Start Scene from HA-Bridge and pass parameters

[Dave_H 52]

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 is often used for turning devices off and on or dim lights using the following API calls:

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It can also be used to set sliders on Virtual Devices, as I've done in my 

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 using this API call:

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And another common use-case is to call a scene, which can use either of the following API calls:

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However, the Scene Action API also allows parameters (arguments) to be sent to the scene, by embedding a json message in the HTTP body as an array of values.  To start a scene from HA-Bridge and send parameters, then setup the device in HA-Bridge as follows:

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Where <nn> is the scene number, eg:

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And the value in the HTTP Header after the word 'Basic' is your Fibaro user id and password separated by a colon, and encoded in Base64.  Use a site, such as 

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 to do this encoding for you.  So for example:

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It seems that it's necessary to send the userid and password using this method, rather than the more commonly seen method of adding the credentials before the Fibaro IP address, otherwise an error (HTTP 405) is returned by Fibaro.

 

The HTTP Body contains the json with the list of parameters in an array. So if you want to pass in, let's say, a device number and the 'lux' value, then you could send something like this:

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In the scene, you can fetch the parameters using the fibaro:args() function, eg:

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[Bezan 2]

Hi,

Is it possible to push any button of VD?

Above it is described how to turn ON / OFF and Dimm.

I would like to push button X of my VD number Y. Is it possible? If so what is call for this?

 

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Got it: 

http://user:password@hc2ipaddress/api/callAction?deviceID=xx&name=pressButton&arg1=xx

Edited August 16, 2017 by Bezan