Windows Xibo player, update / reload default layout over http post?

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Hi all,

I have a question about the possibility to update the default display layout directly over the MySQL database or a external source. I have build my own API-webservice which directly updates the necessary tables with the new default layout. Everything on the database side works fine, but the display is not changing the layout. Is a way existing to reload / send a command to the player which is taken over the new content?

Many thanks

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We provide an HTTP API which allows you to change layout content programatically, and handles notifying Players of updated content and clearing CMS side caches. That is how you should be addressing that.

We can’t offer support for directly modifying the database.

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Hi alex,

thanks for your fast response, this sounds great.

Is an example existing how to handle the layout change over the API webservice and is it maybe possible to do this over an http post from my browser? :slight_smile:

Thanks again

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A quick search would bring you to the Guide for the 1.8 API:

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Hi Alex,

thanks again I will also use Postman. I have found a thread with API-sample calls, in this thread a forwarding link to a additional page is included where a description is existing how to change the layoutid for an display. But the link to the page seems to be is broken.

https://xibo.org.uk/manual-tempel/api/#!/displayGroup/displayGroupActionChangeLayout

Is there an alternative link existing?

Thanks