Lifesize® Icon™ 400/450/600/800

Last Updated: Jan 25, 2023

API overview

The Lifesize API provides a command line based entry point for automating access and control of Icon video systems. The API supports a REST method for accessing a set of resources, or objects, through a fixed set of operations. API calls are made by sending a request to an API resource and specifying a method and arguments. A formatted response details the operation’s outcome.

CLI operation and configuration with Lifesize Icons
 
The following Lifesize Icon systems can leverage the use of Command Line Interface (CLI): All Lifesize Icons (300, 400, 450, 500, 600, 700, 800)
 
The Lifesize Automation Command Line Interface (CLI) provides a command line-based entry point for automating access and control of Lifesize video communications systems. The CLI allows you to:

  • Retrieve configuration information about your Lifesize system. For example, you can get the system version number or the camera’s brightness setting.
  • Apply new preferences to the system configuration. For example, you can set the speaker volume or the fadeout timer, change bandwidth preferences, auto answer, etc.
  • Show the status of calls in the system. For example, you can show active calls or statistics for previous calls.
  • Control aspects of the system. For example, you can add participants to an active call or emulate remote control functionality.

This section provides an introduction to the Lifesize API. More detailed documentation is available at:

https://<videoSystemIPAddress>/docs/clish   (traditional command line interface)

https://<videoSystemIPAddress>/docs/json   (REST API)

Authentication

The same authentication policies that are enforced on a browser also apply to API calls. Sign in to your Lifesize video system through an SSH or HTTP connection over the network as follows:

  1. Open a client, such as Cygwin or Putty, and enter the IP address of your Lifesize video system.
  2. Sign in to the system with administrator credentials. The default username and password are admin.

Command syntax

Commands take the following form:

<actor> <command> <parameters>

Use commas to separate multiple parameters. Show help from a command prompt as follows:

helpShows a brief introduction to using the API.
Press the Tab key on your keyboardShows a list of actors.
<actor> ?Shows commands for an actor. For example:audio ?
<actor> <command> ?Shows help for a command. For example:sysadmin gettimezone ?