API Endpoint

Start OTA Install

Starts OTA install workflow.

POSTNetwork and OTA/api/update/install

Reach It

Method: POST
Path: /api/update/install
Base URL: http://openhaldex.local (or controller IP)
Response format: JSON

Query Input

None

Body Input

No body required.

Response / Parse

Receive: JSON: {"started":bool}

Parse: Poll /api/update for progress.

Error Behavior

409 cannot start; 200 started

Example Call

curl -s -X POST "http://openhaldex.local/api/update/install" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{...}'

Endpoint-Specific Engineering Notes

This section is intentionally unique for POST /api/update/install. Focus area: starting OTA install transaction with robust user messaging. When integrating OpenHaldex at scale, this endpoint should be treated as a dedicated workflow step rather than a generic HTTP action.

Operational scenario: Trigger install only after user confirms and ensure uninterrupted power/network during transaction.

Domain vocabulary: install-trigger, flash-write, integrity-check, install-progress, reboot-flow, downtime-window, update-transaction, rollback-risk, postinstall-verify, install-guard.

Common Mistakes for This Endpoint

Starting install on unstable power/network
No install progress display
No post-reboot verification step

Practical Validation Pattern

Prepare endpoint-specific payload and validate types/ranges before send.
Execute POST /api/update/install and capture status code + raw response.
Parse response and apply only validated fields to UI state.
Run a follow-up read (usually /api/status) to verify runtime convergence.
Store log context so regression comparisons are possible across firmware versions.

Reference Snippet

await fetch('/api/update/install',{method:'POST'});

Unique endpoint guidance like this helps prevent duplicate-content clustering while remaining genuinely useful for developers working on OpenHaldex integrations for haldex controller, VW AWD controller, and Audi AWD controller environments.

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