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Coming soon on Pearl: Copy+paste commands for REST API

February 18, 2025

Available in Q2 of 2025, all Pearl models will feature a better and easier API integration:

Swagger UI: copy+paste commands for REST API for simplified integration

Integrating Epiphan Pearl into your workflow just got easier. Our expanded REST API now features a developer-access mode, allowing users to copy and paste device-specific API commands for faster and more efficient system integration. This update is designed for system integrators, AV professionals, and enterprise teams, streamlining automation and customization within their workflows.

What is a REST API?

A REST API (Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface) allows software applications and hardware systems to communicate over a network using standard HTTP requests. Developers use APIs to automate workflows, integrate systems, and enhance the functionality of devices like Pearl Nano, Pearl Mini, Pearl-2, and Pearl Nexus.

For AV professionals and IT teams, an API means full freedom of integration customization.

Why use the Epiphan Pearl API?

By leveraging the Pearl REST API, organizations can:

  • Automate CMS workflows – Integrate Panopto, Kaltura, and Opencast seamlessly into existing video production pipelines.
  • Customize event control – Create custom scripts for starting, stopping, pausing, or extending live streams and recordings.
  • Simplify device management – Monitor and control multiple Pearl devices from a centralized dashboard.
  • Improve efficiency – Eliminate repetitive tasks with one-click automation using simple API commands.

New features in the expanded API

With developer-access mode, Pearl’s API now offers:

  • Copy/Paste API Commands – Quickly generate API calls for integration into custom software solutions.
  • Faster Deployment – Save time by eliminating the need to manually script API requests.
  • Enhanced Customization – Design automation workflows for lecture capture, corporate AV, and live event production.

The expanded API is a game-changer for:

  • Higher education IT teams automating lecture capture and scheduling across multiple classrooms.
  • Enterprise video production teams integrating Pearl into corporate AV and meeting room solutions.
  • Broadcast professionals customizing Pearl workflows for live streaming and content management.
  • AV integrators who need fast and efficient ways to incorporate Pearl into existing AV control systems.