API Monkey

API Monkey is a Stream Deck plugin for sending HTTP requests and displaying the processed response on a key. It supports scheduled polling, on-demand actions, Go templates, JSON selection, Lua processing, and response-to-text or response-to-image mappings.

Features

• Send GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, and PATCH requests.
• Configure headers, request bodies, and TLS certificate verification.
• Insert reusable parameters into URLs, bodies, headers, browser URLs, and title prefixes with Go templates.
• Extract values from JSON responses with GJSON selectors.
• Process responses with Lua 5.1 scripts and the bundled JSON module.
• Map processed values to key text or packaged PNG/SVG images.
• Poll in the background or refresh only when the key is pressed.
• Assign key presses to open a browser, refresh the request, or run a dedicated Lua action.
• Send HTTP requests from action Lua scripts.

Supported platforms

• Windows 10 or later, x64
• macOS 10.15 or later, Apple silicon
• Stream Deck 6.9 or later

Installation

Install API Monkey from the Elgato Marketplace, then add it to a Stream Deck profile.

For manual installation:

1. Download com.ftt.apimonkey.sdPlugin.zip from the latest GitHub release.
2. Extract the com.ftt.apimonkey.sdPlugin directory into the Stream Deck plugins directory:
   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Elgato\StreamDeck\Plugins\
   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/com.elgato.StreamDeck/Plugins/
3. Restart Stream Deck.
4. Add API Monkey to a profile and open its Property Inspector.

Quick start

Create an on-demand key that shows this repository's star count:

1. Set Button Action to Refresh Request.
2. Set Request Type to GET.
3. Set API URL to https://api.github.com/repos/ft-t/apimonkey.
4. Set Polling to 0.
5. Set JSON Selector to stargazers_count.
6. Set Title Prefix to Stars.
7. Select Save All, then press the key.

Documentation

• Features, configuration, and examples
• Lua scripting reference
• Agent and contributor instructions

License

MIT