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M4 API lets other software interact with M4 without knowing the internal structure of the database (DB) and other logic.

M4 accepts requests by HTML POST and returns results in XML.

M4 users that are allowed to use M4 API

Admin
Manager - only by using Admin Hash and Secret key
Simple User

Functions

API Related

M4 API Configuration – configuration options for API.
Hash construction – how to construct hash to authenticate data over API.

Balance

user_balance_update (change_user_balance) – changes User's Balance

Various methods to retrieve User balance

user_balance_get (balance) – retrieves the User's Balance.
user_simple_balance_get (simple_balance) – retrieves the User's Balance in plain text (without any tags).

Calls

user_calls_get (user_calls) – retrieves a list of calls in a selected time period for a user/device.

Currencies

exchange_rate_update - Currency Exchange rate update.

Device / Connection Point

devices_get (device_list) – users device list
device_details_get – shows all information about specified device.
cp_create - creates a connection point
cp_update - updates a connection point
cp_delete - deletes a connection point

Number Pools

number_pools_get – get Number Pools list
number_pool_create – create Number Pools
number_pool_update – update Number Pool
number_pool_delete – delete Number Pool
number_pool_numbers_create – create numbers for Number Pool
number_pool_numbers_delete – delete numbers from Number Pool

Login

user_login (login) – logs user in to M4.
user_logout (logout) – logs user out from M4.

Payments

payment_create (create_payment) – create payment.
payments_get (payments_list) – payments list.

Rates

tariff_rates_get (get_tariff) – get all tariff's rates
tariff_wholesale_update (wholesale_tariff) – update or create wholesale tariff

Statistics

quickstats_get – gets today's Quick Stats and Active Calls count
aggregates_get - get aggregated statistics

User

user_create - creates user.
user_details_get (user_details) – gets user details.
user_delete - deletes user.
users_get - get user list.
user_details_raw_get - get raw details of the User from the DB.
user_details_update - update User's details

HTML POST

All requests are in a similar format:

HTML POST: http://<SERVER_IP>/billing/api/<function>?u=username

username - the username and password of the user who is asking for the data.

If the user has 'admin' rights, he will get more results and can perform more actions compared to a user who does not have such rights.

Useful to know

All API methods return data straight from the database. It means that M4 GUI settings do not affect data, it will be returned as it is saved in the database. For example:
- Value of money will be returned in Default System Currency.
- Date will not be affected of Default date format setting.
- Value of money will not be affected of Number digits setting.

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