Download Station Developer Guide

On Synology DiskStation with DiskStation Manager (hereafter DSM), 3rd party developers are able to develop BT search modules, file hosting modules, or other apps for Download Station. By installing the BT search modules, users can search for torrents and browse the search results from select external search engines. By installing the file hosting modules, users can download files from online storage services. The HTTP-based API helps 3rd party developers build related applications for Download Station.

The documents below provide some guidelines on how to develop these modules and apps for Download Station.

Who Should Read This Document?

This document is written for developers who would like to develop Download Station modules to search external engines, download files from file hosting sites, or create applications for Download Station. Developers are advised to have some prior programming experience.

System Requirement

BT search modules require DSM 3.1 or above; file hosting modules require DSM 3.2 or above. Download Station API require Download Station version 3.2 or above.

Download

To get the Download Station Search Module Developer Guide, click here.
To get the Download Station File Hosting Module Developer Guide, click here.
To get the Download Station Web API Developer Developer Guide, click here.