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API

Developers 

Connect your own app with the printer data and update it in real time with the database API.   

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API

You can use a webservice to pull the data from your app. We can set a specific query for you so you can pull the data that you need.

MySQL

You can access directly to the MySQL database (MariaDB). We'll give you access and support to make any queries. You can also write a flag status in some tables. 

API to do pulling against database.

GET / Last meter readings from all printers.

Variables

Field
 Description Example
IP /Domain
 Subdomain or IP address
 https://app.ameterreading.com/web_app/api_v1/
Query name
 Query name which has associated a MySQL query and the output file format. Any other query with less or more fields of the database can be made under request. 
 meters_json.php
Token ID
 It's an ID to identify the user. Is associated to a license. It also can be associated to a client code and install code.  
 ?token=453FF0945D20D3F8416FF81163394BD0

Output fields as a sample

Field
 Description Example
iKey
 Unique ID of the printer ZCZBBJCG6001FJW-ci-FA-16-3E-B1-A7-EE
Install
 Installation code
 FA-16-3E-B1-A7-EE
Icon
 Icon associated
 0
Billable Printer under contract / billable on
Code
 Client code 865975
Date
 Datetime format
 2020-10-26 09:21:05
Serial
 Printer serial number
 ZCZBBJCG6001FJW
Alias
 Printer alias
 Any number or name
Model
 Printer model
 KONICA MINOLTA bizhub C250i
BW
 Black print meter reading / page count.
 9999
Color
 Color print meter reading / page count
 9999
Total
 Total count meter reading / page count
 9999
A3_BW
 Black A3 / large meter reading / page count
 9999
A3_Color
 Color A3 / large meter reading / page count
 9999
Scans
 Scanner page count
 9999
Status
 Status of the printer. OK it's reporting  9999
Location
 Location of the printer within the client site. ( Workshop, Front desk, etc)   9999
K
 Black level
 0
C
 Cyan level
 10
M
 Magenta level
 50
Y
 Yellow level
 100

Example code

Format: Specific URL+ SQL query ID + token ID  

Example explained“https://app.ameterreading.com/web_app/api_v1/" + "meters_json.php" + "?token=453FF0945D20D3F8416FF81163394BD0”

Test URL

https://app.ameterreading.com/web_app/api_v1/meters_json.php?token=453FF0945D20D3F8416FF81163394BD0

Example output code (json)

{"total":2,"rows":[

{"iKey":"9C-32-CE-01-48-85-ci-F4-B7-E2-8E-AE-E9","Install":"F4-B7-E2-8E-AE-E9","Icon":"","Billable":"on","Code":"CL-7787","Date":"2020-09-15 16:23:26","Serial":"2GE03028","Alias":"","Model":"Canon iR-ADV C3525 III 11.20","BW":"5760","Color":"3470","Total":"9279","A3_BW":"8","A3_Color":"41","Scans":"1295","Status":"OK","Location":null,"K":"16","C":"1","M":"1","Y":"1"},

{"iKey":"JWF60669-ci-00-16-44-D5-F4-2D","Install":"00-16-44-D5-F4-2D","Icon":"","Billable":"on","Code":"7654321","Date":"2020-10-22 10:13:38","Serial":"JWF60669","Alias":"","Model":"Canon iR-ADV C5235 46.68","BW":"42055","Color":"95454","Total":"144450","A3_BW":"657","A3_Color":"6284","Scans":"18201","Status":"OK","Location":"","K":"82","C":"10","M":"19","Y":"5"}

]}