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NodeJS class for querying/controlling a UniFi-Controller (www.ubnt.com)
https://github.com/jens-maus/node-unifi

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NodeJS class for querying/controlling a UniFi-Controller (www.ubnt.com)

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# node-unifi



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Node-UniFi is a NodeJS module that allows to query/control [UniFi devices](http://www.ubnt.com/) via the official UniFi-Controller API. It is developed to be compatible to the UniFi-Controller API version starting with v4.x.x up to v8.x.x



## Features

* Support all UniFi-Controller API features introduced with v4.x.x up to v8.x.x.

* Support CloudKey Gen1, CloudKey Gen2, UnifiOS-based UDM-Pro Controller as well as self-hostd UniFi controller software.

* Returns all data in well-defined JSON parsable strings/objects.

* Use of modern [axios](https://github.com/axios/axios)-based nodejs http library.

* API functions returning NodeJS [Promises](https://nodejs.dev/learn/understanding-javascript-promises) for modern nodejs uses via `async`/`await` or `then()`/`catch()`.

* Support for WebSocket-based push notifications of UniFi controllers for listening for state/object changes using [EventEmitter](https://github.com/EventEmitter2/EventEmitter2)-based nodejs functionality.

* Usable with local and UniFI cloud accounts and with 2FA authentication.



## Requirements

* Installed [UniFi-Controller/Network](https://www.ubnt.com/download/unifi) version v4 up to v8 (UDM-Pro, UDM-SE, UDM, UDR, UDW, CloudKey Gen1/Gen2).

* Direct network connectivity between the application using node-unifi and the host:port (normally TCP port 443 or 8443) where the UniFi controller is running on.

* Node.js version >= 16.x



## Installation

node-unifi can be installed using the following npm command:



```sh

npm install node-unifi

```



## Examples

node-unifi has been designed to be used quite straight forward and without introducing

ackward language constructs. The following example should give a brief introduction on

how to use node-unifi in your own applications using its Promises-based API interface:



```js

const Unifi = require('node-unifi');

const unifi = new Unifi.Controller({'', '', sslverify: false});



(async () => {

  try {

    // LOGIN

    const loginData = await unifi.login('', '');

    console.log('login: ' + loginData);



    // GET SITE STATS

    const sites = await unifi.getSitesStats();

    console.log('getSitesStats: ' + sites[0].name + ':' + sites.length);

    console.log(JSON.stringify(sites));



    // GET SITE SYSINFO

    const sysinfo = await unifi.getSiteSysinfo();

    console.log('getSiteSysinfo: ' + sysinfo.length);

    console.log(JSON.stringify(sysinfo));



    // GET CLIENT DEVICES

    const clientData = await unifi.getClientDevices();

    console.log('getClientDevices: ' + clientData.length);

    console.log(JSON.stringify(clientData));



    // GET ALL USERS EVER CONNECTED

    const usersData = await unifi.getAllUsers();

    console.log('getAllUsers: ' + usersData.length);

    console.log(JSON.stringify(usersData));



    // LOGOUT

    const logoutData = await unifi.logout();

    console.log('logout: ' + JSON.stringify(logoutData));

  } catch (error) {

    console.log('ERROR: ' + error);

  }

})();

```



Please note that every `unifi.XXXXX()` function returns a `Promise`, thus `async`/`await` as well as `.then()`/`.catch()` can be used accordingly.



### Event-Emitter WebSockets Interface



Since version 2.0.0 node-unifi supports (thanks to [unifi-axios-events](https://github.com/worldwidewoogie/unifi-axios-events)) the WebSocket interface

of a UniFi controller. This new interface allows to listen for events using `unifi.listen()` and automatically receive events

as soon as the UniFi controller sends them out via its WebSocket functionality. For receiving these events in a nodejs-compatible

way node-unifi uses internally [EventEmitter2](https://github.com/EventEmitter2/EventEmitter2) which allows to execute actions based

on event filters defined by `unifi.on(...)`.



An example on how to use this EventEmitter-based functionality of node-unifi to immediately receive state changes rather than

regularly having to poll a unifi controller for changes can be seen here:



```js

const Unifi = require('node-unifi');

const unifi = new Unifi.Controller({'', '', sslverify: false});



(async () => {

  try {

    // LOGIN

    const loginData = await unifi.login('', '');

    console.log('login: ' + loginData);



    // LISTEN for WebSocket events

    const listenData = await unifi.listen();

    console.log('listen: ' + listenData);



    // Listen for alert.client_connected

    unifi.on('alert.client_connected', function (data) {

      const ts = new Date(data[0].timestamp).toISOString();

      console.log(`${ts} - ${this.event}: ${data[0].parameters.CLIENT.id} (${data[0].parameters.CLIENT.name})`);

    });



    // Listen for alert.client_disconnected

    unifi.on('alert.client_disconnected', function (data) {

      const ts = new Date(data[0].timestamp).toISOString();

      console.log(`${ts} - ${this.event}: ${data[0].parameters.CLIENT.id} (${data[0].parameters.CLIENT.name})`);

    });



    // Listen for ctrl.* events

    unifi.on('ctrl.*', function () {

      console.log(`${this.event}`);

    });

  } catch (error) {

    console.log('ERROR: ' + error);

  }

})();

```



More examples can be found in the "examples" sub-directory of this GitHub repository.



## Moving from v1 of node-unifi to v2+

If you are having an application still using the obsolete v1 version of node-unifi and you want to port it to using the new/revised

v2 version, all you have to do is:



* make sure your application can deal with NodeJS [Promises](https://nodejs.dev/learn/understanding-javascript-promises) as all node-unifi API functions return proper Promises allowing to use `async`/`await` or `.then()`/`.catch()` logic for synchronous processing of events (see Examples) rather than expecting callback functions, forcing you to nest them properly.

* eliminate the previously necessary `site` function argument required when calling a node-unifi function. Now you can either use the `{ site: 'my site' }` argument when passing contructor options to node-unifi or you switch to a different site using `unifi.opts.site='my site'` before calling a node-unifi API function.

* as the API functions had been changed to work on a single site only, make sure your app is changed so that it expects a single site JSON return dataset only.

* The new version by default verifies SSL connections and certificates. To restore the behaviour of the old version set `sslverify: false` in the constructor options



## References

This nodejs package/class uses functionality/Know-How gathered from different third-party projects:



* [Art-of-WiFi/UniFi-API-client](https://github.com/Art-of-WiFi/UniFi-API-client)

* [worldwidewoogie/unifi-axios-events](https://github.com/worldwidewoogie/unifi-axios-events)

* [unifi_sh_api](https://dl.ui.com/unifi/5.12.35/unifi_sh_api)



## Use-Cases

The following projects are known to use this nodejs class for query/control UniFi devices:



* [ioBroker.unifi](https://github.com/iobroker-community-adapters/ioBroker.unifi)



## License

The MIT License (MIT)



Copyright (c) 2017-2023 Jens Maus <[email protected]>



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