This review by Moonraker shows the power and potential of the way SDRconnect is heading with its new WebSocket API:

“SDRplay SDRconnect 1.0.6 – WebSocket API as ham‑hacking fuel

SDRplay’s SDRconnect 1.0.6 quietly flips the script on what a “simple SDR app” can be. With the new WebSocket API, it stops being just a GUI waterfall and turns into a controllable RF engine you can script, automate, and bolt into the rest of your shack.

Instead of treating SDRconnect as an isolated program, you can now drive it like a service. External tools can connect over WebSocket, send JSON commands, and react to live status updates. That means you’re no longer limited to clicking around the interface: you can auto‑tune, start and stop recordings, switch modes or bandwidths, and trigger workflows the moment something interesting appears on the spectrum.

For anyone into automation, this is pure ham‑hacking fuel. You can:

Tie SDRconnect into logging software, contest tools, or digital‑mode decoders.

Build small scripts or dashboards that track specific frequencies, squelch events, or band activity.

Drop a thin bridge in front of the WebSocket and let platforms like make.com talk to it via HTTP, turning RF events into webhooks and JSON flows.

In practical terms, SDRconnect 1.0.6 gives you a programmable RF front end you can bend to your will. If you like the idea of your station responding automatically to the bands—rather than you babysitting the dial—this release is the moment SDRconnect becomes part of your automation toolkit, not just another SDR viewer.”

Moonraker are an execellent UK supplier of  radio equipment, including the SDRplay line-up of products –  see their website on https://www.moonrakeronline.com