cables DocumentationHow To UseWorking with filesKeyboard ShortcutsUser Interface WalkthroughBeginner TutorialBeginner 1: Drawing A CircleBeginner 2: TransformationsBeginner 3: ColorMore TransformationsintermediateImage CompositionsPost-Processing 3D Scenescommunicationcables APIExporting and EmbeddingHow to serve files externally and fix CORS headersExporting PatchesExport using the cables command line interfaceExport via IframeExport creating a standalone executableExport to github (pages)Export and deploy to netlifyExport a ZIP fileExternal triggers / functionsUsing variablesPreviewing / uploading exported cables patchescoding opsCreating AttachmentsGeneral op/Port CallbacksPortsDynamic PortsArray PortsBoolean portsInteger Number PortsObject PortsString portsTrigger PortsFloating Point Number PortsGUI/UI attributesHello Op - Part 1LibrariesDeveloping OpsGuidelinesObject PortsWriting ShadersWeb Audio Op DevelopmentHTML and CSS in cablesLightingLightsShadowsWorking with audioBasic Audio SetupWorking with EffectsReal-Time Audio Analyzation & Audio VisualizationOffline Audio Visualization & AnalyzationOptimizing Performance in PatchesTools for debugging your patchHow to optimize cables patches with the Performance opHow to optimize cables patches with the ProfilerCommon pitfalls with the "usual suspects"Optimizing arraysDebugging Shaders with ShaderInfoFAQAudio in web browsersEmbeddingHow to integrate my cables patch into my CMS (webflow/wix/squarespace/...)?getting a warning when running the patch in electronHow to remove grey rectangles on touch (mobile)?Why doesn't the DownloadTexture op work on iOS?How to disable page scrolling on mobile?Mobile tippsHow to run exported patches on your local machineTransparent CanvasFeatures and SupportHow to contribute code to cablesWill there be support for (animated) GIFs?Screenshots and Video recordingHow to report a bug in cableshow can I support cables?Video playback in cablesGeneral questionsLicences and paymentWhat licence do i need to use cables?Will I have to pay for it in the future?How is my work licenced when using cables?Does cables support midi and OSC?My User Profile & Social MediaShadertoyTechnical questionsGuide to VR in cablesWebGL1 and WebGL2
cables API
you can access cables functionality via an API
to access the API you need to create an API key.
to create an API key goto your settings, select the tab "apikey" and click "create".
API endpoints
/api/mypatches
a list of all your patches/api/project/[PID]/export
create an export of a patch with the id PID
the resulting json contains a field path. this is the download path for the exported zip file, relative tohttps://cables.gl/url query parameters:
removeIndexHtml- remove index.html from exportjsonName- filename of resulting json filecombineJS- combine .js and json files into one
accessing the API via CURL
use this to test your apikey via command line:
curl -H 'X-apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' 'https://cables.gl/api/mypatches'
exporting cables projects
help cables get better and edit this file on github