id: overview title: Overview meta: Overview of the Infinite Flight Connect API order: 1 contributor: KaiM #

Infinite Flight Connect API Overview #

The Connect API is our local TCP API used for getting specific data and performing actions in-flight. Examples of this include:

How to use the API #

The Connect API comes in two versions - v1 and v2 - available on ports 10111 and 10112 respectively. Version 1 uses JSON objects as strings, whereas Version 2 uses a range of formats and has more functions.

To be able to use the Connect API, users must have it enabled. To do this, users can follow these steps.

Step 1 : Open Infinite Flight

Step 2 : Go into Settings > General

Step 3 : Scroll towards the bottom and look for ‘Enable Infinite Flight Connect’

Step 4 : Check the box if it is not checked alread

Keep in mind the Connect API is disabled by default.

API Keys #

No API Key is required for the Connect API.

Prerequisites #

This documentation is aimed at someone with knowledge of:

If you are not knowledgeable in these areas, you are of course welcome to browse the documentation. You can also check out these resources to help you learn.