query and control a brightsign player locally via the diagnostic web server (dws) rest api

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Steps

  1. Confirm local DWS access is enabled on the player (disabled by default since BrightSignOS 9.0.218/9.1.75) via registry settings or the setup package
  2. Authenticate with HTTP Digest auth using username 'admin' and a password (default = player serial number, or a custom-set password)
  3. Send requests to https://<player-ip>/api/v1/<endpoint>, choosing from endpoint groups: control, diagnostics, display-control, general, info, logs, registry, storage, video, advanced
  4. Use control endpoints for actions like reboot/factory reset and logs/diagnostics endpoints to pull player health and log files
  5. Since BOS 9.0.218/9.1.52 HTTPS is enforced by default with a self-signed certificate; provide/trust a certificate if scripts need strict TLS validation

Known gotchas

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