Cloudways API helps you integrate various Cloudways features with several other software to make your life easy. With API you can personalize each software and give your users a better experience. You can try Cloudways APIs with E-commerce stores, development agencies, and almost any kind of website.
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The APIs in Cloudways is of supreme quality and easy to use as well. Yes, you will require certain coding knowledge for using these APIs especially SQL.
The Cloudways APIs could be used in several software and I will be discussing some of the major Cloudways API integration.
Read the article and get to know how to integrate the Cloudways API with many software you will require when setting up your website.
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General Steps of How to Use Cloudways API
Managing server services using Cloudways API
Managing server services using Cloudways API requires Guzzle PHP HTTP client. This client handles all your HTTP requests.
You need to first install Guzzle via Cloudways.
It can be done in a few simple steps. I will be discussing them here.
Steps Activate Guzzle PHP HTTP
Step 1: Installing Guzzle
You need to run the command shown below to install Guzzle
The command is: “composer require guzzlehttp/guzzle”
After installation Guzzle automatically creates a class that helps in API interaction.
Step 2: Class Creation to connect Cloudways API
Now make a new file with the name CloudwaysAPIClient.php and start coding. First off start with autoload and define the classes in Guzzle. Use the following lines of code:
Create a class to load the Guzzle client, also create a constructor and after doing so start preparing the access token which will load Cloudways API.
The following code will trigger the point as discussed above.
What does the above code do?
The above code will take the client’s email and the API along with it and prepare a token using the syntax prepare_access_token(). As soon as you add this syntax to your code, it will send a request to Cloudways API for token generation. As soon as you receive the token you requested, it will be saved in a variable which you can name anything which you want. I have named it $accesstoken in this case.
Next thing to do it’s to create a StatusCodeHandling() function so that you can handle all the status code that will be generated by the API.
Next you need to code for functions which will get you the servers using the Cloudways API.
Step 3: Creation of an application via Cloudways API
For creating a new application via Cloudways API you need to create an idex.php file.
You can get the code on many websites online. Make sure you refer to those.
The major element of the code will be an object class of API and then you will have to call the function so that it can get the server along with the application.
Have a look at the form which will be created after you successfully create class and call it.
Step 4: Coding for deletion of application via Cloudways API
You need to create a delete.php file for this process. Code according to your needs and get the required results.
After coding, try deleting the app. The form that you created via the above process should look like the image below.
Let us talk about one major tool you can integrate Coludways API with.
How to create REST API in Silex via User Authentication of Cloudways API
How to Retrieve Messages of a User?
For getting the messages of a user, you just need to pass the message ID with a syntax /message in your payload array, it will retrieve and show the record as well.
Refer to the code below to see how.
You just need to pass the message id in the query where() to retrieve the matching user data.
After successful retrieval, your screen should display text something like the image below.
How to Create a New Message Via Post?
You need to reply to the message you just retrieved from the previous step. So, do this by getting the message value and then pass it to user ID.
Doing so in Eloquent will help create a new message for the user in the database using the save() function.
The above code will get you the route of the message, i.e. where it was created. The screen should look similar to the image below.
Updating the Message with The Help of Put
Try updating the received message with the help of message value as the parameter and message ID from the route of Silex. Use the code below.
The output should be a screen like an image below.
Message Deletion Via Delete Command
Lastly, you need to code for a deletion message system. Use the delete() command to do so. You need to pass the message ID to the delete() command and the rest will be taken care of by it.
When the command is successful it should give a 204-response code on the bottom right of your screen.
Refer the code below to see how to use the delete command correctly.
Output
Finally, you are done with creating a REST API in Silex via the user authentication method. This method serves a great solution for applications which are cross-device. It also gives you a set of codes such as 201,401,202 etc so that whenever you run code, you come to know if the code is successful or not with the help of the values assigned to these numbers.
Cloudways API is not a free product. It comes with other services that Cloudways gives. Let us have a look at the pricing plans of Cloudways and help you with selecting the best one.
Cloudways Pricing- Which One Should I Go for!
Cloudways has 2 plans with 4 categories each. It has monthly plans and hourly plans as well. If you are just starting off you can start with the hourly plan, get used to the working of Cloudways and its API, and then slowly shift to the monthly plans depending on your need.
Make sure you have a look at all 4 plans both in monthly and hourly classes and select the plan which suits your needs and has the features you require.
The above image shows the plans for DigitalOcean Data Centers. Similar plans are available for Linode data centers, Vultr data centers and Google Cloud data centers. The price is different for all of them. So, make sure which data center you require and choose the plan.
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FAQs
✅What other tools can I integrate with my website via Cloudways API?
You can integrate Codeinteger, Yii2, ToDo apps and many more other than Silex via many different authentications. Check the list on their official website.
✅Are there any yearly plans available for Cloudways?
No, there are no yearly plans to choose from. Cloudways only provides monthly and hourly plans with different rates and databases according to your needs.
✅How is Cloudways customer service?
The customer service provided to the users have been satisfactory so far. There has been no negative experience till now for the majority of customers. They provide you customer service via their website contact page, where you can fill a form, or you can also mail them on their official mail id. The response is quick and they treat all their customers equally.
Conclusion: Fully Utilizing Cloudways API
Using Cloudways API to integrate many tools to your website is a very easy task if you know SQL. You can do several things like personalize your website messages, see who are active as users on your site and also delete the user API key if you want to restrict their entry to your website or a certain part of your website.
The plans, when compared to other similar platforms, is low with the quality of features Cloudways gives you along with the APIs. So, make sure to buy a plan which suits your needs when you need them.