Introduction to the management API

Pexip Infinity includes a management API that allows third parties to control, configure, and obtain status information on the Pexip Infinity platform. Typical tasks include:

  • dynamic creation of Virtual Meeting Rooms
  • controlling outbound calls to endpoints and recording solutions
  • controlling conference participants
  • deploying new Conferencing Nodes
  • real-time and historic status monitoring

This guide describes how to use the Pexip Infinity version 34 API. It comprises the following sections:

Definitions

In the context of this API guide:

  • A service is a Virtual Meeting Room, Virtual Auditorium, Virtual Reception or Infinity Gateway.
  • A conference instance is a unique conference that is created when one or more participants accesses a service, and exists only until the last participant leaves.

Intended audience and references

It is assumed that readers are familiar with the concepts of HTTP(S), JSON and REST. The following links provide more information about the technologies used in relation to the management API.

HTTP(S)

JSON

REST

Python