delian/UniFi-API-browser

UniFi API browser

This tool is for browsing data that is exposed through Ubiquiti's UniFi Controller API, written in PHP, JavaScript and the [Bootstrap] (http://getbootstrap.com/) CSS framework. It comes bundled with an extensive PHP class for access to the UniFi Controller API, which supports more API endpoints than the UniFi API browser tool does.

Please keep the following in mind:

not all data collections/API endpoints are supported (yet), see the list below of currently supported data collections/API endpoints
currently supports versions 4.x.x and 5.x.x of the UniFi Controller software (version 5.3.8 has been confirmed to work)
there is still work to be done to add/improve functionality and usability of this tool so suggestions/comments are welcome. Please use the github issue list or the Ubiquiti Community forums (https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/UniFi-API-browser-tool-released/m-p/1392651) to share your ideas.
please read the Security Notice below before installing this tool!

If you'd like to buy me a beer, please use the donate button below. All donations go to the project maintainer (primarily for the procurement of liquid refreshments) 😄

Features

The UniFi API browser tool offers the following features:

browse data collections/API endpoints exposed by the UniFi Controller API in an easy manner
switch between sites managed by the connected controller
switch between output formats (currently json, PHP array, PHP var_dump, PHP var_export and json highlighted have been implemented)
switch between default Bootstrap theme and the [Bootswatch] (https://bootswatch.com/) themes
an "About" modal which shows version information for PHP, cURL and the UniFi Controller
very easy setup with minimal dependencies
timing details of API calls can be useful to "benchmark" your UniFi Controller
useful tool when developing applications that make use of the UniFi Controller API
the API exposes more data than is visible through the UniFi controller's web interface which makes the tool useful for troubleshooting purposes
debug mode to troubleshoot cURL connections (set $debug to true in the config file to enable debug mode)

Data collections/API endpoints currently implemented in the API browser

Clients/users
- list online clients
- list guests
- list users
- list user groups
- stat all users
- stat authorisations
- stat sessions
Devices
- list devices (access points, USG routers and USW switches)
- list wlan groups
- list rogue access points
Stats
- hourly site stats
- hourly access point stats
- daily site stats
- all sites stats (supported on controller version 5.2.9 and higher)
- health metrics
- dashboard metrics (supported on controller version 4.9.1.alpha and higher)
- port forward stats
Hotspot
- stat vouchers
- stat payments
- list hotspot operators
Configuration
- list sites on this controller
- list site settings
- sysinfo
- self
- wlan config
- list VoIP extension
- list network configuration
- list port configurations
- list port forwarding rules
- dynamic DNS configuration
Messages
- list events
- list alarms

Please note that the bundled API client supports many more API endpoints, not all make sense to add to the API browser though.

Credits

The PHP API client that comes bundled with this tool is based on the work done by the following developers:

domwo: http://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/little-php-class-for-unifi-api/m-p/603051
fbagnol: https://github.com/fbagnol/class.unifi.php
and the API as published by Ubiquiti: https://www.ubnt.com/downloads/unifi/5.3.8/unifi_sh_api

Other included libraries:

Bootstrap (version 3.3.6) http://getbootstrap.com/
Font-awesome (version 4.5.0) https://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/
jQuery (version 2.2.0) https://jquery.com/
Highlight.js (version 9.0.0) https://highlightjs.org/

Requirements

a web server with PHP and cURL modules installed (tested on PHP Version 5.6.1 and cURL 7.42.1)
network connectivity between this web server and the server (and port) where the UniFi controller is running (in case you are seeing errors, please check out [this issue] (Art-of-WiFi#4))
clients using this tool should have internet access because the CSS and JS files are loaded from CDNs.

Installation

Installation of this tool is quite straightforward. The easiest way to do this is by using git clone which also allows for easy updates:

open up a terminal window on your server and cd to the root folder of your web server (on Ubuntu this is /var/www/html) and execute the following command from your command prompt:

git clone https://github.com/malle-pietje/UniFi-API-browser.git

when git is done cloning, follow the configuration steps below to configure the settings for access to your UniFi Controller's API

Alternatively you may choose to download the zip file and unzip it in your directory of choice, then follow the configuration steps below.

Configuration

credentials for access to the UniFi Controller API need to be configured in the file named config.template.php which should be copied/renamed to config.php before using the UniFi API browser tool
starting with API Browser tool version 1.0.3 you can store multiple controller configurations in a single config.php file
please refer to the comments in the config.template.php file for further instructions
after following these steps, you can open the tool in your browser (assuming you installed it in the root folder of your web server as suggested above) by going to this url: http://serverip/UniFi-API-browser/

Updates

If you have installed the tool using the git clone command, you can install updates by going into the directory where the tool has been installed, and running the git pull command from there.

Security notice

The use of this tool is not secured in any way! Make sure to prevent unauthorised access to it, preventing exposure of details and credentials such as user names and passwords for access to the UniFi Controller!