Inquiry about Using PlanetPress Connect API for Web and Desktop Application Development

OL Connect Professional
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Hello PlanetPress Connect Community,

I hope this message finds you well. I am interested in exploring the capabilities of PlanetPress Connect’s API for the development of both web and desktop applications. Before I begin, I would like to seek your insights and advice regarding the feasibility and best practices for utilizing the API.

Here are a few questions I have in mind:

  1. Is it possible to use the PlanetPress Connect API to integrate its functionalities into web-based applications?
  2. Can I also leverage the same API for developing desktop applications that interact with PlanetPress Connect?
  3. Are there any specific guidelines or documentation resources you recommend for developers who want to work with the PlanetPress Connect API?
  4. What are some common use cases or success stories of developers who have utilized the API in similar projects?

I would greatly appreciate any advice, suggestions, or experiences you can share regarding using the PlanetPress Connect API for application development. Your insights will be invaluable as I explore this opportunity.

Thank you in advance for your assistance

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OL Connect’s API is RESTful, so it can be used within web pages or desktop applications. In fact, OL Connect Workflow relies entirely on the REST API to control OL Connect.

The online documentation for the REST API is fully public and includes all the functionality that’s available in Connect.

As far as use cases are concerned, I can’t give you any specific example because many of our customers implement their own partial or complementary solutions that are designed specifically for their needs. But in many cases, dashboards are built in order to view the jobs that are handled by OL Connect. Those dashboards can be quite elaborate, sometimes.

I will leave it to other members of the community to talk about their experience with the API if they have information or pointers that can be shared online.