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goll's avatar
goll
Tutor
Nov 08, 2019

is there an API for meural canvas?

Hi,   Is there an API (preferrably a REST API) that allows me to control the canvas independently of a could service, and better integrate my picture collection on my NAS ?   Thanks for a hi...
Vic_G's avatar
Vic_G
Apprentice
Nov 24, 2019

Hi,

 

Would you please ask the development team/product manager to consider producing an API available to product users? 

 

As stated by the originator of this thread, "goll" I think, that would allow people who use the Canvas II to display our own photographs, and I am one of those people, to more easily integrate the Canvas II with our photo collections.  The current process of using the Meural app or the Netgear Meural web portal works but is best when dealing with a few photos.  When dealing with lots of photos, it can be cumbersome.

 

I'm just speculating but the current Canvas II supporting architect may already have libraries underneath it, possibly in the form of APIs.  It might not take too much effort to put a wrapper around the existing core libraries that you use internally, and expose that wrapper interface to the user community.

 

Thanks!

 

Vic

 

 

KevinJ_K's avatar
KevinJ_K
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Nov 26, 2019

Hello Vic,

 

Thank you for the feedback. We will be sure to pass your suggestion on to the product manager and Mueral team. Perhaps this is something that could be implemented in a future update.

 

Regards,

Kevin K., NETGEAR Meural Team

  • Vic_G's avatar
    Vic_G
    Apprentice
    Nov 26, 2019

    Thanks Kevin!

     

    Vic

  • goll's avatar
    goll
    Tutor
    Jan 27, 2020

    Hello Kevin,

     

    Thanks for passing the suggestion to the meural product manager.

     

    Could you please tell us what their response was to this feature request?

     

    cheers

    Rolf

    • VoiceOfSoftware's avatar
      VoiceOfSoftware
      Tutor
      Jan 27, 2020

      goll I was able to figure out some nice simple REST API calls by examining network traffic, and I posted them here last night, but my message disappeared. Perhaps Netgear doesn't want people to know about this?

      • Vic_G's avatar
        Vic_G
        Apprentice
        Jan 28, 2020

        Hello VoiceOfSoftware!

         

        Thanks for your earlier post.  I will be trying it out just to learn and have a little fun.

         

        Indeed the administrator might have removed it for the reasons that you alluded to. If they did though, it would be just common courtesy to let you know that they did remove it and why. 

         

        I can understand a company not wanting to encourage the use of undocumented interfaces.   Any future changes to the i/f, which could happen in newer versions of the product, might break customer tools.  If the i/f is documented then the company would have to spend resources communicating said changes to customers.  If the i/f is not documented, then customers who figured it out and used it anyway might be a bit upset if their tools break, though use of undocumented i/f's is a "use at your own risk" sort of thing.

         

        Anyway, I appreciate your earlier posting.

         

        Thanks,

        Vic

        VoiceOfSoftware KevinJ_K 

         

         

         

    • KevinJ_K's avatar
      KevinJ_K
      NETGEAR Employee Retired
      Jan 30, 2020

      Hello Rolf,

       

      Thank you for the question. Unfortunately, we did not receive any response or feedback on the suggestion. It is possible that they will take this into consideration and it might be available in the future. At this time, we honestly just don't know. Stay tuned for future announcements on any features that might be implemented.

       

      Regards,

      Kevin K., NETGEAR Meural Community Team