---
title: "Update Chromium launch flags and restart"
method: PATCH
path: "/chromium/flags"
---

# Update Chromium launch flags and restart

`PATCH /chromium/flags`

Merge new flags with existing ones, update /chromium/flags, restart Chromium via supervisord,
and wait until the Chromium DevTools "listening" log line is observed before returning success.

## Request body

- object
  - `flags` string[], required — Chromium flags to merge (e.g., ["--kiosk", "--disable-gpu"])

## Response `200`

Flags updated and Chromium restarted successfully

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `500` — Internal Server Error

## Changes

> 52 revisions in range; 4 could not be searched.

- **2025-10-15** `921967204357` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2025-06-27** `f980a92ab23f` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/kernel/apis/kernel-images-api/changes/chromium/flags/patch.md)

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