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Start an Emergency Alert
Start an emergency alert.
Applicable Products: All IP Speakers, Paging Adapters, IP Visual Alerters, IP Displays
Minimum Firmware Version: 5.7
URI
POST /api/controls/emergency-alert/start
Payload
Element | Description | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
announcement | The ID number of the emergency alert. In the device web interface, this corresponds to the Announcement number under Additional Features → Emergency Alerts. For example, for Announcement 2, the ID is | integer | Required | Valid values: 1-10 |
Sample Request 1: Start emergency 1.
curl -X POST \
-H "Authorization: hmac <user>:<nonce>:<digest>" \
-H "Content-Md5: <hex_md5>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Date: <RFC1123_date>" \
-d '{"announcement":"1"}' \
http://10.11.12.123/api/controls/emergency-alert/startExample Response
On success, the device plays the emergency alert.
Stop an Emergency Alert
Stop an ongoing emergency alert.
Applicable Products: All IP Speakers, Paging Adapters, IP Visual Alerters, IP Displays
Minimum Firmware Version: 5.7
URI
POST /api/controls/emergency-alert/stop
Sample Request 1: Stop the ongoing emergency.
curl -X POST \
-H "Authorization: hmac <user>:<nonce>:<digest>" \
-H "Content-Md5: <hex_md5>" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Date: <RFC1123_date>" \
http://10.11.12.123/api/controls/emergency-alert/stopExample Response
On success, the device stops the emergency alert.