Screenleap Screen Shares API

Create, retrieve, list and stop screen share sessions.

Operations 5

POST /screen-shares Create a screen share session #
GET /screen-shares Retrieve share sessions #
GET /screen-shares/{screenShareCode} Retrieve share session information #
POST /screen-shares/{screenShareCode}/stop Stop an active share session #
GET /recent-screen-shares Retrieve recent share sessions #

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OpenAPI Specification

screenleap-screen-shares-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Screenleap Screen Shares API
  version: '2.0'
  description: The Screenleap API lets you add live interaction — screen sharing, video conferencing, audio conferencing, chat and recording — to your website or online service. It is a REST-style API that uses JSON for serialization. Requests authenticate with an account id and an auth token passed as request headers (SSL required when sending the auth token). This description is derived from Screenleap's public HTTP Calls reference and Quick Start guide.
  contact:
    name: Screenleap Support
    url: https://www.screenleap.com/support
  x-apievangelist-generated: true
  x-source: https://www.screenleap.com/api/doc/http-calls
servers:
- url: https://api.screenleap.com/v2
  description: Production
security:
- accountId: []
  authToken: []
tags:
- name: Screen Shares
  description: Create, retrieve, list and stop screen share sessions.
paths:
  /screen-shares:
    post:
      tags:
      - Screen Shares
      operationId: createScreenShare
      summary: Create a screen share session
      description: Creates a new screen share session and returns the screenShareData used to start sharing via the Screenleap JavaScript library plus the viewerUrl to send to viewers.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Screen share session created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreatedScreenShare'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
    get:
      tags:
      - Screen Shares
      operationId: listScreenShares
      summary: Retrieve share sessions
      description: Returns an array of share sessions (maximum 1000 results) optionally filtered by start/end time windows and external id.
      parameters:
      - name: startedBefore
        in: query
        description: Milliseconds from epoch; only sessions started before this time.
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      - name: startedAfter
        in: query
        description: Milliseconds from epoch; only sessions started after this time.
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      - name: endedBefore
        in: query
        description: Milliseconds from epoch; only sessions ended before this time.
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      - name: endedAfter
        in: query
        description: Milliseconds from epoch; only sessions ended after this time.
        schema:
          type: integer
          format: int64
      - name: dateFormat
        in: query
        description: Optional Java SimpleDateFormat pattern for formatting dates.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: externalId
        in: query
        description: Filter sessions by the external id you assigned.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An array of share sessions.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                maxItems: 1000
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScreenShare'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /screen-shares/{screenShareCode}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Screen Shares
      operationId: getScreenShare
      summary: Retrieve share session information
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ScreenShareCode'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested share session.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScreenShare'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /screen-shares/{screenShareCode}/stop:
    post:
      tags:
      - Screen Shares
      operationId: stopScreenShare
      summary: Stop an active share session
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ScreenShareCode'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Session stopped successfully.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /recent-screen-shares:
    get:
      tags:
      - Screen Shares
      operationId: listRecentScreenShares
      summary: Retrieve recent share sessions
      responses:
        '200':
          description: An array of recent share sessions.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/ScreenShare'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or incorrect credentials.
    NotFound:
      description: The share code does not exist or the session has ended.
    Forbidden:
      description: Attempting to access a share session that is not yours.
  schemas:
    ScreenShare:
      type: object
      description: A screen share session.
      properties:
        sessionId:
          type: string
        dateCreated:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          description: Milliseconds from epoch.
        accountId:
          type: string
        externalId:
          type: string
        isSecure:
          type: boolean
        showScreenleapBranding:
          type: boolean
        isActive:
          type: boolean
        startTime:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        endTime:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        totalViewers:
          type: integer
        userMinutes:
          type: number
        costInCents:
          type: integer
        title:
          type: string
        apiCallbackUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL Screenleap calls back with share session events.
        participants:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Participant'
    Participant:
      type: object
      description: A participant (presenter or viewer) in a screen share session.
      properties:
        participantId:
          type: string
        externalId:
          type: string
        userAgent:
          type: string
        sharingStartTime:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        sharingEndTime:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        durationInMinutes:
          type: number
        isPresenter:
          type: boolean
    CreatedScreenShare:
      type: object
      description: Response returned when a screen share session is created.
      properties:
        screenShareData:
          type: string
          description: Opaque data passed to screenleap.startSharing() to begin sharing.
        viewerUrl:
          type: string
          format: uri
          description: URL to send viewers to (or embed in an iframe) to watch the share.
  parameters:
    ScreenShareCode:
      name: screenShareCode
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The code identifying the screen share session.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    accountId:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: accountid
      description: Your Screenleap account identifier.
    authToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: authtoken
      description: Your Screenleap authentication token. SSL required when sending it.