# API introduction

The API is the main centerpiece of the Unwired Edge Cloud and is able to control all
features and aspects of the service.

The main feature blocks are:
- Authz -> authentication and authorization
- DM -> device management
  - management of devices and organizing them into groups
  - management of device configuration (incl. access to Unwired managed data center services)
  - monitoring and telemetry of devices (incl. fleet map monitor with modem signal data)
  - container management
  - rollout and lifecycle management of firmware updates
  - rollout and lifecycle management of containers and their updates
  - network configurations devices not running Unwired Edge Cloud OS
- WiFi -> public WiFi management
  - create and author captive portal pages/splashpages for public WiFi portals
  - assign splashpages to device groups to be visible there
  - web analytics
  - reports for public WiFi analytics

## Web Console

It can be accessed through the
[Unwired Edge Cloud Console Developer Tools](https://admin.wifi.unwired.at/developer/playground).

## Automation access

API keys can be used to access the API and can be created in the System configuration component of each
customer account through the UI.

## Roles

Specific roles allow access to specific API features in a read-write or read-only manner. Both users
and API keys are bound to specific roles to limit their access scope.