instance channel

the instance channel gives you basic information about the currently connected veadotube instance. its message contents are always a JSON-encoded object.

upon connecting to the WebSocket server, it should automatically send you a message containing information on the instance. it’s the same JSON object as the contents of the instance file, but without the Unix timestamp and an extra "event":"info". for example:

if you wish to receive this message again, you can send a request:

through command line, to get that same JSON object (minus the prefix), you simply call: