Token in header

When performing the HTTP requests from ONLYOFFICE Docs an authorization header with the token is added to validate the request. When performing the HTTP requests to ONLYOFFICE Docs an authorization header with the token must be added to validate the request.

The payload for the JSON Web Token contains the following fields:

  • payload - the object containing the request body parameters in JSON format if not empty.

Incoming request

Request to receive the status of the edited document

Validation is performed for incoming requests with the commands from the document storage service to the document command service.

Sample payload of request to receive the status of the edited document:

{
  "payload": {
    "c": "info",
    "key": "Khirz6zTPdfd7"
  }
}

Sample of request to receive the status of the edited document:

POST /command HTTP/1.1
Host: documentserver
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJwYXlsb2FkIjp7ImMiOiJpbmZvIiwia2V5IjoiS2hpcno2elRQZGZkNyJ9fQ.hGQ8kquQWpg4MQYiSYaIzik0wotP1coAop6QfLruenA

{
    "c": "info",
    "key": "Khirz6zTPdfd7"
}

Request to convert the document

Validation is performed for incoming requests from the document storage service to the document conversion service.

Sample payload of request to convert the document:

{
  "payload": {
    "filetype": "docx",
    "key": "Khirz6zTPdfd7",
    "outputtype": "pdf",
    "title": "Example Document Title.docx",
    "url": "https://example.com/url-to-example-document.docx"
  }
}

Where the example.com is the name of the server where document manager and document storage service are installed. See the How it works section to find out more on ONLYOFFICE Docs service client-server interactions.

Sample of request to convert the document:

POST /converter HTTP/1.1
Host: documentserver
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJwYXlsb2FkIjp7ImZpbGV0eXBlIjoiZG9jeCIsImtleSI6IktoaXJ6NnpUUGRmZDciLCJvdXRwdXR0eXBlIjoicGRmIiwidGl0bGUiOiJFeGFtcGxlIERvY3VtZW50IFRpdGxlLmRvY3giLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwOi8vZXhhbXBsZS5jb20vdXJsLXRvLWV4YW1wbGUtZG9jdW1lbnQuZG9jeCJ9fQ.Ec50Gvafu4niR2I1LPgETn1jkvvs1wKm0YeeI1RbRQs

{
    "filetype": "docx",
    "key": "Khirz6zTPdfd7",
    "outputtype": "pdf",
    "title": "Example Document Title.docx",
    "url": "https://example.com/url-to-example-document.docx"
}

Where the example.com is the name of the server where document manager and document storage service are installed. See the How it works section to find out more on ONLYOFFICE Docs service client-server interactions.

Request to document builder service

Validation is performed for incoming requests from the document storage service to the document builder service.

Sample payload of request to document builder service:

{
  "payload": {
    "async": true,
    "url": "https://example.com/url-to-example-script.docbuilder"
  }
}

Where the example.com is the name of the server where document storage service are installed. See the How it works section to find out more on ONLYOFFICE Docs service client-server interactions.

Sample of request to document builder service:

POST /docbuilder HTTP/1.1
Host: documentserver
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJwYXlsb2FkIjp7ImFzeW5jIjp0cnVlLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2V4YW1wbGUuY29tL3VybC10by1leGFtcGxlLXNjcmlwdC5kb2NidWlsZGVyIn19.JpHp_TB3XDacAhTTB4I0CE7SIESSE9aQUGDulbpYKTE

{
    "async": true,
    "url": "https://example.com/url-to-example-script.docbuilder"
}

Where the example.com is the name of the server where document storage service are installed. See the How it works section to find out more on ONLYOFFICE Docs service client-server interactions.

Outgoing requests

Request to "callbackUrl" address by document editing service when the last user closed the document for editing without changes

Validation is performed for outgoing requests to "callbackUrl" address by document editing service.

Sample payload of request to "callbackUrl" address by document editing service when the last user closed the document for editing without changes:

{
  "payload": {
    "key": "Khirz6zTPdfd7",
    "status": 4
  }
}

Sample of request to "callbackUrl" address by document editing service when the last user closed the document for editing without changes:

POST /url-to-callback.ashx HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJwYXlsb2FkIjp7ImtleSI6IktoaXJ6NnpUUGRmZDciLCJzdGF0dXMiOjR9fQ.MfVoGT-aYuPJfjQAaxwBv7-CqBylDae2AF9K5TpLf-E

{
    "key": "Khirz6zTPdfd7",
    "status": 4
}

Where the example.com is the name of the server where document manager and document storage service are installed. See the How it works section to find out more on ONLYOFFICE Docs service client-server interactions.

Request to document storage service for file download

Validation is performed for outgoing requests to document storage service for file download.

Sample payload of request to document storage service for file download:

{
  "payload": {
    "url": "https://example.com/url-to-example-document.docx"
  }
}

Sample of request to document storage service for file download:

GET /url-to-example-document.docx HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJwYXlsb2FkIjp7InVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZXhhbXBsZS5jb20vdXJsLXRvLWV4YW1wbGUtZG9jdW1lbnQuZG9jeCJ9fQ.DnhdBVtn8sFo9Adfl6GuT_v53NVV5cQ0Vi9c8xRzrjs

Where the example.com is the name of the server where document manager and document storage service are installed. See the How it works section to find out more on ONLYOFFICE Docs service client-server interactions.

The token includes the payload (the full URL to the document, in the example above it is {"url: "http://example.com/url-to-example-document.docx"}), which is also duplicated in the header as the Host (example.com) and the document address the GET request is sent to (url-to-example-document.docx).

Request to document storage service for document changes data download

Validation is performed for outgoing requests to document storage service for document changes data download.

Sample payload of request to document storage service for document changes data download:

{
  "payload": {
    "url": "https://example.com/url-to-document-changes.zip"
  }
}

Sample of request to document storage service for document changes data download:

GET /url-to-changes.zip HTTP/1.1
Host: example.com
Content-Type: application/json
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJwYXlsb2FkIjp7InVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZXhhbXBsZS5jb20vdXJsLXRvLWRvY3VtZW50LWNoYW5nZXMuemlwIn19.4CJ4F8x7VDMW72ss9VnIYGIwjRpBMYBBRXZ5aX2r2Y4

Where the example.com is the name of the server where document manager and document storage service are installed. See the How it works section to find out more on ONLYOFFICE Docs service client-server interactions.

The token includes the payload (the full URL to the document, in the example above it is {"url: "http://example.com/url-to-document-changes.zip"}), which is also duplicated in the header as the Host (example.com) and the document address the GET request is sent to (url-to-document-changes.zip).

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