ServerInfo API

Returns information about the infoRouter Server instance including version, server time, license details, and configuration settings.

Endpoint

/srv.asmx/ServerInfo

Methods

GET /srv.asmx/ServerInfo
POST /srv.asmx/ServerInfo
SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/ServerInfo

This API does not require authentication. It is publicly accessible for server information retrieval.

Parameters

This API does not require any parameters.

Response

Success

<root 
    success="true"
    VersionNumber="8.7.0.0"
    Server_date_time="2024-01-15T14:30:45"
    Coordinated_Universal_Time="2024-01-15T19:30:45Z"
    UTC_Offset="-5"
    Company="Acme Corporation"
    ServerName="IRSERVER01"
    LicenseCount="100"
    SubscriptionEndDate="2024-12-31T23:59:59Z"
    WindowsAuthenticationIsOn="true" />

Error

<root success="false" error="Error message details" />

Response Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
`success`	boolean	Always "true" for successful responses
`VersionNumber`	string	infoRouter version number (e.g., "8.7.0.0")
`Server_date_time`	datetime	Current server date and time in ISO 8601 format
`Coordinated_Universal_Time`	datetime	Current UTC time in universal date format
`UTC_Offset`	decimal	Server's UTC offset in hours (e.g., "-5" for EST)
`Company`	string	Licensed company name from license file
`ServerName`	string	Windows machine/server name
`LicenseCount`	integer	Number of licensed users
`SubscriptionEndDate`	datetime	License subscription end date in universal format
`WindowsAuthenticationIsOn`	boolean	Whether Windows Authentication is enabled ("true"/"false")

Required Permissions

None - This is a public API endpoint that does not require authentication
Can be called anonymously to retrieve server information

Example (REST GET)

GET /srv.asmx/ServerInfo HTTP/1.1
Host: your-inforouter-server.com

SOAP Request

POST /srv.asmx HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
SOAPAction: "http://tempuri.org/ServerInfo"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <ServerInfo xmlns="http://tempuri.org/" />
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

SOAP Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <ServerInfoResponse xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
      <ServerInfoResult>
        <root 
            success="true"
            VersionNumber="8.7.0.0"
            Server_date_time="2024-01-15T14:30:45"
            Coordinated_Universal_Time="2024-01-15T19:30:45Z"
            UTC_Offset="-5"
            Company="Acme Corporation"
            ServerName="IRSERVER01"
            LicenseCount="100"
            SubscriptionEndDate="2024-12-31T23:59:59Z"
            WindowsAuthenticationIsOn="true" />
      </ServerInfoResult>
    </ServerInfoResponse>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Use Cases

1. Server Health Check

Use this API to verify that the infoRouter server is running and accessible:

fetch('/srv.asmx/ServerInfo')
  .then(response => response.text())
  .then(xml => {
    const parser = new DOMParser();
    const xmlDoc = parser.parseFromString(xml, 'text/xml');
    const root = xmlDoc.documentElement;
    
    if (root.getAttribute('success') === 'true') {
      console.log('Server is online');
      console.log('Version:', root.getAttribute('VersionNumber'));
    }
  });

2. Version Compatibility Check

Verify the server version before making API calls:

var client = new ServiceReference.SrvSoapClient();
var serverInfo = await client.ServerInfoAsync();

var versionAttr = serverInfo.Root.Attribute("VersionNumber");
if (versionAttr != null)
{
    var version = new Version(versionAttr.Value);
    if (version >= new Version("8.7.0.0"))
    {
        // Server supports new API features
        Console.WriteLine($"Server version {version} is compatible");
    }
}

3. License Information Display

Display license and server information in admin dashboard:

var serverInfo = await client.ServerInfoAsync();
var root = serverInfo.Root;

Console.WriteLine($"Company: {root.Attribute("Company")?.Value}");
Console.WriteLine($"Licensed Users: {root.Attribute("LicenseCount")?.Value}");
Console.WriteLine($"Subscription Expires: {root.Attribute("SubscriptionEndDate")?.Value}");
Console.WriteLine($"Server: {root.Attribute("ServerName")?.Value}");

4. Time Synchronization

Get server time for time-sensitive operations:

var serverInfo = await client.ServerInfoAsync();
var serverTime = DateTime.Parse(serverInfo.Root.Attribute("Server_date_time").Value);
var utcOffset = double.Parse(serverInfo.Root.Attribute("UTC_Offset").Value);

Console.WriteLine($"Server Time: {serverTime}");
Console.WriteLine($"UTC Offset: {utcOffset} hours");

Integration Example (C#)

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Xml.Linq;

public class ServerInfoClient
{
    private readonly string _baseUrl;
    private readonly HttpClient _httpClient;

    public ServerInfoClient(string baseUrl)
    {
        _baseUrl = baseUrl;
        _httpClient = new HttpClient();
    }

    public async Task<ServerInformation> GetServerInfoAsync()
    {
        var url = $"{_baseUrl}/srv.asmx/ServerInfo";
        var response = await _httpClient.GetAsync(url);
        response.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();

        var xmlContent = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
        var xml = XElement.Parse(xmlContent);

        return new ServerInformation
        {
            Success = xml.Attribute("success")?.Value == "true",
            VersionNumber = xml.Attribute("VersionNumber")?.Value,
            ServerDateTime = DateTime.Parse(xml.Attribute("Server_date_time")?.Value ?? ""),
            UtcDateTime = DateTime.Parse(xml.Attribute("Coordinated_Universal_Time")?.Value ?? ""),
            UtcOffset = double.Parse(xml.Attribute("UTC_Offset")?.Value ?? "0"),
            Company = xml.Attribute("Company")?.Value,
            ServerName = xml.Attribute("ServerName")?.Value,
            LicenseCount = int.Parse(xml.Attribute("LicenseCount")?.Value ?? "0"),
            SubscriptionEndDate = DateTime.Parse(xml.Attribute("SubscriptionEndDate")?.Value ?? ""),
            WindowsAuthenticationEnabled = xml.Attribute("WindowsAuthenticationIsOn")?.Value == "true"
        };
    }
}

public class ServerInformation
{
    public bool Success { get; set; }
    public string VersionNumber { get; set; }
    public DateTime ServerDateTime { get; set; }
    public DateTime UtcDateTime { get; set; }
    public double UtcOffset { get; set; }
    public string Company { get; set; }
    public string ServerName { get; set; }
    public int LicenseCount { get; set; }
    public DateTime SubscriptionEndDate { get; set; }
    public bool WindowsAuthenticationEnabled { get; set; }
}

// Usage
var client = new ServerInfoClient("https://your-inforouter-server.com");
var info = await client.GetServerInfoAsync();

Console.WriteLine($"Server Version: {info.VersionNumber}");
Console.WriteLine($"Company: {info.Company}");
Console.WriteLine($"License Expires: {info.SubscriptionEndDate:yyyy-MM-dd}");

Integration Example (JavaScript/TypeScript)

async function getServerInfo() {
    const response = await fetch('/srv.asmx/ServerInfo');
    const xmlText = await response.text();
    const parser = new DOMParser();
    const xml = parser.parseFromString(xmlText, 'text/xml');
    const root = xml.documentElement;
    
    return {
        success: root.getAttribute('success') === 'true',
        versionNumber: root.getAttribute('VersionNumber'),
        serverDateTime: new Date(root.getAttribute('Server_date_time')),
        utcDateTime: new Date(root.getAttribute('Coordinated_Universal_Time')),
        utcOffset: parseFloat(root.getAttribute('UTC_Offset')),
        company: root.getAttribute('Company'),
        serverName: root.getAttribute('ServerName'),
        licenseCount: parseInt(root.getAttribute('LicenseCount')),
        subscriptionEndDate: new Date(root.getAttribute('SubscriptionEndDate')),
        windowsAuthEnabled: root.getAttribute('WindowsAuthenticationIsOn') === 'true'
    };
}

// Usage
const serverInfo = await getServerInfo();
console.log('Server Info:', serverInfo);

Integration Example (Python)

import requests
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
from datetime import datetime

def get_server_info(base_url):
    """Get infoRouter server information"""
    url = f"{base_url}/srv.asmx/ServerInfo"
    response = requests.get(url)
    response.raise_for_status()
    
    root = ET.fromstring(response.text)
    
    return {
        'success': root.get('success') == 'true',
        'version_number': root.get('VersionNumber'),
        'server_datetime': datetime.fromisoformat(root.get('Server_date_time')),
        'utc_datetime': datetime.fromisoformat(root.get('Coordinated_Universal_Time').replace('Z', '+00:00')),
        'utc_offset': float(root.get('UTC_Offset')),
        'company': root.get('Company'),
        'server_name': root.get('ServerName'),
        'license_count': int(root.get('LicenseCount')),
        'subscription_end_date': datetime.fromisoformat(root.get('SubscriptionEndDate').replace('Z', '+00:00')),
        'windows_auth_enabled': root.get('WindowsAuthenticationIsOn') == 'true'
    }

# Usage
server_info = get_server_info('https://your-inforouter-server.com')
print(f"Server Version: {server_info['version_number']}")
print(f"Company: {server_info['company']}")
print(f"Licensed Users: {server_info['license_count']}")

Notes

No Authentication Required: This is one of the few API endpoints that can be called without authentication
Public Information: Only non-sensitive server information is exposed
Server Time: Use this API to synchronize client-side operations with server time
License Validation: Check subscription end date to warn users about expiring licenses
Version Detection: Use version number to determine available API features
Health Monitoring: Suitable for server monitoring and health check systems
CORS: This endpoint is typically available for cross-origin requests

Security Considerations

While this endpoint is public, it does not expose sensitive security information
License details (company name, user count) are from the license file, not internal system data
Server name is the Windows machine name, which is generally considered non-sensitive
No user data, database information, or file paths are exposed
Consider rate limiting in high-traffic scenarios

Troubleshooting

Issue: "Unable to connect to server"

Solution: Verify the server URL and network connectivity. This is often the first API to test server availability.

Issue: Wrong server time displayed

Solution: Check the server's Windows time zone settings. The UTC_Offset should match the server's configured time zone.

Issue: Old version number shown

Solution: The version number is cached from the application settings. Restart the application pool or web service to refresh.

GetWarehouseStatus - Get warehouse storage and document count information
FlushApplicationCache - Flush application cache (requires admin permissions)
AuthenticateUser - Authenticate and get authentication ticket
GetApplicationSettings - Get detailed application settings (requires authentication)

Version History

Available since infoRouter 8.0
No authentication requirement added in version 8.5 for public server information
Windows Authentication status added in version 8.6
Compatible with infoRouter 8.7 and later

Support

For additional information, see: