![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/46b9849118ffa2964b271c0ab64d6397?rating=PG&size=50&default=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.desk.com%2Fassets%2Funknown_user_50-8ad5644bbe6b1bd7454f2ea465f782bd.png)
Does sha1 encryption is mandatory ?
I am trying to build ruby API for my application, I referred PHP API, it's signing API call arguments, is it mandatory? should I use sha1 encryption before making a call?
I am trying to build ruby API for my application, I referred PHP API, it's signing API call arguments, is it mandatory? should I use sha1 encryption before making a call?
Yes, all of those signing methods are required for building valid signatures to make requests to our platform API
-Cooper
what should be the 'api_format' for non python/ non php calls ?
You can use JSON or XML:
http://apidocs.jwplayer.com/output_formats.html#output-format
-Cooper