# WiFi Pineapple Module API ## Introduction Unlike the old web interface, the back end of the new interface has been decoupled from the front end. All requests to perform system actions are sent as POSTs to `/api/`. The content of the POST is JSON and contains a minimum of two parameters. #### The first parameter key must be either `system` or `module` `system` is used for core system functions such as logging users in and performing system setup as well as managing notifications. `module` is used when sending a request to any of the default modules or to any user modules. The value is set to the module with which you are trying to communicate. For example, `"system": "notifications"` or `"module": "RandomRoll"`. #### The second parameter key `action` This is set to the action you wish to perform. For instance, this could be `"action": "listNotifications"` or `"action": "getRandomRollRolls"`. #### Any other parameters are optional and are specific to the module and action you are requesting Many actions do not require additional parameters. For instance, `{"system": "notifications", "action": "listNotifications"}` will return a list of all of the current unread notifications (as JSON). However, there are some functions, such as `addNotification`, that require additional parameters (in this case `message`). To create a new notifications, one would use the following request: ``` { "system": "notifications", "action": "addNotification", "message": "Hello World!" } ``` ## Authentication _(Please note that extra authentication parameters are not required when using the angular module api due to the fact that client side module components are loaded after the user authenticates their browser)_ There are a couple ways to authenticate with the pineapple. Requests sent via the web interface use a PHPSESSID cookie as well as an X-XSRF-TOKEN header. The pineapple will verify that the session is valid and logged in and that the XSRF token matches the one generated at the start of the session. If both of these conditions are met, the request is routed. An example of a request sent by chrome is as follows: ``` POST /api/ HTTP/1.1 Host: 172.16.42.1:1471 Connection: keep-alive Content-Length: 55 Accept: application/json, text/plain, */* Origin: http://172.16.42.1:1471 X-XSRF-TOKEN: b01c5046faa2f8ffbed6f2fdd90a5605e6c505e3 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_11_3) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/49.0.2623.87 Safari/537.36 Content-Type: application/json;charset=UTF-8 Referer: http://172.16.42.1:1471/ Accept-Encoding: gzip, deflate Accept-Language: en-US,en;q=0.8 Cookie: PHPSESSID=cfd6b0bb983666362cae311c457d1d34; XSRF-TOKEN=b01c5046faa2f8ffbed6f2fdd90a5605e6c505e3 {"system":"notifications","action":"listNotifications"} ``` This type of authentication is awkward and clumbsy to implement programmatically. Because of this, we have added a new way to authenticate with the WiFi Pineapple: API tokens. Though API tokens are supported by default, the pineapple is shipped without any valid tokens. The process of generating API tokens is simplified by the [API Tokens module](https://github.com/735tesla/Pineapple-API-Tokens-Module). After a token has been generated, it can be sent as an additional parameter. To use an API token, simply add an additional `apiToken` key to the request body. For example, to add a notification, one could send the following JSON request: ``` { "system": "notifications", "action": "addNotification", "message": "Hello World!", "apiToken": "7365626b696e6e652063616e7420636f6465202724ef6b5d7ac0b800cc83d474e8e007" } ``` If the `apiToken` parameter is valid, the request will be route; otherwise an error will be returned. ## Modules ### Advanced #### Description The advanced module simplifies some more advanced processes like performing system upgrades and clearing system caches. For example, the following will clear the pineapple's caches: ``` { "module": "Advanced", "action": "dropCaches" } ``` Action|Description|Parameters ------|-----------|---------- `getResources`|Returns a JSON array of disk and memory usage|_none_ `dropCaches`|Clears system caches|_none_ `getUSB`|Returns a list of USB devices connected ot the pineapple|_none_ `getFstab`|Returns the contents of `/etc/config/fstab`|_none_ `getCSS`|Returns the contents of main.css|_none_ `saveFstab`|Overwrites `/etc/config/fstab` with a string| `saveCSS`|Overwrites the contents of main.css with a string| `checkForUpgrade`|Fetches the list of upgrades and the description of each|_none_ `downloadUpgrade`|Upgrades the pineapple to a specified firmare version (see output of `checkForUpgrades` and `getCurrentVersion`)| `getDownloadStatus`|Tells whether a firmware download is complete or in progress and how many bytes have been downloaded|_none_ `performUpgrade`|Upgrades using the image in /tmp/upgrade.bin|_none_ `getCurrentVersion`|Returns the current firmware version on the pineapple|_none_ ### Clients #### Description The Clients module allows for the monitoring and management of connected clients. For example, the following would kick the client with the MAC address `aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff`: ``` { "module": "Clients", "action": "kickClient", "mac": "aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff" } ``` Action|Description|Parameters ------|-----------|---------- `getClientData`|Returns a JSON array of connected clients|_none_ `kickClient`|Kicks (disconnects) a connected client from the pineapple| ### Configuration #### Description The configuration module allows for the modification of several pineapple configuration options such as timezone and landing page. The example below would set the landing page content to `Pineapples are yummy`: ``` { "module": "Configuration", "action": "saveLandingPage", "landingPageData": "Pineapples are yummy" } ``` Action|Description|Parameters ------|-----------|---------- `getCurrentTimeZone`|Retrieves the current timezone of the pineapple|_none_ `changeTimeZone`|Changes the pineapple's timezone| `getLandingPageData`|Gets the current landing page data|_none_ `saveLandingPage`|Changes the landing page content| `changePassword`|Changes the password for the root user| `resetPineapple`|Resets the pineapple (executes `mtd erase rootfs_data`)|_none_ `haltPineapple`|Halts the pineapple|_none_ `rebootPineapple`|Reboots the pineapple|_none_ `getLandingPageStatus`|Shows whether the landing page is enabled or not|_none_ `enableLandingPage`|Enables the landing page|_none_ `disableLandingPage`|Disables the landing page|_none_ ### Dashboard #### Description You can use the Dashboards API to return useful values such as CPU usage, total SSIDs, SSIDs discovered this session and uptime. For example, the following will get the bulletins: ``` { "module": "Dashboard", "action": "getBulletins" } ``` Action|Description|Parameters ------|-----------|---------- `getOverviewData`|Return an array containing `cpu`, `uptime`, `clients`, `SSIDs` and `newSSIDs`.|_none_ `getLandingPageData`|Return all landing page browser stats|_none_ `getBulletins`|Return bulletins|_none_ ### Filters #### Description The filters module has API that will allow you manage all aspects of the Filter module externally, such as getting client data or adding clients. It is used like so: ``` { "module": "Filters", "action": "getClientData" } ``` Action|Description|Parameters ------|-----------|---------- `getClientData`|Return an array of client filters. (Mode and Filters)|_none_ `getSSIDData`|Return an array of SSID filters (Mode and Filters)|_none_ `toggleClientMode`|Toggle between whitelist and blacklist mode for client filtering|_none_ `toggleSSIDMode`|Toggle between whitelist and blacklist mode for SSID filtering|_none_ `addClient`|Add client to filter| `addSSID`|Add SSID to filter| `removeClient`|Remove client from filter| `removeSSID`|Remove SSID from filter| ### Logging #### Description The Logging module provides easy access to the syslog, dmesg, PineAP and Reporting logs. To use these API functions, send your api request with the "module" set to "Logging": ``` { "module": "Logging", "action": "getSyslog", } ``` Action|Description|Parameters ------|-----------|---------- `getSyslog`|Return the system log in full|_none_ `getDmesg`|Return the kernel log in full|_none_ `getReportingLog`|Return the log from the Reporting module|_none_ `getPineapLog`|Return the log from PineAP|_none_ `clearPineapLog`|Clear the PineAP log file|_none_ `getPineapLogLocation`|Return the location of the PineAP log|_none_ `setPineapLogLocation`|Set the location for PineAP logging| ### ModuleManager #### Description The Module Manager is responsible for installing, removing, and upgrading modules. It's API can be used to manage modules, as well as fetching the list of installed modules and getting available modules. To use them in your module, your request body would look like this: ``` { "module": "ModuleManager", "action": "removeModule", "moduleName": "Module" } ``` Action|Description|Parameters ------|-----------|---------- `getAvailableModules`|Return an array of modules available for download|_none_ `getInstalledModules`|Return an array of modules currently installed|_none_ `downloadModule`|Download a specified module|