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Version: 10.9.x

Teleconsultation Service Backend

The Teleconsultation Service Backend is a Mia-Platform plugin that acts as a BFF (Backend For Frontend) for the Teleconsultation Service Frontend. The Teleconsultation Service Frontend handles and visualizes the teleconsultation UI and all its relative tools for the call using iframe.

The teleconsultation service uses the SaaS Bandyer Service which allows you to create a video call between two or more people, providing also different tools (like chat, whiteboard, screen sharing, file upload ecc.).

The Teleconsultation Service Backend allows you to handle all the necessary operations (create, update, delete), on the teleconsultations. The Back End uses the RESTful APIs provided by Bandyer.

caution

In order to use this service, you need first to contact Bandyer to create a Company, for your product and get the BANDYER_API_SECRET_KEY (for the Teleconsultation Service Backend).

Concepts you should be familiar with​

Before continue reading the documentation, it's important to understand some basic concepts about Bandyer.

Company​

A Company is an account created by Bandyer. In order to use Bandyer's services, Bandyer has to provide you the BANDYER_API_SECRET_KEY (to communicate with their RESTful APIs).

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A company has several customizable parameters, like theme, languages, virtual background, etc.

For additional information about company customization, please follow this link.

User​

To access their services, a user must be registered on Bandyer. There are two types of users:

  • Plus User - the one who can organize and participate to a call
  • Basic User - the one who participates to a call
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In order to start a call, a plus user at least is required as participant in the call.

For additional information about users, check this link.

Room​

The virtual place where a call is hosted, is called a Room. There's the possibility to specify a max duration for a Room in seconds (max time allowed 24h).

For additional information about rooms, check this link.

Teleconsultation Service Backend APIs​

The Teleconsultation Service Backend service exposes the following APIs:

  • POST /teleconsultation: it allows the creation of a new teleconsultation;
  • PATCH /teleconsultation/:teleconsultationId: it allows the complete or partial update of a teleconsultation (participants, start_date, end_date);
  • POST /teleconsultation/:teleconsultationId/participants/data: it allows adding a new participant to the teleconsultation;
  • DELETE /teleconsultation/:teleconsultationId: it allows the deletion of a teleconsultation;
  • GET /teleconsultation/:teleconsultationId: it returns all the data needed to instantiate a teleconsultation UI to start the call.