AnyDesk REST-API: Features, Setup, Credentials, and Python Module Explained

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REST-API

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Features Setup Credentials Python Module

The AnyDesk REST-API is an interface designed to automate the retrieval and storage of database information from your my.anydesk.com account and is currently available for Premium license users. This includes Professional, Power, Performance, Enterprise, and other license types.

A common application of our REST-API service is to seamlessly integrate information from my.anydesk.com into 3rd party applications, such as automated billing apps or to collect session data.

Features

As of version 1.1.1, the REST-API supports the following commands:

  • Display license information
  • Show account details (license, number of clients, etc.)
  • List AnyDesk clients registered to the account
  • Display client details (online status, alias, etc.)
  • Remove a client from your license
  • List sessions within a specific time frame
  • Show details of a particular session
  • Modify session comments
  • Close an active session
  • Change an alias
  • Remove an alias
  • List name and ID of every Address Book in your license

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Setup

The latest REST-API documentation can be found in the Files tab of the my.anydesk.com customer portal.

This documentation contains the setup process (domain, authentication header) to connect the REST-Interface to the AnyDesk Servers.

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Credentials

To access the REST-Interface for your account, you will need the following:

  • License-ID
  • API-Password

Note: For the REST-API credentials, please contact us and provide your customer number. If using an On-Premises license, please refer to the Installation Guide under “Console Commands” > “Advanced Commands” > “REST-API”.

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Python module

AnyDesk also offers an open-source Python module and example scripts to access the REST-API. You can use it as a reference for implementing your own programs or to quickly create scripts to automate tasks.

The example scripts include:

  • Output of session data of every connection made within your license
  • Listing of all address book names and their IDs
  • Listing of all IDs that have been added to your license including the alias
  • System information like active sessions, total session count, client count, and online clients

The AnyDesk Python REST-API is open-source. Please feel free to write scripts yourself to help optimize your workflow.

To use the Python module, simply download the files contained in our GitHub and extract them to your preferred location. Afterward, enter the REST-API credentials in the “auth.cfg” located in “…\doc\examples".

To run scripts in our Python module, please download and install the latest Python for your operating system.

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