
TANDBERG MPS API
User Guide
1.5Introduction to TANDBERG XML API Service (TXAS)
TXAS is a service provided by TANDBERG units for transmitting and receiving (transceiving) information encoded in XML format.
The API uses HTTP(S) as the transport mechanism and connects to the normal web port
(80). TXAS can be accessed in two ways;
1.5.1 Bare-bone HTTP(S) access
The
getxml
REQUEST:
/getxml
PARAM:
location = XPath expression
"/getxml" request returns an XML document based on the location parameter passed to the request. The elements (or complete document) matching the expression will be returned. On Incorrect XPath expression, a <Fault> element with a <XPathError> element will be returned.
formputxml
REQUEST:
/formputxml
PARAM:
xmldoc = "an XML document of Configuration, Directory or Command"
This is most useful in a POST (to extend character limit of 255 of GET urls). It posts a Configuration or Command document to set the configurations or issue a command.
Like getxml, it has the data URL
putxml
REQUEST:
/putxml
PARAM:
HTTP BODY as argument
Putxml is like "formputxml", put uses the complete BODY as argument (i.e. the content of the xmldoc parameter). The
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