Hi, Is there an API (preferrably a REST API) that allows meto control the canvas independently of a could service, andbetter integrate my picture collection on my NAS? Thanks for a hint. cheersRolf

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

It looks like there is an API documented athttps://documenter.getpostman.com/view/1657302/RVnWjKUL?version=latest

Thanks for the answer Kevin.It's a pity, that there is no other way to use meural canvas. This means I'm totally depending on the app and the cloud service. I have experienced with other products that a supplier decided to discontinue a product.I'm guessing, without the cloud service the product is useless, and I end up with expensive garbage hanging at my wall, right?bestRolf

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? cheersRolf

I second this request. I am considering putting Meurals up in my company's customer briefing centers, and I want an API to switch photos automatically before customers arrive. It would be far too dificult to coordinate this manually worldwide, so I want our enterprise software to automate the process. We give 3000 briefings per year, so it would be a nightmare without an API

is there an API for meural canvas?

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KevinJ_K
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Nov 08, 2019
Hello goll,

Thank you for the question. No, unfortunately there is not any additional options to control the Meural Canvas. The only application that works is the Meural app found in any online smartphone store.

Rgeards,
NETGEAR Meural Community Team
- goll
  Tutor
  Nov 08, 2019
  Thanks for the answer Kevin.
  It's a pity, that there is no other way to use meural canvas. This means I'm totally depending on the app and the cloud service. I have experienced with other products that a supplier decided to discontinue a product.
  I'm guessing, without the cloud service the product is useless, and I end up with expensive garbage hanging at my wall, right?
  best
  Rolf
- 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
    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
therealcmj
Guide
Feb 21, 2020
It looks like there is an API documented at
https://documenter.getpostman.com/view/1657302/RVnWjKUL?version=latest
- VoiceOfSoftware
  Tutor
  Feb 23, 2020
  Yup, that looks like what I found by using Charles proxy and listening in from iPhone
  - growlf
    Initiate
    Jul 22, 2020
    VoiceOfSoftware -
    
    I appologize for what is likely an idiotic question, but... I'd like to get the API access sorted out before I commit to buying a handful of the Canvas IIs -
    
    Looking at the postman docs for the REST API, it looks perfectly lovely to use, but... what is the API_ORIGIN and VERSION? (I understand what these are, but...) I'm assuming the endpoint (API_ORIGIN) would be my.meural.netgear.com, but what I'm assuming is a valid request just gets me 404 responses.
    
    For all I know, each canvas is running a web server and is the actual endpoint (this doesn't make much sense given the functions in the API, but...)
    
    This might be entirely obvious if I actually had a Meural, but my use case requires 3, and I don't want to drop that kind of money without at least having some clue the API is going to work.
    
    Thanks for your time and any assistance,
    johnray@mac.com
- Vic_G
  Apprentice
  Feb 23, 2020
  Thanks!
  therealcmj
  - PapaMarc
    Aspirant
    Apr 24, 2020
    I too would love to hear what folks have been up to; feel free to DM me if that's your preference...

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is there an API for meural canvas?