UPnP Node.js Package

Node.js package built for managing a router using UPnP.

Installation

Install upnpjs Library

    npm install upnpjs

Install upnp CLI

    # Use `upnp -h` to show help menu
    npm install upnpjs -g

Getting Started

Discover the Internet Gateway Device

    const upnp = require('upnpjs');

    const igd = await upnp.discover();

And that's all there is to it. Follow the documentation bellow to see what can be done with the newly discovered Internet Gateway Device.

InternetGatewayDevice

InternetGatewayDevice allows access to different services potentially allowed by the device

addPortMapping

Service action for mapping ports on the router

await igd.addPortMapping({
    ip: 192.168.0.4,
    internalPort: 54321,
    externalPort: 54321,
    protocol: 'TCP', // Defaults to TCP
    description: 'Example port map from 54321 -> 54321', // Defaults to empty string
    enabled: false // Defaults to true
});

deletePortMapping

Service action for removing port mappings on the router

await igd.deletePortMapping({
    externalPort: 12345,
    protocol: 'UDP'
});

getExternalIPAddress

Service action for retrieving external ip address

const ip = await igd.getExternalIPAddress();

getPortMappingList

Service action for listing all currently mapped ports on the router

const list = await igd.getPortMappingList();

getPortMapping

Service action for remtrieving a single port map by index

const portmap = await igd.getPortMapping(2);

References

Documents

UPnP Architecture | Service Template | UPnP Background | Internet Gateway Device

Code Samples

miniupnp | TinyUPnP | weupnp | upnpclient | Node.js and SSDP

swimauger/upnpjs