Alpha Feature: API Access

**VOIPoTim** · 06-03-2009 01:19 PM

We've now opened up simple API access in an Alpha stage.

This allows very advanced users to pass commands to the VOIPo system to control various features on their account just like the Control By SMS feature. You can use this to write your own scripts and programs to interact with us.

Right now, we added the basic commands and it's in a simple format. We'd like to get some feedback on it and if it's a popular feature we'll likely improve it so that it's a full SOAP based API. With this version, we just wanted to give you guys that were asking for it something basic to work with.

We can pretty easily add any commands to it and would like some feedback on what you'd like to see added to it.

API Activation

To use the service, simply go to BETA - API in vPanel. There you just need to Enable it and set an API password. We recommend that this be different than your account password.

Once you've done this, you can begin passing commands.

Do Not Disturb (DND)

Action: dnd

Arguments: vmail, busy, off

Example: api.voipo.com/?username=9491230000&password=test&action=dnd&argu ments[]=busy

Failover

Action: fail

Arguments: 10DigitNumber, vmail

Example: api.voipo.com/?username=9491230000&password=test&action=fail&arg uments[]=busy

Call Forwarding

Action: forward

Arguments: 10DigitNumber, off

Example: api.voipo.com/?username=9491230000&password=test&action=fwd&argu ments[]=off

**VOIPoTim** · 06-03-2009 01:34 PM

The forum software keeps manipulating the example URLs so I had to take off the http:// on the front of them so it wouldn't think they were a link and truncate them.

**chpalmer** · 06-03-2009 02:44 PM

Just testing something...

Code:

http://api.voipo.com/?username=9491230000&password=test&action=fwd&arguments[]=off

Yep- works... Just use code tags...

**VOIPoTim** · 06-03-2009 02:48 PM

Originally Posted by chpalmer

Just testing something...

Code:

http://api.voipo.com/?username=9491230000&password=test&action=fwd&arguments[]=off

Yep- works... Just use code tags...

Hmmm. I swear that wasn't working earlier.

**Xponder1** · 06-03-2009 05:32 PM

Sounds good to me.

**bubbanc** · 06-03-2009 07:16 PM

Nice. Thanks for this! The cronjobs are setup. Take that dad-in-law!

VOIPoJustin · 06-04-2009 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by bubbanc

Take that dad-in-law!

lol! Nice...

**voipoh** · 06-04-2009 09:04 PM

The geek factor is impressive. But I wouldn't be surprised if I am in the minority by saying, I would have preferred to see a more flexible, updated 'Forwarding' feature rather than another way to activate a Basic Forwarding feature with limited options. Ma Bell Forwarding from the seventies had greater flexibility.

**mrkarron** · 06-05-2009 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by voipoh

The geek factor is impressive. But I wouldn't be surprised if I am in the minority by saying, I would have preferred to see a more flexible, updated 'Forwarding' feature rather than another way to activate a Basic Forwarding feature with limited options. Ma Bell Forwarding from the seventies had greater flexibility.

As I stated on other threads, I feel a basic no answer or a busy call forward are options that would be very useful.

**VOIPoTim** · 06-08-2009 12:58 AM

Is anyone using this yet?

If you are, you probably have a basic idea of how it works (manipulating database entries), so you have a basic idea of what's possible.

What features would you guys want to see added to it?