cdonges Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I can't see anything about this in the FAQ:I have heard there is an API for uTorrent so it can be controlled from another program but that you need to contact uTorrent's creator for permission?Does anyone know about this API or the email address I need to contact? Is there any cost to using the API?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wobbud Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 You'll probably need to speak to Ludde, he'll be on the irc channel (irc://irc.p2p-irc.net/utorrent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfire Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I don't think there are any forseeable plans for the API to be released until or even after the official Web UI is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firon Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 There is none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 An API would be akin to a plugin system, which has already been rejected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcsobel Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 I coded a simple Web UI wrapper in c#. It reads the JSON data to display the list of torrents and sends simple querystings to Stop/Start and Remove...etc. It's prettry fragile and if anything changes in the Web UI I'm sure its gonna break. Let me know if anyone wants a copy. Wish I could find some documentation on how to communicate with the Web UI!P.S. I'm pretty sure there is a uTorrent api because it's used in the software described in this blog without the WebUI:http://www.intellectualhedonism.com/2006/03/25/PwopcatcherAlpha.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 That's a RSS frontend that simply sends a file to µTorrent via commandline, nothing more. It doesn't rely on any non-existent µTorrent APIs either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcsobel Posted December 16, 2006 Report Share Posted December 16, 2006 I sent an email asking how his program talked to uTorrent and he replied: "It was a private API that I got specific permission to use from the author."Maybe he was confused but from the screenshots it seems pretty tight with uTorrent. http://www.intellectualhedonism.com/content/binary/PwopCatcher_20_286_29.pngJust found it interesting but don't think it matters if there is (or is not) a private api. It's not like I'm gonna get a copy:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultima Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 For one thing, it looks like a .torrent file download status, which is unrelated to µTorrent. As for that MP3 being downloaded, I can only speculate, but my guess is that its downloading the MP3 from the RSS feed that it's parsing.Also, it's not that difficult to read listviews from an application using an external application. If you need further proof, check out SysExporter. Also, anyone can create a script that reads listviews using AutoIt, no private APIs required, so it's not impossible, even without ludde's cooperation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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