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Command service

For the interaction with the document command service the POST requests are used. The request parameters are entered in JSON format in the request body. The requests are sent to the https://documentserver/coauthoring/CommandService.ashx address where the documentserver is the name of the server with the ONLYOFFICE Docs installed.

Starting from version 8.1, it is recommended to add the shardkey parameter to the URL QueryString with the key value in it. For example, ?shardkey=Khirz6zTPdfd7. This allows you to load balance requests.

In ONLYOFFICE Docs prior to version 4.2 the GET request with the parameters in the QueryString were used.

See the available command types below to find more about them.

Command types
Command Description
deleteForgotten This command allows to delete a forgotten file.
drop This command allows to disconnect the specified users from the document editing service.
forcesave This command allows to forcibly save the document being edited without closing it.
getForgotten This command allows to request a forgotten file.
getForgottenList This command allows to request a list of the forgotten files.
info This command allows to request a document status and the list of the identifiers of the users who opened the document for editing.
license This command allows to request the license from ONLYOFFICE Docs with information about the server and user quota.
meta This command allows to update the meta information of the document for all collaborative editors.
version This command allows to request the current version number of ONLYOFFICE Docs.

The JSON Web Token should be sent in the JSON object format to document command service. It is used to receive the status of the document with the key specified.

{
    "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJjIjoiaW5mbyIsImtleSI6IktoaXJ6NnpUUGRmZDcifQ.r_6sThjFABsHMNHhkVdHDSz4jwkbXRQNYdvawkBGJgg"
}
Parameters
Name Description Type Presence
token Defines the encrypted signature added to the ONLYOFFICE Docs config in the form of a token. string required by configuration

The document editing service informs the document storage service about the result caused by command and sends the response with all the necessary data via the callback handler.

Possible error codes and their description
Error code Description
0 No errors.
1 Document key is missing or no document with such key could be found.
2 Callback url not correct.
3 Internal server error.
4 No changes were applied to the document before the forcesave command was received.
5 Command not correct.
6 Invalid token.