Installing ICD-API as a Windows service

Windows services are programs that operate in the background. It is possible to install the ICD-API as a Windows service.

Steps for Installing the ICD-API as a Windows service

  • Download the ICD-API as Windows service version 2.2.1 installation package
  • Start the installer by double clicking on the downloaded file icdapi-setup-2.2.1.msi
  • Follow the instructions on the screen.

  • If you select the saveAnalytics option, the software that is installed can send data to WHO on the searches made in order to improve search capability of ICD-11 tools. The data that is sent does not contain any ids or IP addresses.

  • By installing this package you agree with our license agreement

Checking the Installation

  • By default the API is installed at port 6382 so you should be able to access the API from http://localhost:6382/icd/... from the same computer.
  • Since we deploy an instance of the Coding Tool together with the API, visiting the URL http://localhost:6382/ct11 should open up the ICD-11 Coding Tool.
  • Similarly, visiting the URL http://localhost:6382/browse11 should open up the ICD-11 Browser.

Configuration

By default the API runs at port 6382. You could change it by editing the file appsettings.json at the line that has : "urls": "http://*:6382"
This file should be located at the installation directory; the API is installed at C:\Program Files (x86)\ICD-API by default
Please note that for editing the file appsettings.json, you must to open it as an administrator user.

By default the API runs with the latest version of the ICD-11. To change this you may edit the appsettings.json file and change the "include" field.
Here are some examples:

  • "include": "2022-02_en" means 2022-02 version of ICD-11 in English (default)
  • "include": "2022-02_ar-en" means 2022-02 version of ICD-11 in Arabic and English
  • "include": "2021-05_en" means 2021-05 version of ICD-11 in English

Available versions and languages of ICD-11 are listed at the supported classifications. ICD-10 is not supported in this release.

You need to restart the service after making any changes to the appsettings.json file. Windows services could be stopped, started or restarted from the Services app

Updating the ICD-API

To update the ICD-API that is installed as a Windows service, you just need to download the new version of the installation package (.msi file) and run it.