Using ngrok with Google Colab

This guide shows you how to use ngrok from a Google Colab notebook using the pyngrok library. It covers installing pyngrok, adding your ngrok authtoken, and starting a tunnel from Colab.

What you’ll need

A Google Colab notebook.
An ngrok account.
Your ngrok authtoken.

1. Install pyngrok in your notebook

In a Colab cell, install pyngrok:

!pip -q install pyngrok

2. Add your ngrok authtoken

In a new cell, add your ngrok authtoken:

from pyngrok import ngrok

ngrok.set_auth_token("YOUR_AUTHTOKEN")

3. Start a tunnel

Start a tunnel to your local port (for example, 8080):

tunnel = ngrok.connect(8080)
print(tunnel.public_url)

Use the printed URL to access your service through ngrok.

General Guides

CLI Credentials

Dashboard SSO

Databases

Endpoints SSO

Event Destinations

Frameworks

JWT Validation

Kubernetes Ingress

OAuth

Protocols

Webhooks

Web Servers

What you’ll need

1. Install pyngrok in your notebook

2. Add your ngrok authtoken

3. Start a tunnel

​What you’ll need

​1. Install pyngrok in your notebook

​2. Add your ngrok authtoken

​3. Start a tunnel

What you’ll need

1. Install pyngrok in your notebook

2. Add your ngrok authtoken

3. Start a tunnel