AirMedia API

This API allows you to multimedia stream to any airmedia device reachable by the Freebox, as well as configuring the airmedia server hosted on the Freebox Server.

AirMedia Errors

When attempting to access the file airmedia API, you may encounter the following errors:

error_code Description
unknown_target No airmedia device with this name in range
no_client No airmedia client connected
set_pass Unable to update password
set_onscreen_code Unable to activate onscreen code
no_ctrl Remote control is unavailable
http Internal HTTP error
bad_session No stream session found
bad_name Invalid airmedia name
bad_device_id No device with this id
bad_remote_id No remote control with this id
req_in_progress You should try again, another request is still processing
fetch Unable to get slideshow information
no_display No screen available
playback_state Invalid playback state
no_slideshow_srv Slideshow is not supported
no_mem Internal error
inout_file Unable to read input file
no_volume_control Volume control is not available
connect Error connecting to the airmedia device
unauthorized This device requests a password
unsupported_media The device does not support this format
bad_type Invalid file type
unimplemented Unimplemented

AirMedia Config Object

AirMedia config has the following attributes:

AirMediaConfig
enabled bool

Enable/Disable the airmedia server

password string Write-only

If not empty, the client will have to enter a password to be able to use this airmedia server

AirMedia Configuration API

Get the current AirMedia configuration

GET /api/v4/airmedia/config/

Returns the current AirMediaConfig

Example request:

GET /api/v4/airmedia/config/ HTTP/1.1
Host: mafreebox.freebox.fr

Example response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
   success: true,
   result: {
      enabled: true
   }
}

Update the current AirMedia configuration

PUT /api/v4/airmedia/config/

Update the current AirMediaConfig

Example request:

PUT /api/v4/airmedia/ HTTP/1.1
Host: mafreebox.freebox.fr

{
   "enabled": true,
   "password": "3615"
}

Example response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
   success: true,
   result: {
      enabled: true
   }
}

AirMedia Receiver Object

AirMedia receivers have the following attributes

AirMediaReceiver
name string Read-only

AirMedia name

password_protected bool Read-only

Is set to true the receiver is protected by a password

capabilities map Read-only

List of receiver capabilities from the following list

Capability Description
photo can display photos
audio can play audio files
video can play video files
screen can display remote screen

Get the list of available AirMedia receivers

You can get the list of AirMediaReceiver connected to the Freebox Server using this API

GET /api/v4/airmedia/receivers/

Get the list of AirMediaReceiver connected to the Freebox Server

Example request:

GET /api/v4/airmedia/receivers/ HTTP/1.1
Host: mafreebox.freebox.fr

Example response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
   success: true,
   result: [
      {
         capabilities: {
            photo: true,
            screen: false,
            audio: true,
            video: true
         },
         name: "Freebox Player",
         password_protected: true
      },
      {
         capabilities: {
            photo: false,
            screen: false,
            audio: true,
            video: false
         },
         name: "Freebox Server",
         password_protected: false
      }
   ]
}

Interacting with an AirMedia receiver

Once you have selected an available AirMediaReceiver you can start interacting with it by sending media with the following API.

AirMedia receiver request

AirMediaReceiverRequest
action enum
Action Description
start start playing a media
stop stop playing a media
media_type string
Media Type Description
photo display a photo
video display a video
password string

Optional receiver password.

position int

Start position for a video.

The start position is expressed in percent * 1000, for instance 50000 means 50% of the video

media string

The media to play.

Sending a new request to an AirMedia receiver

POST /api/v4/airmedia/receviers/{receiver_name}/

Example: display a photo on the Freebox Player:

POST /api/v4/airmedia/receivers/Freebox%20Player/ HTTP/1.1
Host: mafreebox.freebox.fr

{
   "action": "start",
   "media_type": "photo",
   "media": "L0Rpc3F1ZSBkdXIvUGhvdG9zL1JvY2tldHMvRFNDXzM0OTEuanBn",
   "password": "1111"
}

Example response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
    "success": true,
}

Example: play a video the Freebox Player:

POST /api/v4/airmedia/receivers/Freebox%20Player/ HTTP/1.1
Host: mafreebox.freebox.fr

{
   "action": "start",
   "media_type": "video",
   "media": "http://anon.nasa-global.edgesuite.net/HD_downloads/GRAIL_launch_480.mov",
   "password": "1111"
}

Example response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
    "success": true,
}

Example: stop the current AirMedia video on Freebox Player:

POST /api/v4/airmedia/receivers/Freebox%20Player/ HTTP/1.1
Host: mafreebox.freebox.fr

{
   "action": "stop",
   "media_type": "video"
}

Example response:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8

{
    "success": true,
}