Great question! Yes, you absolutely can bind a specific interpreter configuration when creating a notebook via Zeppelin's REST API—just like the dropdown selection you see in the UI. Here's a step-by-step breakdown to make this work:

Step 1: Get the ID of your target interpreter configuration #

First, you need to retrieve the unique ID of the interpreter configuration you want to bind. To do this:

• Send a GET request to:

  http://<zeppelin-host>:<port>/api/interpreter/settings
  

• In the JSON response, look for the interpreter configuration you’re targeting (e.g., a custom Spark setup or a Python interpreter with specific environment variables). Note the id field associated with it (it’ll be a string like 2A94M5J1Z).

Step 2: Create the notebook and bind the interpreter configuration #

Now use the Zeppelin notebook creation API, and include the interpreter configuration ID in your request body:

• Send a POST request to:

  http://<zeppelin-host>:<port>/api/notebook
  

• Use a JSON request body like this (replace placeholders with your actual values):

  {
    "name": "My Custom Interpreter Notebook",
    "note": {
      "paragraphs": []
    },
    "interpreterSettingId": "2A94M5J1Z"
  }
  

  The interpreterSettingId field is the key here—it links your new notebook directly to the specific interpreter configuration you selected.

Step 3: Verify the binding #

To confirm everything worked as expected:

• Take the notebook ID returned in the POST response (it’ll be in the body.id field).
• Send a GET request to:

  http://<zeppelin-host>:<port>/api/notebook/<notebook-id>
  

• Check that the interpreterSettingId in the response matches the ID you used when creating the notebook.

Quick Tips #

• If your Zeppelin instance uses authentication, don’t forget to include the appropriate authorization headers (like a Bearer token) in all your API requests to avoid permission issues.
• You can pre-populate paragraphs in the note.paragraphs array if you want the notebook to start with specific code or text—just follow the Zeppelin paragraph JSON structure.

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者Reza Rahim