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Software Licenses Manager API - Overview

This API adds license codes to any software (desktop app, plugin, add-on, web service). It lets you create licenses, activate them on a device, deactivate, and administer everything easily.

Technology & authorship
- Built in Python with FastAPI.
- Designed and maintained by XP-Flightdeck.

What it’s for

  • Protect premium features: only users with a valid license can unlock them.
  • Per-device limits: you decide how many machines a license can run on.
  • Pause / resume: temporarily disable a license and turn it back on later.
  • Visibility: list licenses, see active devices, and key dates.
  • Security: activation responses are digitally signed to prevent tampering.

Capabilities

1) License creation (Admin)

Generate unique keys with attributes (product/edition, activation quota, feature flags).
Great for onboarding, bundles, trials, and replacements.

2) App-side activation

On first run, your app sends the user email, license key, and a device identifier.
The API validates and returns a signed token your app can keep as proof.

3) Device deactivation

When the user changes machine, free a device slot to reuse the license elsewhere.
Can be triggered by the app or an admin.

4) Admin management & reporting

Search and list licenses (email, product, edition, status).
See active devices and activation history for support/compliance.

5) Enable / disable a license

Temporarily suspend a license (refund, abuse) or re-enable it.
Effect is immediate—no device changes needed.

6) Service health

A health endpoint confirms the API is responding (handy for monitoring).

Typical scenarios

  • Desktop app / plugin with “Pro” features.
  • Subscriptions with a limited number of devices (e.g., 2 machines).
  • Trials (time-limited + activation quota).

Functionalities Integration

  1. Create a license (admin tool or script).
  2. Activate on first run of the app.
  3. Store the signed token in the app.
  4. Deactivate the old device when the user migrates.

Technical details (examples, formats) live in the Quick Guide and API Reference pages.