Roku KeyPress API

Simulated remote-control key injection

Operations 3

POST /keypress/{key} Roku Press Key #
POST /keydown/{key} Roku Hold Key Down #
POST /keyup/{key} Roku Release Key #

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OpenAPI Specification

roku-keypress-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Roku External Control Protocol (ECP) Key Press API
  version: '1.0'
  description: 'The External Control Protocol (ECP) is an HTTP-based API exposed on port 8060 of every Roku

    streaming device on the local network. It enables third-party applications, mobile remote-control

    apps, automated testing systems, and home-automation hubs to discover Roku devices via SSDP,

    inject simulated remote-control key presses, launch installed apps with deep-link parameters,

    query device state, and retrieve diagnostic information.


    The protocol is plain HTTP/1.1 (no TLS) and is intended for trusted local-network use only.

    Most control operations require the user to enable "Control by mobile apps" on the device.

    Additional diagnostic endpoints (chanperf, sgnodes, registry, etc.) are gated behind Roku

    Developer Mode.

    '
  contact:
    name: Roku Developer Program
    url: https://developer.roku.com
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-source-url: https://developer.roku.com/docs/developer-program/dev-tools/external-control-api.md
servers:
- url: http://{rokuDeviceIp}:8060
  description: A Roku device on the local network
  variables:
    rokuDeviceIp:
      default: 192.168.1.100
      description: The IPv4 address of the Roku device, discovered via SSDP
tags:
- name: KeyPress
  description: Simulated remote-control key injection
paths:
  /keypress/{key}:
    post:
      operationId: keyPress
      summary: Roku Press Key
      description: Simulates a momentary press-and-release of a remote-control key.
      tags:
      - KeyPress
      parameters:
      - name: key
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Key name (e.g., Home, Up, Down, Left, Right, Select, Back, Play, Rev, Fwd, InstantReplay, Info, Backspace, Search, Enter, VolumeUp, VolumeDown, VolumeMute, PowerOff, ChannelUp, ChannelDown, InputTuner, InputHDMI1, etc.) or `Lit_<urlencodedchar>` to send a literal text character.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Key press accepted
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /keydown/{key}:
    post:
      operationId: keyDown
      summary: Roku Hold Key Down
      description: Simulates pressing and holding a remote-control key. Must be paired with `/keyup/{key}` to release.
      tags:
      - KeyPress
      parameters:
      - name: key
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Key name
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Key down accepted
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /keyup/{key}:
    post:
      operationId: keyUp
      summary: Roku Release Key
      description: Releases a previously held key.
      tags:
      - KeyPress
      parameters:
      - name: key
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Key name
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Key release accepted
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK