INTEGRATIONS

Door Tablet Standard Interface (DTSI)

Connect Door Tablet to your own scheduling system using the Door Tablet Standard Interface (DTSI). Extend room availability and reservations to interactive displays with a straightforward, documented interface built around HTTP requests and JSON responses.

Designed for organisations using custom-built scheduling applications, facilities management platforms, academic timetabling systems or other software that can expose the required DTSI responses.

Explore DTSI V2.2 Documentation → View DTSI V1 Specification →

HOW IT WORKS

Connect Your Scheduling System to Door Tablet

Your scheduling system provides a web-accessible DTSI endpoint that responds to defined HTTP requests with JSON data. The Door Tablet server communicates with that endpoint and makes the information available to connected room displays and other supported interfaces.

Door Tablet Standard Interface DTSI integration architecture diagram

Your existing scheduling system remains the source of reservation information. Door Tablet communicates through the DTSI endpoint, while display devices connect to the Door Tablet server rather than directly to your scheduling application.

DTSI CAPABILITIES

A Simple Interface for Workplace Scheduling

Implement a standard set of responses to connect meeting room data and supported booking actions to Door Tablet.

Room and Meeting Data

Provide lists of meeting spaces and their confirmed reservations so Door Tablet can present the relevant schedules and availability.

Interactive Booking

Implement the optional create and update actions to support room reservations and changes through Door Tablet, subject to the booking rules of your application.

Flexible Integration

Connect an in-house application or another scheduling platform without requiring Door Tablet to understand or access the internal design of your system.

A DEVELOPER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE

Integrate Without Replacing Your Scheduling System

DTSI allows organisations to connect systems that are not covered by Door Tablet's existing calendar integrations. Rather than building a new Door Tablet application, developers implement a web endpoint that returns the required data in the documented format.

The Door Tablet server makes HTTP requests to the target system and processes the JSON responses. Your scheduling application remains responsible for its own reservation data and business rules.

This approach is especially useful for academic scheduling systems, facilities management applications and custom-built platforms with an existing web-accessible interface.

THE DTSI CONNECTION

Your Scheduling Application

Retains the room resources, meetings and scheduling rules used by your organisation.

DTSI Web Endpoint

Returns the defined JSON responses when the Door Tablet server requests rooms, meetings or supported booking actions.

Door Tablet Displays

Present the information and available interactions to employees, students and other authorised users.

IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS

Choose Read-Only or Full Booking Integration

The core DTSI interface can be implemented with just two calls for read-only access, or four calls to support booking creation and updates.

Read-Only DTSI

Implement two core actions to display information from your scheduling system:

rooms — return the available meeting spaces

meetings — return existing reservations

Read-only DTSI does not create, extend or terminate reservations in the target system. It can be a practical first stage before implementing full booking support.

Full Booking DTSI

Implement the two read-only actions together with two booking actions:

create — add a new room reservation

update — change the end time of an existing reservation

A full implementation can support interactive bookings and meeting extension or termination, provided the target system accepts those actions and the required configuration is enabled.

DTSI V2 includes further optional interfaces beyond these four core actions.

DTSI V2.2

Extend Your Integration Beyond Room Booking

DTSI V2.2 builds on the core interface with optional functions for more advanced workplace applications and improved integration flexibility.

Identity and Access

Use optional user identification responses to connect supported card or user identifiers with booking permissions and other authorised functions.

Meeting Search

Provide additional search responses for meeting and personal schedule information used by compatible Door Tablet information displays.

Room Types and Branding

Use the resource type and class fields introduced in DTSI V2.2 to provide more descriptive room information and support customised presentation.

Advanced features require implementation of the corresponding DTSI V2.2 responses and supported Door Tablet configuration.

DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS

Deploy Door Tablet Your Way

Your DTSI target system may be hosted on-premise or in the cloud, provided it is accessible to the Door Tablet server. Choose a Door Tablet hosting model that meets your infrastructure and connectivity requirements.

On-Premise Server

Install Door Tablet within your own infrastructure and connect to your DTSI endpoint while retaining control over server configuration, networking and administration.

Explore On-Premise →

Own Cloud

Host the Door Tablet server in cloud infrastructure managed by your organisation, with suitable network access to the system implementing DTSI.

Explore Own Cloud →

Door Tablet CONNECT

Use Door Tablet's managed cloud service without maintaining your own server. Confirm DTSI availability and endpoint connectivity for your CONNECT deployment before implementation.

Explore CONNECT →

Your DTSI target system can use any suitable operating system and hosting environment. The required network connectivity and supported Door Tablet hosting model should be confirmed during planning.

GETTING STARTED

Connecting Door Tablet Through DTSI

Implement the documented interface in your application, configure the connection in Door Tablet and test the resources before activating your displays.

Choose Your DTSI Version

Review DTSI V1 and V2.2 documentation and select the specification appropriate for your scheduling system and desired functions.

Implement the Endpoint

Create the required HTTP request handlers and JSON responses in your system. Implement the two read-only calls or the complete booking interface.

Configure Door Tablet

Select Door Tablet Standard Interface in the System Profile, enter the target URL and configure the authentication details required by your chosen specification.

Test and Activate Resources

Use Check Connection to verify room retrieval, then configure your resources and test meeting visibility and any supported interactive booking actions.

View the DTSI V2.2 Technical Specification →

RESOURCES