Local Web Server

A web server is built in to the standard android player software. This web server can be accessed using a web browser on your local network.

The local web server provides several useful functions:

• Live logs — View local log entries as they occur in your web browser.
• Player state — Query local screen data via JSON API. Access GPS, Analytics and other data.
• Trigger — Trigger a configured API event action.
• Blobstore — View items stored on the local device.
• Reboot — Instructs a rooted device to reboot.

The internal web server is not started by default. To enable the internal web server, add the following into screen data.

• localWebServerPort=9090

This starts the web server listening on port 9090. The following addresses will then become available:

• http://[local-ip-address]:9090/log
Streams live log output.
  
  
• http://[local-ip-address]:9090/player-state
  Displays current player state (screen data).
  
  
• http://[local-ip-address]:9090/blobstore/
  Display contents of local blobstore with links to downloaded media.
  
  
• http://[local-ip-address]:9090/trigger?name=example
  Triggers a configured event action.
  
  
• http://[local-ip-address]:9090/reboot
  Reboots the device. (Rooted device and android-player-27.0.apk or later required).
  
  

The local-ip-address can be found in the localAddress field within screen data.

The internal web server is only available in android-player-21.0.apk and later.

Please note, GLPlayer includes a complete web based administration system that automatically runs on port 9097 and the localWebServerPort setting is ignored.