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LDWS Control Endpoints

LDWS Control Endpoints

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Last updated: Feb 05, 2025
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PUT /v1/control/reboot/ 

Reboots the player.

Request Body

  • crash_report bool: Setting this parameter to true reboots the player and saves a crash-report file to the brightsign-dumps folder. Only use this when directed by BrightSign customer service, which may request the crash report when helping you troubleshoot a player.

  • factory_reset bool: Setting this parameter to true resets the player to factory defaults, erasing all persistent registry settings for networking, security, and other applications.

  • autorun string: Set to “disable” to disable the current autorun script, which is helpful for debugging purposes.

Request Example (Simple Reboot)

This reboot has no body.

PUT /api/v1/control/reboot HTTP/1.1 Host: {{playerIP}} Authorization: {{DigestAuth}}

Request Example (Crash Report)

PUT /api/v1/control/reboot/ HTTP/1.1 Host: {{playerIP}} Authorization: {{DigestAuth}} Accept: application/json Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: 36

This is the example request body:

{ "crash_report": true }

Request Example (Factory Reset)

PUT /api/v1/control/reboot/ HTTP/1.1 Host: {{playerIP}} Authorization: {{DigestAuth}} Accept: application/json Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: 39

This is the example request body:

{ "factory_reset": true }

Request Example (Disable Autorun)

PUT /api/v1/control/reboot/ HTTP/1.1 Host: {{playerIP}} Authorization: {{DigestAuth}} Accept: application/json Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: 41

This is the example request body:

{ "autorun": "disable" }

Response Body

The server will return a success or error message. A successful response will almost always cause a reboot which will be indicated in the response.

  • resultobject: The response object

    • successbool: Whether or not the operation was successful

    • rebootbool: Whether or not the player is rebooting

Response Examples

Crash Report

{ "data": { "result": { "success": true, "message": "A reboot has been initiated (with crash report)" } } }

Factory Reset

{ "data": { "result": { "success": true, "message": "A reboot has been initiated (with factory reset)" } } }

Disable Autorun

{ "data": { "result": { "success": true, "message": "A reboot has been initiated" } } }

 

GET /v1/control/dws-password/ 

Returns information about the current password of the local DWS (but not the password itself) such as whether the password is blank or invalid

Request Example

GET /api/v1/control/dws-password/ HTTP/1.1 Host: {{playerIP}} Authorization: {{DigestAuth}} Accept: application/json

Response Body

  • success bool: A flag indicating whether the password was successfully read

  • password Password{ }: A Password object that describes the DWS password. The following are possible values:

    • isResultValid bool: A flag indicating whether the DWS password is valid

    • isBlank bool: A flag indicating whether the DWS password is blank (i.e. no password is required)

Response Example

{ "data": { "result": { "success": true, "password": { "isResultValid": true, "isBlank": true } } } }

 

PUT /v1/control/dws-password/ 

Resets or changes the DWS password. 

Request Body

  • password string: This is the password value that you want to set. Passing a blank string "" will remove the existing password.

  • previous_password string: This optional parameter is the old password value

Request Example

PUT /api/v1/control/dws-password/ HTTP/1.1 Host: {{playerIP}} Authorization: {{DigestAuth}} Accept: application/json Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: 106

This is the example request body:

{ "password": "newpassword", "previous_password": "oldpassword" }

Response Body

  • success bool: A flag indicating whether the password was successfully set

  • reboot bool: A flag indicating whether the player will reboot to set the password

Response Example

{ "data": { "result": { "success": true, "reboot": false } } }

 

GET /v1/control/local-dws/ 

Returns whether or not the local DWS is enabled.

Request Example

GET /api/v1/control/local-dws/ HTTP/1.1 Host: {{playerIP}} Authorization: {{DigestAuth}} Accept: application/json

Response Body

  • success bool: Whether the local DWS is enabled or disabled

  • value bool: When true means that the local DWS is enabled, false is disabled

Response Example

{ "data": { "result": { "success": true, "value": true } } }

 

 

PUT /v1/control/local-dws/ 

Enables or disables the local DWS on the player. 

Request Body

  • enable bool: Whether the local DWS is enabled or not (it is enabled by default)

Request Example

PUT /api/v1/control/local-dws/ HTTP/1.1 Host: {{playerIP}} Authorization: {{DigestAuth}} Accept: application/json Content-Type: application/json Content-Length: 47

This is the example request body:

{ "enable": true }

Response Body

  • success bool: A flag indicating whether the local DWS was successfully enabled or disabled

  • reboot bool: A flag indicating whether the player will reboot to enable/disable the local DWS

Response Example

{ "data": { "result": { "success": true, "reboot": true } } }

 

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