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Spectre Dimensioner - Proxy API

Some customers have complex network setups that prevent intranetwork communication between devices via use of local IP addresses. The proxy server provides a simple way to access any Cargo Spectre device without having to worry about local network configurations. This allows those users to use the same Proxy Dimensioner API without making requests from local IP addresses.

The proxy server URL is: https://proxy.spectre-licensing.com.

tip

If your local network configuration allows local network requests from one device to another, you do not need to use the Proxy API.

API Differences​

Sending API requests via the proxy server is similar to the normal API and supports all commands, but with the following differences:

  • Requests are sent to https://proxy.spectre-licensing.com/api instead of a given Spectre’s IP address.
  • All requests must include a Basic Authorization Header. This documentation page provides a tool to do that here.
  • Requests will also need to include the name of the machine to send the request to.
  • When sending multiple commands in a single GET request, the commands must be separated by %20 instead of +. See example 3.

Examples​

Example 1​

A request to dimension using a Spectre device named “ATL Pallet Scanner” would look like this:

Endpoint​

GEThttps://proxy.spectre-licensing.com/api/ATL%20Pallet%20Scanner/dimension
Authorization Basic ZG9ja01hbmFnZXJAZmFrZUxvZ2lzdGljcy5jb206eW91clBhc3N3b3JkSGVyZQ==

note

Notice how:

  • The machine name was URL encoded and spaces in the name were each converted to %20
  • The Authorization header was constructed by converting dockManager@fakeLogistics.com:yourPasswordHere to base 64. You can encode your own here.

Example 2​

A POST request to dimension and then immediately snapshot using a Spectre named “Receiving Bay #3” would look like this:

Endpoint​

POSThttps://proxy.spectre-licensing.com/api/Receiving%20Bay%20%233

Header​

Authorization Basic ZG9ja01hbmFnZXJAZmFrZUxvZ2lzdGljcy5jb206eW91clBhc3N3b3JkSGVyZQ==

Body​

<Requests>
  <Dimension/>
  <Snapshot/>
</Requests>

Example 3​

A GET request to dimension and then immediately snapshot using a Spectre named “ORD3-Import-Bay” would look like this:

Endpoint​

GEThttps://proxy.spectre-licensing.com/api/ORD3-Import-Bay/dimension%20snapshot

Header​

Authorization Basic ZG9ja01hbmFnZXJAZmFrZUxvZ2lzdGljcy5jb206eW91clBhc3N3b3JkSGVyZQ==

Example 4​

A request to download an image file named “color-image1.jpg” using a Spectre device named “LGB-Dock-5” would look like this:

Endpoint​

GEThttps://proxy.spectre-licensing.com/api/LGB-Dock-5/file/color-image1.jpg3

Header​

Authorization Basic ZG9ja01hbmFnZXJAZmFrZUxvZ2lzdGljcy5jb206eW91clBhc3N3b3JkSGVyZQ==