7. Lightware REST API Reference
UCX series – User's Manual
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Applied firmware package: v1.2.0b9 | LDC software: v2.5.10b1
7.1.
Overview
The Lightware REST API is designed to provide a platform-free interface, where the UCX series switchers
can be controlled by HTTP requests. REST API is a software architectural style based on HTTP protocol, so
it can be used via web browser, Node.js, terminal programs.
The UCX series device provides a REST API server where most of the LW3 commands are available (for more
details see
Lightware REST API vs. LW3 Protocol
section).
Lightware devices can be controlled with LW3 protocol commands (for more details, see
) LW3 protocol consist of read-only, read-write properties and methods which operate the same
way as REST API GET/POST methods. This is not a new protocol, the LW3 tree structure became available
via HTTP(s).
7.2.
Instructions for the Terminal Application Usage
7.2.1.
Web Browser Plugins
REST API interface can be easily available via a web browser's plugin, see the two examples below:
Mozilla Firefox - RESTClient
RESTClient plugin for Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome - Advanced Rest Client
Advanced Rest Client for Google Chrome
