REST API Documentation

The unshackle REST API allows you to control downloads, search services, drive remote downloads from a thin client, and (optionally) co-host the pywidevine/pyplayready CDM. Start the server with unshackle serve and access the interactive Swagger UI at http://localhost:8786/api/docs/.

The server is built on aiohttp (not FastAPI). Implementation lives in unshackle/commands/serve.py and unshackle/core/api/ (routes.py, handlers.py, session_store.py, input_bridge.py, download_manager.py, download_worker.py).

• Quick Start
• Authentication
• Endpoint Map
• Endpoints
• Remote Service Sessions
• Error Responses
• Download Job Lifecycle
• Client Configuration: remote_services