setReportArea_v7
Sets the type of report to retrieve with the getReport method. You can set the report area in the Reports tab of the Rescue Administration Center. For information on reports, see Generating Reports in the LogMeIn Rescue Administration Center User Guide.
Changes in Version 7 of setReportArea
- Failed Sessions - Extended report
- Sets to retrieve a report about failed sessions.
Input Parameters
Element | Description |
---|---|
area | The report type that you want to retrieve.
Required.
The following report areas are available:
|
authcode | The secret authentication code that is used to authenticate the user without logging in to Rescue. Optional. |
Return Values
Displayed Return Value | Description |
---|---|
ERROR | An unspecified error occurred, such as timeout. |
OK | Setting the report type succeeded. |
NOTLOGGEDIN | Setting the report type failed because the current user is no longer logged in. |
INVALIDPARAM_REPORTAREA | The specified ID is not the ID of an existing report type. |
INVALID_SECRETAUTHCODE | The secret authentication code for the user is invalid. |
USER_DELETED_OR_DISABLED | The user is deleted or disabled. |
Sample Code

The following are examples for using the setReportArea_v7 method that you can call in your environment.
HTTP GET
https://secure.logmeinrescue.com/API/setReportArea_v7.aspx?area=17
&authcode=4ahx...80u0
HTTP POST
<form method="post" action="https://secure.logmeinrescue.com/API/setReportArea_v7.aspx">
<input name="area" value="17">
<input name="authcode" value="4ahx...80u0">
</form>
SOAP
For sample SOAP 1.1 and SOAP 1.2 request and response messages, visit https://secure.logmeinrescue.com/api/API.asmx?op=setReportArea_v7.
PHP with SOAP
The example values shown must be replaced with actual values.
<?php
$soapclient = new SoapClient("https://secure.logmeinrescue.com/api/api.asmx?wsdl");
//define parameters
$loginparams = array (
'sEmail' => 'someemail@domain.com',
'sPassword' => 'secretPassword'
);
//login
$loginResult = $soapclient->login($loginparams);
//print the result
echo "<b>Login full response.</b><br />"; //formatting
print_r($loginResult);
echo "<br /><br />"; //formatting
$sAuthCode = "";
//define parameters
$reportarams = array (
'eReportArea' => '17',
'sAuthCode' => $sAuthCode
);
//login
$setReportArea_v7Result = $soapclient->setReportArea_v7($reportareaparams);
//print the result
echo "<b>setReportArea full response.</b><br />"; //formatting
print_r($setReportArea_v7Result);
echo "<br /><br />"; //formatting
?>
C# with HttpWebRequest
The example values shown must be replaced with actual values.
<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Net" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.IO" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System" %>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<%
string sEndpoint = "https://secure.logmeinrescue.com/API/"; //add actionName.aspx? for each action called
string sEmail = "some@email.com";
string sPwd = "secretPassword";
string sAuthCode = "";
//set up the request
HttpWebRequest oReq = (HttpWebRequest)System.Net.WebRequest.Create(sEndpoint + "login.aspx" + "?email="
+ sEmail + "&pwd=" + sPwd);
//create a cookie container to store the cookies for this session
oReq.CookieContainer = new CookieContainer();
//get the response
HttpWebResponse oResp = (HttpWebResponse)oReq.GetResponse();
string sResp = new StreamReader(oResp.GetResponseStream()).ReadToEnd();
Response.Write("Login result: " + sResp + "<br />"); //You can customize the response
/*
//debug cookies
foreach (Cookie cook in oResp.Cookies)
{
Response.Write("Cookie:" + "<br />");
Response.Write("Name: " + cook.Name + " " + "Value: " + cook.Value + "<br />");
Response.Write("Domain: " + cook.Domain + "<br />");
Response.Write("Path: " + cook.Path + "<br />");
Response.Write("Port: " + cook.Port + "<br />");
Response.Write("Secure: " + cook.Secure + "<br />");
Response.Write("When issued: " + cook.TimeStamp + "<br />");
Response.Write("Expires: " + cook.Expires + " " + "Expired? " + cook.Expired + "<br />");
Response.Write("Don't save: " + cook.Discard + "<br />");
Response.Write("Comment: " + cook.Comment + "<br />");
Response.Write("Uri for comments: " + cook.CommentUri + "<br />");
Response.Write("Version: RFC " + cook.Version + "<br />");
// Show the string representation of the cookie.
Response.Write("String: " + cook.ToString());
}*/
//add cookies to cookie container
CookieContainer sessioncookie = oReq.CookieContainer;
//get the ReportArea info
string sReportArea = "17";
HttpWebRequest oReqReportArea = (HttpWebRequest)System.Net.WebRequest.Create(sEndpoint
+ "setReportArea_v7aspx?area=" + sReportArea + "&authcode=" + sAuthCode);
oReqReportArea.CookieContainer = sessioncookie;
HttpWebResponse oRespReportArea = (HttpWebResponse)oReqReportArea.GetResponse();
string sRespReportArea = new StreamReader(oRespReportArea.GetResponseStream()).ReadToEnd();
Response.Write("setReportArea result: " + sRespReportArea + "<br />"); //You can customize the response
%>
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" >
<head id="Head1" runat="server">
<title>Rescue API setReportArea_v7 Test</title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
C# with SOAP
The example values shown must be replaced with actual values.
using System;
using System.Net;
using apiSamples.WebServiceClients;
namespace apiSamples
{
public partial class SOAP : System.Web.UI.Page
{
protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
try
{
WebServiceClients.API proxy = new WebServiceClients.API();
proxy.CookieContainer = new CookieContainer();
string sEmail = "some@email.com";
string sPwd = "secretPassword";
string sAuthCode = "4ahx...80u0";
REPORT_V7 eReportArea = REPORT_V7.CHAT_LOG;
WebServiceClients.loginRet oLogin = proxy.login(sEmail, sPwd);
Response.Write(oLogin + "<br />");
WebServiceClients.setReportAreaRet oSetArea = proxy.setReportArea_v7(eReportArea, sAuthCode);
Response.Write(oSetArea);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Response.Write(ex.Message);
}
}
}
}