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📡 System API (Method Verification Required)

This API provides various system functionalities, including log viewing, video-on-demand (VOD) and stream management, statistics retrieval, background command execution, and more.


File Location

The System API is handled by the controller:

src/public/Controllers/Api/AdminApiController.php

HTTP entry-point: /api.php → routed by nginx to public/index.php with XC_API=internal.

API Architecture Overview

Base URI: http://<host>:<http port>/api.php Authentication: password parameter matching the live_streaming_pass configuration Example: http://<host>:<http port>/api.php?password=<live_streaming_pass>&action=<api endpoint>


Main API Endpoints

1. VOD Management

GET /api.php?action=vod

Description: Starts or stops Video-on-Demand (VOD) streams. Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description
stream_ids array of integers yes List of stream IDs.
function string yes Action to perform (start or stop).

2. Live Stream Management

GET /api.php?action=stream

Description: Starts or stops live streams. Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description
stream_ids array of integers yes List of stream IDs.
function string yes Action to perform (start or stop).

3. System Telemetry

GET /api.php?action=stats

Description: Retrieves system statistics. Response:

{
  "cpu": 8.32,
  "cpu_cores": 56,
  "cpu_avg": 8.86,
  "cpu_name": "Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2680 v4 @ 2.40GHz",
  ...
}

4. Process Lifecycle Check

GET /api.php?action=pidsAreRunning

Description: Checks whether specified process IDs (PIDs) are currently running. Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description
pids array of integers yes List of PIDs to verify.
program string yes Program name.

5. Get File

GET /api.php?action=getFile

Description: Downloads the specified file. Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description
filename string yes Path to the file.

Response:

  • File contents.

6. Directory Listing

GET /api.php?action=viewDir

Description: Retrieves a directory listing. Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description
dir string yes Path to the directory.

Response:

<ul class="jqueryFileTree" style="display: none;">
  <li class="directory collapsed"><a href="#" rel="/path/to/directory/">directory_name</a></li>
  <li class="file ext_txt"><a href="#" rel="/path/to/file.txt">file.txt</a></li>
</ul>

7. Connection Redirection

GET /api.php?action=redirect_connection

Description: Redirects a connection based on the activity ID and stream ID. Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description
activity_id integer yes Activity ID.
stream_id integer yes Stream ID.

8. Send Signal

GET /api.php?action=signal_send

Description: Sends a signal message to trigger an action. Parameters:

Parameter Type Required Description
message string yes Message or command.
activity_id integer yes Activity ID.

9. Clear Temporary Folder

GET /api.php?action=free_temp

Description: Deletes temporary files and executes a caching script.


10. Clear Streams Folder

GET /api.php?action=free_streams

Description: Clears the streams directory.


11. Get Free Disk Space

GET /api.php?action=get_free_space

Description: Returns information about available disk space.


12. Get Process PIDs

GET /api.php?action=get_pids

Description: Returns a list of running process IDs.


13. Kill Process by PID

GET /api.php?action=kill_pid

Description: Terminates a process by its PID.


Error Codes

Code Description
INVALID_API_PASSWORD Invalid API password.
API_IP_NOT_ALLOWED IP address not allowed.
INVALID_REQUEST Invalid request parameters.

Notes

  • All requests must be authenticated using the correct API password.
  • Some actions may require additional permissions or may be restricted depending on the server configuration.