Is there a way to restart ctrlX core programatically?

[Kookoolinoo]

Hi,

I just wonder if there is a way to restart a ctrlX programatically (we do not have an SSH access).

I was counting on REST API to do so but did not find any suitable method for this 😢 and my reverse engineering via Shutdown/Restart buttons in GUI did not bring any solution I can populate for mu scripts.

Somebody has an idea?

rgds

[Marc_Smaak · Accepted solution]

It is documented under tasks at the system API: TaskReboot

Looks like you can even specify a time 😁

[Kookoolinoo]

Hi,

So I finally did some tests and it looks good.

API V1 - restart works like a charm

https://ctrlxIP/system/api/v1/tasks

method: POST

payload: {"action": "reboot"}

The response is like that:

{ "id": "some_id", "state": "pending", "action": "reboot", "properties": {}, "parameters": {} }

If someone wants to restart the specific snap (or in fact its service) you should try (e.g. rexroth-drive-comm):

https://ctrlXIP/package-manager/api/v1/tasks

method: POST

payload: {"action": "restart", "parameters": {"service": "rexroth-drive-comm"}}

(you can also try: stop, start)