST /profiles/{profileId}/kernel-install`

## Path parameters

- `profileId` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

OK.

- KernelResponse
  - `id` string, uuid, required — Unique identifier of the kernel.
  - `platform` string, required — The operating system this kernel supports (e.g: win-x64, osx-arm64).
  - `browser` string, required — The browser this kernel contains (e.g: chroma, junglefox).
  - `version` string, required — Version of the browser.
  - `builtAt` string, date-time, required — Build timestamp of the kernel.
  - `downloadSize` integer, required — Size of the download package in bytes.
  - `diskSize` integer, nullable — Size of the extracted package on the local file system in bytes or null if the kernel is not installed.
  - `isInstalled` boolean, required — Flag indicating if the kernel is locally available (true) or it has to be installed before usage (false).
  - `isInUse` boolean, required — Flag indicating if the kernel is currently in use.
  - `isMarkedForRemoval` boolean, required — Flag indicating that the kernel will be removed from the local file system when it is not in use.

## Other responses

- `404` — Profile not found.
- `429` — Too Many Requests
- `default` — Error

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